The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-06-22
TIE RECIPROCITY AND EIsREEY Ta.s1v


best interests Of the people hag baen iru.g.a..a
THE RECIPROCITY AND FIsREEE TaI5Iv .
That Treaty for the Fcttlemca, 81 D.. ..
ciprocity and Fishery Questions h.- l..s
agreed upon by Lord Elgin and }'r Mas.r.
generally understood.
The imprcssioa-anl We suppose itcarlc..-
is, that it must now be submitted 10 the >e-
ate of the United States to The Colonial Log.
latures, and to the Home Government in Ea,
land, the concurrence Of all these parties l.i.,
necessary to its ratification.
1t is somewhat interesting to note the cra.
ments of the Press upon the subject
The New York HsroH, which will ia-i.. ,l...
Mr.. Marcy has never displayed COY ca-.l...
able information on any topic hut G,-t c.. I'd
clothes, unable TO find fault with The ,..a.,
scandalized at the idea Of submitting !. t.u.
Colonial Legislatures To think Of the SENATE
of the United States putting Itself GA !ry..
with the petty Governments Of Canada Nos.
Scotia, ard New Brunswick, and subiey.in,.s
IT,
will take care to vindicate the dignity Of q
Senate Rather inconsistent, .hi- iur ca4u
pion of "Squatter Sovereignty The Qae-
tions arranged ly the treaty are All.r-.
Q1eshous-they concern the Interests o O..
Colonies and the United States The B.,t
Government pursues a generous Ieas5aals
democratic policy, in submitting them 10
decisions of the Colonial Legislatures. and W.
Americans, repudiating Centralsm, aiyoa.a.
popular sovereignty, are the last people oc-.
plain of such a course.
The action of our Senate is subjected %
revision--it is the Treaty which Is to b. 81
mitted, at the same time, to the Senate, AMI;
the Colonial Legislatures, and to tbc II.-
Government. If they all agree to #, Is st
take effect The notion thas the dignity
the Senate is to suffer from such an ar-...
meat, is nonsensical.
The New York Tribune Guds Some E
with it it does not provide for zeal r,ol,
city-there is to be free trade only IN the r.r
products of both countries--it should b. e..
tended SO as to embrace also the manu.aafa-
producss-as it is, the Canadians VIII he &.
gainers--our Western farmers may Doe -..
aged--on the whole, however, 1t will go. -
ously object, as it may prepare tho way
ultimate annexation!
We can see no force in the li.ct..a, u.G
Tribune. The farmers Of OaIO. Iu4..a. %,
Wisconsin, need fear no compet.iya a.,a O.
Canadas. Ohio alone raises rs mach ,sbs
as both the provinces. Do these States rr
dream of suffering from the caupc-i-i.u i.a
new States to DO organized in Mmue7..a NJ
braska, and Kansas! How can they Be l.-
aged by free trade in natural products s.-
the Cauadas? Is not their soil AS good ST.
not their resources as great? Are they as
well situated in regard to TRANSFORM
Are they conscious Of any iufslioriy a ],
spect to enterprise, sagacisy, energy A,tr
nearly all the wheat and flour imp.i.ei Dol
this country from the Canadas is raa1rt
to the other proviaces and % England ~
then, we export to the Canadhs and OBJ. -
colonies, some two millions Of hreadsli.da
own produce. The notion that rru,a..
necessary to the grain growing interest &
region so fertile, 20 incxhaus5b.e ia ra....,
as the great West, seems almost iusu,iugt
industrious cultiyators.
The Richmond VA Enquirer spssAs g.
tiously, but on the whole rather approve
the Treaty, although it assumes that th.N
gains more from it than the Suuth.
owe believe we may safely affirm, h.r
that the treaty comedies to the ci;z.n- ID
United States an equal participation 81
British subjects in the fisheries on the c.-'
the Colonies that it provides t1g 1'.p-
free trade in certain articles between -he y.
and the Provinces that il secures CD Ame.
vessels the privilege Of navigating the Gam
canals and the st. Lawrence on the s.ige
with British vessels; and that 1t m'a->
some respects, British duties on Amca,I
ports, especially the duty on manu-. c..'
tobacco So much as TO the positive pros.
OF the treaty. Ii will be observed, on %" q
hand, that it does not concctG the r.si
registry to British-built vessel, IN the i.T'
the United States, and that it does U.t t'
open our eoastwise commerce to tae co!'-
"The treaty is COmmeUiab.C 30 tar rs .
composites an extension Of the PRINCIPE ""
trade, and removes the causes Of conLr.
which have heretofore interrupted the L1.-.
relations between the United States ana
adjacent British Provinces. Bat, lt j. d..
sible to pronounce any more decisive ana
prehensive opinion on its merits. un;I
more complete and authentic Information
details Until we know what particular
cleS Of commerce between the States ".-
Colonies are exempt from ImpCst Hu.a
treaty, it would be rash to speak Fosia's.
its operation as regards the distinctly. .'
ests of the North and the South. we
confess, that as the case now stands, tl' "
appears to mOnOpolize the essential ao'"''
Of the treaty. IL Is understood ;ha' iAtr H
of treaty will soon be submitted tJ TIE '
when, perhaps, our present imyrcssols .,'
corrected by more trustworthy int 'rmA.'-
1t is impossible to say what are DE .rfI
the Treaty; but taking as data the ia,D' M
Recommendations contained in the very a.-
port of ISRAEL ID. ANDREWS, who has FL
moro than any other man to enlghten ol'
ernment in regard to the great ine'c'i
volved, we can form a pretty good gle''
provisions, or, at least, what they ought "
1T is now believed" he says, at p'sl
his report, "that an arrangement can
fected and carried out for the free inter ~
between the United States and The Cg'.l
all the products of either, whether o. e
ture, of mines, Of the forest, or OF t'g
connection with an agreement Tor ~.
navigation of the rivers ST. Lawrcn'e -, IL
Johns, the concession Of concurrent r'sl
British subjects to the sea fisheries nj ,fs
shores Of the Colonies, and the remis' ,''l,
export duty levied in New BfunsWc.a = ", II.
Dor and lumber cut within the l,lliS
United States, and Aoated down the ~.
Johns for shipment to American PorE'
We suppose, then, that the Treaty 'nl.
all these points. The st, Lawrence J. .
raj outlet for some of our States ~
e IL O. ILL.,. ard the TCIl-,-