The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-19
The Funeral OF Mr.. Adams,

RESOLUTION Of IPhig Congressio .ai Caucus, Dscem
Der |, 1851.
The Funeral OF Mrs. Adams,
Relief of the late JOHN Quincy ADAMS, ex-
President Of the United States, took place yes
terday morning. A large number of persons
were in attendance at the dwelling, on + street,
including the PRESIDENT Of the United States
and the members of the Cabinet, (with the ex
ceptlon of Mr.. WEBSTER, who is absent from
the city, the President OF the Senate and the
Speaker Of the House of Representatives, to-
gether with many members of Congress, and a
full representation of the Massachusetts dele.
CATION. Major General ScoTT and General
Wool, in citizens dress, and other prominent
gentlemen, were present.
G.. +. ADAMS, ESQ.,, the son of the deceased,
arrived in the city on Sunday last.
The Rev. SMITH PYNE conducted the fu-
nereal ceremonies according to the usages Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and was assisted
by the Rev. Messrs. FRENCH and BurLER.
The body was deposited in the Congressional
Cemetery, and it will, we learn, hereafter be
removed to Quincy. Massachusetts, where re-
pose the ashes of ex President ADAMS and those
Of other members Of the family.
British Free Trade q Canadian Reciprocity.
PRoTEortoS.-The "Lord Elgin" steamer ar
rived at Toronto few days ago, from oswcgo
with English goods received via Boston, to the value
of five hundred thousand dolars--duties on which
will amount to something like sixty thousand dol.
lars; to pay which il will take, at present ratcs
one hundred and ninety thousand barrels of our
best manufactured -four; Of which sixty three thou
sand barrels will 70 to pay for freight insurance.
duty, and commission charges, incurred in send
ing II To England, TO pay for this shipment alone.
This iarge quantity of flour goes 10 foreigners who
pay no taxes to us; consequently, it is total loss
TO the productive industry OF the country. These
and other importations. besides, displace large
amount OF labor here, which, under prefecture
policy, would be made available in the manufac-
ture Of such articles those now spoken Of; and
thue be the means of creating home market for
our farmers wool and other productions. Let the
farmers consider and ponder upon these facts at
the present time, when they forced 10 sell their
beet wheat at three shillings per busbel and when
a miller only get fifteen shillings per barrel on
his -four sent TO England People Of Canada, ouch
"a free trade. and such is the policy which your
government countenance. We should hike to zee
them pursue a wiser couree and show some regard
to the domcshe industry Of the country.
tBrocLriIe Statesman.
Well may our neighbors exclaim, "Such is
free lradei" The Canadian farmer can make
no exchanges al home. lie has wool and food
IN abundance, but the system of his masters
looks TO compelling him TO send them thousands
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fuel, linen, and iron ore but he may not feed
his corn or his pork to the men who would
convert his raw materials into iron. All hi.
exchanges must be made at distance, and the
value Of his products is eaten up in the process
of exchanging and this must be done because
Manchester and Birmingham have willed that
the farmers and planters Of the world shall have
but one market IN which to sell their food and
their wool. and but one in which To buy their
cloth and their iron. This it is that is known
~ the Manchester vocabulary as free trade"
Canada, like ourselves. was told-"Do not
manufacture for yourselves. Send us all your
food and all your timber, and we will make a
market for it," The consequences are seen in
the fact that she has now no market whatever.
except at prices that are ruinous to all con
cerned. Famine exists throughout a large por
ton of Germany; and ye, Canadians can ob
tain, as we have seen, bnt 3s.-sixty cents-for
their wheat, and Js.-ihree dolars-for their
-four The lumber market Of England ha,
fallen 50 low, that Canada must either relin-
quish the clearing Of her land or find a
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five years have elapsed since our farmers
were invited TO aid ia the destruction Of the
domestic market for food, on the ground that
So enormous and SO rapidly increasing was our
surplus Of all tho products of the land. that il
was vain TO seek TO create a market for it at
home. That aid was given, and the result is
now seen in the fact that our sale Of food 10
Europe is not nOS as great as il was six years
SINCE aud the total amount is not as great as
was then The annual increase among the produ-
GERS Of iron and Of coal, leaving out Of view the
growth Of demand among the producers Of cot
ton and woolen cloth. hemp, lead, and the
thousand other commodities, the production Of
which has been almost annlhIlatcd by the tariff
Of lS46
We are now importing not only our cloth
aud iron, our lead and hemp, but also to no
small extent our food; and Canada. having food
to sell, desires to have the tariff repealed in
her favor. She has wool 20 SELL all of which
finds a market here, aud, as matter Of course
Canadian farmers are moi well satisfied with
the payment Of the heavy duty imposed for the
protection Of our own wool growers. They
know well that it is the man who must 20 to
market that pays the duty and 50 do the
sellers Of pork, beef and potatoes, frewood, and
timber Of all descriptions; and therefore would
they be relieved from contributing to our revc-
nue.. The Toronto GLobe gives us a letter
from traveller, who says that Eat nearly
every stopping place" he found Yankee