Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-01-09
Canada Reciprocity -AnDexation.

Canada Reciprocity Anne xation.
TIE Comedian journals have several sensations
on hand Just now, ami canno, he id TO BE- en-
lirely easy in tI,ei- minds One Of fheir troubles
seems to be a relapse of Potter Oh the brain,
disease which til ,cted them very severely last
su INNER in connection with the d tro't CcDven-
ZION. Then they uncorked all their visis Of
wrath, nd poured their angry contents upon
the head Of the Consul General. They made
great variety Of faces a MIR. Potter, informing
nIied 5tas. 10 Canada, and telling Secretary
Seward, If he desired to cultivate friendly reia-
tl0ns with the indignant provinces, ne must at
once recall Mr. Potter, and send some dsntef-
e5ed gentleman to take his place. VINO would
busy himself more IN advancing Canadian than
American interests. With sucn patience as
they could command they waited to the eff
f.ct Of their explosion Of wrath-and they have
waited until ths moment without seeing tha.
il in tie least disturbed Secretary S3glTl's
philosophical equanimi;y, OF 10 the slightest
degree inclined that official to make change in
the Consul raship and the Canadians with
co III Inendable prudence and discretion, after all
their buster, did not deem it quite wise
woke Mr.. Potter exequatur. Thus matters
have remained until week or Two ago, when
the Canadian papers were again flaming with
Indignation against Consul General Potter
MIR. Potter, in accordance With instructions
from the Treasury department at Washing tom
made decision that, for the future goods
tered for the payment of ad ua}orem duties in
United States ports must be entered at the duty
paid III in Canada, instead OF the value Of
such goods in bond The Consul grounds his
demand upon the following clause Of American
law
That in all eases where theEo is or shall be i'm
posed aaT al rdL0rem duty O. any goods, wares
or merchandise imported IntO the u nted States
AMI IN al cases where the duty imposed by Ia"
shall be regulated by or directed to be estimated
based upon the value of the square yard
OF any specified quantity or parcel of such goods
&c, 1t shall be the duty OF the Collector, with
III whose district the same shall be imported, 10
cause the actual market value or wholesale
price thereof at the period OF expectation 10 the
United States, in the principal markets Of the
country from which the shall have been
imported INTO the U nited States, TO be apprsized
value upon which duty shall be assessed.
This proper ana entirely ust fable constr uc-
ZION OF the law, made by the Consul General BY
directions from Washington has opened again
the newspaper attacks upon MIR. Potter One
paper speaks OF hin as playing most ungra-
cious part'-as though his only business ID
Montreal to make himself gracious and
Also gfowls abou. she second act of the IN
fais I'd drama OF Detroit :" declares that he is
totally unfit" for the Off re of Consul General
AID says public opinion demands his immediate
removal Another payer says, "tbe Yankee
Consul Geaeral-Genersl Potter-has hit upou
notable device for impeding trade between
Canada and the United States, and thus carry
Ing out his programme for starving into an
nexaton > and This paper, with burs, of indie
pendence, adds
We simply direct attention to the object. aud
invite the government and people OF this Pro-
vince to consider " he Their i, is worth while to
attempt trade negotiations with Power that
evinces so evl! spirit, and such hostile designs
against oGr commerce. lie purpose has been
deciaIed t. damage trade III everv way, ia
.
our enemieo and these ac.s evidences that
the policy OF COERCION Is a settled one. Under
these circumstances l: IS time Tor Canada to
look fer her interests alone, and W zen her rede
ID I'M peded IN one direction to see how it can DE
enlarged IN another. Let resort to direct
taxation Ior d revenue : throw open ports TO
foreign goods, AID inaugurate tree trade on this
eontIneut for benefit and the lnstruC-
ton OF cur neighbors.
T. 70 inf,
Canadian spite, that our Consul General is
doing his duty and discharging the functions Of
his ofhce with entire faithfulness to the govern
lnent which he represents.
But this decision In respect TO duties, Is not
the only grief which d tflicts the Canadians
The present Congress passed law at the very
outset OF the session, prohibiting the importa-
tiun Of cattle IS "A measure Of protection against
luiec ious or contagious diseases which prevail
among cattle a road. A sensitive Canadian
nexspaper thereupon taxes tie alarm at once
ard CxciaIms:
la our opinion il is scarcely doubtful that il
Is but another specimen of the sort of policy
which the diplomatist Potter announced at De-
trOit and II Is remarked the Consul has be- n
to Washington. Ii Is meant to be coerciye, and
rs therefore of ;nslve, and we have greatly mis-
taken the character of the people OF this coun-
try If 1t is successful
Another writer attempts-with rather a rue
fll visage il IL true-to extract some consola-
tIoE cut Of this Jaw, as follows:
TIE absurd edlct against the importation OF
cattle iron Canada, based upon the transparent
falsehooc that there was danger of contsgior
IRON the cattle disease, As anether proof of the
care for our interests which these people in theil
madness seem to be providentially forced to take