, 1862-01-01
aepea1 of the Reciprocity Treatv~,t,
CanAdne

l. ASA4t tAAt ~ I /. II OflH. 18th nit
-, lnefe never was more perfect r,isnoiner +,,,,
Inc designation Of this agreement a. tr.a.' tt'
tSSc1proelty S 1t secures no Reciprocity, vnSth!. -
chicas hg atne From the beginning the benefit wa:
1,.sat @ " one SIDE. and. by provincial mara,e
meht since. It has now beeome aImost c,r, ,rI, II
~. bs Us original terms it admitted nesrg I'll *
proanst1on5 OF Canada into the United Sta;es fre M
OF datE and gave them free transit a6ron ,yh;e
pnr nshuiaetVred articles. introduced in l;nna,1
nafe from the outset been subjected 10 i11,nns a.
hsTs a" aug %1thn thc last two years those duties
oeea uounled on many Of tile most import. nj
aftlcles 20 that now there is yjrtna1
ne prom o1tIon is extended as far as It can ,n,
~ 70 nui1d up the "4an1tntaring i;lsres;I Of
tsnaca Where Il cannot 80 operate, it e;yes n1.cr
~ system OF duties expressly desicaed fn nr1
cuee @ 50 much revenue SO possible, Whereby irtn1
d;rett 1t'r5Sosemeats ITO can he Sustained which sala
oG'E|zhfascs: '|zl 4'O'f oNf s'''4' 'il0r-
snaft nhe :, syztsm haz tean equally onesied in re-
ane way ier canada to the grain markets ,3f H.,
N:.5Ia and enabled her to compete On enua} tarms
orr rq narI @s omh e T1a a'sTs Without that license on
MAINTAIN n any such competition Her great u,1tet
10 lne ocean IL shut TO all navigation f;,1 ~;
months o. i Inc s year aa during m5st Of the otter
i1em Quebec to Halifax, some seven huured 2a
~ lenstn ana II very high latitude Yonld inTnir
bv suc ch7n ta o1 that export Of ra
t!1n; IhIs agrlcultnral 'reelpcoe:s.: Is an s1
iu'ape i,s aaFania5e to CnnadE and ia us nosa;n,
Wy al uutultlsssattu injury
50 81 in u anItacfaT1"g md agtnua! Interests.
eal'al, en- through change from sn;c;sc r'"et, r.
sa 60 sofoTan. have been laid against our sbin,
trade IN ptTe,der; rs. se.a and merchants. di1eftig
ar..cles from our Atlantic cities to 0neb,r md
~ - ~ ms increase since the establishment
:! enn enr tfGasy. these articles have 10 pay some IS
=. lawrence. than from the American citrs 'n1 nr
.G p0nusa aystem SUCH an inequality VA: never
M While the fee navigation Of Lakc
iaaanst ne Iee navigation Of the St. Lawrence IN
:ehaed 70 De al eguiTaent has been Of IitrI. ~ |
Canada had little 10 gire Us in return sa- ,x,a.
'asantages Te gave hsr, bat we felt that the t;as
,onla not ee drawn too closely between two
de- Bat the developments Of The nast rosr srs ~
demonstrated that this reciprocity measure has
'as.lal1s ta1led to secure thar end. II rhc new.
ne: we are compelled to say that nn.1;d.. ~ .F.
1n1ts Of the rebellion. there probabIT IA nnt
NC On tne lace OF the earta WHO cherish toward "a
1mc Canadians ' . sne7e
lanaea will not pretend that our Government
~ psonse e aye not trestsd it jus:y-that it has
hoNst that We have treated her not puiy will tha |
[1lclest Justice bnt with peculiar generosity.
= ne simple fact II, that Cansds hstez us. It
ates rs nor from toFalty to England, but for our
We sake. This being proved, We must hsresfrer
i4ape our course accordingly.
ato anos:N, TEN, WITH TEE REc1PEoerIT TREArF I
nal treaty mas not, as We eexpected, drawn Cansd,
'Ra9a ns II has, on the contrary. flied her With
a1iSe s!;3! and lnsnience. We cannot ad,rd to he
at treaty, the public mind Of Canada was iesr.
ea 10 yczy considerable extent with an annex
ION splr1t. N fact annezation wop1d have Been.
&c could not lire and thrive 30 shut M ron fSz
'ereoutse r. vi With The oater world. We opened our
d;4aa ~ nel. and rom that time ehc ceased to
veT more heard from her. with good reason ]
s ,f Ra1nocaty 7Teatv gose Aer al rs adraatages
'1or, zrid7 'so''s Of its zia5uities. o''