, 1865-07-15

ne9s debt and a wsys compelled to eon.ront ih
fahty fn1es y i9nd ognseass Of Epto2s With poEerta
win hesyy import duties. Year By Jear IL,
p.oJed 10 diteover how It's t.ii6 could bs sinpii M
led, Cort charges reduced, obsolete reeul .tioo.
removed md rear after year, ss trade extends and
seFeuue increasef. taxes are reduced or abolished
great body ofthe people,
~ notiee that eeme writer's il the West CON.
t'anada euty ifee. hut il should Be rrmbered thst
j. not Only sdnitied to tue British isspds daty
= I'll the ports 10 cur widely extended empire.
1t tometlmee eait that bec1use this country I'd.
mits breadetnns from Canada, msuufacture. free
Britain and The Provinces tske annually IN enor.
7ous quantity Of bteadssuffs and meats from tais
Country but do not ask from you the privilege
/ ''W,th three departments Of econoMic ecience.
gsest Britain hat made advances far ou'strippiue
= lbera'isy the policy q tht4 or any foreign
10 losler and extend their fisheries by hl gh boan.
| hes, but she lcayes her people without my
| specih encouragement to rnest ou The sea and n
they are subjected by this .ys.er1 Great Bfttstn
opens to the people Of this country the coastiuc
| trade q ,Ee entire empire. A ship from Maize of
/
may not only visit and unlo d al the bort 10 waicn
| she has teen clelfed, but may 70 from poft 10
| polt, and from provinces 10 province, TN she his
asT being sss only m nnt dtas'So e ,So
ex'snt O. her traDsaet1ons. The Govern aent
or she United IS ststes gises to Bntish subjects
and cell at any port they enter. The citizens of
tbs may nn1d II az ot ports
fh1fAetef and invest them With the privileges OF
R1t1,a th,pE. BY registering them IN any p.rt oi
ETp,e II n,; = rsese
As,tochneeh II. sefy decided advantage
Si5 q bs9nay %snt,, Il w., Great b
Empire y enflctt nt;y exteaded, popuious and
powerful to bs e Independent q the hGattllty Of
thst her commerce to Day 10 characterized by
principles or llberali.y 70 broad as to inyite IL
%h Al ne TSs sad hit :ee
which no equivalepta have been aekcd or riysu. u.
ne, oIeaG n 1fsag nS va .pscsl a1r4nee
IT. Sy tn fhs R1fa1l%i,y Of ..ch a:lns esouods
I recognized boundaries upon the sea.
~ led not ebter upon the history Ct this
qtctttcn, which h. "a most euccintt9y given
ny Lorenzo sablGe tn hts very abe reports to The
know That Tor forty yeas the use bY Amerctn
clzcts Of the irsbore fisheries upon the cns.ts or
British Amt rtea was IN controversy between The
Ing veesels vera seized and dnvcn oI. it beinr
Impossible to define accurately q sea line OF ten
t1oufatd mi'esi ihst disputes were endless tend
irR ultimately to the employment Of nsv1 forces,
With evident utnRef OF hostile tolJisfous and ff
va. On the other hand, the Canadians, seeing
TT the great stsples OF the United Ststes were
Empire naturally claimed that their hfead.iufFs
ehould t;ats with equal freedom Into the Uu;tcd
States, ~ efesser portion being only In tran-
tncts, .adntt1lng 5fcadttuas from he uo.tzd
States duty #. e and 81 their manufa .tQfss under
lus tnpoIt tuties nut exceeding ten OF twelve
sonEsre should be entltled u the right Ct recis.
" 10 ihe uaitea Ssltes and to pattie1 pahoa in
II eo.snrg ss.de. The Reciprocity IEssy w.s
mt.e. Tse nehts q registry sud 10
sef 9be ire sts.s,A ss1txs o Tsts e. @
the iort st md The Minis wls satisfactory. The
right to nasteste Like Michigan vas ptrlecuy
@ ss,I = os tn countries, hut tho retention of Tho
States No uufslr advantage, and for ths fee n1Ti
gallon Of tne rtFezs anc cabtls Of Dsl1Ish America
pn f. .sss gFfe9 4. t. toe ne
with the iighi to d1Y nkd cure n.h upon thelt
eoa.s ~; ps,tieosFy ettt 50 long -
On ;S1ee xs,e ,s Satsds Ct n.
n1ed bJ tho Convention Of l8la The mackerei,
herrtEg and a1e~tse tshestes 1eso secure from
n aSe "n 'h0ts limits 9nd e. Sd ,haS
was close preserve; while TIC pro.eatioa ~ ot tse
fevFnue N al the pros1nces gaye their Govern.
American dshe1men ohtained the right 10 fsa 10
III the baYr. hssbofs and essu1ries Of Bt.ttsh
AmeEics, then the line Of operations vas do1o!ed
IL q carrying On il,ct tfsde vita he iohas,t.nls
bf the eet cost and Of tending goods INTO The ii
tsmes 11.e ot az J, g.ve lhe d l!ltisg e1,re nay
s I'D ny ao
eussa .n'o IS 1"a,:,.sa. provinces noe Of duly
,...1ia, ~as th1s cre,t co1cetEion 20 w1,baa. aas
,ax., n e9uvs:,ent sns:9 -. to he people II tac
c4 thets ab1est puiac men a. an unuusI Il sseIi,
ace Of their interests.
r. this connection Il 10 but right to show thst
whether The treaty was fair or unfa1r n tho WORK.
tpE Of it the c.tiEeos Of this co1nuy have hsd
aovsnfa e. not contemplated when 1t was signed.
ne a'Esn2smsnt @ wRs conpletel on the 5ih Of
fstined b. she colonial IeslLAtures Mr, Marcy
Feqnested 1hst pt ndlng The dec;sion OF The P1of-
,sscs ts The America nehsrmea shonld be permit.
tato a,ss hs{ T01a b. when h
aSa ss III ses &C. sss se.Ss
i,es sn,s; Of 'as'r pending sse .aa a.
Laws were eaded, and this very reasonable
claim NAe debftd. 50 that II the outsst the cia.
zent Of The Repub.lc es}oyeh the chief aJyautaxss
o. the tsea for nearly year before the coonls,s
operation Again, when The civil war broke uQt
one bali Of the eeA boatd Of 4he United stase5 WIS
nsockaeed md alt the advantages OF the Recproca-
y Tfeaty. 10 II! u the consumption ofthe teu MI
l1nr Of people In tns Southern SUITS vas beue.
o. to the PioVtnte@, we're wllhdrlWu. Assn ming
that he treaty 1uns oyef TIN years. will DC s:ea
us country have enjoyed ~ the beaeats for
VII CD they stipulated, VII le the British Ameri-
e eer hays
the consumption Of one third Of the people with
Mho0. BY The treaty; thar ~ers entitled - tr-de.
B'ttitn snsjscis have made no complain 8 Of the
exclusion,
'.Let :. now lcok at the working Of the t:c.ty.
md estimate II We e4p In jaalcisl .pat ID iii
ano legitimate fr1tts. We must coufsss tnst Al
n1~Aeu1e of pesce and rational fraternity II has |
sa3 sst9 Te;t e. sneesssui. Il hn. extended % he
Nor'h Atlantic the f. edora and the security en-
jo5ed By the crest lakes. Uadsf kindred ar !
raneenent thetn have been no moro intrnsipn:,
Boundaries rot possible to define. THIS t:exfi
tttsaed suieao'J the last boundary question about
pute This xss sress siter ii 6.d s no ohei roas o
oesn s.n aeeonEltahsd and be u no trne felenl q
this wide de1d Of controversy again. '" 'p'4
Looktt E a. the Industrial results Of ths treaty,
atg isif.mtpded and dt plssiopate min must "a.
esrsui1v advocate Of ths me,.nP y '9s asz o1ss
trsde uf The Eriied Stsfts snd r. 1is aoaa We
ieerie restrirtsd e1nw ~ n-"r III s1S d ptotucss.
ht f,Ts. has heen snnu.1r W.stad aua ~ se1tnons
gno Conpsunon tIl It If rep
buf who eau b.z.rd m e.ttmste nS r. aar.!.
which ire trade Wlu be eInIes.ed TN ~ tEanPyy ~
yesrs hence, II this wise a6iQstmtnt Of oar mn.
tnal Interests be rot disfnrhed II thasa
be spy aIyantape Of trsde tna ,atae taess
tdcw thst iha ritfyen,
Cp.ted St.ies haTe hsa n ~ ~ ~
IL extent nf S;Y o5i 1sS. hnt /, ,-asooao ~ tae
rest lYne fSt, ronf YTrS nnon ~ ~ sn; 81 taa
h,s mpasnTe. II Wonld H. wssts -, ;. "
er oyer their distr,hn.1nn n ~ " fa,s,s3,
,eace IND hons st ,rtn.t1v W. atnu;s .h-.3 q
puyidtnce for he h:sss,oS and co"Ssan,,E ra31
,pon The xsisdum Of our st1iesnen r. se,, ~
2rete,ved
The bouorab'e gentleman then addre9.Aa b,r
elf to lhe cons.der1t!on Ct o0e or tTo Gnc.tInna
ytteh hsd been already touched unon py other
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