The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-29

The New CANADIAN TARIFF.-The New York
Herald publishes summary of the principal duties
under the new law. In every case there is an in
crease, and in some quite large one. The Toronto
Globe, March 18th. saws:
Advertng to Mr.. Galt's tariff and its manifest
hostility to the mercantile interests of the Atlantic
States, the Chicago journal remarks
Canada is on the verge of taking suicidal stem
which will compel the United States, as measure
fseltpreservaton, to abrogate the treaty. Whether
our neghboring province is willing to sacrifice a
substantial good for temporary need remains to
be seen.
The 'suicidal STEP has been taken. Parliament
has sustained the tariff, and think that its efeat
upon the political and commercial opinion of the
States will not be long concealed. We speak ad-
visedly when we say that old and influential op-
ponents of reciprocity view Mr. Galts scale of du-
ties with delight, tending to upset treaty which
In their opinion, should never have been entered
into. Whatever be his motives Mr. Gait has re-
vived the hopes of the annexationists
The Newburg Lnder, saws:
Mr. Galts tariff meets with opposition from all
political parties. The intent and meaning of the
tarlfl Is to place high duty upon all articles i'm
ported from New York, and compel the upper Can
ada merchant to purchase his goods in Montreal
1t is tariff got up for the benefit of the ST. Law
renee trade and the Lower Canada merchant. 1t is
forced upon us by Lower Canada members, and con-
sented to by the few remaining subservient tools in
Upper Canada 1t is a brbe to all intents and pur.
poses to maintain the support of Lower Canadians
The injustice imposed upon Upper Canada must be
tests OF journals that have ever been the willinU
apologists of the ministry in every species of cor
rupton; and from such supporters of the ministry
as Cayley, Malcolm Cameron, Isaac Buchanan and
John Cameron. The measure of representation by
population will receive new impetus by the in
justice perpetrated upon by a Lower Canada
majority. Every pound of tea or sugar purchased
in future by Upper Canadian will preach TO him
a sermon that will make him feel deeper into his
pocket than any laundering from the Globe or on
the noor OF the Parliament House. Mr.. Galts
tariff will etiectually probe the political ears of
Upper Canadians, and ii the people put up with
all this we may bid farewell in future to any,
thing in the form of honesty in Canadian Legs-
lature.
The Toronto correspondent of the New York
Herald SAYS:
This is the seventh tariff adopted in Canada with
IN the last ten years. each being an advance on its
pre- ecessOr. Duties have risen successvely from
two and half to an average of twenty per cent.
The distinguishing features of this tariff first,
its recognition of the ad vaorem SYSTEM with only
one exception--to wit, the article of whiskey-on
which specific duty of eighteen cents Illegal
Ion Is to be levied; secondly its total abandonment
OF protecton-a prominent feature of the last
taritf-by imposing duties material as well
as their manufactured products thirdly, its opera
tion against trade with New York, Boston, &c and
In favor OF Montreal and the ST. Lawrence route to
the sea- This effect is mainly attributable to the
mode OF assessing the ad vaorem duty, which is
upon, the price price at the last place. of
from China, sugar from Cuba, &C. By the
trade returns of last year it appears that than
half the entire imports of Canada came from and
through the United States. Is is believed that the
new tariff will force nearly the whole of this trade
by the st. Lawrence A duty of twenty five and
thirty per cent with the public feeling of Western
Canada, bitterly hostile to the tariff will put the
trade into the hands of smugglers This measure
has been carried by majority of Lower Canada
representatives against the strong protest of Upper
Canada, merchants and the votes of nearly two
thirds OF her representatives. You may Judge,
then, what amount of respect will be paid to the
law by the people of Upper Canada, paying as they
do two-thrds of the customs duties. 1t was difficult
to get jury to convict when duties were 1215 but
when consumers are asked to pay 25. it will be i'm
possible to prevent illicit trade on large scale.
The German Catholics of Cincinnati have sub
scrbed S44 l50 in $50 shares, for the purchase of
ground, and the erection of a building thereon,
as German Catholic Institute. lot costing
$4,000 has been purchased. The building will
cost 100000. 1t will contain reading room,
grammar school, library and a lecture and social
hall.
The yield of maple sugar in Michigan has been
so extraordinary this season, that farmers are sell
ing 1T for from six to eight cents per pound More
sugar has been made in the Western counties of
Pennsylvania this season than for MANY wears
past.
The Galveston Ners of the 18th learns from Col.
Loekridge that train of six wagons and thirty men
of his "expediton' left San Antonio week ago for
Arizona, and that large emigration will go this
spring from Houston.
A company has been formed for the innnrovement