Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-09
MORE BRITISH FREE TRADE.

We learn from the Sherbrooko Gazette that
Free Trade spirit seems TO pervade the Canaulan
Parliament and the commercial circles in Montn-
al. The Gazette also remarks at length upon a
project recently communicated by Isauc Buchanan
to Sir Robert Peel. Mr. Il. is extensively engaged
in commerce in Canada. We quote from the Ga
zctte:
ellis letter is dated Glasgow, Jan. 6, 1916, and
is accompanied by another addressed TO the oppo'
nens of Free Trade in Parliament dated in Lon
don, Feb. 10. In these letters he assumes That
Canada, as an agricultural country, If England
adopts Free Trade, must become part OF The a.
nercan Union, that emigration would at once
cease, and the commerce of Great Britain with
this country be ruined To prevent these disas'
trous consequences he proposes to the Premier 20
throw Canada ovcrboard as an agricultural coun-
try and to erect it into great commercial mnchn-
erin through which to contuct the Free Trade of
England tih The Wesiern States Of 8aTicd. 10
effect this he recommends that the 'imperla Trcas-
usv should assume the whole debt of Canada two
millions sterling) on condition that the Colonll II
Parliament agrees to the removal OF al tolls ON he
canals and all customs duties al QutDcc and .hon-
enL the rhoe reuenne being hereafter raised at the
custom houses along The .4ntricda frontier. British
manufactures being thus introduced into Canada
free of duty, and deposited IN Montreal and IN al
the towns along the American frontier as untaXcd
as at any of the commercial martS IN England, the
American tariff is to be broken down, by the iacil-
tiles thus presented for smuggling goods into the
United States for with snch temptations before
them no custom house machinery on earth. Says
Mr. Buchanan,) could enforce the collection Of the
prepos,crous duties to which the American tariff
now subjects British Goods"
This is certainly most magnificent scheme to
save Canada, and at the same time to knock Jona-
than on the head The idea Of making Canada
the store house, from whence the United States arc
to be compelled or rather enticed, to supply them
selves with British Goods, must ill the magma
tons Of our merchants with golden visions OF pros
perity, and send wailing aud despair TO the hearts
of New England manufacturers They may as
well shut up shop at once there will be 10 such
thing as their outstanding Mr.. Buchanans great
smuggling scheme.
But killing the American tariff is not to be the
only effect of this great project; 1t Is TO rele'e us
poor Canadians from threatened direct taxation
to pay our provincial debt, and give to British ship
ping the carrying trade not only across the Allan
tic, but up and down the St Lawrence, and through
alarm from the rapidly increasing American lake
Marine.
As compensation to the farmer, for the loss OF
his business, (for it is admitted that Canada is nc
longer to be considered an agricultural country he
is to be relieved from the fear Of direct taxation, -
is to be supplied with goods at reduction of the
presen, tolls and duty,-and is only to be taxed in
directly on goods imported from The United State,
across the irontier,-and above ALL his loyalty is tC
be preserved from the communicating influence o
republicanisni. He will of course then be as hap
py as u cock on his own dunghil or u snail in hi.
shell.