Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-10-28
Canadian Reciprocity.

The renewed agitation Of this subject is creating
profound interest among our egricultumlists
and manufacturers, and rs it is destined to come
still more prominently before the public in the
immediate future we give such information as we
can obtain Of the origin, progress and prospects
Of these new efforts at reciprocity
Mr. Thornton, the British Minister at Wash
ington addressed note to Mr. Seward in July
last, calling his attention to the distressed condi-
ton of the people Of Nova Scotia, in consequence
Of their exclusion from our markets. consequent
upon the termination Of the reciprocity treaty,
and asking him to enter into negotiations Mr..
Seward referred Mr. Thomton's communication
10 Mr., McCulloch, the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. McCulloch replied that the treaty having
been ubronted hy the legislative branch Of the
Government he considered that It would not DE
advisable to resume negotiations until Congress
should give some ntimation Of its desire that they
should be re-opcncd, and at the same time express
sing his (NicCulloch's) opinion that it was for the
interest OF the United States that the question Of
trade with the British Provinces should be adj
iustcd in some definite manner
This correspondence was sent 10y Mr.. Seward To
the Committee of Ways and Means, just before
the July adjournment. In reply toan inquiry by
members oil the Committee Of ways ana Means
N'r' oe""iu informed ''''n ''''' ~ N's '''y ~
d. i.a C,n,i,t.o .I,on,d rce,r ,bc .nbic.t
to him Me.-r-. Hooper, Allison, logan. May
nard, Brooks, and Nbuck of Che Committee
agreed 10 make such report, and Gen. Schenck
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putting the report before the House, ana hence
the matter goes over till the reasscmhinr of Com
,roy. NIL, a tr,,,,ioi. tt,t tho Committee If
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NaSs ana means uI' nearly uiauUn'u7 upon 'n'
subject and that Mr.. Seward will open negoi0-
ton- MS soon MS the Committee are enabled 10 re-
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red to the Committee ON Foreign Relations ana
III is known that the chairman Mr. SUMNER Is
strongly IN favor ol negotiations
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roys Democrat now mas the Norlu on lhe
hip and abuses it and all connected with it
roundly for the late useless attempt to get
iii Of So,,,,o,,r and Rl.;r "Rclront and
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'uo "oi'u iO' 'nu uo"So"' "''' '"' s'0"'
fear now expressed Is that the democrats may
lose New York thereby. On this point the
Democrat saws:
Tho amor, tre,.,, If tho World has c,r the mo.
MON. I,d tior ta, linited extpnt
in the Democrat H. ranks But this is not its worst
effect. That is an evil from which we shall re,
cover we are tne barS ol .n1 cou"'r Ma, anu
not onr last Lat1lc Int only one Of a series bv
which the republic is finally To be redeemed
From our momentary depression we shall rise re-
ne ,, ~ IN sl,lie ana Jr "v T ,ys
has endongered ms even here in our stronghold
and only the most superhuman effort will carry
us through
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lalo pupiisheu an auuies'' luil Oh sa' uenuIC"'
uons oil tue rev ueacnerous P''''''"is III We"
DIRK whose TOD ~ gold, ana whose organ Is the
World, - for advocating chnnge Of candidates
whorcupon Gov. Seymour PUSHES to the arms OF
those unte11fed adherents, and is to make
speech in that city to-day (Ihursday) to be fol-
lowed, doubtless, by others elsewhere. But the
" hole in the dyke is already fur beyond the con-
trol of oven the old sorhpn himself