Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-31
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
WEnNEsnAY. nE,ENnER b. ~.
Remarks az ten william " trout
at HsTtan, ia the ftou>e 81
Representatives


cation aud transportation hstwv.a lh
Dominion Of Canada and the tuised
Stt.s. IN bs regulated hy frosty %
otherwise. .,sn urelus upon the rguer
.al government ta secure the Con,'ru p
tlau, it possible, ~ o ship canal csn
nesting Lake Chmp,aiR with tho 81
Lawrence. aud tn offer Canada in cx'
change therefor % enlarge the Cham
ulsm canal. md N tke the Use Il the
two H.lrH0l
Mn SPfAErE The subject Of better
a.lItl.st r he transportation kas' Il
lh. gnu.t utlv aud rapidly increasing
amu-r.n ui the West, % which the
Governor ,tl,yl cur attention in hl, late
#hly message. j, enc which, because ot it,
Importance, merits our careful 0nus,dera.
-inH. sal II We can -1y or DO anything
which wall toad 20 bring about the desired
'fa,ult, We shall have performed ya.ua.
bln service, uot ouly @ Vermont, but 70
~ 'he Et-'.ru 92 Northwestern States,
Tho war. which 'he resolution will per.
.arm, ii any, il II /, adopted, will De that
80 clhng'gttuuuHU 20 tho subject IN those
State, which mtutc,t,y have uu interest
.n '.r enterprise, in tie hope that such
..a agitation aud discussion ui the matte
N,l ln~ as % secure the result aimed
at. Intimately connected with this
question, and ia fact, constituting a part
~ it, !, that ot .u'ergDmmuuica'ton gen
rally with Canada, and the right 10 "a
safe transit ly band Of the morohau-
4ife Of each country aeras, the territory
g' the other also the reciprocal righs "a "a
rec navigation az the waters, and "a rccip-
tToul US, Of the canals Of tho two coun-
,f!v~. A. "a glance II wI.l be seen that
hi, subject isa broad one, involving a
great variety Of interests important to
the people of lu'h Cuuala and the .uitcd
States.
All the m g.hn li-o which come, from
Chicago and point, Wet TO Vermont aud
ether New England States. and all which
passes through the O-wcgo canal To Al
buy, Ia, on its way 20 Lake Ontario 70
pas, through the Wellaud gaual, ia public
work ui Canada, connecting Lake Ere
and Lake Ontario A. ] under,tnd it.,
American bottoms have had no right 10
pas, through that canal since the tcrmin-
tripu ut the late reciprocity treaty; but
they have done ~ constantly since that
ttr1r. the Canadians brin, Glad | suppos,
3, rrceiv, the tolls Tor such use besides
ihrv Il ..irc the privilege of nayi.yatiur the
wators al Lake Michiyan which lie
vhtilv vi.hiu the territory Of the Irnited
States.
Ever since the construction Of the
Grml Trunk Railroad 10 Portland, mer.
-auuii., from New Brunswick. Novia
,-.otia. Newfoundland. Prince Edwards
Island, and ENGLAND. ha. b,'n allowed 10
r.r.s .ay,.r our territory from Portland and
.hrr-,lnprts 10 Canada under certain
Treasury regulations in accordance with
certain act, OF Congress And the same
la..gt.ey b., been extended by Canada TO
.r.l commerce from the West over the
Grand Trunk Railway from Port Huron
d, Portland. and over the Great Western
f-.fu Drtrult 10 Buffalo.
There Is also some question concerning
fi.. ri .ut rf our luub.rIugr in Maine 10
:a. u-e of the ;, John, river in passing
fArauIh New brunswick. which bv the
I.sa rpeiurociry tr,sfv wa, guaranteed
Bli simon tho ahr,,ation of that treaty IN
1864 m. ,x,rci.e of the.. mutual nriyi.
,...,,.. l. moi. A.. | can learn Of ri,,ht lint -
IL, lulued because OF mutual necessity, and
rests solely Tor its continuance upon the
pleasant hu. uncertain ticklc law OF mutu-
; GOOD will and international comfy.
Now all these matters are the proper
~uh'rrt sf a convention between the two
p,w,r. ana Of treaty arrangcment; and it
seems In me. sin, unwisc longer to leave
ndy,l,l,. 50 important 10 both countries
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