, 1860-02-09

to The Cubans III large Quantities. In these ar-
ticles, az well AS many Others Of which Cuba
stands largely ,iu need, no European nation
could successfully compete with us il the du-
ties were wholly taken OF, or if We were put
Upon an equality with Spain. We are nearer
to her Than olher sellers. She lies just off the
mouth Il: tie Mississippi, which penetra.es The
great grain and nleat-produciug region OF The
West She is within easy fai| OF the great
commercial ,narts of the Atlantic scaboard
Our vessels have but short distance to 60,
and under IL reciprocity Of trade, instead el
going thitlcr in ballast for return c'Fgsoes "'
sugar aud molasses, they would 60 frcig lied
with our own productions The balance OF
trndc would never be against ut, but often, and
perhaps always, in our favor. As it is, VIC
pay al immense tribute in specie annually into
her Golfers. In 1856, according to oilicial |
documents Of the United Statcs our trade with |
Cuba stood rs follows:
TIT 1npots ft,u Cuba.
Balance aga.ut u.+..... -. .o5s
Tho annual consumption Of flour in Cuba,
were ii almit1edat Il moderate duty, is put at
from 500, ,ooo to aoo. 900 barrels. The Whole
If tlls supply would be drawn from the United
States could We bc admitted to q reciprocity
si trade We're it admitted free Of duty, tho
consumption would rise to a still higher
amount, with oorrespondingly Increased
.;raia OF our market. As it is, in 1856 VIC
| sold 10 Cuba only $50 barrels Of flour! Pay
in:; duty Of slo.s1 yer barrel, the wonder is
.hat we sold Them even this inconsllcrable
quantity 4 reciprocity Of trade, according 10
i these figures, would enhance the 'aluo Of our
surplus wheat and flour probably as much as
leu cents rer buslscl on the former, and tilty
.er:s per barrel On tic Latter. In the articles
of salted, picked and je5ked meats, lard, tai"
low, butter, cheese, fish, OIL etc, etc, aa in~
creased trade, corresponding with the above
Increase in flour. wculd be tho result Of reci-
| procty. Al these great advantages to our
agricultural, commercial md slsippipEeinter-
ISIS were warton]y thrown away by the
Democratic Administration Of President Pierce,
when voluntarily rendered by Spain. Those
great classes whose interests were thus ruth
lessly sacrificed by the Democratic party, in
obedience to the be!aests Of the slave-power,
should learn leeson from these facts rs to
what the strengthening Democracy Of the
present day annually costs them. Especially
should the ggain-produccrs and cattle.raisers
Of the Vest ponder carefully this matter.
! But it is not alone tho classes above named
who wculd profit from reciprocity Of trade
with Cnba FINDER the benign influences oi
suc|, policy, tic relations Of the two co11n'
tries would L2c5me close and more cordial; in
tcrcou1sc between them would te greatly III
creased; more Of ctr people would pass thel,
. Waters in Cuba, and more Of the Cuban!
would rass their summers with us. Larg'
a =u:ns q! money would tl.ns bs brought annu
r ally amony Us By OUT tropical neislbors, who
r making it easy, would spend it with p.ofusicn
r l. greatly increased demand would also sprinl
=. III, For o,sr manufactures. We should sell then
|, hugely Of cur cotton fabrics o: our boots AM
l. shoes, Of cur improved machinery, our stear
= engines, sugar-mills, cotton-gins. &c, &c. In
Il stead Of exporting annually to Cuba from fiv
i | to eeyc,l millions Of products aud from ten
j. fifteen millions Of specie we should sell tlc1
i quite enough to pay at least for all our puz
Il c:sascs, and perhaps bring home a few million
}. il s,mc:c besides Ia this view Of Tho matte
= reciprocity with Cuba is Of much more impol
Is taco TO Ills country than reciprocity "il
:. t,ass:.da. because our trade with the forme
= would be much larger than it is with the 1a'
= ter, willie our imports from Cuba would nc
]. cclnete witlt home productions aul indnstr
in TO anything like the extent that those fret
L. Canada do.
nj Having failed tn secure reciprocity Of trad
pt with Cuba heretofore, the practical questic
H. now is, shall we settle quietly down wit
III things us they gre, leave Cuba in the hands
in The politicians. permit the fiibustering splE
I'd to he periodicall; innamed l,y ragabond III
re yentu1cr:, continue to pay S15,oo0,0o0 a1
1e nl1ally to settle our balances with Cuba; I
IT, shall we compel the Government to take sue
action as will remove the evils complained {
O. and put otr trade wit. that Island on has
ID that will promote the interests Of both parties
d: It. is oEly necessary to agitate this question
j dif1i1sa information upon the subject anon
L. the people, to have it properly answered, ar
p TO create public sentiment in regard to
H. that will compel right action on tic part Il
&c Government We respectfully call upon OIL
rc cotemporar;cs Of the prcss-especially tho:
OF Of the Western press-to aid us in bripgi1
&c the matter properly to tile attention Of Il
at public We believe that reciprocity Of trat
IS with Cuba can be secured at a word By tt
an Withdrawal Of our proposition for the purcha
H. Of tho Island. and by insuring Spain again
Ic tue designs Of American filibusters- II III
as will mol bring It, then retalatozy Tariff up'
,s~ the productions Of Cuba would be the ne
Of method available to us. As more than tw
is thirds Of her exports now find market in 0
II, ports, such tariff would not be long in p1
ct- ducing the desired result
,r SIIEB0TEAN AND FOND DU La
no RAILROAD.
he This railroad is to unite. Shcboygan on La
n Michigan, some ninety miles below Milw:
'er kcc, with Fond du Lac, Oh the Chicago a
~: Northwestern Railway. The road is all s
MS ded except fifteen miles: and twenty mi
all VIC arc informed arc already in operation.
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