New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-28
Free savssation Of the 80. Lswrsnee-Diaer-
entail Duties.

oo,eeds the free navigation Of the s. Lawrence %
the commerce Of all nations 50 that the eight NIL
lions Of people residing near 70 its east and
west banks might be enabled 70 receive their Her-
chsndise and ship their produce By the rver route
il they thought IT, from May 70 November By the
vessels Of that nation. whether American bHtl'h'
French. Dutch or Russian. which would cary
cbespest-,he tariffs 20 be regulated By England
and Canada for the colonial ports and By or Gov
eminent for the places Of entry within Us bounds.
Their effort. were unsuccessful; Eng and contin
ned 20 retain strict monopoly Of the carrying
trade until as, May. when Der suspension acts
Drought On BY famine in Ireland were held 20 IN
clude Canada a large German immigration N
foreign ships. was one Of the immediate results
The Montreal Board Of Trade, in their Report OF
the st inst state that beside the smugged sril-
cle1 23s7. 357 lbs Of TEA were imported iato Can
ada in ls4s. Of which p e5l lbs. came from the
United States By the Ere and OsTego Canals ana
only s6s 6s5 lbs RIA the 81. Larrence-and that OF
9.534256 lbs Of Sugar imported, 45@7.'-0 los'
came from the United States Also that the ave
rage freight Of barrel Of Flour, from Lake
Ontario 70 Nev-York, is 20 cents, thence 70 Liver
mol q. cents and the insurance |Oswego % Liver
pool Q, cents-total l07i cents while By the So
Lawrence the expense would be 62i cts higher the
Atlantic freight alone being 10 cents Free com
petition is prescribed as the tue remedy and NJ
Hane. & high authority in matters Of commercial
regulation advises total repeal &c 20 Canada thus
uniting with is merchants and Legislature in re-
ouesting England 70 withdraw her protection from
;ts trade and virtually 70 abandon her Colonial
system.
Ifthe British ship-owuers are profring largely BY
the protection which secures 20 them the carrying
trade. as our laws secure 20 the Amercan-built
shipping the cossting and river trade Of the repub
lic then and in that case the sgrc1turist is suf
ferer in the price he pays for freight Bat this may
well be doubted there beins, as Nr. Johr Nelson
Of Quebec remarked IN Council powerful com
petition already among the British shipping. He
was satisfied that foreign competition would not
reduce freights. and asked d" what there was TO
bring foreigners among Us with al their bubbling
and mischief
This question. as vel as that Of diherential da-
ties. will have 70 be settled in England. Should q
good crop the Chartst and Irish discontents Con
nels demise. the working Of Free Trade in Eng
land aud the discontents Of the landed interest and
ship-owners produce Conservative Ministry after
the Fall elections Mr.. Gladstone. Lords Stanley,
Beutinck &c will soon check the Canada move
mant. which is evidently sanctioned by Lord John
Russeus Cabinet for the present else Mr Morris
and Mr Sherwood. members Of tie Canada govern
neut. would not have introduced the Navigation
Law Repeal Address into the Legislature.
Mr.. Morris remarked that the immense sums
vested in Canadian Canals was SO much money
wasted this measure did not carry, ard that as
British protection 10 Colonial products bad been
wholly Withdrawn. no reason could be alleged Why
the colonist should be placed on worse footing
than the citizen on the United States shores
One great object is 70 divert share Of the carry
ing trade from Boston New. Orleans, and this City
% the ST. Lawrence-but it is right that the great
West should be enabled freely to choose between
these routes using the cheapest, which after all,
may prove to be the Erie and Oswego Canals
Mr. Sullivan, a former Colonial Premier, re-
marked that the Legislature had Just passed bill.
by virtue Of which all diferentsl duties on ac-
count Of the flag under which the goods were i'm
ported. were to be done away. Concede the Tree
navigation 10 foreigners and there would be ten
times more communication with foreign lD. -
ports than between their own in Canada blend
ing Of interests would follow aud their connection
with the mother country be interiered with.
Did honorable gentlemen know that the inability Of
the Americans 10 reach the sea formed material cnecs
10 their enterprise aud that the moment that bar was
N ed By the aid of that capital and that enterprise IN
WI wanting, they would over"helm az our
puuy efforts sweep shipping OF the lakes and take
The hole OF the carrying trade into their own hands
lie han he
IL The Ereniag Post through a favored cores
pondent thus iorcibly comments on fancied Whie
attempt to smuggle Gen. Taylor into the Presiden
cy without frank avowal OF bis views on important
Political topics:
The people arc not yet prepared 20 sanction sucf
dangerous Innovations IL 10 their night 10 demand iron
the csnddsies for their suffrsges fu expression
their al the important topics OF political acuoi
"a right Of which they have svsied themselves from
the earliest period Accustomed % exercise these PRIV
eges As freemen Il i absurd % suppose can b
smusged into the Presidential chair BY popular sccs
nation, like bale OF coutrsbsnd goods without exami
! nation or challenge"
! Who would be apt 70 guess that the writer o
the above himself supported for President Jamei
X Polk who repeatedly and steadily refused
when a candidate 70 answer inquiries with regar.
to his views on leading public questons-wh'
| Wrote out one letter lQl tue FANAt g Altci A'
was nominated and that most eqaivocal sn'
and doubledealing one expressly TO hoodwini
Pennsy lvanis with regard to his hostility 70 the
| Protective Polcy-a game which proved too sue
! successful.
We heartily approve the sentiment Of th'
Post though compelled thereby to condemn IL
| practice. Let Us have Wing candidate concern
ing whose opinions and views there is no smbiguit.
and can be no mistake. Then II the People choos,
to be fooled again by Kane letters o. to vote ior
who hides bis head in the sand it IS their Owl
job
ENGLISH Poor LAws.-Dr Estes, IN his Defenc'
Of Slavery makes frequent illusions 70 the labor
slavery Of the English and Irish as being. in man.
respects more cruel and oppressive than any other
We are sssuredly not among It's defenders.
In Britain the greater part Of the land Az
wealth Of all other kinds IS in the hands OF q few
whose study ike that Of the Southern Shareholders
is 10 make the millions toll for them hard as pos
sible. and for the smallest possible recompense
Previous 70 1884 there were poor..sws which CON
PEELED the rich to contribute to the support Of tn