The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-25
Letter Of the British Minister.


IN the HOUSE, the lelrer ofSr Henry Bul.
Rfr 10 Mr. Clayton, ~ relation 90 tho trade
nom the iiHHlio 90 tIie Pacific c0aAi allAe
gnled slaIaH, aud against cerinin changes
pur Iauh, was lhe principal topic DISCUSS
-i
Mr Brooks, tWhigl said lhnl tho British
Minister bad requested lhnt the constwise
.mdr from our Atlantic pOria 90 tie Pacific
pe surrendered 10 uTuHT BRIAN, IN consider
alton nf rertHin concessions which she gives
% hy her navigation net oflhsi january. The
,ec1nd demand wRs, that American registers
,hlIl be given Ia BRUSH vessels. The third,
mol ihe contemplated notifications of ne
lanf should not he made; md the British
Minister look eEprriHl ueeH-ieH 10 say, illhls
100 NOT done, q viii produce dl-hgrernblu #
lcls "n publc dplnion IN England, Jbh
COMMUNICATION should not have gone lo the
Llundicr on lorriRn Anhirs, Part should
gpip The COMMITTEES ou Commerce, aud the
yuor 10 he COMMITTEES on Nauuhcturor,nnd
.Ai' wuH his motion, The subject should not
bee transferred from Congress, nor be- matter
ururgoilnlion. lie quoted from the Nnyi,
sNun Aci, Hnd fuid Il hluod on the statute
uuIs, subject 10 repeal by tho Queen aud
sprpuvY council, IA whole or ia part, AT my
-Haucm; therefore we should not piyo her
wy TIurtrUrr Of urTr ruUsrrrTr trrrr Ut rrrrirfy
our larlfito suit her, She has given lutte,
and would take mDcI. Sire has no right 20
mk for coasIng trHde from the Atlantic 10
me Pacific, Before wc consent 10 this, wo
should demand of her the restoration Of tho
lights We enjoyed under the treaty Of l7s3 .
aud up TO The treaty Of Ghcnl. We are ask.
rI TO give American registers 10 BRUSH yes,
'r0'' because Brllnu has given registers TO
NWtrichn nrsclfi but THIS she has given To
vessels nll over tbs world. II was cuucefs-
.ln Tor her own Interest. Mr. ChlyiuI Mhipl
1I IcnnpspolIe about tho depression ofmnn-
.lnciures, under former low Tariffs, aud the
freshness impaired 10 them Toy the net of'i2.
THIS was, however, of short couuuunncc,nnd
uc law of 40 again depressed lhcm. Now,
Nhrn u IN proposed TO give grouI interests
protection, We hre met hy protest from her
Burnnic Majesty. This, Mr. Calvin de-
nouuced NJ nn interference unprecedented,
experiment aud foprehcnsiblc. lie nd,ocal.
cd tho restoration Of specific duties the ubo-
buon OF The wnrcliuusing systcn,nud, Ia con.
F'u,iou' moved that 90 much of the message
under consideration Hs relates To the turlfl,bc
referred Ia n select committee, with inslruc-
lUns 10 report 10y bill or otherwise.
Mr. Bnyly lLoco) Of Nuginin, moved Ihnl
~ much ol'thc letter Of Mr. liulwcr M related
l,1Hr Inrin be referred To the Committee Of
Wave aud Means
1
come a tangible reality that the net OF 10
WAS Tor the Interest of The British govern
menL Are We To- study the interests Of Eng. p,
aud aud consult pubic opinion there p ,
We're gentlemen Sent here lot any s6clf puf. n
lo,o When lac should so iar forget him- :
'rf us 20 net with Gnr lest he should di..
p'cnse England, his constituents would tell 4
linn To resign position which, by such con ,
dcl, hc would disgrace. Let gentlemen ,
meet Tho wishes Of England and what them 4
Iac next demand viii he To do away with 4,
o1r revenue system entirely. II was novel ,
90 have Unlimited to us 10y foreign source, ,
r.d Wc must consult The interests Of Eug- T.
llud rnlher thnu our own n the nmrud. ,
won't oll'i~ colleague (Mr CHlVinl should be n
voted down, he would move one, instructinr :.
lhc Committee Of Ways aud Means To en- 4
Gurc INTO the oEpcdcucy of Imposing Gu od, :,
tHnunl duty on iron. aud substituting ape
rnr for 0d pdlorem dutios. ,
Mr McLanc, 0Loco) Of Md, with view to- i
dispose of the subject now. that the Census
nd Mint bills Ice taken up tomorrow, moved i,
h' r'opious guosiinu which was sccnudrd, j,
y Without taking the question on pending q
,lte House adiaotpod. --