Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-06-03
Reciprocity Treaty.


We notice by the Congressional G{obe
that Mr.. Pike has been making n speech
on the Reciprocity Treaty, contcnding ably
and earnestly that the Government shall
at once give the years notice for its abro-
CATION.
1t will be remembered that this Treaty
was NEGOTIATED Ivy Lord Elgin and Secrc
tarv Marcy i'll 1851, and was to be extend
cd over period of ten years from the time
of its going into operation; and I" further
until the expiration of twelve months
after either of the high contracting parties
shall give notice to the other OF Its wish
to terminate the same, each of the high
contracting parties being at liberty to give
such notice to the other, at the end of the
said term of ten years, or at any time
attcrward.'
The Treaty was signed at Washington
on the 18th of June A. u. lS5l, and was to
go into operation, las soon as the laws
required to carry it into operation shall
have been passed" by the parties entering
into the arrangement, The terms of the
Treaty we learn by this speech. and the
necessary legislation to PIT it into opera
ton, have left some doubt as to the precise
time when the ten Years Is all up. The
Treaty was ratified Sept. IL, 1874, and the
Presidents proclamation was March 10th
1850. But the Legislation called for by
the Treaty, SAYS Mr. Pike, was all re-
troactivc, on the part of the Provinces and
of Congress, and therefore when the 1lth
of September arrives the ten years will
have expired, in which the Treaty was to
remain in force.
The articles embraced in the schedule
viii, Ii should be admitted duty free into
each country, are as follows:
Grain, flour. brcadStufis of all kinds
fresh, smoked and sailed meats cotton,
wool. seeds and vegetables undried fruits
and fish Of all kinds products of fish and
all other creatures living i'll the water
poultry, eggs, hides, furs, skins undresscd,
drestutis. fish oil, stone or marble i'll its
unwrought state, slate, coal. butter, cheese
taliow. lard, horns, manurcs, ores or met
ais of all kinds pitch, tar, turpentine, ashes
timber and lumber of all kinds, round,
hewcd and sawed, manufactured in whole
or in part fi.cwood, plants, shrubs and
trees, pcits and wool, rice, brGam corn and
bark. gypsum, ground ami angrown, hewn
or wrought or unWrough; burr, or grind
stone. cay, hemp aud tow unmanuiactuIed,
EainanUfLctured tobacco and rags.
From the statistics furnished by the Sec
rc;ary Of the Treasury. our trade with the
Canadas and other Provinces. has declined
anjer the workings Of the Treaty. Our
exports have fallen Of, from s27, 100000,
lo55, to S2l,o79,ll5 in ls62. But We
have hot the space er TIE time to go into
particulars, or to follow the speaker through
all the points made asains; the Treaty
1t is enough for Maine people. and esgcei-
ally those i'll Eastern Maine, to lave t,,cir
own experience, as TO tn" Practical work.
incs Of this one si1td, .niscallea Reciprocity
Treaty. PRESCRIBED in proper fern, for them
to - ur.tcd and earnest in demanding il,
@.nroeation. TLis experience has been !
costly and vczatious one; irritating. be,
cause ono SIDED and damaging. 1t La.
been Of 10 particular advantage to til,
fishing interest: it has operated agaiu>r
u in the lumber business il has given II,
10 substantial advantages, for those sur,
rendered to car ucighbors. And at thi,
time, when our Provincial neigllhors are
doing all they can 10 sustain the rebellion
giving AID and comfort to eur domestic
foes, we should demand of the Genera
Government, that no advantages SHOULD
be continued to these which operates ad.
verscly to American interests. We vii
publish this speech shortly, that our read
ers can see for themselves how much We
are losing. and our ncighbors gaining
while this Treaty remains in force.