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interests and the qualification of commercial
cupidily.
CHAUNCEY P. HOLCOMB.
New Castle Co., Del, Aug. l, 1850.
New Castle c.,
GUANO TRADE.

| OO-AANo hADG.
Experiments have been made we believe
by practical farmers that establishes beyond
a doubt the value Of guano, n OF only to sim
gle crops but, as permanent agen, in the
'renovaton Of worn-out lands.' 1t has
therefore become question Of grea. i'm
portance TO the farmers of number of the
Atlantic States, and to none more so than
Maryland. Why is guano, especially Pc
ruvian, SO high in price?
In May last Mr.. Walsh, chairman Of a
committee appointed on behalf Of the Mary
land Agricultural Society, addressed the Sc
cretary Of State, and requested the Execu-
tive to open correspondence with the Pc
ruvian Government 10 ascertain if the United
States are placed on the same footing as
other nations in the guano trade.
On the 10Th June Ex-Governor Pratt.
called the attention Of the Senate to this let
ter, and presented the following Resolutions
which were adopted:
"Resolued, That the Secretary Of State
be directed TO inform the Senate whether,
by the existing treaties Of the United States
with the Peruvian government, the citizens
Of the United States are placed upon an e.
quail footing with the citizens or subjects
of other countries in the trade in guano.
"Reso7ved further, That if no such lrea-
ty stipulation exist, the Secretary Of State
No tal inf III
there is any obstacle to such treaty slipula-
tons being effected with the government of
Peru, as would place the citizens of the u
niled States on an equal footing with the
citizens or SUBJECTS of other countries in re-
gard 10 the SAID trade"
The answer of Mr. CLAYTON, then Secre-
tary of State, was, that, the Peruvian govern
men, has certain regulations with European
capitalists, who have loaned money to the
government al high rates of in.erest, on con-
sideration Of the exclusive right to expor.
guano to all foreign markets. A contract
of this kind, SO far as related TO the United
States, expired in December last, and has
not been renewed. To this, therefore mus,
be attributed the scarcity and high price Of
Peruvian Guano, at this time, in the United
States. as whatever comes must come on 70.
reign account.
In lengthy correspondence between Mr.
Clayton, and the Peruvian minister at Wash
ing,on, it appears probable that tina. govern
ment will yield to better policy, and allow
the trade To he --y.~..- sti fiIc Woild on the
reyn,en. of reasonable export duty. Mr.
Clayton's letter TO the resident minister
urges this point very strongly, and in anoll-
er letter to Mr.. Clay, our charge d'sf1airs al
Lima, he desired him to impress the same
views upon the attention of the Peruvian
minister for Foreign Affairs.
Could such an arrangement be effected, nc
doubt the guano Of Peru could be sold at
much less cost than it is now sold in the
United States; as our returning California
vessels would take in cargoes, and as well
as others engage regularly in the business.
The farmers of the United States, and par
ticularly those Of Maryland, will look with
deep interest TO the action Of the Peruvian
Government on this subj ect.-Hocard Ga
zette.