The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-01

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The attention Of the Council Of the Board Of Trade
having been called 70 crtan alleged instructtons "
United States collectors Of customs directing them "
seize all goods passing into the United States in bond
S Sas s,S sS0 yCesS a. the Dss II
the subject The result IL that the Vice Consul In
this city has notified 10 day that he has received ON
cih information ivm Washington stating that such
WIN j. PATTERSON, Secretary
OFFICE Board on TRADE, MONTREAL, Dec 2s, 1865
The Future or Canada.
DARCY MGEEs ESTIMATE or TIE EFFECT ON
CANADA or orr WAR.
At workinqmen's festival in Montreal on the 2Sth
ult, Hon. darcy Niece spoke as follows 81 at
tempting TO indicate Fror the course Of events IN
that they will bo most interesting and eventful for
Canada, believe-a time when che VIM need all the
best counsels OF her abst menwhen there ought
truce to the ordinary conflict OF parilsaus II would
not lose great oppor unities and PERHAPS bring
country great calanlues ear, hear) At the close of
such year We have past the OF another
as " likely 70 open mp for us new PAGE history
could not Mr President web do less than take this brief
view 81 our position retospectiTe and prospective While
there s everything IN position keep the public
mind awase and yigllani; while we sending embas
srs 20 other governments both sides Of the Atlantic
Always with the slnctop Of the empire: while the nane
and status OF Canada and British America beginning
70 be more felt and much better understood abroad
there everything 10 encourage well TO resse
healthfnlly the pubic mind checre) Tho public OF
the United States alone does not seem to comprehend
results produced among By events arising in the
United states; they Do not allow or-tbey do not
10 comprehend how much have been "a ght by her
eva war-at Leaf, such l. my impression from read
ing the comments Of the daily journals Cana
dian an3rs, in which they display little nor
lnsisht into the facts They do not seem 70 be
aware that zoe have piss,d at bound to he in Of
u gred e'pE d ri"99 IN our ear from one sdge oC
clon al ertseice b. daotafy-lc heersla ddpd,c
al n9'e mp RAM o. Whoever saws we stand, or can
20 back TO where stood even in 1900 still less In 1854
dreams There Is new republican America, born in
blood and baptized 10 Gre within those five years last
past; there must be new British America or
British America must shortly 10 exist. (Hear)
Such you VIII do the Justice member has been
my reading all along OF the eiSns Of our times and
from that reading have preached many sermon 10 all
our societies and meetings tho necessity of speedy
union within ourselves There is nothing that can befai
ns-nothing IN the chapter OF possiblitics-which
be called irreparable except want Of among
selves.
Prospects OF the re newMi OF Reciprocity.
From the Ottawa Citizen, Dec %
II an inordnate consideration OF what IL due TO self
interest and The exaaton Of their general interests by
reciprocal trade relations with Canada induce the
people OF the Atlantic Northeastern states to take hold
OF the matter, we may expect that the government viii
see the necessity OF renewing the treaty We safely
reckon upon the cities of Portland, Boston and New
York, and the States Of Maine, New Hampshire, YER
mont Massachusetts and Connecticut taking the side Of
renewal The great weight Of New York State viii
undoubtedly be thrown into the opposite sale
The canal system Of New York State II q
great source OF revenue q the States Treasury
The States people arc sufficiently selfish to aim at
opposed TO the orening Of all other lines Of communca
te4 which threaten competition with theirs Tho people
or Boston and the other mentioned rlaces viii sustain
our side OF the queston-that IT, they viii aim effect
renewal OF rec proca trade relations under the impress
sion that we will enlarge canals construct new
ones 70 facilitate the egrss VI Western traffic and TO
cheaper transportation. The aim Of New York city TO
divert the whole trade by
ton Of the st. lawrence and Lake Champlain canal
Ns 0iu be powerful incea'.us 10 ne vrthcdse, peope
and ayds one y the droages for prrsumno thai
The Jsd1a' government may DC brought r7and
The New President or the Council.
From the Toronto Globe, Dec SOL