, 1860-01-02
THE CANADIAN TRADE.

In the alst day OF March next We shalt hava
lived through onehalf ot the prescribed teEus
OF the Reciprocity Treaty between tho United
States and the British North American Prov
inces.
That this measure il considsrrd one Of great
commercial Importance in Utaer srctioux Of tho
Union uld in lhe British, Colonies is sufficiently
evidenced by the attention which it has ever &C.
cupied in the Provincial Legislation. an- in the
recent appointment by the President Of the
Cpised States Of Commissioner 10 inquire in
10 its workings.
Besides this, the English rscss, Jealous Of the
ftes tra.ls battles by them fought and won, are
critically watching tho attitut.e of commercial
politics alon our borders, and have Of tate been
somewhat rutlely chis!ing the culonY of Canals
Tor u movement whica to them appears retro
gaIe in theory and hostile to us i'll pracsice III
thc recent revision OF their Tariff.
5To us in thu Western States who bare daily
evidences Of thu earnest 4csira of our tanadian
nei.hbo7s to extend rather t!lan restrict tho
freedom Of commercial relations betwsen us.
! this rebuks from, the Mother Country to her
cu,ony sea JUS untleseryeI- The fact il that tho
chief feature Of the late cA.,u2ia7 tariff waa
tue adoI.,ion Of tho Lnite.l States principle Of
charging III rdloren instead of spst!6e duties.
aud areference tn the rJtes will provs that n -
general rule the Canada tariff II not only low
er, but less protective in principle, ihan ours
| II is this same principle in our tariff which dis
arrangeS our western conlmer:'al relations WITH
| Montreal, 50 that whilst the Lower Canadians
buy largely Of uur produce, VIC csn ucrer buy OF
| thcir importing, merchants. III other words, this
| recent Canasllan sarif has practically placed
| New York on the same relations with Toronto
as Montreal has always held towards Chicago.
Itistrue that this change has to some extent
interfered with a trade which la'' previously
existed between th&sa*tern seah"ar.s ports and
States und the !ei'tt!E psryince Of Western Cam
| ada. AMI llas gwen rl%e to the csv IN the Eass.
! ave buy everything Of yon: You tn not buy
80 much Of Us ~ you Promised to. You have
lbroken tai1A with us BY changing sht~ stnse OF
things which existed when we nlais tho treaty
| with yOu.'
In some sections Of tas Ems. and in GufIalo
| cspe"'ally the calrlain's hare been @n lut that
| q Government mmi@st0nt hast cen appointeu
! und we tare eycn hcara desires expressed Tor
the abroyation Ut the treaty.
| We IL, not wish to enter iutn the details Of
this question, but sinptyio fulfil our anuusA
nissiun in reminding the lan9ed. mercantile
| shipping and railway interests ot the Nest that
since the negotiations for this Tr+aty were pend
i:g the proxrcSs If events Ea+ thauEcA the rel.
ative Positions Vi tue contracting parties, anu
llsS called lutn c1,Stence another vast interest
tn bs aou-uliut!- Since ti,eu Lie vast aud ferto
region around ns has ecconie III
and the fruitful prA,re% Ut tttftnis
! an.i Iuwa are nav annually producing snANl9D
of treastutl+ and pruy1>,uns wltc@, lu quantity
rival the shipments If Udusl AM. tAaasz-
| 10 ttluse who alc Interested In this snbjert it
is needles. to speak af the :'u1t of tho british
and Canadian capital whicTfinds hs way to Like
Michigan in exehang. for tho products ot the soI
If it. and which by the way all goes to pay tho
! Indebtedness Of the West ID Ncs York, hns ~o
,lu feel thut they do not ,.ca. sufficiently alive
to tic injury which would be inflicted IN the
Wcs: by an interference y it'll the present tres
relations with the British Provinces The ptes-
ent is their normal state, aud they knew no
other. nnsin:: the next half Of tue term OF tne
treaty we shall be called upun to express our
opinions. anil it IL tine we were forming ll.em.
Que ut the great essnts Of the past year has
been the opening Of uninterrupted railway coas.
n,,,nicasion between Chicago null tl's >erbon, Il
Portland. The railway bridge .panuiu.. tho
IT. Lawrence ut Monizea wa. opened ftsr sraffic
early in November lust. and by IL special act Of
| the Imperial Parliament usdGreat l;ritan> Port
land, 10 Maine. now enjoys tho same privileges
Us q port OF shipment fur Canadian produce III
ports within the Provinces:
We arc huppy to learn that the Grand Tiank
Railway Company arc making arrangements to
facilitate direct imporsattons to tho West from
Europe; W that Chicago merchants will be able
to buy gools in .lse markets Of tcat Britain md
. have them sent here direct. without the xexa
| tious delays which take place at the New 1ors
| Custom uouse.