The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-16
Canada was sought BY the Northern States

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Canada was sought BY the Northern States attepswaSs
TO connect the repeal Of the acts Of Congress r.
irr.d to- with the reciprocity ILL., bat Intellectually In
s49 the repeal Of these acts strongly recommended
~ secretary Walker in report made in obedience to
call of the senate and Don Caderon the Spanish Mini
ter has for many years urged their sbrogation unjust
to the bland al injurious to Spanish with the
United states. Mr. Mallory, in his pamphlet, alludes to
the petition of Cuba and Porto Rico and the policy Of
IIomotirg the extension Of with them, and
of inducing them TO rely the United States for supplies
d rtadttus and manufactures Of great importance;
oih.rwe he they will endeavor TO compete with us
IN rgn markets as to products natural to some OF tho
Southern States and those islands and will also create
rivals to us for products Of the Western States OF inn
m'nse valae-fnch az -four provisions &c; and manu-
features q the Easter, States which could be supplied to
them.
ii would that the acts Of 1892 and of 1874 were
Passed to Spain to allow participate in the
trade with her colonies equal terms with herself
She refuses this to all nations, refuse equal part
cipaton in coasting trade Spain imposes ldscri-
miratng tonnage duties and cargo duties all foreign
yss trading with her colonies Of Cuba and Porto Rico
We exclude entirely all foreign from our coasting
trade Tho acts of 1882 and 1884 expected would
force Spain repeal her discriminating laws They exact
rctaatory duties Spanish vessel clearing from
purf tGLa ana IprtO southern ports nave
few American vessels trading to those islands Formerly
they lad valuable carried on in small Spa
Nth vessels that exchanged Cuba products for fresh agr
cultural produce stock that could be landed the
Islands within days from the Gulf and Southern
Atlantic states This trade has been entirely broken mp
by the acts referred TO. Mr. Mallory shows chat the
charges in the United States, Spanish Of 300
TONS carrying Loco barrels Of lour Cuba Rico
amount TO IS SIis ton IL seems TO that these
charges. made violation of that clause OF the
deral constitution prohibiting the imposing of duties on
exports They eSemplify cogentiy the wisdom Of that
clause the effect they have to destroy totally the
meree between the Southern States and the Spanish
Islands. We commend this suggestion to the Senator
Florida, worthy his consideration. When the
acts Of 32 and "a pas sed it the United States
engrosod 70 cent Of the entire carrying trade Of Cuba
end all other foreign flags only cent, leaving Spain
but SO per cent, and while carrying trade has not
proporiionably augmented with that Of other nations
since the passage Of these acts general and
trade have been injuriously affected We have now
scarcely any trade with those islands in Spanish vessels
1t is estimated that loss in the profits our
produce and manufactures such vessels would take the
acts referred to did not exist exceeds thrice the value of
all the rcight given y the exclusive monopoly our
v.sse Of the trade between the United states and those
islands
suggestion in Senator kaiory's pamphlet that Spain
sounteract the lave of 1882 and 1894 may relax her
tonnage cargo duties vessels ports South
Of the Union. laden with Southern and Western
while che will continue them
se from Norhern ports and with Northern produce Is
worthy Of serious reflection We will conjecture what
would he the consequence OF such discrimination Itis
a species Of commercial warfare which the protecionists
Eastern States could not well combat by
and in way ny retaliation Foreign may
adopt such to meet return to the exploded
strctiye system ii it should he attempted in this
try it would little difficulty counterfeit
IT, We strongly suspcct the intervention suggested
by hints given in Cuba newspapers time since Of the
prohibition the with the Spanish islands and New
York Savannah and New Orleans of the 6us-
ero expeditions from the ports named We do per-
ceve how the United States require every ntont
look all ports alike and especially while those
Of 1892 and 1884 are in force They discriminate between
Cuba and Porto Rico ports and the ports Of Old Spain
Don Caderon, the Spanish Minister who i watch.u Of
the interests Of Spain. and sagacious to the
means Of sustaining them. may advise ouch
sures by the government Of Madrid We could not cen
him if he did Our government would have just
cause Of complaint against such being adopted
by Spain Insomuch the rc-opcnng Of the trade
mrly existing directly between the Southern ports ard
Cuba and Porto Riso would awaken the commercial and
agricultural of the Southern States and Of the
Western States in behalf Of Cuba the effect Of repeal
all hofc feelings in those sections against the lland
hat the acts of Congress in question should b.
their anticipated effects Eighteen years experience
tested their folly and wortb'essness 1t il just to the
Southern and Western States that they should be abro
gated. They at with the system Of free com
ard intercourse the settled policy Of all Tree
and enlightened governments. They odious. They
detrimental 10 the agricultural interests Of
Tons the Union and TO the manufacturing interests
the other section. Especially are they injurious To the
grain producing sections finding outlet for their
breaistutfs this port and Mt New Orleans So far as
able to judge from the data given in this pam
phlet it would that all those interests have been
sacrificed to the shipping interest rather, to few
VINO Donopoze that interest with respect to Cuba and
Porto Rico and who enabled by influence with the
authorities Of Cuba TO get exceptions from cxactions
that Others Obliged to submit to Repeal the in
question and wharves will again have the Spanish
flag floating Spanish vessels for Cuba while American
vessels will not he reduced in number their feights
decreased. for commerce and trade with Cuba end
Porto Rico will te augmented prcportonatiy 10 the
Slapish shipping engaged IN it.