New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-23
votes for Kenneth (whig) and thus defeat Benton
", hone they will miss IL.
r,,u RECIPROCITY QUESTION.


.urcrGci,ll, ohscrycd the tendency of Congressman
o,r;ou and action that amy attcmp, to establish whA'
- called Reciprocity of Trade with the British Mort"
American Provinces would be rendered nugatory ny
a., oppostion of the more jealous and tmid Repre-
.,,tn,i,es of the slavcholding interest These me"
vul NOT only resist the nnnexat on OF the
rrovinccs as free States, to the Union, but VIII III
,vs do their best to prevent the establishment OF any
more intimate relations than now exist between 'ne'
and the North. Til. may be taken as so wei 'e''eu
that nothing is directly said about II by southern
Conrrcssmcn or Southern journals; they are read! 10
act quietly and effectively when the time comes '"
vote and do not to risk the main point "
making needless fuss about it beforehand. Inc
pouts that they will make against the Treaty on the
subject Just negotiated by Mr.. Marcy and Lord E.gn'
are indicated in the following extract from wash
ington letter in The HerGid Of yesterday:
First in any COMMERCIAL treaty with Great sntiIn It's
ro, ,sous should apply the whole nation and IT'S iepG-
d.ueics nstond Of applying only 10 portion OF those uc
tendencies and not 10 the nation at large mus II :.
I, nded thai the action Oh the so-cned rcclproci
sbould extend 70 England and nil her colonies secohy
,Lc south will insist upon sugar being incuei rs ono VI
the natural products of The country. IhiTdIy, un
featured well leaf tobacco will he CONTENDER i" I
thc ground that there just why II shouu NC
"a, udod ami flour admitted which IS manufacturer "nea'
Here again The South complains of DISCRIMINATING a2a,ns.
fi..irr rouuCfs The admission oi
into England free of duty would be manifest dement, 10
the growers in the United States
Additional evidence Of what is the Southern pohcy
on this question may be found in recent number OF
The Richmond Enquirer, which IN one column iuihiis
its duty as an organ and supporter of the Admnisra
ton by coldly and reluctantly ndorsing tle
treaty. and at the same time gives place IN
another column to an able article from |, correspond
emf in which il is shown that the most liberal con-
cessons to Great Britain have thus far been requited
by extreme illiberality, and that the true way to
obtain real reciprocity is to pursue course widely
different from that which heretofore has been adopted
-an argument not altogether new, but not much
favored hitherto by the free-traders of Virginia
Indeed most of the views brought together in The
Enqu,rer would seem rather intended for Northern
than Southern use directly opposed they are to the
policy hitherto pursued by the party to which that
journal belongs and it is only when taken in connec
ton with the real and secret purpose of the Southern
leaders TO defeat the Treaty that their appearance
there becomes cxpcable. According to this writer
the British Provinces already enjoy advantages de-
MED to al other countries As he says
Various aws the first Of which passed in 50,
enable the Canadians and all the British North American
Colonies import from abroad INTO the United States
transport the United States through our canals
and railroads. all foreign merchandise leven from
Britain and whether imported exported III foreign
or American vcsses free of Government duty either
import export. And they may be Carried 10 the Pro
vinCes by sea- from our seaports inio Wcn tey nave
been imported free of such duty And If the importer
pieers not bis crhandse in the puolic ware
house, he them for drawback and has to pay
ultimately II The goods IRE eApoIted = per cent on the
duties.
How this privilege has been appreciated, and how
it operates, is thus stated:
'.Ihe extension of the privilege of transit
country their merchandise both wasports fronl rs
well exports TO- al parts OF the world INTO and out OF our
sea.poTs lake ports, and III British a. well Us our own
vesses tr ot a dpes except canal and railroad charges
TO The oarcrsd0es not to be appreciated IN any re-
svect with It's consequences IL IL not only
valuable the Mes but II is valuable to Great Brit
ain as well II kotp alive her trade with Canaa 10.
~ e the year when her for ingress aat eses'
INTO Canada, by the 81. Lawrence closed up The rap
idly increased OF Upper Canada in population
III products II every Kind, III internal Improvements III
le Villages and towns, that within the last or
seven wears 20 have sprung up like magic from what was
gloomy and desoiae forest, ch ely ANA primarily at
trbuttbie To liberal pOhcy. II CahaGa ana tItai
Britain deprived of this channel Of 'rant Tor one
they would learn ana feel Inc VaIuc o the
boon We have yielded Them
so much We have done for the Provinces 1t is
Will the last years that Canada has fairly begun
to advance and the major part OF the improvement
we have witnessed, has been due to the liberaty with
which we have treated her. yet how has this beralty
been requitedl This fishing difficulty" the
writer says, furnishes an answer" But as he con-
tinues-
There is yet another Of more srling character be-
cause the case is more analogous. We have bestowed
tins Isvor Canada and Great Britain while we are de-
MED by them the extension of u Ike rule to our
produce and merchandise and vessels passing through
the canals the railroads, in Canada and also oi
the River 81 Lawrence as an oHHd 10 N ocean, Olf
vessels hot permitted 10 those canals and that
river unless their ranshpped IN Canada md
eTaced because II allowed the products Of our
lake country and Of the western States generally, would
have fair participation ia the markets Of the osf Ggf
island colonies and also be enabled vixen the canals and
lot Obsucted by such channels 10 reach with
ransh delay, the open sea, and seek the
of the commercial world.
This, told, is fair specimen Ofthe reciproc-
ty system, but will the treaty make change Do
wepropose to say the provinces that as they have
apappreciated part liberality will replace them in
the position in which they stood ten years since
Here is the answer of our authority:
An ahrogaton of these privileges by act of Congress
would not be subject OF just complaint by Canada o.
Great Britain. The lower colonies are interested in the
opening tie Canada canal. and railroads. and the -;
Lawrence TO IT, free of duties, fully much
cur trade thereby sent 70 fe penc with The present
Canadian monopoly would be valuable 10 them rs 70
cur Lake and estern citizens. Nevertheless, Just
course OF proceeding proposed.
In other words, having given much and having OBJ
tanned nothing in return it is now proposed give
all that could by possibility be demanded, in hopes
of obtaining even less than previous grants would
have warranted to expect return. All the things
that the provncials have to sell are to lie admitted
here free OF duty, while most OF The things We have
10 sell, and that they require TO purchase, 10
tnue TO pay duty for sided reel procity would
have been thought had our previous action
taught tie Coonists that there was scarcely any Limit
10 the desire to accommodate them.