The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-08
The Trade with the United States.


We have been favored bY one Ci the iargest.ex-
Iefiers Of manufactured lumber in this city, With
letter Nom Correspondent m The state OF New
York, mentioning the attempts which are being
made IN he = nlted Sass % prohibit the imporia-
ton 81 plfned lumber from Cauafi, under pretenCe
that Il inirirges patent Obtained some time ago
~ Dir. Woodward. II - also contemplated 10
pfopcse a protective duty against Canadian lumber.
Thts same attempt was mace last year, bar iortu-
natriy fell d, AID We hope tbst he like fate will
await Tie present move laent To Insure such A
constmmauon, however, i wul be advisable for
huth 81 cur merchants ae re traHa&ctnR business
in American goods, To stimulate those American
exporters win Wh0m They transact busneEs. 20
expose d scheme 50 ce4sGClive % IN growing
intercourse between lie Two countries Reci-
rroCty, a course, bas besa long gwen over by
ail but the most saugaigr, aud We are sur
russd that Mf lilGCks should have thought
itwotih while 2 r~Feat On EMBASSY 10 which %
mauJ envoy s-Messfs Merritt, LaFoa'sine. sub
lfvan, Cameron, and T1i4ny-so cepl0fably tailed.
The Pn0t, indeed, teils ~ readers thar 1T -
lrred," BY his sudeavCrs, "a n cpr0CiiY, far ia
Itself and advantage @ all parties, Will b. OBJ
tsined," aad adds, uat M Hn,ks is At New
York, but "what success he's attended his mission
has not ~ tr5usIafed. TIE Ptl0t. however, We
yusrtcf. knows very well that Nc HiucAs has
only added another 10 the several prtCe- Ing fall
ursp AID hat, b. fled 10 diplomacy. he will pToba-
bly, bc redUC' q 10 Try tue effect Of threatening
tahatiCn We, at leaft, think We have sufficiently
authenuc Information 10 warrant Us in prophecy.
inc that THE WiD be The upshO a. big excursion 70
Waahr Uion. The expectations ~ the ministerial
pfpsts, on this subject. have leen 90 very Islci.
uous for three ytais past-the disappointment
which followed so compleie-ihat their reafers,
VIC sefpect will puf iuls flith IN the baiG assu-
rtnces Ilch arc all that even their assurance can.
nOw yuUchsaie.
Unter these circUmstanc,s ?, the course which
will b. adopted by our BeglriatUre becomes an
etCeeAinply interesting question. Mr.. Hincks has
been hitherto free trader, though this DID not
prevent him from passing a high protective tanft,
In The same way that Mr. BsFontaiae's rePabii-
canisfn aud rebellion did not prevent him from
Tuuifhinp republicans whose opinions were regu-
lated by the duty they ored their Queen. lie
may, therefore, beTftvallsd by his colleagues, or
be induced by personal r sentiment AZ be bad sue
cess az Washington, 70 propose ret4liaiory mea-
sures such step On this eide ol The line. ioined
% the non-intefcourse sNsft IN maiutainedt on the
other will not only have ~ sdeuing effect UPON
the trade between the two cou9tr,es sut as A So
eopdary consequence, will materially iniore an
sInterest" which IL every day assuming larger
proportions among the regular business enter
prises of the country-vr mean the railway
interest Every one who has o. all thought IL
this subject IL aware that the great hope Of ell
the 90 rosds IL the increasing trade with the United
states The principal almost the only road hith.
erfo has been that one which has provided trans.
nor, bstyeen Montreal and Lake Chimplan The
road that will next 90 into operation ~ the incom-
rsrahly more important one between this CITY snd
he Atlantic. Then We shall have the Great
Wes,efn and lie Southern branch. All these viii