, 1860-08-17
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.

from the report Of james ". Taylor, Esq, ol
Ninnesots, upon the operation Of the RecpFo-
city Treaty with Canads, to which NO lnsNe
the attention Of every render who is lntercat"
ed in tho prosperity Of tho Northwest MT.
Taylor, unlike Mr. Hatch, discusses the SUBJ
ject iu National point Of view, and, as mat
ter Of courso, arrives at conclusions tho very
opposite Of those which spring from review
Of the question in its effects upon one or two
local interests. Mr.. Hatch urges the uncon-
ditional abrogation Of the Treaty; Mr.. Taylor,
i with more force md with far greater show of
reason, advises the extension OF tho principle
Of reciprocity to all articles ol commerce be-
tween Canada and the United States. The re-
port from which we make the accompanying
extracts, is merely preliminary TO fuller dis
cussion Of the question on which Air. Iayl9f
is opgaged, in which, while demonstrating s'se
value Of reciprocity TO the country at large, he
will bring prominently forward tie facts and
considerations which render it specially so to
the Northwestern States.~' In I'll accomfan
ing extracts Ito treaty is vindicaled on tue 'ol-
lowing grounds:
l. The adjustment four rights to the NORTH
! western fisheries on basis far more satisfac-
| tory and proftabl, to American interests than
provided for in tile Convention Of 1915, under
which Our government was constantly engos-
cd in rcrple1ing controversy with that Of
Great Britain, proceeding often almost to the
extremity Of open hostilities. Sitce the treaty
went into operation, admitting, as it does, our
people to tie right Of fishing on the coast Of
the British North American Provinces, with
advantages equal TO those enjoyed By British
Subjects, tho fisheries have become ofimmcnse
yaluo to the ssaboard States; and, as nursc-
r. for seamcn on whom our great shipping in
terest and our international commerce largely
depend, as well as Cur naval strength in time
Of war, the indirect advantages to the nation
cannot bc easily oycrestimated. Add to this
the right Of the free navigation Of the St.
Lawrencc-a right which has resulted already
in considerable direct trnde between the inte-
rior Of the American continent aud lie out
side world, and which will rapidly augment
under a continuance Of tho right-:nd We
hare an array Of incidental advantages to the
country from the treaty, which would more
than Offset any balance Of trade or excess Of
customs that could possibly accrue against us
in our commerce with Canada
.. The argument against the treaty derived
from the incrcas, Of the Canadian tariff Ct
1883, is non sequitur The necessities Of the
Canadian government which resulted in royis-
ion and increase Of the tariff, were not an out
growth Of the treaty, or in any respect dep. nd
ent upon its operation. Tho policy Of the Ca
uaaisn government, in that respect would un-
doubtedly hare been the same with or without
the treaty. It is identical with tt G poli,y that
Our own government has adopted, with this
dif1erenco-that The average Of our duties is
twenty-five per cent. higher than the average
Of duties under the Canadian tariff. If the
treaty were abrogated, tto.e articles, tho
growth and manufacture Of the United States,
which arc now admitted 10 the Canadian mar
kets free Of duty, would at once be rlacsd III
the list Of dutiab.e commodities, thus aggra-
waiting The evil Of which Mr. Hatch so bitterly
complains. the extension Of the principle of
reciprocity would cure tho eyll-the curtml-
ment OF total suspension of it, would cnly
make matters worse.
). Tie official reports Of tho Treasury De-
partment prove that our exports Of American
manufactures haye not diminished, but that
they arc largely Increasing under the present
Canadian tariff. Thus, the exports Of mnnufac-
tured articles from the United States to Cana
da were greater By S579,sG2, under tie oper-
alton o: the revised tariff, since August It'll,
1855, than for the previous year, under the
tariff which was in force at the time the trea-
u went into operation. So that, admitting
the Canadian Government TO DO under obGga.
tions not to revise or increase its tariff during
the existence Of the treaty, while the United
States Government is rot restrained by re-
ciprocal obligation-the argument would only
be good as showing bad faith on the Part Of
cur neighbors. But it is not pretended that
any such obligation is imposed BY the treaty,
and therefore the tariff argument which runs
through the wLo'c Of Mr. Hatch's report, is
without point or vitality.
Upon this question tho Press AND TRIBUNE
has of;cn spoken heretofore, and with no un-
certain voics. 1t is in favor Of reciprocity
with Canada, in favor Of extending the princi-
ple to all articles Of commerce between the
two countries, in favor Of abo1 shing the Gus
tom houses and tho army Of officers which
now line our boundaries with the British |
Provinces. 1t goes further, aad advocates the
Of reciprocity to Mexico, TO Central
Amt RIGA, to Cuba, to tho British West Indies,
to the whole Western Hemisphere. 1tis only
against tho ovcrgrown capital and the cheap
labor Of Europe that ne ask protection for !
industry and American capital-a
policy that, willie it would develop and build |
up manufacturing industry III our own coun-
try would give TO our agriculurists i relia- !
bic homo market Tor their products, instead Of |
leaving them as now to the contingency Of |
war or short crops in Europe. The people Of |
The United States hare no fear Of suffering |
from competition with other American coun-
tries; and in the extension Of their commerce |
and the growth and spread Of American Ideas
aud American Unity they have much to hope |
from IN extension Of the principles Of secipro-
cal free trade TO the whole American CONT |
nent
the O0UGLAS-CATIfOLlC CUES.
T1ON.
A correspondent undertakes to set US right
upon the Douglas Catholic question lie re-
minds us that at least one Catholic Journal in
this country Goes not support Judge Douglas,