Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-26

make agricultural implements, furniture, and all the
ymmon articles Of mechanical industry greatly exceeds
cur markets and the means Of selling to advantage In
III these articles except iron and wooen goods could
compete successfully with the British in the Colonial
markets. with the advantages Of proximity and the ia
itles which recnr a trade under the bill in question
ioaild eIye us
9he coonie. impose duties on mechanical and manu-
ictured prcd2c n most instances Of but twelve and
Az per cent, for purposes Of only. They i'm
pse the MMe lhe manufactures of Great Bri
ain as they ~ q those Of the United States The con-
i queiate - tiilt they must remain agricultural,
eazing anu numbering people as long as they remain
Rlones, and mQst continue comparatively poor. Manu-
occurring and nrchsnical industry (much of which Is
vone by mems oH machinery produces much larger
tcoine than agricultural industry which is mostly manual
h2r So tar as We sell them manufactured products in
psnert isc raw products aud materials, we shall have
the best Of the trade, mud have advantage them
the British have IN much of With
them When the people Of agricultural country trade
with those Of manufacturing and commercial cousry
the former usually give the latter the product Of from
aid half TO three days labor for This inequality
KEEPS them comparatively poor involved in debt aud de-
pendant Such is the condition. and must continue the
condition. the colonists they VIII constantly want more
gopds thag they can pay for.
The domestic exports of the United States to these
colonies during the year ending June 30th 1852, We're
valued abver Sc GOO 600 about threefourths of which
consistedbf products of mechanical and manufacturing
industry The principal reason in my opinion, why they
do by any of us is that do not buy much of them
During Ehe year foreign products were exported
from tl United States to those colonies valued at
S3s53 p0 making the whole amount of exports to them
during hat year So 5000 000 while the imports re-
ceved pm them in payment amounted to only So 1898 g.
These fcts are shown by tables B. G. D, T. and F, ap
pendedto your report.
1t sbuld be borne in mind that manufactures must
comp9 in the colonial markets, not with the manutac
tures the colonies for they have of any account
but must compete with similar articles manufactured
in Chat Britain. 1t will therefore make very little diff
ferer to people whether manufactures are ad
mitd into the colonies free Of duty, charged with
dutyIf twelve and half even twenty per cent pro-
videS those of Great Britain admitted the same
term II this measure should be adopted nearly ali the
sur products of Upper Canada would lie sent to New
York Boston, and Portland and purchased by our ship
pingncrchants, by whom they would be exported the
colonial produce dealers would draw bills Of exchange
the purchasers and commission merchants for the pro-
ceed which would be sold to the colonial merchants and
payment Of goods purchased in marts of COM
mere In this mode trade with the colonies would
groV and expand and sales to them Of the products Of
our Industry would be likely increase and keep pace
Will their means and ability to make payment
Ii every view Of this which has occurred to
me t appears clear my mind that whole il cannot
fail If adopted prove advantageous to the industry,
commerce, and prosperity Of the United States
Very respectfully, your ooedient servant,
EZRA G. SEAMAN.