The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-11

The Honorable Louis McLane and the Ore
gOn Treaty.
In the "kuropean Times" which went out by
the steam ship Hibernia, on the 18th, we stated
that Mr.. McLan0had conveyed to Liverpool the
rahhed Oregon treaty for despatch by that steamer
OF Comm cree took the advantage of the minis
ters visit to that port by presenting the following
address on Monday, the 10th =
ITO HIS ExcrLLErcv Ma LOUIS MLANr, MINISTER
fLENrrorENrrAay FROM THE UNITED STATES AME-
RIGA TO GREAT BRITAIN.
"sls-Ths American Chamber of Commerce of Liver.
entertain of the value and importance of the exertions
which you have recently made for maintaining friendly
The merchants Of Liverpool have read with great plea
sure, and heartily concur in the opinion which Lord
Aberdeen in his place in Parliament expressed of the
services which you have rendered your country
and to Although the consciousness Of having Ia
bored to promote the welfare Of mankind in itself
sure to learn that those who have anxously watched
the progress Of the negotiations, happily Terminated
by which your conduct has been dstnguishsd whilst
you have carefully maintained the honor of the
So yoa thu have largely to
nown belongs to such labors and their true value will
not DO measured by the successful termination Of the
The example which has been set by the statesmen Of
two great nations thus settling by discussion and in
ing, and from peculiar circumstance of the grsvest po-
lca importance, is Of inesmable value to the world.
this .s
served in your intercourse with our own government
we beg you to accept the expression Of e.tse
and best wishes continued health and happi
ness.
Liverpool, Goth July, 1896"
Mr.. M'Lane appeared greatly pleased with so
gratifying compliment emanating from that i'm
portant body, and expressing, did, the strong
feelings OF respect entertained for his character,
and OF the high sense OF the efficient services
dered, both to America and England, in the
FL e -
Lord Aberdeen had also previously, in the House
OF Lords, borne honorable testimony. To this adj
dress Mr. M'Lane made the following reply:-
Although must ask you to be content With brief
and Of the Aaterng estimate you have been pleased
to place upon the services it in my power render
during the recent negotiations to which you refer beg
you to be assured that not the less grateful for
appreciation Of my conduct. To one the result
greater satisfaction than it has done to mel and
doubted that could not render q patriotic service
importance to the world Al large than by conrbutins
peace, upon honorable terms two kindred ma
lions whose prosperity believe to be intimately inter-
woven with each other
II be not reproach. have always thought was
to be lamene that the peace Of such nations with
many motives to encourage and few disturb it,
should have been often and seriously hr eaened by
which when subjected to the man, cement Of
calm reason and honorable dealing would Immediately
disappear
government it affords uneigned satisfaction
confess that to the sincere and unwaverng desire of
straightforward temper with which the negotiations
were conducted by the distinguished minister to whom
the o
temper manifested BY both nation. in the settlement Of
the question ought be example TO the world large
and, may not add, that it affords guarantee Of
the cordial amity by which future intercourse will
be distinguished. Ills crafty reflect that the
which the question
CAL has been adjusted have been generally satisfactory
leaving nothing behind to disturb the harmony Of our
future relations II is also worthy of that
by the convention recently concluded the only remain.
ing question growing out Of the treaty OF 1883 has been
finally settled; and that hereafter people, though Of
separate nations wedgng common origin and his
tutional liberty regulated by law, aud intimately asso
cated in commerce and the arts may start forward in
hension from any ancient of prejudice ilwl.
No one, assure you fervently hopes that the u.
ture may remain az free from any fresh of disagree
Lord John Russeil's Speech ON the Sugar
Dutics, and Slavery in the United States.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 20.
Sir, believe that statement, made by
firm of experience in the trade, to be thorough.
ly borne out by the fact, and that the increased
price will limit the consumption I; that you will
be disappointed Of obtaining the supply you wish
that your revenue will not increase as it ought to
do by increasing the supply of sugar and that
the people will suffer from the price they must
pay owing to the limit you place on the quantity
that comes into your markets. (Cheers.) Now
let IT be borne in mind that, supposing the con-
sumption is $50 900 tons increase ofprice to the
amount OF Is: only per cwt. would be tax on
the people of this country in the price of their
sugar, Of FL, 200 year, .(cheers) and that a
tax which does not 90 into the Exehequer
thing whatever to the State. (Cheers.) In that
state of the supply Of sugar, what should natu-
rally be disposed to propose, therefore, would be
the admission Of other sugar-other foreign sugar
into the markets of this country, to supply the
deficiency under which it is evident we should
otherwise suffer during the present year. But
zoe are here met by an objection, cowtraryto the sys
years, but decidedly the present gear aoo-
ing the people to buy schere they could the cheapest
market-an objection is made that by so doing, by
admitting all foreign sugars you ,could encourage
trade there moral considerations which
overbear all financial and commercial views
and all views connected with the comfort and well
fare of the people of this country" In examining
that argument, which do not propose to do at
any length, will just point out where think it
fails, both in completeness and in efficacy
(Cheers.) That argument fails in completeness j;
because, yhile you refuse admission to your home
no such bar on the admission of other prodIctions-
(cheers) the cotton, the tobacco, the copper, and
other articles Uhich are produced by sidre labor.
Therefore, sir, you do not actually carry into eff
humane views which the persons who are most
opposed to the admission of slave produce con-
sstently entertain. / hold in my hand circular
with respect to the sugar duties, which is headed
urgent" and which begins with stating, as a
very great misfortune, that which ministers and
statesmen of this country have regarded year by
year as a very great advantage, namely, the great
increase in the import and consumption Of cotton
from the United States. II has been thought by the
great majority Of this house that very large tn
crease IN the import Of cotton, afording the means
of industry and ipeihood to hundreds Of thousands
Of our people, making manufacturing toions
busy and foswishing tras a great advantage to the
state but these persons state the increase of cotton
indignation of all moraiists and phildnthropists
against it. They 20 on to say that, "if II be
stated as a reason for excepting the United States
from the principle of excluding slave produce,
that the slavery existing in that country is charac
terzed by none of the greatest horros of the Afr-
can slave trade, the committee would observe that
that atrocious traffic has been succeeded there by