The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-02-05

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s. he suhyeri a Ieaadian f,f'rrO. iiy
vii 40 al woshhliay h. sfrnrla bcio'c
tire ssiczaion q Congress. w sosIsn s'1alsc ~
oahr,, tbs ssssion. tbc article ffpn Cans
dian rapcf---t,s. Hamilton Journal and ~.
y,sess--. iii BE- rad wiih interest u VII
BE- sson that the Causdian editor eonfcsscs,
With cosmnendahic honesty. thai the rcci-
prscny offered NJ H. reciprocity only M
.,,c and that Il v useless 90 aiicnTa 10
hmahus Aiacncsns with Il. ~ : they up-
drrssand u ne gel a. wc d.. The mn',
Ion. that the Canadians already enjoy very
considerable advantages under the cpcfa.
tieus II the draw hack act, which msy DC
los, To them Il they atictnls Ia carry on
the rcislia,ov policy threatened by Mr
iincks. shows some common sense, The
tuufc remarkable a. 4 Is not often tina, We
hnl e,iaenres 81 Il In the papers Of our
provincial ncirhbcrs. - \. Y. Herald.
seThc reciprocity with the United Sisics
81 which there hiss been 40 much said, y
noi likely 20 be granted further than Il has
been. There y no nse ior vs. Ia attempt
( 20 argue with the Americans on the subject.
{ Thoy understand il ~ well "a We DO. The
traders Of Boston and New Nort arc in IA
yor Of extending Il, bu, II Is for their own
l bcnrfii--a bcneii, in which other parts Of
the Union do M, participate. The carry
I ing trade Is Of great advantage 10 the pg-
Z trnsburgh and other railroads but tho
notion" makers Of Now England do no,
pariakc of II. and are therefore opposed 70
( reciprocity, unless II includes some OF thciF
/ manufactures. The Southern planters have
/ no definite idea of reciprocity, and, per
haps, II the pale faces Of the North would
lei their "niggersN alone, they might not
object 10 reciprocity, provided their pro
ducts isugar and tobaccol were included
/ Notwithstanding the rimors in the Boston
and Oswego papers, We are satisfied that
the prescott American administration viii
not do anything with the question Of rccip-
rociiy. They will leave il for their sue.
ccssor. The Americans have always con
sidercd tho trade with Canada as a matter
for legislation, ana not for trcniy,an henc,
their Dissatisfaction TO negotiate with the
British Minister on a subject which they
think can be settled by the parties immc
diatcly interested. This Is evident frou
the message of President Fillmore, II
which. alluding TO the wish Of the British
Cabinet to make the fishery question par
Of the commercial treaty, he recommends Q
separate convention tcr the colonies.
To have reciprocal trade with the Uni
ted States, We must be willing TO satisf,
the Congress, which represents the Who'll,
} nation, that IT is reciprocal. Bostonian
and New Workers are almost NJ much in
tsrcstcd in the Canadian trade as the Mon
trcnlcrs and Qucbccers, and therefore thel
are anxious to have the trade, because j
viii benefit them but confer no advantag,
on the western and southern producers
Now, it is absolutely necessary to convinc'
: all parties in Congress that a reciproca
, trade with Canada is good for the nation
We despair Of our being able of doing SC
without including in our agreement tn
natural productions Of both countries
, When tins is done, there may be proba
{ briiiy Of a reciprocal convention. In tn
> meantime looking Mt the great prospcrt
which has attended the present arrange
mcnt with the Americans, and satisfac
= ton which it has given to merchants an
, farmers, we can see no necessity for adopt
D ing any course which might produce a re
b vulsion in our commercial affairs"