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proposals. for the confirmation and expansion Of
free commercial relations hctween HE United
fnt. \ ~ fab

ntnee1 dated March CO. fs0a' after not'sa ot tsf.
M,ic4tr'a t;ovornment IRE quits vll!nk 10 recon.
e.aer tha hecinroc1ty Treaty.. ~ continuation WIN
fns ct ths unted sae e pesos..te +.
Countries ttsn 4 h.s hitherto bera Dat .nos. e;,
tsn sea' s. ts'' eon:ae1ss %issn e. Of % ~ 'tSs,
trnment must be- ,aforned whether iha notice
gt!cn oy Mt. hdams. III tcsmt 20 peremtps9sy. Z Z
mrr easc her Nalesty'r nosefniaent can only r.
sIss ss.tan hs, ssf :.
friendly. md n,oso bcnedctai shuuId bo broken
I'd by o TnH IN G sbs cs.sa
wsleS Il a"d'aeatlen %S. sa Of ths tfe. q
fncton was dltro.ed 10 meet The british Govern.
uent In tho mitter in friendly sp!riL
wrote 10 ii: Foreign onlce under date Of March ..
~ 70 JoaT io!a.hlo that with view of mi iur.
a. thc season advaneed TO enter into aesotlstions
wes $a ' pds ss 1s
Of 'lnne 4. ''Tho iilnca. Of ST. Seward. and the
by the assassination Of The President, md tho and
den COLLAPSE u tho Confederate uo'etnment hare
n,adc II Impossible 10 eaecute hitherto ynur Lord.
ships Instructions 10 Obtain statement Of the
points III the treaty which tho Emitted statas wsh
10 make tho subject Of fresh negotlatIon."
had been Issued BY the Secretary Of the Treasury,
snt published In the papcsr. announcing tho Ap.
psoaching termination Of tl,c treaty.
SIR FREDERICK HRUcK
wrote, on the 9Th at November: .*On seeing Tho
indot.ed notification In the ncwrrapefs, thought
u advstablc +" AK Ms. Seward whether u va
approaching expiration Of the reciprocity. or WAS
Intended IL be deelaratiou OF lie !!oresnmcntt
ssns s q S di,sn sfws,a
s ass sfs' a:s s = - "a
net, but waa ittued br the Secretary of lie Trcas.
nfy ~ m Administrative act which could not bn
trgaliy deferred "
UNDER JOHNSON.
But however well d.poscd we may bclfero Pres.
n I IT. Il iss
thcIe wcrc ppposine influences in active opcratIof
which. az We know, prevented the opening OF nc
IN the i1th Of February. 1850, Ms. Seward
svrotc to Sir Frederick I,ruce as foltaws: ''carc-
ful inquiry made during the receae at Congress In
no such harmony Of public sentiment in favor Of
the extension Of the tFeaty ~ would encourage him
In dircetsn: negotiations 70 be opened. ln9ui.les
r. ese ,se .ate sjs aa qsas:
sntl he other Provinces lad bccn 10 Washinctorl,
and In connection With. or with tho countcnsnce
81. at The lea.t. tempofar{ continuance. BY leg.
;'ss iat Of III Msreh. H. ,s sSS.' "'' '0 'A'
-. .TnE TREATY nxrrnEp.
Tas aon q tss 's IN ~ s0 banaa II
once sct itself to work 10 build up 4 rysiem Of
manufactures Of liz own. and to extend ia com
-IaA d
eolonie,. l " .ud % viii M o.hei a eounlie+ M 80 ~
10. render Itself. 30 iaE rs might be.
independent Of tho United states; 4. ea tllus,r..
adntnistercd to commercial Il 1eh.nges between the
~ eS ta 1nt
ind 10 atain ngain the amount reached during tic
a.t year q ne tlcaty md that tae proportion q
tht United States hAa fallen from T.. per cent to
only Ill per cent Of tho whoio
But thu largely .lncrrnfed exchange Of ptoducts
was only part Ut the advantage which resulted 10
the two countries from the treaty OF 1H:H. Hy tho
treaty all tho xc1ed and complicated questions
which Ind been ,e sub5ec. Of constant cor1espond.
cnco, and. wo may add. tue occasion OF almost
m!tea saates srd Grsst Ii,tsiu trosa ths c.oac nt
tne War nf Independence nnti ls5i, were nut to
res,. s,nce 1850 ali lhcae qncstionu have been se.
q "an s ~ ss.a 1 r. b
se ss ss: ,
nendInp tes iMe patdia!S d!ensTp between ,bea nrcat
a In Sesi .em s the pG@HS1 tbs nes 1 a'. &C.
for nearly SIS. 600, 000 A. balance Of eompcn.a-
t!oa ior the hshs.Ie. opened under The Treaty. Of
,Sta hut sat b. sas of The rnted
Statts that on the Termination OF tho reciprocity
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