Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-08
Negotiations with Peru on the deportation
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The SPEAKER laid before the House Rcpresen
tatiyes Saturday message from the Prosiden
in reply to u resoulation asking for informato
relative 10 negotiations with Peru for the remo>
al of restrictions on the expectation of guano.
accompanied by the correspondence between til
Secretary of State, and Mr. John X. Clay, on
Charged Ahaire, To Peru.
Mr.. MARCY, under date of August Both, 1853
says =
'It of great Importance TO the development
of the leading American interests, that the Peru
Wan government should be prevailed on To ahan
don this monopoly at rs early Il day as possible
1t Is estimated that the deposits of guano in Per-,
connot amount to less than 5O,0OO,0OO of tons
and that the expectation of ii in 1882, to all part
of the worddid not exceed 200, 900 tons, of which
! only about ~1Ooo were exported To the Unite
| States. Under iudicious regulations by the gov
| eminent of Peru, II is probable in few years tn
| consumption in this country alone would NOR,
! than equal that of all the world at the presen
| time If il could be offered at our ports ut 50
or S35 per ton, il would become article of gem
eral in every section of the country land con-
| tribute in wonderful degree to the prosperity on
| our citizens. Ii Is quoted IN Baltimore and Rich
| mond AT $50 to 50, a ton. ltis thought by com
petent judges that its transportation to our sea-
/ board on the Atlantic could he effected if there
]
/ is the basis of settlement with Peru.
! Mr.. John r. Clay replies in November
| THAT during his residence in Peru, his seri
attention has been turned to this subject, and
| that he has neglected no opportunity to impress
on the Peruvian Government the Importance of
| furnishing guano to the agricuturists of the Uni
| ted States, at prices lower than those for which
it is now sold, and that its agents shall keep on
hand "A quantity sufficient to supply the increas
| ing demands of the community. The fact is, as
| the Peruvian Government relies entirely on the
amount produced by the sale of guano in the u
nited States and Great Britain, to pay the inter.
| est on her national debt, it lisa delicate subject
| 30 touch upon and offer suggestions, The dip
| lomatic agent who represents To this government
| the necessity of a reduction of the prices at
which it is sold, risks being met at the TIRES
| bold by an intimation that the possessor of an
article of trade has the undoubted right TO dis
| pose of it as he may think proper He assures
/ the Secretary that he shall spare no exertions
and shall avail himself OF every occasion TO OBJ
tain and secure to the farmers and planters of the
United States requisite supply of guano, Mt pri
ees corresponding with their means
Mr.. MARCY replies to ths,as follows, under date
| Dscember3d, 1853
although have heretofore addressed YOU
lengthiy on the subject, may repeat. there is
| constantly increasing solicitute among our far
| mers To obtain at reasonable rates an adequate
supply of guano. This article of free traffic if il
| were permitted, would produce benign results. 1t
would supply annually additional millions ofbush
els of eeareal grains to gamers, with but lit
! tie additional labor. We think Peru ought to alb
rogate as possible,-in accordance witt
the assurances given by Mr.. Torado to this gov
| ernment i'll 1S50.-the contract with the Londor
| Merchants, and afterwards sell the guano at the
Islands for uniform price to all purchasers. She
could certainly derive larger revenue from it in
| this manner, than she does at present Can sh,
act be induced to offer sufficient pecuniary con
siderations to the present Monoposts to obtain
their assent to terminate her contract with them!
Such suggestion to the Minister ,f Foreign
Affairs you can make with entire propriety,",
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