Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-01-19
Senator Morrill, on Reciprocity.
Hon. Justin S. Morrill, made

Hon, Justin S. Morrill, made
speech in the senate Jan. IA, against
renewing the reciprocity treaty with
Canada. He commenced his speech
by referring to the resolution passed
by our legislature last October, which
he said expressed the opinions of some
of the oldest statesmen of the country
in times past. He opposed reciproci-
ty treaties when made by the treaty
making power instead of by con-
gress where it properly belonged
He then went into an exhaustive re-
view of the constitutional nature of
treaties, the history OF several treaties
made by the United States with other
countries, closing his speech as fol-
lows:
Among the many treaties made be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain there are four which will new
er be likely to increase the self es,
teen of Americans. | mean those of
1874, 1915, 1918 and 1854. The in
illusions and exclusions very noticea-
BILE in those treaties show not a lack
of ability upon the part of the Ameri-
can negotiators of the three earliest
treaties, but lack of weight in the
cannon known to be behind them
The last named treaty was negotiated
shortly after gross attempt had
been made to bully Us into a similar
compact by sending considerable
feet of vessels OF war to seize by
force and stealth and confscate as they
did seize and confscate, hundreds OF
the vessels of our hardy fishermen for
pretended infractions of British rights
under new Interpretation given by
them to the old treaty of 1918. This
was an affront that should have oar
red reciprocity treaties forever. -
Peace is eminently our necessity, but
not more a necessity here than it is
to Great Britain. 1t is too much tC
claim that hereafter We shall treat
aud be treated by her, when We treat
at all, as her equal, and, as to reel
procity, not to treat at all? No com
mercial privileges are worth purchas
ing. The interests OF nations dictate
policies of mutual benefits, and these
will grow. They cannot be bought
with price. Let US bide our time.
Mr.. Morrill, said there were man.
drawbacks connected with Canad;
(which he speciied) which would dis
appear if the British provinces wer'
consolidated with the United States
For the present, however, the United
States have room and verge enough
to spread ali of its surplus capital
population and enterprise upon tn
prairieS at the west aud the savanna
of the south 1t might not be wise t
weaken our strength by diffusion owe
broader surface than at present S
greatly tempts our national enterprise
If neighboring provinces, welded t
ariStocratic titles, though unsuppOrte
by estates, choose to cling to a styl
of government whose chief strengt
discloses at every fresh alarm the fac
of dependency, and so lag behind an
retard their progress for a half Ger
fury. why. in an economical view, tn
| United States can afford TO wait
When these provinces seek aggraI
dizement which naturally flows owe
all the parts OF a free, independeI
and prosperous nation, by union o
interests and honors, by fraterns
welding togethc" OF all their materi;
h forces al political aspirations, by a
unreserved and uncalculating ASSUME
!, ton OF privileges and duties, 1t will /
time enough to consider what mea
ures will best advance their gener;
|. welfare.