Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-01-24

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market, lin bond) according to the same author,
| in 1884.
| The duty levied on PoT AND PEARL ASHES i'm.
ported into Great Britain from the United States,
is 6s. sterling, or "A per cot while from Brit
ish Colonies ashes are free Of duty The effect of
this has been to drive the trade in ashes from the
northern states TO Montreal and Quebec, whence
they are carried to England in British vessels.
Thus in 1884 the imports OF nshes from the British
Colonies, [Canada &c. were S4,937 cut aud on
ly ctot. from the United States.
In 1888, England raised by duties levied on
CoTToN from the United States, 90 434 949 while
she prohibits, or burthens with heavy duties eve-
ny article Of our agricultural produce. Foreign.
ers, and agents for foreign business, may well
huzzdH for such FREE TRADE. Ii is accord
ing to the English boek Will any person with
American feelings Join in such Glamour?
1t is not true that the american Institute, is an
advocate for HIGH TARIFF. 1t maintains e.
qualify and perfect reciprocity in trade. II pro
poses offer other governments, free trade, e.
quality and reciprocity. Our business is to offer
to England and to France TO come to some agree
ment, for just and equal trade; to take our to-
bacco and rice on equal terms; to make Ameri-
can productions free, and reciprocal and If this is
refused, to adopt countervang regulations, as a
defence against their unjust measures and to-
put on their broadcloths, silks and manufactures
the like duties they put on tobacco and the agri-
culture of our country. Their aggressions, to BIO
our rule of resistance.
the paths of peace. Give a clear deck, or an
open field, and she will ask no favors Of the world
But with all our keen sngacty, and with what of
politics and president-making our country is not
going in advance, she ought, with all her natural
advantages. With keen and vigorous govern
ments abroad, careful Of their interests; and with
party rulers here at home, intent only on their
places and party discipline, it is no matter for
wonder that currency is derangod, commerce de-.
pressed, and in short, all the concerns of the
country embarrassed
These things explain why, among other things,
our commercial marine is languishng. Strife
may come and find our marine deranged and our
hardy seamen driven to other pursuits, and one
half Of the trade Of our country in possession of
foreigners. War may come. and we may blow
the trumpet and call for the naval heroes in the
hour of need, to "hod their steady march upon
the mountain wave, and they may not be within
our call and all this too, while it is the declared
policy of our country 10 encourage navigation;
and especially long voyages, as q NURSERY FOR
} sEAMEN. For this object a bounty is paid on the
I fisheries and drawbacks allowed on the re.ex-
portation of fereign articles. The amount does
not appear in the table, but is believed to be
ly one million of dollars.
In the face of such facts, the last revenue bill
: has surrendered the China trade to British ship
T ping!! Tea from China, before, and has
been long time, duty free, in American vessels;
r and ten per cent. duty If in foreign vessels. In
; the last revenue bill this little discriminating du-
" OIL ~ ceDI ID repeater, ana IL enacIs, that
= tea shall be duty flee, ''from China" or "ANY
: OTHER PLACE" This must be in favor of British
s shipping; and in compliment to a duty of two
l. thousand per cent on our tobacco, and duties OPP
Grating as prohibition against rice, flour, and the
productions of our agriculture, unless diverted to
= those channels, giving the carrying trade TO Brit
sh vessels. The old stale teas of British stores,
o are now to be sent to this country in British ves-
Q sells, duty free.
$ While we gave to France free trade in her
IL silks, wines, and Injuries, a reward for the
i embarrassments inflicted by her. on our com.
v MERGE and agriculture we have yet continued the
l. duty of 10 per cent. on silks from beyond the
r Cape Of Good Hope, which operates as a tax on
II US, and as bounty on the silks Of France and
= England.
y With the protecting duty not long since allow
o ed on New Orleans sugar, bounty was given, in
= the nature of drawback on the Importation re-
I, filming, and exploration Of foreign sugars. When
l. the duty was diminished, the bounty remained I'M
% regarded This omission did not offend nullifca-
IS tion as it only greatly increased the exports of
l. Cuba, created a lew millionaire refners in this
n city and in Boston and presented the rare cir
of cumstance OF bounty paid by this country for
n supplying Russia with West India sugar The
is last Congress, in mercy to the empty treasury re-
i'd peaed the bounty, SO far, to he only equal TO
v the duty paid Such state of things could not
S, have been the intention of Congress any adj
le mnistratlon; but engaged and engrossed as they
are in president-making, and in squabbles of par
w ~ politics, it is only their needless legislation.
In They have not time insist equality and reci-
le prociiy in trade and take the proper reiaatory
E. measures against the injurious commercial regu-
TO ations of other governments. In olden times
II. the messages of Presidents dwet on the sup
- port and condition OF agriculture, commerce. and
e. manufactures. In latter years, these subjects are
! deemed too unessential to gain admuNnce into
ic such public documents.
i'd We do not speak of any of these things as par
I'd tisans. The American Institute belongs no par
ds y 1t eensures oil parties alike. Party spirit and
IN the discipline of party, is the bane of our land
and the curse OF our country. The Institute calls
for support to our agriculture, commerce, and
manufactures, and TO procure such legislation as
will put us on an equality with other nations in
all our commercial pursuits
There is no defect in our institutions, or in the
character of our people, which occasions the
present depression of our concerns, foreign and
of domestic. We stand elevated in the eyes of the
H. world for capacity 10 produce. II Russia wishes
w TO build vessel, she sends to New York for one
2 as q model. When she needs an imperial steam
a. figate, New York is employed 10 build it, Spain
he also sends TO New York for steam vessels OF war
its Is q cotton factory or a steam sugar-mill wanted
America furnishes it. Does Prussia need -four
il ing mill, she sends to Baltimore for machinery
o. An American is selected engineer while Dant-
its zic sends her citizens 10 Rochester 10 learn the
is art of grinding wheat. Austria sends TO Phila
S ; delphia for locomotives. The Grand Sultan sen
re here for our Eckford to instruct them in ship
els building and for our Porter, TO mpart capacity
A and valor for their defence. When Egypt wakel
RI up from her Pharaoh sleep and finds that tn,
MS hands of her subjects and her bullock mills arr
ds not the most perfect in the world for digging ca
nd mails, she too sends for tools and seam-engines
be When Texas wants machinery. she sendsto Low
We ell and Patterson; and England herself sends Il
Philadelphia for locomotives, for she can built
Id nothing TO equal them. II is only in our OWL
O. country, that American genius and enterprise are
a. not sustained and honored.
as Were there vouchsafed to us this free trade OF
es reciprocity which we ask, il would build tup ou'
of commercial marine establish our naval strength
ilf create an efieciual nursery for seamen, and A
It's merican productions would meet the eye OF the