Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-11-18

United States Import from Canada or other
countries more than they export to Canada,
aud of these two articles the excess OF ex-
ports to Canada over the imports lrlm Can
ada in 1919, amount To only the sum of
forty-liye thousand seven hundred aud nine
~ seven dollars, (Si5 1919
That your memoriaists believe that seri-
Gus injury will result TO the agricultural in
teresls of the North generally from the pas
sage OF the proposed measure, aud that the
benefits to the country at large, If any, Will
not be of any appreclable amount; that the
benefits If any, viii accrue to the convey
ing ana commercial interests and not to The
class who will suffer by the measure-and
that the prospective benefit to those classes
is altogether too small TO Justify the jeop-
ardizing TIE interest OF the farmer.
Your memorialisls would also represent
that Canada possesses a territory of vast ex-
tent with soil aud climate much the same
as New York and New England, and with
land aud labor in similar situations aud em-
ploynents at about half the price that 1t
bears in the States. Canada has now
rived at that point of progress in agriculture
where she has larger surplus which Is
rapidly increasing. Fifteen years since
Canada did not produce as much of bread
stuiis and provisions taken together, as she
consumed la 1880 she exported no agrI-
cultural produce Ia ,Ae United States aud
the amount she exported by sea was III
: fling as will be seen be the tables annexed.
; Aud not I'LL 1915 have her exports To tho
United States OF agricultural productions
amounted To any considerable sum. Al tins
, time her exports of edibies exceed that OF
any other country in proportion TO her pop
7 ulatlon. II e value Of animal aud vegeta-
BILE food exported from the Uni,ed States IN
1861 does not exceed one dollar per head
S for the whole population, while the exports
= of Canada to the ULted States alone, Of
4 food, greatly exceed that proportion.
y The capacity of Canada for production
: with her soil aud climate aud laborlous
: aud almost purely agricultural population
= and the additional siimulous of free access
h to our markets would be unlimited, all Of
which productions under the reciprocity
L system would seek our markets
i That a revenue of half million of do.
Il lars is now collected on imports from Cana
"a da, Surrender of which would involve the
e necessity of collecting the same amount up
n on other articles.
e That this Reciprocity Bill will not d,
l. away with the necessity OF maintaining III,
e customs established on the frontier, bu
e wodld afford facilities for smuggling British
y manufactures.
II And your memorialis,s further represen
N tina, they regard with indifference the threats
y OF Retaliation on the part of the CanadlaI
Al Government, firmly believing that Canadi
Is will not adopt such measures, and that
re they do they will lnjure themselves in tel
y fold proportion that they do US.
L. That the offer Of the free nayi yaton of In
ID St. Lawrence, is worthless to US, and O
10 but little value TO them, and ought not il
IT any manner to be taken into the accoun
81 for whatever value il may have had, ii ha
~ none now.
Sc Besides your memorialists would respect
&c fully inquire upon hat principle of law q
Ne by wha, compact the Canadian Goyernmen
ne have the night 10 exclude US from this natur
= al highway.
Is, That without distinction of party we Pre-
ne test against the proposed measure of "Rt
oil ciproeH Free Trade with the British Pro.
incesi believing that il is scheme lraugI
ia' only With injury TO US. that il is bariern
he away the vital interests Of the Norther
Elk Farmer for the benefit of few eastern Mar
Pr uiacturers aud Importers, and the Railroa
'al interests of the New-England States Thu
il is a practical violation of the spirit ,
al the Cons,ituiion-parlial of ilself-oiie
he ing the sacrifice of one interest to promo
,v- others. That it proposes in terms to adm
he free of duty. all the agricultural production
BIT and lumber of the British provinces, witbo,
OF any compromising benefit in return.-Th
he there is no Reciprocity for the farmer; f