New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-18
AT DETBOIT-MR.
POTTEE-THR GLOBE.

He thought fit to attend the recent Trade
Convention at Detroit and there, at a
specially convened meeting of American
delegates only Though Canadians also wero
at perfect liberty to attend he gave the reasons
which impelled him to dcprecate a renewal of
the arrangement known as Reciprocity. In lam
guage every way courteous and unobjecton-
able be avowed bis conviction that perma-
nent and perfect reciprocity of free commerce
between the United States and the
Canadas was desirable to both parties
that the temporary, partial, and necessarily
precarious arran sment now known as
reciprocity tended to prevent q realization OF
the true and perfect recprocity-snd that, in
the interest Of that true reciprocity, he held
that its present illusory and imperfect name
sake should cease. In setting forth his views,
lie uttered no harsh or unknd sentence, and
cast no blame On any one. He even apologzed
for the wrongs we have endured at the hands
of the Coursols and kindred Canadian dignita-
rieS, who have prohcred impunity for Rebel
raids for purposes of murder end robbery
across our frontier, insisting that, had Canada
been the thcater Of civil war, similar wrongs
would have found Indictment and protection
on our side. But he not merely as
serted--he proced-that there were many
good Canadians who viewed the sub
ect in the same light with himself, and
deprecated renewal of what is termed Reel
procity as an impeachment 20 q true and perfect
reciprocity through political union. In all
this, it was obvious that Mr.. Potter was not
acting unadvisedly nor in hostility to the wishes
of the Government of which he is q represent
alive. And his statement that for n year past,
no single american vessel has passed through the
ST. Lawrence to or from the ocean is a striking
commentary on the asserted reciprocity Of the
present system.
The GioJe (Toronto) is Liberal organ. Its
editor and proprietor is tie Canadian Premier,
and we honor him for the fairness and good
feeling wherewith he has treated our country
throughout our recent National trial. But we
must say that his treatment Of Mr.. Potter and
bis speech is not likely to be quoted as proof
either of his liberality or bis fairness. He says:
There is 10 Annexation party in Canala Not a
single man. having influence enough 20 become reeve OF
a township. daIes publicly TO avow himself an anncxa
tionist.'
That, we presume, is true.iust "a 4 was
true FIVE years ago that no man Of inaIcrcc Or
position in the Slave States q ouf Union da-e
avow him elf Gn A5oliiohSi. Yet We have
since seen Sla;cry abolished, and we do not
believe there is one State of the fifteen Of whose
people decided majority does not to-day
rejoice that Slavery is abolished.
Tile Globe talks of Canada having, in case
Of Annexation, to "help pay the Three Thou
sand Millions of American Debt" If Canada
owed nothing, this would be hit but, since
her Debt is propor;ionally nearly AZ heavy as
ours, we suggest that il would be better not to
dwell on this head.
Says The Globe:
THE Withdrawal Of The Reciprocity Treaty would.
admit, be injury to CaEada as II would be deri'
mental TO the United States Every Interference In he
free intercourse OF nations is iririous but We lived
before we had Reciprocity. and We can hive without 1t
again. Should the people OF the United States
be mean and foolish enough attempt to drive
annexation by declaration OF nonintercou'se, We
tell them that there will be no two minds in Canada
hDCnI inc COURSE 10 NC puIsutu, &C. &C
is this q fair statement Is it consistent
with TRUTH Who on our side has proposed or
suggested non-intercourse with Canada
Who has proposed to put her on any other foot
ing in her trade with Us than that of tho most
favored foreign nations We have two rules
or systems Of commercial intercourse, one of
them governing our trade mihin the Union;
the other regulating our intercourse with people
outside ofour Union. We offer Canada her choice
between these frankly avowing our preference
for the more intimate and wholly untaxed, un-
trammclcd. She answers that she is content
with neither, but reqrl;fes third, which will
give her all the commercial advantages OF an
nexation without its political ties and response
bilities. She has a perfect night to suggest
this, ard TO solicit our assent to it. We may
accede or decline, but We have no right In
any case to show vexation or annoyance, much
less call names. If we do not choose to
say Veg, we may say No, and there Is
the end Of it, To reprehend her
as mean and foolish, because she Solicits pecu-
lar and extraordinary arrangement with Us,
would be at once unjust and absurd. But 1t
behooycS her 70 consider that we do not proclaim
ntercourse"-nothing like it-because
VIC ask her to trade with us as a sister or as
stranger, whichever she shall prefer-not as a
sister in part and a stranger in part, but wholly
as one or the other. May we not hope that The
GLOBE viii reconsider this matter and treat us
at least with Justice if not with civility