The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-07

the first matters in the report which he had paid
attention 10, owing to his visit to America, was
the prospect OF an exhibition at tue e, eat Ga her.
ing at Philadelphia next year. When he was at
Philadelphia several most influential gentlemen
had mentioned this matter to him, which, oil
course. lay very TO their interest, and he had
OF England OF his own town, he
imagined that they had nad enough OF
exhibitions; but certainly n they took an interest
In an exhibition anywhere 1t would be In
America. Although he was one OF those who
thought they had been exhibited" enough, and
had had exhibitions enough, generally speaking,
he would be very sorry II they did not take
hearty and earnest part In this assembly 81 indus
try In America next year. There were several
reasons why they should do 30. even II they were
rather tired OF charlottesville Americans were
very great customers, ana We wished them 10 be
much greater customers. They were very friendly
to us. and, speaking from his own experiences, ne
could assure any gentleman who went to America
that he would find hospitality and pleasure IN the
reception he will receive which would compensate
him for any trouble he might incur There were
two or three special reasons which he wished to
state; one was with reference 10 the American
patent laws The Americans were known to be
the most inventive people In the world, and lt
was exceedingly desirable that we should
come to an agreement with them upon
such q question as the patent laws. lie
July agreed with very deighliul sentiment ex-
pressed In the report OF the Bradford Chamber.
snas whatever me Two naons en ntb assee ne
thought that that might turn out TO De true Win
regard to the patent laws. ne could no. aeny OF
our continental trends. Probably the greater
number came from our cousins OF the other side OF
the Atlantic. and II would be most useful thlng
to both nations II there was exactly the same law
Tor both. lie could not help but think tnat the
gathering next year would give an opportunity
Tor the discussion Of this question: which might
result IN both countries being convinced that they
could nave that cooperation ana union. There
was another reason why he was anxious that we
should be well represented IN America.
Our friends out there were not yet as
convince them was the feeling mat it would be a
seeing our goods and knowing the prices ut which
We could sell them would probably nave more
that it was an advantage that the Exhibition
should be neld. looking at 1t from that point or
view, iE Philadelphia, which was the centre OF the
proectlonist district and the Drotectlonlst inter-
est OF America. The mention oil protection and
Tree trade reminded him OF the paragraph In the
did not know exactly the position IN which that
treaty was at this moment He saw 1t stated III
the newspapers OF tnat day that 1t had come to
an emf, but he had seen no actual announce
ment tnar America had dlsallowed the
treaty. He lmaglned that what had happened
ported against It. He should have been glad II
any arrangement that had Deen wished Tor by
Canada Tor an increase OF trade mad been carried
INTO effect; out ne did not think that either Eng
land or Canada need greatly 70 lament the result.
What mad happened mad been that the nign duties,
upon Canadian produce especially. mad done the
Canadians very little harm Tney certainly had
done much more harm In the States than III Can
ada. IL mad be en- necessary Tor them TO get Cana
oian timber, Canadian nsh and Canadian grain,
and the result mao been that tie consumer III
America had had to pay more Tor them. There
lore he did not imagine That Canada would greatly
suiler from this treaty being brought TO an end.
WHAT they wished 10 see produced-namey. the
spread or free trade-was perhaps, more likely to
take place between those TWO countries ana our
selves by their finding that IL was for their
own interests to levy lower duty than
by any attempt to get at The result by
alluding to TINS subject that the
one hand ne thought we should 40 very wrong
and be taking very false position If we were TO
attempt to use any influence that we had as Eng
ushmen, or TO attempt to get our government To
use any power which 1t had as the mother country
to PUT any obstacle between the trade or Canada
and that OF the United Slates. We should never
assent 10 any dinerential duty levied ny Canada
IN lavor OF any country against English prod
Canada ne saw several gentlemen OF Gil PARTIES
aud he did not find one oil them who did not en-
tirely and absolutely agree to that principle, VINO
did not take IL as an acknowledged iacr ana who
DID not suppose that II was hardly possible that
any thing else could happen. (Cneers). He might
express the great pleasure with which he travelled
through Canada because he found there was only
one opInion tnere-namely, desire that the con-
nectlon now subslsting should continue.