New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-12
,r,. commercial Treaty project.

Tho Commercial Treaty Project.
10, Dusr GREEN, now in London, has pub
,.bed a letter in the Boston Post, which throws
somo bsht on the origin Of the project Tor taking
-. Tariffs Of Great Britain and America out OF
the legislative control of the respective nations,
and making thom a matter of contract between
the two Hislettcr is very long, and only touches
this subject incidentally, its main purpose being
TO reply TO some publication of Mr. Leavitt.-
Gen. GREEN gives the history of his connection
with the reciprocity treaty. He says that IN the
autumn of 1871 he procured, IN advance OF It's
publication, copy Of the U. ). Census from
which, on reaching London, he prepared and pup
l;shed series of letters on the character, crcdil
and resources OF the United States. Tic pup
l;shed similar series in the Journal du Com
merce,' at Paris. Both these, he thinks, had
decided influence; and through them he became
acquainted with several Of the leading statesmen
of both England and France. MIR. MacUregoS'
who had been requested by Sir Robert Peel TO
prepare a. report on the subject OF American
Trade, requested information on the matter from
Gen. Green. This he gave in letter. winch
was laid before Sir Robert Peel and his colleagues,
and led TO an interview between Gen. Green and
Lord Ripon, who asked his opinion as to the prac-
ticab,lity of making treaty on terms o. fcc'-
proeitv ,oih the United States.
AT first MIR. Green thought the remarkable
PROGRESS Of Free Trade principles in this country
would render such a treaty unnecessary but sub
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ordinary opinion and he accordingly waited upon
Lord Aberdeen upon the subject who authorized
him. on his return to the United States, to assure
ths President of the desire Of Great Brian to
make such a treaty. The details OF sucf an ar
rangement as was proposed were spread oeiolc
him at the Board of Trade. On rcachlng the
United States Cen Green did communicate with
tho President and with several influential men,
hers of Congress. 1t was deemed best that the
neuot;ation should be conducted at London and
an effort was made, through leading Democrat
and a leading Wing, to obtain an appropriation
hut this failed IN Committee. Being about to re-
turn to London. Gen. Green consulted with the
President and requested his PERMISSION to explain
the facts to Sir Robert and to assure him OF tn
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"a two countries on the most favorable basis and
W his willingness to enter upon the negotiation
y should Great Britain send Commissioners Z
WASHINGTON, which had become Indispensable Il
consequence of the failure of the attempt to pro
cure an appropriations But the passage OF tn
Canada Corn Bill and the ascendancy of tht
Tories put an end to all hopes of such an ar
rangement.
From this statement, which embodies many very
important facts that have never before been made
public, it appears that Mr.. WEBsTER's Baltimore
Speech, instead of having made, as is generally
supposed, the original proposition for Com
mercial Treaty was only a forlorn attempt t.
revive, in this Country, scheme which had 1T
birth in Great Britain, where 1t had been accl
dentally thwarted In his Rochester Speech, MI
WEBSTER Indignantly dsclaimcd having had an
intention of placing this Commercial arrangcmei
in the power OF John Tyler's Administration ou
i now appears that, previous to his public COZ
nect;on with the matter, John Tyler himself ia
taken it into his hands and sought an approprls
t;on from Congress for the purpose OF sending
acent TO London to conduct the negotiation
This failed: and then 1t was determined tina
Great Britain should be at the expense OF tn
business, and send a Commissioner to Washing
ton. This plan, however, was likewise defeated
and then came Mr.. WEpsTER's appeal TO IN
Country. How that was received is alread
known, as Mr.. WEBSTER himself was forced I
confess that it proved an utter failure.
IT' The Albany atlas is sadly puzzled to &C
count for the Loco oco defeat in Maryland; bu
it finds u reason, with whchit effects to be salts
fed, in the fact that Maryland is a deeply In
debted State, and that the alternative lay betwce
taxation or Reputation on the one hand and as
sumption on the other. Now the Atlas know
perfectly well that assumption OF the State debt
has never been proposed as Wing measure i
any State of the Union, nor was the question
anv way connected with the recent election
MARYLAND. So far as any issue founded upon tn
debt of MARYLAND was made, 1t was directly b
tween taxation and Reputation, though 1t w
only IN certain sections of the State that the que
lion assumed this shape, But the Wing part
throughout the State were decidedly III favor
taxation, or of some equally energetic and etfec
i've mode of paying the State debt; ana they hay
been triumphantly sustained By the people OF Il
State Reputation, so far as 1t had any vl'aiit
has been efectually eytinguished though IT new
existed to any extent sufficient to inhuehce' e''
way, the general result.
Posr OrrlcE.-Y esteEday evening between
and o'clock man grossly intoxicated, pass
fhropph the Park towards the Post Office, carr