The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-11

hundred thousand had been delivered The fall
ing OF is not owing to deficiency of this years
harvest, which may be regarded as more abundant
than that Of any prev ious year. The farmers are
holding their grain from market in hopes OF better
prices. different practice appears TO prevail in
other parts Of the country, for the exports to Os-
wego have been much greater this fall than they
were last. Last year, to the 3Oth Of September,
1872 ,S26 had been collected on Canadian imports
at the port Of Oswego to the same date this year,
the amount $ll5,5l5. In addition to this,
about 100 900 had been collected to the same date
in New York on produce entered at Oswego under
bond, and afterwards withdrawn and sold for do
nestle consumption. The bulk of Upper Canada
produce exported to the United States, whether
for reshipment or for domestic consumption, en-
ters at the port of Oswego, although imports
to considerable amount take place in the dis
trct of Chicago. at Sandusky, Cleveland, De-
troit Erie, Buffalo, Genesee, Rochester, Cape
Vincent, and Ogdensburg. Up to December,
in lS49, the duties collected Canadian i'm
ports to these ports less than $4,000. The
completion of the Ogdensburg and Lake Cham
plain railroad will make Ogdensburg principal,
if not the principal port of import for Canadian pro-
duce. To Boston the distance is but three hundr ed
miles; and it is Boston and the other large towns Of
New England that offer bona tide market for wheat
and -four At all times these New England States
are importers Of breadstuffs. But did they offer
no real market for foreign breadstutfs, it is ex-
tremely probable that considerable amount OF
Canadian produce would find its way to the sea
board, for shipment to England, by this route.
Ogdensburg is some two hundred miles distant
from Montreal, and yet it is the Atlantic,
within forty miles, as the latter city. The railroad
comes into direct competition with the st. Law
renee navigation. The tolls from Prescott TO Mon
real are a. a barrier nroton across that line. The
difficulties Of the navigation also to be taken into
account But the most important fact Of all is, that,
starting from the point of Ogdensburg for the sea-
board Montreal is about hundred and sirty miles
out Of the direct line. Barring any difference that
may exist between the expense of railroad and wa
ter communication, every thing appears to be in
favor of the railroad. Steps being taken to
extend this railroad into Canada, by line run
ming from Bytown to Prescott. Apublic meeting
held in Bytown the other day, when it was
agreed that the corporation should take & 900
of the stock Should this line be built-and there
seems to be prospect that it will, since, spite
Of Mr.. Baldwin's efforts, bill has been passed,
allowing municipal corporations to take railroad
stock-h tciH tend TO secure TO the american line
q portion Of that traffic ,ohich might otherwise be
directed through the 81. Laurence, and increase
the odds Uhch, at present, erist against the latter
route. However, when the relative distances of
the two lines from Prescott to the seaboard
taken into account, it would seem to be but follow
ing the natural course of things The eItent Of the
market chich the Ne,D England States offer for bread
stufs is apt TO be much moderated OF the entire
surplus produce of the Western States and of Can
ada, the Eastern States probably consume more than
one half; the remainder being shipped to England.
Spite the Denty per cent duty 1T highly probable that.
oloing 10 the completion Of the Ogdensburg and Lake
Uamplain railroad, increasing quantity Of Cana
dian produce tcH be consumed in the manu- ACQUIRING
totons Of the NeD England States. 1t invariably
happens that the stocks of breadstus in the import
ing States pretty thoroughly exhausted prior to
the opening of the navigation each year. At such
times Canadian -four will be more readily access-
bic by the ogdensburg railroad than the produce of
the west. The reciprocity question acquires add
tional importance from these circumstances, pointing
as they do, to the probability that the Nep England
States ,riu become best market the consumers of
the bulk of our surplus produce. The causes that
have hitherto retarded the transport of western pro-
duce to the seaboard, during the winter, will be
partially overcome by the completion of the Erie
railroad west Of Buffalo, the south side Of Lake
Erie. With the completion of that section, line
of railroad will extend from the wheat giving
States of the West TO New York. When brought
TO the latter place the produce will still have to be
conveyed to the eastern States for consumption.
The proximity Of the trhea giuing districts of Can
ada 10 the Eastun States toiH enable US 10 supply
their market readily than IL ,rH be IN the potcsr
Of Westur gro,oers 10 do. The United States, con-
sdered a unit exporters Of agricultural pro-
duce. The Union Is, however, divided, CONNER
cialy, into two sections-tbe agricultural. grain
exporting States Of the w est, and the manufac-
turing, grain-importing New England States.
Conada is a competitor, but not equal terms for
supplying the wants Of the importing States.
"Ihe di6icdiyis 10 opostrids The barrier Of foenfy
per cent. duty. Whether this be overcome or not,
to any great extent, Boston will probably become
the shipping port for most Of our produce. The
reciprocity question has acquired fold inn
portance from the facilities which the Ogdcnsburg
railroad offers for conveying our produce to the
markets of New England. Congrcss has adjourned,
leaving the question where IL has been for years
We must ,osit patiently 10 SEE WHAT THE NEXT SIS
SION WILL sRrSo FORTH"
We copy the above from Canada paper, and
desire to call to it the particular attention of
all our readers of the agricultural and planting
States. Canada has no market for her products,
and she can have none, solong as she shall con-
tinue to be compelled to maintain that "free
trade" with Great Britain, which our farmers
and planters are told is all that is needed to
place them in the high road towards prosperity.
We have a market, because we have granted
some protection TO the farmer in his efforts to
bring TO his side the makers Of cloth and Of
iron, and the consequence Of that protection is
that the Canadian seeks to find within the
Union an outlet for his "surplus products"
and that he may do so, he asks that the tariff
on all his products be repealed, leaving him to
purchase his cloth and his iron abroad He
would enjoy all the rights Of citizen, while
exempt from the performance Of any Of the dti-
ties Of one.
In return for an unconditional repeal Of the
tariff, in his favor, he offers us the right Of
transit by the route Of the St. Lawrence, while
assuring us that, even TO himself, "even this
is in favor Of the railroad" or what use could
it then be to us, even were il granted free of
charge, in exchange for the right Of passing over
our territory by means Of this better communi-
cation which he has for years enjoyed. and