Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-09-03

mon u hoth ClunVfle- anu tuAt thc Nultcu
States j. a large exporter OF all OF them.
When pine masts lrom Norway or wheat
from the Baltic come across the Atlantic are
aoatcd up the ST. Lawrence and then sent
into the United States and are passed OF
upon Custom House officers as OF Canadian
growth, il nigh, look as Il some new regu'
laiions were necessary. |, was also stated
TIA; the Treaty rcQures that the free article
should be Of the growth aad product " OF
the Province. and that il was common for
american farmers to sell their wheat to
Canadian millcrs who manufactured il INTO
fl,ur and portion Of /, found It's way back
free og duty. 10 this i, was answered,
" that if Aour made in Canada from wheat
grown in any Of the British Provinces, may
be admitted Ia the United S,atcs, duty free,
il is difficult to understand why that made
from wheat grown ON our own soil, should
be charged with duty. This would be a dis
elimination against our own products, not
in accordance with the usual practice Of the
government"
These arguments. at that time, had no
influence on Mr. Cobb, and Appleton, Cliff
ford and certain Custom House officers in
the Western part Of the State. who were
pushing the scheme, gave the thing up in
in despair. But Gen. Moor did not. ln-
donitaSle in will. bold and energetic in the
accomplishment Of purposes on which he is
bent. he determined that the weaker vessel
should give way.
II, returned to Maine and hc,hought him
sclro one John Bahson, an invctcraie Office
hunter. lie had been Collector at wi'cA'-
1T. was a delegate in the Cincinnati Con-
ycntion and "r.ttcd from Pierce 10 Bu-
chauau, bat had not as yet got his pay
Those not in the secret would have supposed
that Blbson was the last man that could
assist Moore in lss prospects. but was ihs
man. john had the control o, a one-horsc
Newspaper published at DamaTisco,ia, called
The Lincoln Democrat. lie procured some
one 70 write an article highly laudatory Of
the Hon. Howell Cobb. and nominating him
cor the Presidency in 1860. This wa' pub-
lishei jus, after september elclsion Ia 1857,
and B,bs1n got it coPicl in most Of the
Maine Democratic journals AMI as many
elsewhere as pl,,ib!c. Tues, papers were
elibcrcl up anI s,nt to Washington, for
Cor the whole taius wls OF c,urss, intenlci
flr that market. NJ. COBB, 10 common
with tle other members Of that Cabinet, the
aged Mr. Cas- iucIdi,l, IA. a strong desire
70 bc President. aud thls spontaneous move
men, among the people VI Maine IN his be-
half. greatly pleased him. Babson became
a fayori,c, anl several attempts had bccn
made 20 procure him an appointment worthy
Of his merits, bai a. ye, none had succeeded
aud John wls Till waiting fJr " something
q turn up" when Moore approached him
and offered him the vice.Cpnsulsh,p, with
an the ic,s, at the Niagara Suspension
Bridge, II he would enlist in his scheme.
H. couseut,i and went to Washington
The arguments. rendered morc welshty as
exp1unIcd by Mr.. Bab,'n ani by the desire
Of giving hun a good place. were reviewed
by Mr. Cobb, and resulted in issllns ths
circular OF FEB. l2sh, ISIS, alluded to by
The Journal Of Commerce, aud which IS Is
follows