Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-10-05

o. ihs lsnf. River ard ~ Aishsma rs here ,
aid 81 yoralst pffjg3icf brcune informed and
kind ltsiug mark al discua ions 9th snhlcei,
aud ar stall conn 10 sce bow moch our happi.
nfs' sn5 bouoi dopcad upon free and just and
literal irrefcoufse among Ourselves (Chucrl
Ccu'icmcn, | IN too long ~ troubling YOU with
ti-ss r,1ua,ts fCttos o. s. onl believe that
it't are founded IN truth | wi.h Tor everything
wh'ch shall make -tery nisn. from Name, 20
Georgia, fe, ihss h,s Interests sfe clearly hound
up wah ,hose y every cher Bsu from Maine to
Georgia (Cboosl
Crntlctncn may | say Sir lllrning 10 the Pre-
.i9rril five words abou, mysclfl leheers sud
shoTs ofyes. hhy or five hundred II was un.
De- the fuii conviction Of these truth, that meeting
FEW months ago some intelligent friends from
Il d,imore I alluded to our commercial rels,ion.
q sgh,e7 10 which bad devoted for two years the
mcw snsious snf painful labors Of my whole life
tSomc one efitd on '1hr,o cheers for the Treaty
ans they were accordingly given with grea, en,hu
siasm assure you, eeu,lerncn, that although
ffitnily 70 all treaties Of peace, no,hmg was far.
ihef f'om NV mind a, tbs momca than the treaty
recently concluded with Crest Britain mean
our connercif relations aod Il The time shall
ef come when we can for while forge, our par
N-s and m,eod 10 things instead OF namss-If the
tin. shall ever arrive wh,D there shall be bBsi-
Hsu party 10 the corniry--Nhch | have faint
hope NAV soms,irne happen God knows--( checrs
sad lsugh we shall 6ul that the subjec, of
osr commercial relations. as they have for seve-
ri wears pas, existed and they now exist, is
highly Interesting and OF tho uimos, importance 10
every ciiizen Of the country BY, propose only
20 say now. TINT having occasion, | spoke st Balti.
more OF the effect srrang ,n,n, entered into We.
~ unfortunately many ycaTs ago, to the great det-
rlmcnl of our navigation iU!cress rs is now fully
shown by he great progress which foreign ship.
ping IS making upon the shipping Of the United
States Il u mos, true tina, under existing acts the
shipping of some Of the small Northern State. oil
EIfop' are ihrUsting themselves into branches Of
o1r trade 10 which they have no natural right and
would be ensroaching upon our coas,ing trade
were they no, prevented by the absolute prohbi-
ton Of law. | will only say 10 illusirn,e the mat
tel, ,ha, between the great markets of the United
States and the Empire Of Brazil where our com
morcial intercourse was mos, extensive the nations
Of the North Of Europe, Hamburg Bremen, &c.
under Reciprocity Treaties, as they are called
though there is anything bu, reciprocity in them,
carry on the trade, 10 the exclusion of our own
vessels In this way under treaty stipu,ations
our trade is drawn from US and we snbmif--and
have found II quite impossible to raise the country
up 10 a sense Of tins great injury. | SAID at Bal
timore tha, the time yas coming, and perhaps now
IS when with regard to TO The grea, mater Of com.
mercial stipulaons some advisable arrangement
might be made between us aud some of the great
states Of Europe. think so now do not re-
irac, q, all am confden, OF this truth and unless
| mistake. recent events give it additional evil
dencc.
What said wa. th, England excludes most
OF our agricultural Professionalism Corn Laws
exclude them yet she is anxious to extend the
intercourse between herself and US. The great
nf has t,nun,ekoI 1is,.n..
land lies close to New York. Twelve or thirteen
days only make the communication. And it is of no
consequence whether by some sudden revolution
ofnature some decree Of providence the dis
lance between different countries becomes less, OF
whether by the ingenuity Of man the means Of
Transmission and intercourse arc incrcased-be
cause we measure things by time England is
not more than half as dis,an, from us, for every
purpose OF international intercourse as she was
thirty years ago VOL then, the countries are
lying SIDE by side How shall we deal with her
and with the other grent Commercial States o.
Europe2 Are we to proceed on the principle o.
reprisals---of hostile re,aa,ory legislation p
Tina, has been tried with regard to the Tonnage o.
the United States We made provisions in favor
Of our Tonnage in carrying on our commerce with
England England has made rctaa.ory provis
IONS TO invor her Tonnage, and so we came to carry
one way and she the other So Tar rs the direc
trade is concerned, we have no complain, to make
|, furnishes an example Of equality. and prove.
The danger and folly Of re,aaiory s,ipulaions
said 10 my friends in Baltimore that believed tn,
time was coming when some arrnngemen, nigh
b. made between England and US took espe
cal care to say tina, This must be- effected by Con
gress on this side, aud by Parliament on the ohei
by conditional enacm~n,s as the condition O
the trade between the Unned States and the Yves
India Islands has been since 1882 Congress sale
10 England II you will do so, we will do so
YOU will pass such laws, we will pass such othe
law The negotiations were carried on in Eng
land by Mr.. Mclane, under Gen. jackson on ,bi
side aud Earl Grey on the other IL was accept
Cd BY Congress, who passed the necessary law,
on cur palt and England on hers
II happened tina, we made bad bargain tina
tune but that is a matter to be considered ! on
ly cite this as an authority for treating upon Thu
subject by conditional legislation and what | sac
nj Baltimore intended faithfully to declare tina,
did no, desire that the arrangement should b,
made by the treaty making power the Presiden
and Senate, to the exclusion Of the more popular
branch Of Congress; bot ,ha, /, was to be don,
by Congress AMI Congressional legislation anC
nets OF Parliament And in The face OF ,ha,-il
suppose | expressed myself obscurtly though thai
Is iaui, como; heipi in she face Of that, ther,
were men whose sense Of justice and whose low,
Of truth did not restrain them from saving thai