New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-27

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| nsxt to Lord Gi~uels. Inst werr m ,he risst
swhsnsve ever SAID Be. -cIssr csasss sa.a sseene
its commerce. have no hesitation In saying Ib>seve
the people would rerof iron, any government e.rth
| that skoaid deny them this natural respirstioa
| In the Special Cormitt>e on Trade. In ISIS. sus
sestsd the idea Of sskns the Chairman Of The Commit
| tie on Ways and Means, House Of Representatives
whether IL IN contemplation 20 relax IN Congress-
the protective system Canadian exports BY reel
proeiry bill or drsweseks Mr.. csmbrelens ,sih Of
AprD replied We have endesvored 70 Obtain Tor the
hensnt OF toe interior Of both countfies TIE
rgh, OF drawback on our whole frontier for neFcaan
az. IN trsns.tu for the consumption Of Canals ard
tie produce the latter when exported from ports
on the Atlantic; but although snis policy 10 msniiestly
for the interest Of ths country snd Of Upper
HIS been hitherto opposed frou an Idle apprehension
hat il would tscilitsts frauds On the revenue.
Ten Thousasl L. c. Me-scy,al.sts 70 Ceaeysss.
Colony has no rgh, 90 negotiate with foreign
power and al our eAorts 20 appoint Commisson 10
consult IN matters 81 trade tor both provinces bad
proved soortive Chief josrer Robinson governed he
Legislative Council They said No whenever he De
sired After the elections bad cheated as out Of
House OF Assembly. aud England. ruler. had sane.
toned the fraud changed my t~etc. drafted me
moral dgo1 % Congress sent copirs for signatures
al parts Of the country wrote 70 Lower Csnsd. al.
vising them "a circulate similar petition there which
they did The County Of Montreal resolved that the
petition wisely adopted by the Reformers Of Upper
Cansds st recent date be proposed Cor the Ssners
acceptance OF the people OF this province and 81 So
Scholssroue Mr. fspinesu said. the petition OF the
people oi Upper Canada was received more politely In
Congress than elsewhere. Let us follow the
same course" In the course OF three or four weeks.
had forwarded to Mr. c. C. Csmbreleug. Chairman OF
the Wsys and Means in the House OF Representatives,
Al Washington. nearly 50 memorials from Upper Cans.
d. with perhaps 10000 sisnstures chiefly Independent
ireeholders. including a number Of mtnaoers OF the
Legislature.
The petitioners s.ked Congress. to repeal the tsxes
then levied on Canadian wheat wheat aour sad hum
Der. or grant drawback wheat cent the United
states sso, 10 enable as Canadians 20 regulate our
tariff and collect daiies nv giving us bach
ia the form Of drawback The sums levied az taxes on
American imports
Mr.. Leggett in his PiaiHdsaley. took the matter up
very isvorshly; did Mr. Csmorrleng. and other
Members OF Congress. with whom had long CONVEX.
sations about IT, The GLOBE published the Memorial
approving ly-msny editors were friendly but NOyem-
Der brought civil war into the Colonies. large part
OF imports At that time came from the United states
and had paid import taxes TO its Government muehof
lumber and wheat sent thither. and We
thus taxed second time New York WAS the great out
let OF our Western Counties, but ts market shut
us. while nglsnd hsd opened the 81 Lawrence To
the wheat Of the Union. duty free; produce very
low, immigration discouraged, and our public works
were al stopped.
After the close OF the Session visted this city. and
received from Mr.. Csmbrelens on the 18th Of April.
copies OF correspondence between the hesds OF Depart
ments. and with hmself relative TO memorial Mr.
Bryant published iaem in the EresEs Post tsppearsd
that Mr.. Wolfe thought could not get the drawback
under the act 1881 but Mr. Woodbury. Secretary OF
the Treasury. said the Department is decidedly In
OF such slston on the snadian frontier,
and persevered. Whatever doubts may exist - 10
the right OF petition by foreigners, can b. enter
tanned the justice and sound policy OF this sppcs
ton" II would SEEM" said Mr. Blair, In the 0i0bs
be the mutual interest OF the Inhabitants on both
sides, 20 have free intercourse may be prscu
cable To refuse ON that frontier the benefit Of draw
back 10 deny ourselves very profitable and growing
branch OF trade"
Efforts 20 Establish a Sysfsvs Of Drawbacks, lstt
10 ls45
The events Of 1897 speedily took from every
tge OF property set price upon my head on the other
SHE Of the Niagara, and located ms 10 prison ON thu
side for breach Of neutrality, with very severe sh~rih
and sler. When the skies began to clear up observed
that the drawback was still wanted accordingly drew
up at Rochester May q, 1884, published in the news
papers cent through the country, and gave copies 10
the millers another memorial showing how bard ~u
for the Canadians TO have 20 pay dutes at New York
70 this Government, then ct Toronto or Hamilton 20
their own and thirdly at Os~ego Buffalo, &c, on tho
articles they and dcsrs ss and make their pay
ments with here, such a. Lumber Wheat &c adding
Ths, the Canadians will no, be likely 10 seek our uar-
nts for ihe sale Of their Wheat " any surplus hey have
" lille those VI Eng and her colon 60 open 10 N.
unless the British Corn Laws are repealed, New.foft
made The great shipping place and on, canal boats and
uon would be more desirable from contiguous eoonuy
in exchange for merchandise and msnuAc lFes than
rope which would probably reqa;s
and other staple products OF the northern colonies essens
their mporaons, our exports 20 them probable there
by prevented To the same extent"
Ny appeal responded TO by many presses pn.
letters to Copgressmea were favorsby rsceised
the report OF the Ways and Means In 1857 taken
up Mr.. Merritt, no longer dependent on Sir He.d,
Judge Robinson, &c got new light snd went heartily
tor reciprocity, and the drawback On merchandise,
March J. ls45 the frst instsment OF . series OF
benecal since adopted both sides OF the
frontiers and to which regret that Mr.. Grnnefs
eellent measure, for reciprocity In the
wsy Of free trade In staples has not yet been added
Already, however the equalization o. the Canadian
tariff the United States drawback and the wsrehousng
scts give To the csnsdas New York. Boston and Port
land as additional stsports both tor import and az
port and Indirectly for the collection OF duies regua
ted and expended by their own Legislature Formerly
~ per cent the ed vaorem duty British goods
imported by the 81 Lawrence AN ext,syagsnf Tory
Legislature, wanting more funds raised the rate 20
IN le3s-sDd It 10 now 10 or ~ This rise opcrsrs in
favor OF the United States market keeps down compe
ttion through Montreal and being coupled eth the
drawback system, produces sbullitions Of speen
which vents itself upon Government house, library
OF Legislature todsy-snd plays at Loyalty run mad
with Governor crown lawyer on the morrow.
- Hsarya Nsp York, june IS.