Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-06-27

call attention to this table, but | cam
not dwell upon it. 1t explains itself. 1t
exhibits losing trade on our part, and an
increasing one for the province. And ono
half the value Of this import Of about thir-
teen hundred thousand dollars was in vari-
Gus kinds of wood that come in compete
ton with similar productions of Maine.
The third cause [ speak of as inducing
the treaty was the navigation Of the St.
Lawrence. How valuable this has been we
learn from single fact 1t has been as
eertainaa that for six years Of the opera
ton OF the treaty only forty American
vessels passed seaward through the St.
Lawrence, AMI of these less than one half
ever returned. \ portion Of this number
Of vessels was steamboats,, thrown out of
employ ON the lakes by the competition Of
railroads. The free navigation Of the St.
Lawrence was valuable in theory as Afford
ing an outlet for the States Of the north
west, but in practice it is found that canals
and railroads have rendered it entirely
worthless.
OF the political aspect of the treaty |
wish to say but word. 1t is not worth
while to waste time upon the free trade
theories Of which | have spoken, but the
failure Of the treaty to traternizc our neigh
bors is so marked that [ cannot help adj
vertns to it, We have had during the
year tull development Of "the era of
good feeling we We're promised, and it
comports well with the other expectations
formed from the workings OF this treaty.
You are familiar with the tone Of the Ca
madam press the New York papers have
fully reported it. Bat you may not be
aware that the maritime provinces were
equally bitter
In New Brunswick but one Of the nu.
merous political papers stood out for fair
play and 10 interference in behalf Of the
South, and that one was mobbed and its
types thrown into the street. An Amer
lean could scarcely travel on their steam
boats or visit their hotels and minglc with
their people, and escape jeers and insults.
| had prepared extracts from their leading
press to verify my statement, bat the linz
It's of the hour exclude them. Prominent
among them wcs newspaper edited by a
leading citizen of st. John, who was active
in initiating this treaty, and has since 1884
held the profitable Office Of commissioner
under it. The last newspaper | have seen
were earnest for the interference Of France
and England in favor of the South, and
cautioned their readers not to credit the
account of Union victories, because the
telegraph and Press were under the control
of the Federal Government.
Nova Scotia was still more hostile She
commenced at once to trade with the Con-
federacy, and sent her vessels, loaded with
fish, to run the blockade. She is reprcs-
cuted by Mr.. Howe, who for years has had
pre-emnence in her councils As the PROV
ince has been liberal, so Mr.. Howe has
been liberal, and heretofore on our side of
the lines he has played the role of u DEM
ocrat, because that style suited hia Nova
Scotia constituency. But Mr.. Howe Is
prompt in snuffing the popular breeze.
The Snowman exhibiting the pantomlme OF
Rip Van Winkle, when he comcs to the
period in the life of the celebrated sleeper
where he awakcs from his slumbcr in tho
mountains and comes back to his native
village, and, unaware of she changes that
have occurred during his long absence, pro-
poses to the ragamufin crowd around hun
three cheers for King George, and in res
tlrn is greeted with shower Of stones
when he comes to this point the Snowman
naively remarks that public speaker should
be taught by this Ito ascertain the tenets
of their auditory before expressing their
own opinions Mr.. Howe early learned
the lesson, and makes no such blunaers,
| read an extract from speech made by
him in December last at Manchester,
England, where he had gone on public bus
mess, because, in Mr., Howe's opinion
and | know no better judgc-he was exs
pressing the feelings Of Nova Scotia;
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