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

from the States" engaged in the purchase of
produce of various kinds; and the enormous
difference IN the prices at which they purchase
and those which they command on this side
of The line furnishes striking commentary on
the advantages derived by Canada from being
forced to make all her exchanges in distant
markets. IL proves, too. who it 10 that pays
the duty.
DESTROYS to bring Canadian prices to level
with those at the Mon, Canada seeks recipro,
Guy, and with that view would have her WOOL
her potatoes, her beef, and her lumber, admitted
tree; and, slngularly enough, she came near OBJ
tanning all she desired Had her scheme been
carried out, IL would have acted as an enormous
bounty on great variety of agricultural pro-
duets, while the free admission of her lumber
would have been bounty on the clearing of
her land. The tide Of emigration would have
been diverted 10 the North instead OF the West.
with rapid increase in the value of Canadian
land and labor; while our Western States. al
ready enieebled by The emigration to California
and Oregon, would have found, as we think
their progress almost entirely arrested.
In return for thus surrendering to the Cana
dams the entire control pi he only market in
give our western friends the use of the ST. Law
renee, to enable them to 90 10 The market 10
tchich the Canadians cannot and tc,V not go;
thus surrendering nothing and obtaining every
thing. The value Of the privilege of going by
the river, as compared with our roads and ca
mails, appears 70 us TO be something like the
value OF a bad turnpike, as compared with a
good railroad. The Canadians have it., but
| they import their goods. as we see, via Boston,
| and they send their produce to Europe via New
York and Boston; and the more they find them
selves forced to abandon their old route TO
market, the more anxious are they to trade off
the privilege of using it before it shall come TO
be universally conceded that it is of SO little
value as TO be scarcely worth accepting in free
gift. ltwould seem, indeed, that it is already
| given; for we have now before us the proceed
ngs OF the Quebec Board of Trade, contain
| ing grevous complaints of the injustice of pre-
venting American vessels from entering and
| clearing at that port with cargoes to and from
the interior, as indeed, they say, is now done
al every other port OF the province. Not only
is this the case, but the Canadian government
appears 10 be in the market bidding for trade,
by lowering the tolls on various articles pass
Ing through their canals-feariul, apparently,
that our canals and roads will carry of the
whole trade; and yet but recently we were told
that if we did not consent 10 reciprocity we
their canals.
The absurdity of such threats may be seen
from the fact that the eyes of the people Of
Canada are becoming every day more and more
open 10 the vast disadvantages Of their one
road to market, the Montreal Board Of Trade
being now engaged in demonstrating with the in
surance companies of England about the every
high rates of insurance." which are stated TO
be sixty per cent greater than they Were fifteen
years since, and TO be gradually driving, not
only the trade of Canada West, but that Of
Montreal itself, through the cheaper and spec
dier routes Of the Union.
II is quite true that some Of our eastern
friends are very DESTROYS Of the passage of the
Reciprocity bill, and equally so that. as they
must supply cotton goods at free trade prices,
they have some reason to desire 10 purchase
food at free trade prices. To this we do not
object; but We desire our agricultural readers
to understand what is likely TO be. the result
of the measure. and not to renquish what re
mains TO them Of the domestic trade, in the hope
Of obtaining advantages that will-like the Eu
roPean market for food promised by Mr.. WALK
ER-prove to be
dead sea fruits,
That tempt the eye, bot turn TO ashes the lps :"