The Portland daily press., 1872-10-19

NEW YORK.
National Board Of Trade.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-At the National Board
OF Trade this morning leave to withdraw was
granted to the Cleveland and st. Paul delega-
tlons on the payment of assessments.
A resolution was adopted requesting the New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce to fix a salts
factory tare on Louisiana sugar.
Mr.. Taylor of Cincinnati, addressed the Board,
favoring liberal treaty with Canada. A con-
dition should be enlargement of their canals by
the Canadians, to facilitate the transportation
of grain from the northwest. The delegates
from Canada say that their people are ready to
make large concessions. The st. Adams and
other roads put us in bad humor and we revok-
ed the treaty with Canada; but We made COM
mercial mistake. We want cheap coke for
New England and cheap lumber for Illinois
farmers, and we ought to have them on the free
list
Mr. Wetherell of Philadelphia, said the Can
adian gentlemen offered the bait of widening
their canals to facilitate the cheaper transpor-
tatiOn for u.s. but all this was a business matter
and the question of canals and railroads built
by English capital against those built by Amer
lean capital might have to be considered. He
approved of reciprocity but not of indirect sub
sidy of the lumber trade
MIR. Cheney Ames OF Oswego, would have a
committee from the Commercial Congress of
the United States wait on the President and
ask him to recommend reciprocity in his next
annual message. (Applause.)
Mr.. Sargent OF New Haven, said that the
New England men were prepared for absolute
free trade in raw material and the use of means
for transportation with either country.
Mr. McGivern of Canada, denied that they
were in the position of holding out bait to OBJ
tain the reciprocity from the United States.
Mr.. Opdyke was in favor of reciprocity as far
as possible under the circumstances, in the
hope of ultimately arriving at free trade, but
he objected to one part of the resolution recon-
mended by the committee, viz: That our gov
eminent should require the enlargement of the
Canadian canals The effect would be that the
government after refusing to ask for an appro-
priation for the enlargement of the Erie Canal,
propose to recommend action on the part of our
government, which would divert portion of
the western traffic from our seaboard and aid
the commerce of neighbor to the detrimcnt of
portion of our commerce.
Mr.. sargent or New Haven, moved an amend
ment to the resolution reported by the confer
ence committee, recommending reciprocity as
far as possible on the basis of free trade, but
emitting the clause making the enlargement of
the Welland Canal in Canada. He said the
Canadians would thus receive New England
manufactures and send back cheap lumber to
build homes for New England workmen.
MI. Young of Canada, wished it to be under
| stood that the progress of Canada was not de-
| pendent on reciprocity, though they favored it,
| and being an English colony would not admit
manufactures from this country free with a
| defferential change against England.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Chicago, in reply to Mr.
| Oddyke, said they refused to ask the Federal
| government for an appropriation for the Erie
| Canal, and they do not ask the British govern
| ment to enlarge Canadian canals They leave
| it to the State governments in each case. New
| York for thirteen years neglected charging hel
| canals and giving the West the facilities il
wanted, and now it is proposed, as New Yorh
| blocks the way, to ask Canada to give them al
| outlet, enlarged canals and free navigation
| The original resolution was adopted
Mr.. McGivern of Canada, returned thank:
| on the part of his associates for the courtesy
| they had received. He repeated his conviction
that their action in regard to reciprocity woult
be beneficial to both countries, and concluded b.
| inviting the National Board of Trade to NEE
( the Dominion Board of Trade next January il
| Ottawa The Canadian delegates then retired
The Board next discussed the resolutions OF
| shipbuilding; one by the Boston Board o
Trade asking Congress to prevent the exactiol
| of fees and taxes on shipping by State or mu
| nicipal law; one by the Philadelphia Board o
Trade asking for bountes for building and sub
sides for running American ships and one b,
the Boston Board, asking that articles of for
| eign production necessary for repairs, ETC., OF
ships, be admitted duty free
Mr.. Wetherell of Pennsylvania, showed tina
the governments of England and France pa
each over $4,090000 in subsidies, princpl
overlooked by our government Our commerce
is increasing, but not in American ships.
Mr.. Wetherell urged that if ships were bough
free on the Clyde and 10 per cent. duty was say
| ed, the American government indirectly grant
| ed the purchaser of that ship an indirect subsi
dy of $4,000. 1t would be better to put thi
subsidy directly where it would aid America
| mechanics.
Mr.. Chandler of Boston, said we are in ad
vance of the old exploded navigation laws @
Great Britain. The question of the ship owne
is secondary compared to cheap transpOrtatiOns
Our products, our wealth comes from our sol
and progress will come from obtaining all owe
the world cheapnesS of transportation. "a
| nlauSp ! NOthinp is n cOrruntinp a Is the
tenn of substituting special interest. With re
spect to having feet in case of war, anothe
fleet might attack ours but it could not reac
any American port You could fix a torped
| at the bow of any New York or Boston tug boa
that would destroy the largest ship attackin
our ports. He was for free ships and chea
| transportation.
Mr.. Bushey of Pennsylvania, regarded wit
| Indignation the proposition to transfer til
| great shipbuilding industry to foreign State
| He moved as a substitute that it was the dut
of the government to foster our shipbuildin
interest, that it is patriotic to provide for ha'
ing naval armamen in case of war, and tn;
American iron ships are of more durable mat
| rial than foreign built.
Mr. Dorr of Buffalo, said: If the great Sta
of Pennsylvania wishes to build iron ships,
propose that it be allowed to do so without Al
from the general government. daughter al
applause)
Mr.. Ropes of Boston, said that it was impo
| SlDle us WIFI TAXES ana Il VICIOUS Gu
E | rency to build ships to compete with foreis
nations We do not wish to send our goods
| foreign ships, and there is no means of havi1
cheap iron ships just now except by admittiI
free of duty ships purchased abroad.
On motion of Mr. Leppitt of Providence, tt
whole question was postponed to next yea
| Adjourned until tomorrow.
The delegates to the National Board of Ira
| partook of a dinner this evening at Delmor
cos, on invitation of the Chamber of Cor
merce and Importers and Grocers' Board
Trade. Most of the delegates, the members
the various commercial bodies, and many 9th
distinguished citizens were present. The fiji
toast was "The President of the United States
: followed by "Her Majesty, the Queen of Gre
o Britain" Other toasts followed, and the {,
=, tivities continued until a late hour.
Republican Nominations.
;, The Grant Republicans nominated to-nig
for Congress in the 9TH District, Conrad Gle
y Sth District, John d. Lawson; 9TH David
Il Mellish; 10TH VIM. O. Darling.
; John Hardy was nominated for Congress
y the 9th District by the Appolo Hall party.
s. Circumventing Tweed,
The new indictments against Tweed and O
ers are supposed to have been obtained a
:, safeguard in the case of others not hold
l. good and 10 order to force Tweed to trial. G
l. yeys plasterng bills were offered in evidel
- before the Grand Jury, in connection with
:" cases of many ring" adherents, and it is
III derstood that scores of men whose houses W
frescoed at the public expense will be proce
ed against
More Filibustering.
e 1t is stated that another expedition is be
m fitted out against Cuba, but is under the
III spices of one Ryan, who never yet has b
u, successful, and of whom it is intimated that
en- conspired with Spanish officials to sell out
en- xpedition.
aft Tammnny Nominations.
f. AT a meeting of the Tammany Judici
tn reported the names of S. B. Garren and CT
M. Donahoe as candidates for DistrctAttorr