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These are the results injurious alike
to our revenues and our manufactures.
Commerce fares no better. It is true
that there has been an increased import
from the maritime provinces but any one
at all familiar with that trade knows that
those provinces send us their wood, and
their plaster, and fish, and Goals, in their
own vessels Every Boston paper con-
| tains long list of arrivals Of provincial
vessels. As our exports have diminished
of course there has been less employment
| for tonnage in the business of carrying
goods to them. In 1860 the provincial
tonnage entered into the United States
from the maritime provinces was 475,051
| tons. Our tonnage for the same year
was lS4 ,062 tons but of this some fifty
or sixty thousand tons were represented
by two steamboats, plying between St.
John and Boston; and each making
weekly trip during the summer season.
multiplied their tonnage some thirty or
forty times for the year. In 1854 the
American tonnage was III Jos, and the
provincial 35S 400, giving since then an
of G2,957 TONS and an increase of pro-
vincial 1861 tons, or nearly two toone.
And in this connexion | may say word
about the trade with the lower provinces,
as they are called. The Committee on
Commerce have confined their investiga-
tions to the Canadian trade, and say in
their report that it is quite probable there
are compensations for the injuries to our
trade with that province to be found in
profitable trade with the maritime prov.
inces. But it is not so. 1t is quite true
that they have not made the efforts to in
jure our trade which we witness in Cana
da, because their situation will not allow
them to do so. But when New Bruns-
wick hae an opportunity to deiraud us Of
our rights under the Ashburton treaty by
means of an export duty, she did so
promptly, | know of no reason for sup.
posing she will change her course in the
future.
The effect of the treaty in our inter-
course with these provinces has been to
diminish cur exports to them, and to in
crease very largely their sales to us. L
have not been able to obtain compara-
tive statement of the Nova Scotia trade,
but | have statement of that with New
Brunswick for series of years. Their
commercial year comedies with the natur-
al The reciprocity treaty went into ef-
feet in New Brunswick, November II,
1854, so that 1875 was the first full year
under the treaty.
faJle sh7un7 the tyaae betree. the Uted States and
Aete Braay,eiek, reekoned IN sterling,
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Kitty Wells.


ycask what makes this datkey weep,
Why he like others an not gay
What makes the tears roll down his check,
From early dawn till close Of day.
Ny story, darkcys, you shall hear,
For in my memory fresh i, dwelis
1t will cause you all to shed a tear,
On the grave of my sweet Kitty Wells,
CuoRus -
The wild birds singing in the morning,
When the myrtle and the ivy were in bloom,
And the sun on the hills wa; dawning,
II was there we laid her In the tomb.
never shall fsiget the day,
When we together roamcd the dells
/ kissed her checks and named the day,
That should marry Kitty Wells
But death came knocking at the cabin door,
And took from my joy aud my pride
But when found she WAS no more,
laid my bapJo down and cried.
CHoRus
Ths wild birds singing, &c.
/ sometimes wish that was dead.
And laid beside her in the tomb -
Tho sorrow that bows down my head,
Is as silent as the midnight gloom
The sPringtimc has no charms Ter me,
Though flowers blossom in the dolls
And that bri sht form 1 do not see,
Is the form Of my sweet Kitty Wells.
CnoRus -
The wild birds singing ia the morning.
When the myrtle and the ivy were in bloom,
And the sun On the hills wa- dawning,
IL was there NC laid her in the tomb.
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Sl,5O A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

and the government officers did not deny
it; and my informant, himself member
of that Parliament at the time, adds,
" they could not deny it."
a material aid in bringing about the
adoption of this unfortunate treaty was
the report Of the special agent Of the
Treasury, authorized by resolution of the
Senate to gather up statistics of the Lake
Trade. Appointed in 1851, he set him.
self diligently at work in the business o!
concocting this Improbable bargain. Like
good judge, :" extending his jurisdic-
ton altogether beyond the g Lake Trade
he swept over the whole industrial pur-
suits Of the country, and made a report
which embraced a huge volume, pl1horic
of statistics Of the productions of every
section Of the country from Maine to
Texas 1t was redolent of suggestions
for the extension of western railroads and
the Improvement of western harbors, and
elosuent upon the increase and magnitude
of the =" Lake Trade" which needed only
good outlet to make Itself felt in the
markets of Europe. 1t certainly did
great credit to the industry and ability of
its author.
But such mass of matter literally
overwhelmed the respectable gentlemen
at that time composing the Congress. No
efficient or organized opposition was made
to the movement, and in absence of Wig
orous statement to the contrary, it was
taken for granted that this great mass of
trade, so fully described, was to come into
eur hands and swell all the channels oil
commerce until they should cry, g Hold :
enough
Such were the great expectations !"
with which this treaty set out; an! though
carefully " brought up by hand,n like
poor Pip, it was destined to severe disap-
Poiatment.
We have now had seven full years of
this treaty, md can tell It's merits The
returns We now have show that it has Dis
appointed every expectation formed by its
originators, aud that in no one particular
has 1t fultllel the promises made for it
in advance Of its c5nsammation.
In examining the statements Of trade
sinea tine trelty has bsen in operation, We
should bear in mind that for some years
before it VS. negotiated We had rapidly
Increasing trad. With the provinces The
the table have here gives il from ls21.
Since l>3l tha proportion oil the popaIa-
lian oi the provinces has increased rapid
Is. ra4i1in. from about 22.70e.0 000 to B.
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dMi1trlla { o l, i
SPEECH OF
Hon. F. A. PIKE, of MAINE,
In tho House of Representatives.
June Sd, 1902.
SPEECH OF

Jpna aqa Isoa
Mr. iiNe saiA
-Hk' HftAhtE 'af Stite Legislature
sent nero resolutions winch hAd the non
or TO present IL" weeAs >'nae. upon the
commercial relations between thts country
anu the out british provinces On tue
north and east ot u, aud desire 10 speak
for an hour ufoa 4 SUBJECT winch thef
deemed OF sufi1tient Importance to arrest
the attention oil congress. y the con.
hnuanec oi the Var increases tie pressure
upon our hH'hetai resources Il eeeeaise
more necessary to do what " eaf to eta-
o'e Inc taxpayers To bear t.t.t t.atet with.
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acts. lnlS drives her along IN her prog
gress towards unrestricted trade, because
it needs constantly increasing markets,
and the more intimate the connection she
can have with other nations of the world
the more goods she can sell them. The
English trader will send his goods abroad,
and he demands Of the Government full
liberty to use any ship to go to any port
where there are customers who can pay a
profit.
This arrangement, made in 1854, for
exchange Of products with the provinces,
was one of the incidents in the history of
Commerce and Navigation, which was in-
tended ON our part to mark the advanced
ideas of the time in which it was made
Both countries had got tired of CONNER
eial contests by means of legislative en-
aetments, and were willing to resort to
the other means specified by Jefferson,
=" friendly arrangements" The provinces
were trading with Great Britain as they
were with the rest Of the world. Baltic
timber was admitted into British markets
on the same terms as provincial, and PROV
ineial ships sent for sale to Liverpool
found Maine ships there as readily taking
bfi,ish register as themselves on the
other mana the provinces were enjoying
Nhat taey cail hiSPoh5loIe "oEeth-
meat' ana charged the sane Guties Oh
Manchester cotton and Sheffield cutlery
as they did on that made in Massaehu-
sett' ana tohnccHcut' Ihey were rapid
y increasing III popu'at'on' ana our tfa4e
"'''' '''e"' "'''' 9'0"" I''n ''''', - u,
ant IN various ways nave , d[,iri'td'
ehee~t' ana e"tooraSoa a.'era{riY. hflP,
el aha reoa'ioI ~ turh'' III 1871 1t haa
come to amount to the very considerable
sum oil th'fty-'Hfee millions oil dollars
oil which nearly tnfe' quarter. was our GU
export 10 'nem' we were St'''"S 70 '9e
provinces nearly one-tnird Oh our who1e
export ot m!on'"e'ufeS' , .
MS certainly was favorable state ot
things Tor Us. lhe population o. tn
t',N '','9 "'.' NV, 'N--'' '"0 ''''.'''' ''i'
4 hall AMI IN the year endmg IN 'ahn'
- tae last year before the treaty W.
sod them t"ehty-'our million, lFe nun
drei ani siN'y-six thousand doiiar'' OF
winch ei9ht millions were our domestic
amtaataeiareS ant TOOK OF them III Istaf9
aoal' e'z4' i''''''"' u -" '""'''''''.' q. :
thf 5a!a''ec III money
u I, ha'iiHa' Nir' ary more ,aaa ID u =.
kiaa1ls' are net s'tSn11 W'tA do.as "e.l.
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VOL. VIII, NO. %.

w. i'"'y " tc'Sh anu
''t'y oJ sea anu years before, to the
selse oi hoisourg transported their own
troops IN their own vessels
but commerce re. iound Great Britain its
great rival Inc peace OF l'S3 was a
auharea ana th'rty years alter the catab-
tishihent ot Cfoln"eii Navigation sys-
TEN. ihese celebrated laws had at that
tune accomplished their original purpose
OF DESTROYING the supremacy OF the Dutch,
aud England was welding Van Tromp'-
broom and boastlng herself as mistress Of
the seas.
The contest began with the iniiyidua|
','a'ss' but II was soon i1uhd mat they
"N'' 10 'l.''e' ''' ''.' II 'Jl",Tet con-
5sf'ei ,. action mt "iSfI} ana en- r''"''y
aaiee'e.i' u, 10 lLoa''e ri'fN'r t"'t''-
~ '.'A 'J-'' states with c2nH'c'lnS anu
ehan2.ii2 la"s' were ftPe''%l'y FURNISHING
new victims iot 'ai triumph oil Inc Na'l W.,
sssei''i ass,, 'dF st3''' ROE" - 10 - =,
70 '''aNt' d co'''"'''t'A' ''e"'S ",''''y IAN
Ii' anu cur ministers came 0a'N iFo" q,
u ',''i,.o" :, u P'I>s upon .n' ''oi''' U' .n'
2o's.iefas> u, Tue 'Ie''I'''S o' CONSERVATION
:" 'af '9l'e,' We S''u,' present 10 ior''2''
pow ss,' anu tng ~, ,e''i' was '"' t',''''
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Lsa f.5,., ia. : -. an ,,yaa ,n 1,nn,,ra.,
Tin commenced onr re,l riy,Iry win
CT RIM. in tr,o r,rc far tbn cam.
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port of St. Thomas and brought from it
the productions of the British West In-
dies carried there in British vessels.
Persistence in our demands for recip-
rocal trade at last induced relaxation in
the navigation laws, and few ports in the
colonies were opened to US. But, unfor-
tunately, We reIented too soon; in 1880
Mr.. McLane made his arrangement for
trade with Great Britain, which, although
nominally reciprocal, worked so badly as
to drive our vessels almost entirely out of
the trade in provincial productions, and
gave an immense impetus to colonial tom
mage 1t was, like the present arrange
ment for exchange Of products with the
colonies lying north Of Us, nominally re-
ciproeity treaty. Like that. it was avoid
ed aud evaded BY Our rimbe neighbors,
and enurcd entirely to their advantage
Our ports were thrown open freely to their
vessels, and in turn our vessels were al
lowed to 90 only to such ports as proiac-
ed nothing for shipment to u.s. Com
plants were made, but were Intellectual
until the arrangement had been long
time in operation, anl then were only
partially successful. Bat the history of
II i, interesting a, showing the ingenuity
Of our neighhors Of the provinces i'll eyad-
ing the plain intent Of L commercial trca-
ty.
And the Ashhgrton treaty Of lSl2, ne.
gotiatad while W. were complaining of
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Z TERMS or ADvERTlsiNG.--0ne square or less
thr - insertions, s 10 each subsequent In
senion % cents. One square, one year. 5000
A liberal di count male on long advertise.
ments, A square is IL lines Nonpariel.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-09

LETTERS OF MARoUE.-The Chic.
ago Tribune" says, in regard to
this subject 1.-THE last exercise of
this power by Congress was in con-
nection with the war of 1912, and
the law then enacted has long since
become obsolete by its own terms,
The President has no more power
to grant letters of marque, without
the action Of Congress, than the
Board of Brokers in Wall Street
have to lay an embargo on naviga-
ton"
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-09
To ConSatn,ptives.

The advertiser, having been restored
health in few weeks, by very simple rem
edy, after having suffered several years with
a severe lung affection, and that dread dis
ease, Consumption-is anxious to make
known to his fellow-suferers the means Of
cure.
To all who desire it, he will send q copy
of the prescription used (free of charge)
with the directions for preparing and using
he same, which they will find sure cure
or Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, &C.
The only object of the advertiser in sending
the prescription is to benefit the afflicted,
and spread information which he conceives
to be invaluable, and he hopes every sufferer
wi try his remedy, as it will cost them moth
ing, and may prove blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please
address Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
June l2-3m williamsburg
Kings county, New York
~rn Vote the Democratic Tiokot
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-09
The Congressional Campaign in Ohio


Our cotemporary of the Colum-
bus Statesman, who has noticed the
progress of political matters
throughout the State, thus speaks
of the Congressional chances. He
says:
In the Third District, Vallan-
digham is addressing immense
meetings, and the greatest enthu'
siasm prevails.
In the Fourth, Mckinney is
most effectively showing up the
Abolition legislative record of West
his radical competitor, and with a
fair prospect of great Democratic
triumph.
The vote in the Fifth will be al.
most unanimous for lie Blond-no
opposing candidate has yet been
found.
White is doing his duty nobly
in the Sixth, and his election is re-
garded as certain.
The canvass in the Seventh is
interesting. Eager and entEusias-
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-09
Major Downing on the Negro
Question.

The Major has had another con-
versation with the President, the
substance of which he gives as
follows:
WHO MADE THE NIGER?
'Well,' ses Linken, 'Majer, you
are a cute chap in tellin a story ;
but now tell me, do you think the
nigger an the white man didn't cum
from the same parient?' Now Sos
I, KERNEL, that's akin a deep ques-
ton. You see it's onpossible to tell
what the Creator may have done.
He might have had only one kind
Of man at fust, an then altered their
constitushins an complexions after
ward. You see every thing is posi-,
Bile to the Creatur. Or the nigger
may have cum from Ham who was
cussed for his sins; but then don't
see that 1T is eny thing agin the
Scriptoors to believe that all the
kinds of men were made at the be.
ginnin jest as they are now, But il
don't make eny difference how they
cum, so long as they are different
You can't eny more make q white
man out of niger now, than you
can breed a lion out of polecat
You see its clear agin natur to make
the niger be eny thing but q mig.
ger. You can't get peach out o.
a crab apple, nor q pumpkin out Of
a water melon, nor eagles out oi
ducks eggs. You can't raise chick
ems from egg plants, OF produce
goslins from gooseberries. YOU
see, Kernel, every thing In natul
must go according to natur. Iftht
niger had been intended to be
equil to the white man he would
have been made so, and the very
fact that he aint made so, is proc
positive that he warnt intended tt
be put in white mans place
Tryin to make niger act like {
white man is jest like old Sol Hop
kins one year Harvesting his off OF
an his hoss together to plow corn
The OK was as lazy as he could be
an the hoss was young, higt
strung animil, and such a pullin al
haulin team you never did see. L
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-09

The HEALTH OF THE PopE.-A
letter from Rome, published by the
Wanderer of Vienna, contains the
following statement:
The Pope's health Is not very
satisfactory. His own position and
that of Italy weigh on his mind.
His Holiness lately remarked to an
ecclesiastical dignitary, "The hand
of Providence has already written
for me the Meme, Meme, Tskel,
Upharsin. My days are numbered
my acts are weighed in the balance
of Divine justice, and 1 hope they
will not be found too far wanting
my empire is falling into secular
hands. Will it be for long? who
knows?" The Pope almost every
day receives visits from foreign
priests, chiefly French and Belgian
In answer to the questions addressed
to him on the subject of his perso'
nal fears or hopes, he usually re,
plies in very few words, and it is
evident that such questions do not
please him. ... 81.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-09
EATON PREBIE co. OHIO, THUEsDAY, OCTOBER

tic crowds follow Cox from one
appointment to another. His meet
ings are very large, and bis speeches
arc rich, racy, eloquent and effect
i've. He will beat Shellabarger,
his Abolition competitor, and his
efficient services for the Capital
District in the Congress Of the
Unibsg 6tatesmill continue to be
recognized by our people.
Johnston has been nominated
in the Eighth, and his election is
confidently predicted.
Noble is making q gallant fight
in the Ninth. His speeches are
strong, pointed and telling. We
are assured that he will overcome
the odds against him, and beat his
competitor.
In the Tenth, Ashley, the trading
trickster and Abolition Disunion-
ist, will be defeated.
Wells A. Hutchinson will be e.
lected over Bundy, the Radical, in
the Eleventh.
Finck's majority, in the Twelfth,
will be counted by thousands. He
is making q splendid canvass. His
speeches are powerful and convinc-
ing.
The Thirteenth will elect O'Neill
by q large majority. He is one Of
the most accomplished speakers in
Ohio. His eloquencc will tell
powerfully for Democracywherev
he is heard.
Judge Bliss, by his sledge ham
mer blows, will cripple radicalism
in the Fourteenth, and, it is hoped,
will secure a victory.
Morris is making the fur fly in
the Fifteenth, and will be elected.
: White is canvassing the Six
= teenth in an effective manner, ane
? will beat Bingham, bis Abolition
Disunion competitor. p.
Belden, of the Seventeenth, anc
Woods, of the Nineteenth, ar
strong men, and will work ably
and energetically to overcome th'
: majorities against the Democracy
in their districts.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-10-09

na. General Schenck appears to
be getting his friends to certify for
him, as to his ftness&o represent
the Third Ohio District in Con-
gresss. We observe in the columns
Of the Commercial two of these
touching testimonials of the way
he is appreciated, which will, we
do not doubt, exalt his constituent
body in case he is elected, and con-
sole it in case he is defeated. The
letters are from Gen'l Carl Schurz
and Major General F. Sigel, and
Indicate that Gen'l Schenck wants
the aid of the "German element"
in his district. They are, says the
Commercial, Gin commentator of
his bravery, patriotism and skill"
Sad that a retiring Major General
of the United States Army should
need such certificates to his brave
ry, patriotism and skill, from such
a quarter Where are his tented
fields, his brilliant Victories. his
mighty deeds of valor, his vast
achievements in strategy-his brer
vets for gallant and meritorious
conduct in hard-fought battles
his page in history and in song?
He, a Major General, comes like a
servant-maid about to change her
place, bringing bis character in
his pocket he is honest, virtuous,
washes and irons, ard clear-starchr
es to perfection, cooks. like the
maitre at a French eating house:
witness, Carl Schurz, Frank Sigel.
General Sigel is-we learn it
from the Commercial - General
Schenck's superior officer. His GER
tifcats Is in the tone of that of o
lady who wants to help servant
she has determined not to keep, to
another situation. That of Schurz
like all his other productions
is impudent. Our German fellow
citizens are brought to grief and
made unwelcome among us thro'
the staggering airs of just such
charlatans, whom they will, now
and then, worship.--Cin. Eng.
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