The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-04-21
AMERICAN WHEAT.

A late number Of The European Times says:"Jhe
only bright spot in the surrounding gloom is the
neasureEhou 10 be Introduced ir parliament for nd
hitting Canadian wheat and flour. by way Of Can.
ada into England Al fixed nominal duty. Some
doubts existed short time back ms 10 The sincerity
Of the Government relative to this mehsure,bn
Lord Sanly has cleared AWAY aIl mist on the sub
jeci by stating enphaiically that the Government
accepts the Interpretation put upon his dispatch OF
last enr by the Governor General and Legislature
of Canada The bill passed by the Pro,ncia Par
lament Of Canada imposing duty oflhree shiIlines
per quarter on United States wheat going into Can
nda only wants the receipts of solhe information
from Sir Charles T}agot TO receive the royal assent
aud then bill will he introduced into the British
Parliament virtually repealing,as Tar as Canada and
the Uni.ed States are concerned, The Corn law
Of last year. This is regarded in Ensland.as n very
mporinn, measure" A duty Of three shllings per
quarter is equal to seven and half cents per bush
The CANADIAN duty on American flour IL much
higher in proportion; the object being TO cause The
milling to he done on the Canada side oil The line
immense quantities Of our wheat and Hour now
reach the English market, through the Canada
channel and paving the same duty nsCanhdmn Hour
Ir,hnt il reduced as Lord Sluniy pronlses,lo a
fixed and merely nominal amount The agriculture Of
III. West will receive an immediate and powerful
s,nilns while equally important advantages, " III
result 10 Great Britain.
Some other consequences will follow which 1t Is
worth while TO consider, ll the Western farmers
can have access to the English markets, they will
at once become rs ultra free trade men. as The
Gotten planters. II was the operation Of the Eng.
fish corn laws, combining their market to the New
ENGLAND manufacturers. which made all the friends
| of o,otec,inn 10 be found in the West. When they
have the English market TO sell in, they WI insis
upon having everything in The same market winch
thew can buy cheaper than at home. They WI
insist upon the reduction Of out tariff TO ilee trade
revenue standard II they fail in this they will herat
il down Though the aid Of the smugglcr. No rev
epue police can maintain the monstrous emotions
Of our present tariff against the continued efforts
,r the manhattan on both sides of the Canada line
The Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois farmers
who will sell their crops to the Canadian merchnn
will in some way brlng back British broadsoihs
without paying duties.
Treated with liberaiiy by the British Government
and no longer looking to The New England man
ufnc,urers for their support they will cren'e pun
; lie sentiment, which will protect conirahnnd iran
ickers in the chiri manufactures of England. Al
hi. il inevitable il the taiii he no, reduced. Bu
i,s reduction is. in fact. inevitable If the promised
, modification Of the English corn laws be made =
The wheat growers Of the West, the planters o
tho Sou,h and the navigation iniresis Of the East
would present n combination OF po'llica' power
which the Lowell spinners and the Pennsy l'anl
miners could no, resist.
Augusta (.Ms.) .fge.