New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-19
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
Free SchooIs-Law Reforn-R Reciprocal Trade
with Caunda-Annexation- Canadian Rev
Correspondence of the Tribune.

enue, &c.
Correspondence of the Tribune
TORONTO Thursday, Nov. II, 1850.
rejoice at the vote of the People sustaining
YOUR excellent Public Schools: far better it is to
educate in youth in the academy than i'll more
mature age in the penitentiary. Without
thoroughly educated population the resources Of
country will never be fully developed, life and
property will not be safe, the last and strongest
barrier against incompetence will be wanting, and
the best of all possible checks upon the represent.
alive system, an enlightened public sentiment,
will but partially operate. No people that know
of have ever had reason to regret that they in
structed their youth may the School act prove
with you powerful means Of Progressively it
teach your people TO amend detective institutions,
and render them a strong wall Of defense against
all invaders of their civil rights
The Wings perceive have the best of the day
in your elections of this month, and far the
Legislature is concerned, | would fam hope that
the requirements OF that solemn provision OF the
new constitution which has dccreed the codifcation
of the substantive law and the practice underit will
be fully complied with; not again in mockery was
the case with some Of the appointments of the last
sire to make the administration of public justice
as easy to the humble as to the proud, 50 far as
that may be possible Next to temperance, and
the public instruction OF youth, | consider that
the greatest OF all public reforms is that OF the
Law, and it is the more interesting to me because
YOUR success in New Yorll Will afford noble eX-
ample for other lands to initiate Surely the great
interest of society is to render Its members JUST
prosperous and happy
| am afraid of the Wings in the matter OF tariff
and taxation. Your whole foreign commerce is
hut trne when compared to your domestic or
inland and coastng trade. high duties furnished
the siuews OF war for the Texan iuiquity and the
glorious massacre OF the poor unlettered Mexcans;
and do not see that il England takes your wheat.
-four barley, corn and cotton, duty Tree, or there
abouts, to the amount Of 100000, 600 a year, why
you need to turn round upon us humble Canadians
here behind you, and refuse to receive even
twentieth part of that amount OF our produce III
exchange for your manufactures Offering as area
SON, that when British power is driven oil the con-
tinent OF America, it viii be time enough to act
on the principle Of reciprocity-thcn, but not till
them
Before England opened her ports to your sur
plus staple products free the steady chorus III
many protcctionist newspaper and legislative
body was, "hgher duties because OF the Corn
Laws" Now it is, higher duties because Cana
da must be brought under the detestable pro-
slavery laws, after which she may have reclproc'
ity" Are you afraid that we will continue to buy
YOUR goods American tobacco cottons, caicOes,
sugar, and other notions II not, why tax US on
Your side ON our wheat, potatoes lumber, ashes,
rags eggs, &c, which we bring you, to pay mpart
for what goods we take III return The last Tn
oune mentioned, | think, 100000 OF specie just
received from Canada, and you get many large
sums in hard cash from us.
If England by her free imports OF your produce,
raises its value to your farmers and other land
owners, is it not shabby policy to return the com
pmcnt by protecting your own lumber, gram,
cheese and butter against US Canadians, as II you
feared our competition? II We send our gram,
&c to Rochester, Buffalo, and Oswego, do not
your canal tolls, your torwarders your consignees
your hotel-keepers your mlers, your merchants
and YOUR shipping, derive large benefit w ould
YOU have our old dilorential tariff restored, and
monopoly III trade made the order OF the day a
war OF mutual injuries, one people against another
and all this because our custom house raises no
part OF the ten millions to be paid to the harpes
l saw lowering around Congress last winter, eager
for more carbon out of the Texas and slavery I'M
| posture
But say some, il we had the Northern Colonies
added to the Republic we could regulate slavery
better aud might then clip It's wings You do not
| need them Even new large majority OF the
! House OF Representatives are elected by coun-
tries where slavery is unknown, They have the
power 70 diminish its horrors, and their last exhi.
btion oil tie acW was the horrid NatfUe. american
| law OF OCt, lc9V' l IN Slaui very Slau lunecu,
that you are to get rid OF Danc! 5. Dickinson in
the I. S. Senate. He was chip OF the Croswell,
Marcy, and Argus block, the most shameless class
| Of American politicians. His retirement and those
Of Reverdy Johnson and the rest of the Galphin
folks, Tor one, Will aSsuredly not cry over. |
never liked Reverdy since the Bank Of Maryland
affair III 1881, and his views the Galphin, nc.
| seemed to me quite Consistent.
One OF our Mayors here, not long since, married
an heiress down east and then broke down for 4
handsome sum, leaving among other debts, claim
| Of 500, winch ms creditor put lnto the hands OF
a clever young lawyer, who set his wits to work
! how to recover, as the worthy Mayor had put
away his property to dry nurse. At last he re.
| membercd splendid tuu length picture OF his
worship in his official robes III the act OF receiving
! q Governor seized that and declared he would
get it stuck upon pole and auctioned of in front
| OF the Court house forthwith The threat was sui.
fCieut--the debt and costs were promptly paid
1t is reported that the Revenue from our tariff
has realized this season nearly S9Q0,000 more than
! il did last Year. The cause is in some degree
Increased inportatous hat to great exteut our
/ high rates OF duty. In 1885, the duty on most of
the imports at 0Ubec was but p per cent. AMI
that very low rate encouraged trade wa the ST.
Lawrence, bur our HmckSeS and Drawers ar,
evidently go,T friends, Tor they have, BY specific
and ad valortm taxes, raised the duty ON British
goods from five 70 seven told what il then was
and lowered their taxes your notions sent here
IL. that new level. Tins gives You much Of the
chi, wing trade fills your city with purchasers from
Cana. a, and diverts our commerce from the s..
lawrence and you, in gratitude ! suppose. Tor
IN +}iS h ;nduesS viii be ready 10 reeiprocate
whenever H. { annoyanceS and loss we suffer by
"on, prain and lumber protection laws, shall make
MS land England willing 70 euter within the
circle of the Slave power give up The poor men Of
color &, aaiires who lave sought cur protection,
fos our refugees did yo,irs in 1888 pay for send
iiug them back to bondage, aud transmit me pro