, 1873-08-06

felt s1i3oenty lard bargain but ho
Hoon ~ It was tostod in practco. Ills % jaigmont.
although 1t waH too anngulno, haa boon to a COZ
tain , oxtent x justiod by the result. before The
undor tho guidance Of hr. Thiors, latl obtained
from tho Government kind Of 1,romiBo tllnt Tic
troaty should lo denounced mid ro,notlelud at
tho expiration Of tho appointed time. On tho
eeooaeion Of NJ. I'hiors to power, tho Protection
ist party soo1nod to hayo become Dominant; hut
after NIL tho Tronch nation III now conteutcd
with tho partial lilcra!ity Of tho Treaty Of 1861
Tho lutios! Oh almost oil English products arc
On Tho part Of N. Ihors, any touland for pro-
hibittol. It mny bo assumed thai the supporters
OF tho treaty con1o t!cir attention to tho Fre1lc',
tariH for 1t IL vol understood In France, Ga vol
~ III England, TINT tlloro III no question Of in
crcasing customs duties In England. Traders
nro probably beginning to understand tlat tho
encouragement Of imports ton1B to incroase tho
demand for exported commoditio8.
The chief oversight committed by Mr. Coldon
has boon corrected in tho troaty lately concluded;
anA It will bo proper in MY impending nogotin-
ton to Bocure tho continuance Of II concession
,'IM Which M was considered equitable by N. Thiers
himself. Tho most-lavorcd-uation clauao wna
only one Of tin articles Of tlo Treaty .
ct 1850, and consequently it 1apsed with :
tho instrument in which 1t was contained.
Dut for the omission to Insult Oil perpetual oqual-
ity of treatment with othor co,lntrion, It would
have boon Impossible for tho Fronch Govern
mont to impose distinctive duty OH English vos-
soils; and tho benefit OF tue troatics with Couti.
mental StatoB would hayo boom secured to Eng-,
1nnd. by the troatynow iii force the right to profit
BY concessions mado to otlor nationB il made ill.,
dependent Of tho contpuanco OF tile Bpocial ar
raigomcnt; and partial exception which waa:
allowed by tho English nogotiators to remain in
tho troaty is in itsolf u recognition Of the
principle Of oqlality. It 10 probable
TINT horeaftor n1oHt-favorod-na clauses
Will DO inoporativo or unnecessary. Tho bar
baroua practice Of hgging for special immuni-
tics ~ becoming obsoloto. and locq1iality which
has bcon hitherto secured by covenants may bo'
como part Of tho common law of natlons'
Commercial troatios also will disappear as boon
as tho sn,u!o trnth that buying il corrolatiyo
tho 1ncantmo, tho provisions Of commercial
s!nl,o,i ,and ..,{ f. .ho English dovorn-
ment is willing to accommodate Il
bargain, tho pornotuIty Of right to tho treat.
1nent accorded to tho most favored llntlon may
Woll 10 o condition of the troaty. The delusion
thRt English manufacturers merchants attach
ply boon diapellod. Tho French Government
though it abantons tito attitude assumed by N.
Thicrs, in still asking rnthor than grant
ng To 5o na comparative NJ noaan1 n5r
affords D Legitimate advantage to .
diplon,ntist. It may bo presumed Tint, eyon iu
default Of G. troaty, tho Froncll Government
would recommend to tho Assembly tho tariff Of
Aogn NJ. ,,,a,, tu..,.o,..
ame PROPOSED ronoMal OF tho tsoaty 1oFiunately
4l tpP1os pIly 60 lsea hgtlG aho i; 'asess o.
tno 3e1c GUna9ital Ia 1Ieatlos WIN rlaneo WI oApi
~ :' Lo!u' A1u tuo hlench to'ornlaout ls1"taliy
aoelloH tha! tno Wlio1o 11estloh oi COM
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