New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-28
~. as the following table illustrates:
SIl425s3l5
To,al..........s2l3,S2,776

From this it appears that The imports mo
Canada from all countries, excepting the United
States, amounted in six years to 'siVl, 123,i]I'
being less BY Sl2, $685. than the imports
from the United States alone.
The general bearing Of these figures would
serve to show most clearly that the treaty
fairly Interpreted and carried out, ought to be
beneficial to tue people of both countries. 1t is
only when We look narrowly at the figures that
It's defects become apparent. In 1855. for ex-
ample, the whole imports VI the Province were
$50. CSC, 1863, Of which we supplied $50. S2o,6'6,
or ~ per cent. The impOrtations OF that year,
be il remembered, were made under tarif
which, as applied 70 boots and shoes, cotton
goods. iron, ak, wool, &C., was over 10 per
cent lower than it ID to-day. Then, turning to
the year 1902 we fud tie total import into
lbe Province amOunted 10 81, AL, 1875, OF
which We supplied Sl7,273, 90, or as nearly
ne may be 80 per cent. Thus, under the op-
Grafton of MI increased aud diiierential tariff
in Canada, our exporters and manufacturers
have been made to suffer TO the extent of =!
per cent in the comparative decline in our share
If the Canadian import trade
We grant tha. IN oil this there Is nothing
contrary to the strict letter of the bond. We
baye no power 10 arrest the impositon OF
~hateyer restrictions the Provincial Parliament
mar choose to Icy upon articles imported from t-
country, provided these Grtclea are not named
IA the treaty. But We have RICH, to ex-
anime wherein the tendency OF Canadian
legislation is to violate the spri. of the con-
yeution. 30 thai. before the eApiry Of is
term, we may be prepared with such omenc-
iuen,, as commend themselves 10 reason and
justice
One important point in this question the
Committee haze hardly dared TO examine; o.
though It Is incidentally alluded to IN the Re
port We refer 10 the conflc. OF commercial
Interests between the people Of Upper and
Lower Cauada. Tho present Canadan tafh is
10 all n,cuis project for tie beAoof Of the
Moircal importer. Pr.or to 1852, Tue Upper
I auadan merchant could buy teas aud sugars
at lower rate in AeN-Nork tban in Mon
that duty sha be paid on the first invoice,
necessarily gives the direct importer o large
advantage over his competitor here or in Bos-
ton, where the invoice shows the value of the
goods after being brought here, instead OF the
place of production. Combined with the largely
Increased tariff, this diiierential system natur-
ally tends to iosier-ai;hough by means en-.
tirely at variance with the spIr. of the con-
y,ntion--a trade BY way OF the st. Lawrence;
aud 30 long as tie Province is ruled, commcr-
cially, in the interest of Montreal, there viii
be no disposition to change the condition
OF things. We question: even whether the
Lower Canada party would not consent 70 an
abrogation of the treaty rather than resign the
Advantages they gain at the expense of tie
Wcrtcin Province under the existing teriil;
and in this view We may ultimately look Tor
the gIowth Of sentiment OF antagonen be-
tween those interests oi the Province now com.
mercially divided, which may i'll the end lead to
demand for new state Of political, yistsnce. Re
speeding this it may be premature TO speculate;
but before the existing convention expires BY
ei,lux Of time, there VIII possibly BE- much 10
take into account in any new arrangement,
which i would DO proftless now TO discuss.
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