, 1860-07-13
CANADIAN IKcrtproci&y--E2cport OF Hon.
1T. Hatch.


Mr.. Israel r. Hatch accompanies his special
repcr. to Congress on t-e working Of the keci-
prscity Treaty with fur too much Fpteial p:tht-
iu1 10 behalf Of his eliut* Of the LEGAL interests
of Western New York, TO have it carry the in
tiu.nce 1t otherwise would. When The abroga-
tion OF friendly treaty between nciNhboring
States. Eho are, and should be, on the most
friendly terms. commercially and politicallT,i is
hroacbed, it should not be based upon the i'm
a,.,nary grievances of section ouly OF tie c,C10
nile frontier, extending from the Atlantic to
the pac tic Osean but taken from minute IN
restigation, and comprehensive aud unbiafged
view Of The entire frontier, and cureful exam
;nation Of its varied interests. 1t, quite easy
for Mr. Hatch TO recapltulate the euor.
mously increased trade and tssflic OF the six
years since the treaty came iut0 effect. a1d sm-
agiae all the revenue thut would have accrued
had the oil duties been imposed, and also the
large balance in favor OF CanadA IN exchange
Of products, &C., &c. But it would have re-
auired muca less labor aud far fewer figures to
have calculated the amount Of transactions had
the old system been adhered 10, for the simple
reason that the inter change would not hare
taken place. But Mr. Hatch must in tbs frat
place consider, that while the exports OF cana-
da 10 the Uni,ed Sta.es we're mostly the pro-
ducts Of the soil that could have found 4 mar
ket, ria the st. Lawrence, in Europe. the ln-
norris from the United States to Canada have
been mainly manufactures, en- which the pre-
ducer hui bis larse profits, or merchandise, on
which the merchant receives the sane. Ills
greatest grievance hc 6nds, however, in the in.
creased duties by Canada lie says, AMI, alter
recommending retala:ory steps, ind winds up
bis labored report, as follows:
uTbe proper. radical and sufficient remedy,
beroud question, sthe s:eedy aoros suilon ofshe
| treaty"
Te.iou5ted!v, Mr. Hitch. It sn7 extremely
! sin,p1e prnc+ss so it is Tor 9 State to rcruai-
| ...hS h,,} sS nGt oil r. rvaTs-1ti1e cd un
| er-a sp;.r Il transaction. Canada has raj cd her
duties as her only means Of revenue, TO meet
| her current eLli.atin since 1854, but it hts
qc.td alike up"n EeitiA a. @pon .jsntritan cno4s
| iararia5,y. Sew-R,ucswiek ard Nova Scotia
also have Slightly irc:cased for Ike reasons j;
! Prince Edwards isla1d and Newfoundland not
50, haslog sufficient revenue with 70 public
works. Hut ask Maine, slasssacslu>etts, or
their fishing interests nf Gloucester, Marble
he.ti or Plymouth, it they wouid have their
I quiet and profitable calling iuterfertd with al.
30, Michigan-Illinois, WISCONSIN or M'uuesuta,
and ycu vii get unanimous response in the
negative
/; Is all very well to magnify the adVntagc OF
the Er:a caaa|, the Bonded 81 STEM, &c., Ac., hut
at the sau,e tins there is an Offset the ether
side ia the fse. navigation Of the st. Lawrence
for the vast aniincseasinr Western Sta:es, and
the participation lu the fisheries Of tue Gnlf
&c,. &c. 1t must, Of course, be expected thai
| ~F'e
railroad yss.m, that has sprung into existence
almo-t entirely since 1854. but tue Uniset
States must mt cansplain OF legitimate eompe
titlou iu the carrying and pas sengeF trattic to1
indeed. shoult they as a na1lan see ht = adop
The parrow-mindei policy again, SEE no reasor
| Why Canada is not in quite as independent !
position as the United States in every particu
i,r, excepting wlsn the United States matks
| is better than that Of Europe for breaastulIs
and nothing would tend sooner to devel.p thei
own resources in manufacturing all kinds o
agricultural implements, &c., &c, instead o
patronizing their ingenious neiehoors. BESIDES
with the aid Of British capital. they would a
once push forward their ceunexon with th
Red l.iver country and the l'acitie Is railroad
a. Ibis measure pa1takes Of both local and nj
tiooal Importance, and would be hastensd b
any such action ~ recommended by Nr. Hatch
Such course, however. would be anJthrg bu
a populaE measure With the masses On elthe
side Of the .ine, and need not he feared.
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