The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11
Thursd ay, the 26th Day of Ma
A Valuable Canadian Book.

A Valuable Canadian Book.
HENRY J. MORGAN, Esq, has sent US
Book Of 500 pages OF which he is Editor, print
1.-THE Relations of the Industry of Canada with
the Mother Country and the United States"
The typographical execution of the work is
very neat and quite creditable to the printing
house of Mr.. Lowell.
II has been said by Englishmen in years past,
who ever reads an American Book? ?" But
we have never asked the question, "Who ever
reads Canadian Book ~ We have no pref
adices of that kind; and we assure our Cana
dian neighbors that we read their books with
pleasure and profit True, we of the north, in
our present struggle for the life of our nation.
have not had the sympathy Of all Queen Vic
toriA's subjects in British North America,
however much we might have desired or de-
served it. But we feel much pleasure in re-
cognizing the fact that some of their journals
and some Of their public men have taken a
just and unprejudiced view Of the rebellion,
and fully understand its object aud aim. They
see Ia 1t q determination to fight for slavery
and against Freedom.
1t Is indeed strange that the people of any
civilized country in this enlightened nineteenth
century, should sympathize with slavehold-
ing population, and 1t excites our special won
der that the subjects of Queen Victoria, eith-s
or In Canada or on the "fast anchored Isle,'
should esteem human bondage so lightly as
TO sympathize with rebellion whose sole
object Is TO perpetuate such wicked
institution. But we return from this d.
gression to the Book before US, the con-
tents Of which are made up from the speech
ss and letters Of Isaac Buchanan, ESQ.,, NJ p.
and from various other sources. buchanan
Is name which has but little music In it for
our ears. We have an "old public functional
ny" Of that name, who has fallen so low that
none can reverence him, but we trust our pref
udices do not extend to the Canadian orator
and member Of Parliament, whom we judge
10 be sharp, ready DICTATOR and an adroit and
clever statesman.
In his speech at Toronto in answer to the
toast, @The internal improvements ofthe Prov
ince," he bore down heavily upon the Brown
Dorian Government, and the Macdonald-Si-
cote Cabinet were numerically excoriated
amidst roars Of laughter, that plainly indicat-
ed the current Of public feeling in Canada
West He advocates Canadian manufactures
with much power and good sense, aud repudi-
ates the idea of sending so much money
'home" for manufactured articles, which might
be produced in the Provinces.
"The low, radical statesmen of England"
he says, "interfere too much with our respon-
sible government in Tariff matters, and the
ministry countenance them. The life. blood OF
the Province has to pay for the excess of i'm
ports over exports" No doubt manufactures
scattered over that country would greatly ben
eft the Canadian farmers. Canada West Is
magnificent country. Its soil and climate are
excellent, and the occupation Of lis numerous
water falls would give employment to theus-
snds, and greatly advance her agricultural in
terests. The true policy of Canada is TO pro-
mote the prosperity of her farmers. The OBJ
ject OF England in retaining territory ought to
be TO bless it and not to blight it. England
cannot long expect TO dry up Canadian tears
by throwing dust into their eyes as the barba-
Rams did to a poor shipwrecked mariner on
their coast.
He thinks Lord Elgin blibed the Americans
by sharing with them the Provincial Fishery
and Navigation rights TO give the Canadians
the Reciprocity Treaty. The farming inier-
est Of Canada is greatly favored by this Trea-
~. He believes that If there is an end put to
this Treaty, it would be better for Canada to
no annay cd IN tho ITpifad States Ia, su.l
crisis the most loyal men are those who speak
out most loudly and plainly. We should prob
ably open our arms and receive them when
they solicit such an embrace.
Decentralization of the manufacturing pow
or of England would greatly benefit the Can
adams as well as the working classes in Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland. Britain ought to
yield the principle of centralizing, aud estab-
lish an American Zoliuereia-that is, throw
down all custom houses between Canada and
the United States. England, he thinks, can
never get free trade with us, but its eqaiva-
lent would be found in the continuance of tho
Reciprocity Treaty, thus virtually demolish-
ing these custom houses. Such state OF ai-
fairs would give the Canadians all the com
mercial advantages of annexation. But the
question is, would it give us such advantages /?
No doubt such Zollverieu as exists among
the German States would benefit our neigh
bors, but as at present advised we shall probably
keep our custom houses awhile longer at least
Canada ought TO demand of England two
things, he says-First an American Zollyerein
second, TO be made neutral territory in time
Of war between this country and England
That would be really comfortable for our Can
adam neighbors in such crisis, but we think
annexation would be preferable for us, all
things considered.
We have not time or space TO give anything
like an extended view of this work, such an
one as its merits demand 1t contains a fund
ofinformation upon very important questions
that concern not only Canada but also this
country and England. Productive labor is
thesonly true riches of any country, and this
subject has been well and wisely discussed in
this volume. 1t is atrue saying that 'as with
afamily, If nation would become rich it must
sell more than it buys This is the funda-
mental principle on which the whole system