, 1866-02-08
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
Hlr. RroWn's DISQUALIFICATION the
Derby Reciprocity Proposition is Re-
cetyed.

H3r. RroNnss Re&ig0ation--Royy 1hc
Derby Reciprocity Proposition is Re-
cetvej.
fFrou the Toronto Globe, Sth,l
DENIAL FROM Mr.. BRowN.-Aftcr An cx.
Tended reference to The recent reported con.
versation ut the Brock election ont Of which
has grown the statement that scheme to
bribe CongTessmen into more favorable action
rs regards Canadian interests in the Rectp,o.
city treaty, the Globe says:
1t is due to the Government and peon,c of
Canada, TINT the inslnuatIon CONVEYED tn n.
Clarke's question to MIR. Blair should receive
q prompt and direct negative, and we are an.
thorizcd by MI. Brown to say, that so far as
ne Is concerned, or his knowledge extends.
There is not q shndow Of truth In the story.
Soi one penny was authorised to be spent In
the manner indicated while he was q member
OF the Govefnment and as there has not
been Cabinet Council since he reslgued OF.
ice, no such authority can have been given.
Tie thing Is toaally without foundation.
TIE GLOBE ON Mr. pERBY's REPORT on necr.
~ fRoC1rI.
For one years extension of this treaty. we
arc asked to allow the Americans to Go over
our import list Of manufactured goods, and
select 1rom it just such articles to befncIudcd
In the free list as will snit their purpose with.
out our having the privilege Of selecting one
article m to be placed upon It. We are asked,
to upset, without days notice, the whole
business calculations Of cur citizens engaged
IN tWenty-twO important bsnncAes Of indus.
Try. We are asked, for twelve months cr.
lafEcment Of the treaty, to admit into our
country free Of duty ali such mauufacturcl |
articles rs The Americans choose to designate. |
wbi!e TO our iatherland, that aids US in peace |
aud defends us in war. VIC give no such priyi. |
lese o. selection; but. on the couirn1y, i'm |
pose 70 per cent duties on nearly all It's Tiaun.
1nctures- Very true-the British 1nauu{actu-
rets may send In free the articles selected by |
the Americans but they do not send Us such |
Sooos-and That Is the very reason why the |
Americans demand that they shall be duty
free.
And, in addition to all tbis-ior one year's
extension Of the Treaty, the whole basis Of II |
Is to be changed. It Is to be no longer Re-
cipfoelty IIeaty-1or, while all the articles
named in it are to be admitted free into the !
Provinces when imported from the United |
States--the same articles, going FINN tbs nro-
stnces into The United States, are to have i'm.
posed upon them, by the Americans, a lar
equal TO their Internal revenue rate on The
production Of such articles.
We could understand a proposal to chanpe
The whole basis Of the t1eaty-io modify il.
Dr enlargeit. or restrict it-ior liked tenn
u years. But to ask TINT our tariff shalt be
,er1ously changed, and our commercial u0airs
and the right given to our neigh.
,ofs TO charge duty when We charge none
OF The mere extension Of the treaty for q lew
nonths-4he thing Is too prcpostcfous. The
'eople Of Canada will never submit to that.
such repeal" Mr.. Derby may rest ns.
ured, Canada will never make for a wears
xtenslon Of thc Treaty, Whoever says 10 the
ontrary; and however table and inilncntial''
aay be NJ. Derby's fnformauts, We take leave
I tell him that no Ministry daro rro1.os.
uch measure TO the Parliament Of tauada,