The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-14
TRANSATLANTIC Mali Arrangement.


90 EATON SaUARE, LoNpoN, Jan. IL. ls4s
My LORD The interview TO which your lordship in
vted ae on sionday laat old not prepare ma TOR the
abrupt termination OF our direct negotiation, as an
nounced to in your note which received late lest
night and in which your ord.hip refuses tia principle
OF reciprocity as the basis OF postal convention with
tho United Ststes.
You dscin. the proposition that Letters sent from enc
country should treated upon their arrival ia the
otnor upoo precisely the taxwa the letters
maintaining your preseut high rates OF postage
transit letters taken the channel: that 10
say you decline postal arrangement With the United
States ua-ss where British postage is low you osy
raise IL on American correspondence and whore Brith
further claim that British correspondence shall be car
ried from Boston to Jefferson City or Astoria, from enc
peopl-d regions of Great Britain and Ireland
Tais creates surprise Sill more am | surprised at
your lordshpa assigning sson for your refusal to
agree TO Mr. Johnsons proposon that by accsdipg to
H. nothing would b. given for the advantage OF tn.
commercial world Now in point Of fact Mr. Johnson.
propoeon, conveyed by your lordship, doubled
tina opportunities Of correspondence ana reduces the
rate OF twenty cent thirty and
per o.nt Al the same time II Offers no iusur
mountable obstacle to the system " optional prepay
mcnt
will add that ny desire to promots the comor. and
two countries 10 the leading not to say the sole
OF my urging this Negotiation TO Immediate s.tl,
msnt De interest Of he American post once revsnu.
regard rs So bordinst~.
You aIuds TO tho fact that Greait -itain was the
trt 10 establish regular packets though that cir
cumstapc- shoud give Great Britain advantage in
the csgotiston Inc british packet service b-twsen
Americs and Great Britain is Old the por
Of Ditisn American Colonies IL far back ioto the
last century peril y, far her. 10 b. very
heavy burlhen the Birth treasury. A few ys.rs
ago you proved the service and sefrsyea the
Of it. Of the aitet Statss OF
which the United States permitted you to DO shs cole
carriers We now intend to be- joint carriers. By the
custom Of nations which for ma International the
mubicpa law OF Fog, and Of the United ats and
by the constitutions OF the Uoited States the postal
vice is fuoctiop, OF government Between iDdependspt
nations IL can have no foundation but reciprocity.
You are quite right as to views when you refer to
postage betwe America aud Great Britain, couoied
you will keep Ia nd, with such reduction OF the
transit rass of postage as should make Enel.od tbs
channel Of commune with the European continent
From Boston TO st Johus from New York to the Cana
dsa line, s far from southampton to Ostsnd, or
from Liverpool TO Hsrrs or Bouiogne. | endesvored
wi, all the earnestn In my power to persuade you
make England tbs great medium OF communication be-
tween America and the European Continent | pointed
out TO you doubts advantage to Great Btitsn from
adopting such \ course:-
/. To knslish Trade-Sor II England Is the regular
channel through which American correspond enoe with
he Continent passss NOSE OF It. and consequently
OF American commerce, will remain Ia Eossnd; and
,. 40 M, Brihsh Post O6ics Rpsnus For IL ia psin
that TO share In carrying tue sponience Of America
70 the European Ccntinen would LARGELY increase that
seveauc.
Tksss arguments, and the proposition founded en-
them my part, ofa reduced and uniform Of pos
tags you r'jssed- abandon, Therefore, rs told you
on Monday all attempts to ioduce you TO reduca your
transit rs:ss and leave the subject 10 your laws
and your views Of your interest In like man.
ner invite you % leave tho American government co
DIX It's asnd rate according TO the nature OF It's
widely extended thiny peoped country with its roads
new, or uohnsbed, or primitive, snd ,ometimsse but
npasssbi. With 10 inland seas which sresvera times
wider than the Btish channels with Its rivers which
mail routes aud ~hish, from source to mouth, ere
longer than this dstsno. from Liverpool to Boston We
ave fixed those inland rates on liberal terms ana are
prspsiirg 20 reduce them. Let the reduction BE-
LETT TO the Judgment ana bere.y ~ the American p.o
pie d. you, slso your pert establish your own H.
land r.te according TO the yste which perfect roads
AMI limited and syeyrhts GENTLY peoPisd territory
10 The POSTAL oOmaunleel'on tstSesa England ard
America there thrss psss tbs insnd British SER
The ssryice s.s Is icsstcaly for both
parties the respective inl-nd service IL widely difs-
rent.
rep.A. to your LsEdshlo this Offer
Let Great Brigsa establish ia Osn inland rates and
transit rates IL Will making them the ssne for CORES
pond-ncs by British or American packets Let Ameri
establish ia inland rHtss aud trsnsit rates II
WILL making them tire same for correspondence by Aue
riean British packets Lot there be uniform
OF pence, CT say fan you may prefer net
much txcsscirg seven pence, Nth ogticn CT prepay
nsns.
As Won name the Casnceior OF the Exshsqusr IN your
be good enough TO aoquant him With this ny
ply which Intend - oac'si There Il no need OF
errins this subject back sgain to the United states
glad 70 receive and to consider your reply.
remain, ny Lord, very respectfully,
Your obsdisbt, humble serysnt.
GEORGE BANCROFT.
The Marquis OF cisrricsrds
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