The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-30

is adhered TO In the British North American
Colonies, not only because it gives them re-
venue, out because il hollis out an encourage
ment to the free-negro sugar of the British
West Indies. In every view of it, the South
SHOULD insist upon Their produce being placed
on footing with all other produce. :,
AS for the interchange of breadstuffs cattle,
lumber of all kinds, &C., it of course means
simply that the people of the provinces shall
be allowed to find better market in the
United States for their produce than they are
able to get at home. With regard to wheat it
will perhaps make no difference to our farmers,
as the price of that article is regulated in
great measure by the European demand,
and not by the local supply. 1t is for
the people of Maine to understand
the advantages they will derive from
| q competition in the lumber trade with the New
1 Brunswickers and Canadians That they have
not yet appreciated its advantages, is evident
in the fact that the representatives of that
State have always opposed that portion of the
reciprocity scheme.
Looking OF the subject in any light, we can
not discover that the United States can be ben
Gifted in any way by the present narrow, con-
tracted and illiberal reciprocity scheme, which
our enlightened administration is Matching at
Washington. 1t is not free trade-it is not an
interchange even of the products of the soil of
both countries. 1t is simply the old, repudiated
Canadian reciprocity measure, without the ad-
dition of single article not before inserted
and offered by the Canadians.
| We do not understand that, because the
United States are prosperous, we are called
upon to extend to our neighbors advantages
not possessed by our own States. All that can
be expected is that we will place other coun-
provinces win extend the American tariff along
their Atlantic coast, the United States will
cheerfully admit them into commercial annexa-
ton. And even then they will have all the ad-
vantage of commercial union, without being
called upon, are the people of this country, to
support the federal government. Can any
more liberal proposition be imagined; and yet
| SO far are the provincials from meeting us upon
this ground, that they refuse even to admit the
/ aCLual pTOuucLS VI our sOlk-Wullst sCJut
the idea Of adopting our tariff
AS for the fishery question, it should be ad-
justed by itself. We have never admitted the
Interpretation of the treaties, advanced by
Great Britain, and when that government offers
to throw open the fisheries to our citizens,
she merely makes o concession Of that which we
have always claimed as right 1t would, assur-
NHo:c ko&o e.
fish duty free either in colonial or American YES
sells, to meet any "conoession" as to the fish
cries which England may be disposed to make
But our greatest objection to the present ne
gotiation is, that the question of reciprocal
trade properly belongs to congressional and
not executive action. The measure of reci-
procity which Mr. Marcy is patching up, has
been before Congress for years, and has failed
to receive the approval Of the popular branch
of the government If it is believed q differ
ent feeling now prevails, why is it that the
administration is afraid to trust the subject to
| Congress? Instead of attempting to curtail
the powers Of Congress, it might be supposed
democratic President would err on the other
side. But it is useless to speculate upon the
conduct Of the present administration upon
any hypothesis of common sense or honesty.
Miserably weak and inefficient as it is univer-
| sally conceded to be, it is consistent in one
point, total disregard of the honor of our
Gag or the interests of the people. 1t requires
only a determined will to drive them into any
other inconsistencies, or involve them in to-
tai abandonment of principle.
If the treaty is concluded, we hope the Sc
nate will have the manliness to check this at
tempt at the Capitalization of power in the
hands Of the Executive Let them strike out
thatporton with regard to reciprocity and leave
the subject with Congress, where it properly
belongs. When Congress passes law authori-
zing reciprocal trade it will be time enough for
q treaty. But if ever Congress does pass such
law, it will be, we trust, more general in its
provisions, and more enlarged in its spirit than
the absurd scheme now being pressed by my
Lord Elgin and the British government. We
want no reciprocity, which in fact taxes the in
dastry of our own people for the benefit Of our
neighbors and the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of few
forwarding merchants. Nor are we the advocates
of a system which seeks to exclude the whole
South from participation in any benefits which
might otherwise arise.
ANOTHER CUBAN OUTRAGE-WHEN WILL OUR
GOVERNMENT WAKE uP?-In our Washington
letter of to-day will be found the details of
another gratuitous outrage committed by one