The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-11

TIE foilosibg Is The offri.l Canadian aaroln O.
- OF be opsD,pg ~ the nav CATION of the 81.
La &C To AmeGicaL ship
las lXr.lh uc- the G-uer-l In sirp. Of the
poS'' " s'e' Ia h b. tbe ntlsn +ni -eens that
we ssas'r 'or ray'ea ing tte ;, L.er 10 WI, - Tar
b. fore the rerpr city besty can ne fuly dts
cnssed hhs bera pleased 20 ssu instructions for the
fire. ssgspop Of the Tivtr pend toe sctou 0, the i'm
IsIisl and prov iuciei LeRss' ufes.
'ps1ogs IErARl sKsr QUEBEC slg n 1854
SIR hnvt the nopor, by coumani IL inform you
thar hi Fxoe,Scy the Cose 1ener- in coast has
ben please ddect That pending he action OF the i'm
prs ana provincial legislature. on the subject the
Tree nasgs ion OF the river - ssreuee he ext-ndet TO
sls II the United States curing bee haiestys p-s
cure have the honor TO b. AZ, Your most obe.isnt
seIysDt. ) n BoUCHETrE.
inE COLLECTOR THE CUsToAs Queoec
[from Ind Albany Journal sept II
The Canadian Parliament LET on Tuesday last at
QUebc and As 1t IL to be party ~ the ratification
OF the Reciprocity treaty, recently concluded at
Washid gton, its action excite, Mt present some
iL4Ttst
We have every assurance hat the tcea.y meets
vi seberai appreciation ia Cansts. All, parties
are 10 favor Of IL, aod, toerAofe tbare is eoabs
OF its heiog endo sed by The Legislature But so nc
uIe must necessarily e.apse bfore this caa take
place.
TIE present House Of Assembly has Just been
elected and lis first business sli he ne oho,ce Of
ifs Speaker. who ~'ll probably kav- been present
% 20 the Governor for approval, yesterday, wnen
bis Esce-Dcy ~ill deliver h,s speech. re,s will
~ doubt :, conmead that imaedi.e prosisl,a be
mac. for crryi0g out tae tleay But tho
ministry was LETT in minority Il lhs Close OF the
iAst session, on eliot will be iosVe t, effrcs
chalpe In The administration; AMI though this
caoIot Ia any way affect the .itaIe action of the
Legislature on the treaty --alnislet .i-ts and op-
position both ap rowing itit mas prooucs some
Delay.
ris de ay viii necessarily occur i tie present
utnis'rs be defeated either 10 toe election Of t1ar
Speake Or IN The addtss IN an3see 10 the Go
vtrIers sieseh. For the, tho .,ats 4 their sue
eessorF becoming vacant 10y to accspsance Of Office
nnG-i thA crOwp these will have 20 "a k 20 tner
constituents to DO re cecte3,
) 'oud the present micistfy ne Ali to retain
working ma rity, lay al % passed without
much delay, scco dance with tbe 9th article of
the treaty, ich pre- sdts that scat take elk ct
as $ On rs The lows raqurfd TO .ary il iuto
tion snail have neen !,assod by me Imper al P.ra-
neIt Of Crest Britain snd ~ the Pe,vioci Paria-
merts Of these Of tie B. iti-b rta American SOLO.
mes which are ane ter b. this treaty on the one
baud, and BY tie Congress u tie lifted States on
a. other"
Onr Congress having complied with their part of
the obligation. ii now oily iemaas for the ooloniL
Legislatures and the imperial Parliament to per
form theirs. AS ia ss q ,nads is concerned, 1t Is
proper toItmsIk, that the duties ievet here On
fors ign imports ale of ts0 asses mperl aud pro-
viDcal--tha, is, duties imposed hy nravi1cal sta
tutes and duties lad or by the imperial Parla-
ment Whether any Of The articles enumerated in
TIE schedule annexed TO the third Arlicie of toe
treaty be liable to impe ial duties we cannot say.
II subject only to dut es BY provincial acts, the
power of the Canadian Legislature over the is
COMPLETES and as the Governor nas recently by pro
ciamation opened the river St. Lawrence TO Uaised
States vessels as providac b. article four of the
treaty, without reference to the provisions OF the
fifth article is to be hoped that he nay be vested
wit powers TO allow those Articles enume ated in
the schedule, which ave subject % provincial cuies
ony, to cross the frontier whenever the colonial
Legislature 81 all have re easd the laws by which
these duties we're originally imposed.
SDOud he not. however, cave su h pO1 and
should the action of the Bsitsh Parliament be final
y necessary to the completion Of this part OF
The treaty, we cannot expect such action before
pext year, az the ssssioas of the imperial Parlia
ment generally open in January.