Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-16

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would i,rtr and rDUIrap "lr opponents Ia nbnminII
their selfish systems and initiate uur example Gf lhc-
ral and generous r"ncrssion hccnhihS thc r"p!r "i
| h0fb countries havn. kindred laws, speaking the
same anmIil-c aml rs m the ''"l"ncs ant, The United
Sialcs, who's. prosperity and a'rer tr depend s
much um the same contingencies, and whose ul!!Eiar
'irs';niCs c!u."y m;crw"Nch WIN ca!'li nhrr
IL is rpcatrd tha: Tn, ccIii il cNarcl 10y tic Fc-
raj Government: I;r The privilege oih't"SH inward, and
ouiwarlS, deprived o! whrl the Canada triulc wonhl
br shut up nearly aliir year ana her merchants COM
prl,l la pr fis,. !r.r porto "t the foreign "un'l-
they HOW import direct IcilS,v, ni "iir importers.
mostly u' New Yurl. luson AMI !'iaGchin unless.
as is prnlHhc our domestic: manufactures were sihti-
;utci irr ,h,,u If ,r t'lliala merchants hr.,,,,r
The customers of our importers our sllips would re
rcvr large aiitiniI, their ircghS from Europe,
now enjoyed hy British vessels:
And if Canada Is irprrr, ~ ms privilege" traii-
. ls 10 her rrl4,,f$ t" Foreign countries, through. o,lr
sra,rnrs her merchants would lost, tnr half the year.
the opportunity now generously niid gr'ifnusy Civ
en- To irin of competing: with our similar products
exported hv same and other channels, III all fore
markets.
And if the concession thus srIiui,ously made 10
them wis recalled the federal treasury would also
crvr u large portion al t" ''i"6i Gwa"ni n dg'i"S
abnvc stated. The transit tolls on :ac merchandise
transported across tlic t. :. from and 10 tan'la ar
pnirv wlrII compared with the imi1"r, duties that
wnul,! then h. received BESIDES ir"lct> al
the Lake and Western State, w"uhl take The place al
,omr Canadian prn,uri> AMI ms other tanada pro-.
ducts. To extent, would hv Ill! c"nr'r nj trade
lr forced necessarily /" c"nt!u" III the sam" chan
mel ui nui; in despite "i duties. and lrc" articles
imported into The L. :. from Cnnada would not lr al
i,rtcd il is presumed the canal al railroad tolls t"i
| .rln,i i"rtaiinn would h" but lille decreased.
Many wears anterior ;n the act "I March ri, lSl1
the L. s. manifested willingness :nadnpi the liberal
policy uf that law trusting il would cNcir a feeling
ui ..rrr,rucn" hcrav with british and Camn!lals
that would he exhibited in their Ike liberal c:;i>la-
tom But nin" years aud more have cnpsr' ami re-
pcnlc, sessions u Imperial AMI Provincial l'arla-
ur,r:S lay, been had and ended. and We vet de-
MED ihc rivirr, o! .ilig Ia from tin lake, with
our vessel, aud ",r lrm!ucc free al government duty
through l. Canada canals and the river 81. l.rw-
renee, nnl their rnilr'nI> will "ur rIncs aud
the rr~Iml.s d0a0"n I" them Is II demand tn'
ur,r and additional concessions hYiytH'V. WHY fluS
snur i'm ir,vfr and why ;lIcv should Iol br .iv-
en- are iinnran: Top !cscrvlm" grave c"nsi,iori-
lion.
This subject l. referred IL. because. il may ,. that
The Icu,itr, nt abr"CH,un indicated will have Ia he
ndnpl,. The manufacturing interests of The East
,rn and Middle States, which by the present policy
Though the Canada market is naturally and nrccsS;-
rilv thri>i lave European competition =ra!mirnn-ly
rn;0nyu.,.J bv the L. -, with the agricultural inter-
r.,s ni tlc | axe States. uni "l the Western region
rcncraY. rival Ia the Ca..linu interests mar in
<ia Uy5q Il. Our mp,r!n" ainl shipping interests IN
lr cities above nun" AMI IN the Lake p"r.>. wlIn
lind that :hc Canada rnlc Is mostly carric'l III Brit
sI imulI,. ms,y G,JG0gd n. Aii opposed Ia special
or thr country /" ANY peculiar interest. lie; lagii
iparI in. directly directly. 10y 0ihe' %",t'""S and
interests and thn>r who Insist that exemptions" ~.
interest make increase al the !aNi!nn ri the n0i
participating Interests 'rc--irr, AMI all wi c"Iiicl
ur the urirruis ui inliurm;" nj taX;ilnn AMI ruui
i,v IN the laws rr.ul imports, required hv the
Sprit al the ; claus. 9TH sec. ::ri. l. nj the Federal
CONSTITUTIONS. "carn" that i,Ttnct EC gre"
Gynig r,DigiiDn0t cDsancrc0r Irrr"Hr I kc I,,tSpj
Oar Syaf, over those al annhcr, may ais" unite Tor
a, .tnu fllS nal
GlIct acts extending such privilege. And the c"mrs"
nf the British Government. under the rr"np!ir"s "i
the tunuiails. will respect IL the fisheries and other
subjects nj contest, may :al for such mcaSurcs and
pnr-ihlv such practical 'cn";isirion u uIIr r!Ih;S.
and "i our ability maintain them. may hr ncrIs-
rilrr Ia satisfy the British Hml the tolnnai Govern
mcm,s oi both and less ihry may hcr"mc impressed
with the notion that the, are exercising 1t tr""'"'>'
instead "i rrI"yins G0"", We may without siirii
action bye an'i tyc hcar" ''unnterrnpt"i1y c"rc'-
";l use. ni right by prescriptions. AN! -! hii-
,icm: u,rl continual ar';u"srrmr" nnd "t Interests
having. grown ~, under !Ilr permission extended.
which II would BE- cruel and unjust. &c. for the l'Hi
ted States 10 sacrifice; anl like arguments. which,
however. not pnid much attention {" ,y the Brit
sh and Colonial governments when urged by oir .lI-
crncn with respect ;o the fisheries. as I" colo
Whilst III. Mrili-h tinverinGM SGi Ia look rs Ia
ihr :.liLcratv Of Great britain towards us III lcr
Iuir bnas,rd free trade taiii. VIZ I" me c"I"hhl
trade II will hc found that. IL ~ upwards "i seven
~ djf,rrii; articles. She h..crnairS between our
,NIu'rt- {" ncr, amt III" rNl''r'> ',l we ''''' ,
by imu-in9 uir,i export duties, ranging !r''h
IIu rr cent n lao per r'iI:. higher tli siI" r'i'S
ur,r the same exports. when from her c"l"nI"s :,
The authority rr this statement Is "G,'hN |'''-
y>k tgjj' inr ISL. and the 'rc"Ii al he S'rf'-
t,r,. ui S,at, n ,ir United Sa;c-. I" ilIt S'ii;",
m,,J. in Frirunrv lS:r3 lf.X. Doe. Sell. "" -, :i
Session 81! C"n@r,->;l communicating alterations III
foreign infh-, Nr.
Annexed is II memoranda al some "i the articles
and duties. and showing the difference "!W''" '!e
Ne. puil
\. B.-rhosr articles nwhich CA is affixed "rc r.. !"
h.. charged : per cent. additional duty. iB"d'HS lar
r.N p. -, P''F'm'""rp""''.)
T,rIr IL ,rto,a discriminating da'S q" imports M"
De- Br1iSt Tm9f. TN. "+|'r''% @ |"'" .,',. ,,,
on ;wm"is from Ia'gd states, a"d M'''a.""d' t1"'
~, ;mtn,1< j,on E,ti>h Cohoa''> '"'' "''"f f''-
tar:
:, ,,,,.. ,,rou imports. Fran Z. :. From Colonies