New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-15
THE COMMISSIONERS TO THE RUSSIAN EXPOSE
TION-sANPLEs OF COTTON wANTED-THE
POSITION OF GREAT BRITAIN ON THE CAN
"a QUESTION:.


TGESERiL PRESS DIsPATCHl
resolution adopted by the Louisville Convention
requesting President Fillmore TO appoint DELEGATION
OF Six persons attend the Russian Exposition In 1870
These Commissioners TO take charge OF all specimens
that exhibitors In the United States may desire TO send
and they are specially instructed TO procure samples OF
cotton from various States They have also the duty OF
Citations OF Europe reports will show the immense
advantages and nducements offered by this country to
European The resolution also provides that
President Fillmore should be added as the chairman
Mr. Fillmore has designated only two per
sons, who will have charge OF the actual details Col
Banton Duncan OF Kentucky and Robert T. Sanders OF
Tennessee IL is deemed eminenty appropriate to con-
suit the wishes OF President Grant as to who Will be the
Commissioners appointed by the President In behalf of
the also be designated as the represent
atves OF the interests Of the nation The Sc
icciIon OF an appropriate Commission headed by
President OF the United States it's thought will not only
be calculated 10 advance the material interest OF the
country but the attention paid to such commission,
the Interchange OF courtesies between them and the
Of high rank from all European nations
will be the OF extending the social interchange of
Americans everywhere with Europeans samples OF
any OF the mutform productions and manufactures OF
the United states which are 10 DC exhibited should 10
article the owners name and the city or state Ihey
Louisvie to either Of the gentlemen named, who are
in active correspondence with GOV Curtin the American
Minister, and with the Russian authorities. hundred
thousand American specimens are asked for to show the
Importance and the diversity OF production In our coun
The following, derived from private sources IS be-
eyed TO be correct statement Of the position OF our
and that Of r5 r b % i0 po
ion OF Canada. The matter comes up fox adjustment,
DS Ct tbs Il a'asS
The Importance OF settling the fishery question amcaby
and with reference the interests OF American Usher
men: and because also. 1t is deemed important IN the
interests OF the great West that tho freedom OF the 81
sGq S enlarged nj to the Capacity Of our wants
free Of cost The Canadian authorities have nohed
conntrss ia 40 arranged as be somewhat reciprocal
they fear they win be unable to Withstand tne
pressure 1SsS 70 DO away With system q fishery
licenses, and compelling American fishermen men 70
canada to establish duty foreign COAL as to give
the market Of Western Canada to Nova scotia coai IN
stead OF having It supplied as at present from Pennsy
ysnia and Ohio to place export duty on pine timber
and on American breadstus, large market OF when Is
present Canadian tariff the returns for the last year
showing the value Of breads;ufs Wheat corn rye @e
sassascl il is said there question as to whether
the resolutions OF the House eeo S
with Great Britain for the adjustment OF
these s under oSr FORM
no resolution of the House OF Representatives can 10
ine power II is simply advisory-a mere EXPRESSION OF
opinion Of the character, but naturally VI greater
Of Commerce Of the State Of and the
Board Of Trade Of the various states inc oeoLes ~
,a nnastermined commercial questions between this
country and Canada in the manner indcaed sS
his assistance in proper endeavor to adjust them Y Is
nnderatood that Mr.. Thornton communicated witn .no
oyernment of Canada and the authorities there having
Expressed their concurrence III the importance Vi ar
Hanging the various questions amcably possiDie;
general understanding arrived az 70 DISCUSS ,no
matter In detail when the Secretary OF STATE ana tne
secretary OF tho Treasury would DO enaoeu 10 aV!n
fhemseiyes Of the assistance OF leading senators anu
30 know how far concession cond De
IN the general interchange OF raw prodnct by way
Of equivalent for tho concessions demanded OF Cahaa
Gt IN raj 10 say that the matter VIII nos DC determined
nntil After full and careful examination OF tho whole
and solely with view TO the interests OF the
people of the United states y
mineral OF the late Robert j. Walker took place at
moan on saturday and attended by large number
80 cyens THE funeral services were conducted by the
U.v AR chew of st Adams Church OF ths District The
psa.denas family were represented by Mrs Grant Gen.
+ r. Demt and Mr. Dent, the father OF Mrs. Grant Sec
,eries Fan Robeson and Cox also present The
remaios we're inferred ut Oak Hill Cemetery George
town.
wAsHBURNE AND THE FRENCH MISSION Ex-
PENsEs-A ISLANDER DENIED IN THE QUAR-
TER IN WHICH 1T STARTED.
We have received from the Hon. +. B.
Washburne Minister 70 France, very emphatic contra.
dicop OF the statement that he had made estimate OF
900 the contingent Of his mission for tho
next fiscal year. The contradiction has been already
printed In columns but take pleasure In repeat.
Ing more publicly. The appropriation Tor the current