9'as arisen from their hopes of finally removing
.i.. e4A A:sslslaisa I'D II aisat
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G:as arisen from their hopes Of finally removing a
-,isting causes OF hardship and complaint.


In conformity with these views, Mr. Gallatin was
authorized to propose two articles. BY the first,
she navigation of the ST. Lawrence, up and down,
from and to the ocean, is declared to belong to the
tzens fthe United States; and the ports of Mon
.real and Quebec are open to the. importation and
disposal of their lumber, pot and pearl ashes flour
and salted provisions, brought from the Lake and
=. Lawrence country. reciprocal privilege for
Canada, was to be given, if demanded by the British
Government


By the second article, our right of navigation,
and to place of deposit simply, it stipulated, with
out the privilege OF introducing into the Canadas any
articles whatever Of American produce. Both ar
cles secure to British subjects the right freely to
navigate the st. Lawrence, where the Channel IS
within our exclusive jurisdiction.


In the second letter of Mr.. Clay, Mr.. G. is in
structed, ifthe British Government should decline
to receive our produce at Montreal and Quebec,
either free Of duty, or with such reduced duties as
might enable it to sustain competition with Cana
dian produce, TO effect this object, taking care that
the treaty stipulation shall either expressly reserve
the right Of the United States, to the navigation oi
the ST. Lawrence in its whole extent or at least shall
be so framed as not to be susceptible Of the inter-
probation that they have abandoned that right.
Abstract of the general Annual return OF the Militia


ofthe United States, by States and Territories,


according to the act of March I'd, 1905, taken


from the latest returns received at the Depart


ment of War.