The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-11-09

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benefit of all our civil rights but we remon
strate against being made their interiors II
the land of our birth. By the tables from the
Custom House, it appears that, with foreign
nations nineteenth of the imports from France
are on foreign account and almost the same
from Germany and Great Britain. We have
not time to 60 INTO the particulars and show
the inequality which exists in France and Ger
many, but will occupy short time with Eng
land. What are the circumstances on which
this inequality rests? No country possesses
the same advantages as the
"Sea-girt ISLE"
By her policy she manages to claim all the
benefits in her commercial relations without
giving anything whatever in return. Look to
her Corn Laws-to name them is enough
Talk of equality and reciprocity with US, while
she refuses to take any produce in return for
her manufactures Above 100000 Of sPe-
cies are required every month to be shipped in
Exchange for her productions. So with Flour,
you find the duties amount to Prohibition
Take Pork to any spot within or under Brit
ish dominion, and if carried in American YES
sells, you meet with discriminating duties which
defeat the voyage. One third, too, Of the
commerce of the United States is carried on
in British bottoms, and the increase of foreign
trade is increasing the proportion Of foreign
vessels, For the causes of this inequality, look
for instance at the
TOBACCO trade--the production of the South.
adapted to her cline and soi-The duty on
lib of Tobacco worth 10 cents in America is
nine shilings sterling-a duty of 2006 per
cent. Now fellow citizens how can this be
called free trade1 The American Institute
advise free Washington, Jefferson and
the elder Adams proposed free trade but if not
free, then we ask reciprocity, that rejected
the American Institute insist on being put on
an equality. They ask not for high tariff du-
ties. We say to England take our Tobacco
on equal terms, Free or on the principle Of re-
cloths and merchandise what you have put On
our agriculture.
RICE worth 10 or dollars per cwt in the
U. S. shipped to England is subject to duty
of between 50 and 81 for 100 lbs. This is
prohibition.
PORK too cannot be sold in open market
without paying duty of at least one.third its
value in the United States. We repeat we
ask free trade, reciprocity, or equality.
LABOR. Go to your mountains and see how
you are affected by system of free trade
Sailing up the Savannah river, met not an
American flag, but met no less than eleven
British vessels laden with the lumber of Geor-
gia. There is surely cause for this. YAM
KEGS are not behind-hand when there is a
chance to gain penny by industry "For ev-
cry why there is wherefore"
SHINGLES shipped to Nova Scotia in Amer
lean vessels, subject to duty 1925 per 1000,
while they may be found rolling from vessels
with the British flag at 90, being 25 cents less
than the duty on the American flag.
SILK-On the part of France, take her gew-
gaws, which SO well become my wife and your
wife and daughter, it draws away our specie,
however, half a million month, and not an
article from our country in return
COTTON has not yet been prohibited. and
why? 1t is an article England cannot yet do
without. She is, however, turning her atten-
ton to other portions of the Globe for supplies.
los barrels Of American Cotton Seed, with
American workmen to cultivate, have been
shipped to India. Brazil and Texas too are
looked TO for future supplies
SHIPPING ON THE LAKEs.-On Lake Ontario;
American vessels. ........ 597
British vessels. ....... l,0lI
Tonnage Am. vessels. 63,5I lions.
Tonnage British vessels.... 215,8S0 "
This subject was dwelt upon at some length,
with remarks upon the increase of the tolls on
the Welland Canal and comparative decrease
on our own.
6TThe friends of MARTIN VAN buren, as
a candidate for next President held slim
meeting in Philadelphia the other day-John
Horn in the chair. 1t was forlorn business.
The Committee to draft Resolutions reported
that it is INExPEDIENT TO MAKE ANY NoMINA-
TON NOW, which was concurred in by the
meeting. Therefore an adjournment was
carried.
This looks rather discouraging, but We are
resolved that Van shall be the regular candi-
date. There is not another horse in the sta,
bic, Calhoun, excepted, that We should feel
perfectly sure of beating. We hope, therefore,
we shall not be accused of attempting to head
Capt. Tyler when we say that MI. V. B.
must be the candidate, aud we shall help him
all we can by keeping his name before the
People.-[Log Cabin.
RIGHTON MARKET .-Nov. LIST,
ls41.
At market S21, 90 Beef Cattle, 1900 stores
$50 sheep, and 400 swine. Prices Beef
First quality $50 to 6, Second 4,5O, 5, 5,25,
Third to 4,25. BarreHing, Mess 4,25 No.
1. 3,l2 No. ?, $50. Stores, 2 year old IL, to
Is, year old IA to "a. Sheep. LII, to 1925.
Svine from 3,12 to 5,12.
WooL.-The duty on wool to come in com.
petition'with american is 80 per cent advalo-
rem and cts per pound, no changes in prices.
The supply is equal to the demand. Prime
or Sayony heeces AZ fo IN cts American FuIl