The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-12

hns rot been FOR ,nnrrcn, dls,4,rbsd This NJ
ptNn ADVANTAGE wneh cannot te denied; but,
50 Tar az n bein allie - examine oalcai returns,
! 40 no. had ary further evid ace showing the
Nno .. vac lrasy a tbs cppgsci On, v..iie e,ani5n
divided Thcre partTsus for in Gloucester sirs,
and paTf sans az nst il u Maine II the treaty related
exctsiy9y q aateres should no. 10 viii 70 ten
IL but the practical question IS whether the seein M adj
vantage ~ this nespeel q sufficient couEei balance te
ton IF The ii Ssr ssS, Sonss ne ~ IN
hrs proved " hr bat t,,e more th n pane II appe1rs
t dnr ng The hfst six years Of the treaty only forty
Aae an vessels eonta NM - $50 tons passed seawerd
through tne 81. lGaFeu and during the same time
oniY nneteea vessels containing 540 soas returned ~
the same open ghaay Taese very petty amo nts
when we CONSIDER TIM value Of the commerce on tue
lake, which, IN 1856 s6s, 1877 80; OF when
the BRUSH PROVINCES Taxa the years 1861 70 1862
Inclusive, and We shal Cad that during this peliod tho
shipping o. the United States which cleared for tho
Brtrn PROVINCES was 10 707 239 tons, and tho foragn
Shipping which cleared during this samo period was
1ssl sy9 tons While the shipping Of the Catet States
Provinces was o56 1873 ons tho foreign shipping
which entered was $40 tons. meation there
shass g, u way o. contrast IN compagason with
oeen able 70 do on the st. Lawrence seems n be
tsisnL II need not be considered as an element
IN tho present discussion The treaty may be
IN S bearings on tho commerce between the two
tres This has increased immensey but il Ia difficult to
see how mu-h Of this increase duo to the treay and
how much is due the natural growth Of population
and the facilities OF transportation In both countr es III
sona Dc traced exclusively orin any large measure to
but i does not follow from the OF tn IN
crease after the treaty that account Of the
ish Provinces will show increase Of popula.
ton which must not be dsregarded in deter
mining the origin Of tho increase Of commerce.
There also roas urn shing promp. and constant
means OF INSTRUMENTATION which have gone INTO
cult 70 exaggerae the influence these have
gu oxen ng and extending commerce. cannot doubt
the railroad system OF tho two conntr has been OF
user recp-oc ty treaty more comprehensive and equal
than any WIZ ten parchment The extent Of trade be-
fore and after the treaty may be shown in few figures
In thethree years inmed aely proceed tho treaty tire
total exports to Cannda and the other Brit sh
were SIS &c SIS and the total imports $2 5S6 SIT
beng Of exports to import. the proportion OF one hun
dred 10 fertr-six In tho ten years Of tho treaty
provinces sso, Were $3.50 $50 GAL The total imports
tic exports were in tho proportion Of one hundred
70 seventy-csht five take Canada alone shali find
EXPORTS to Canada in The taree years immediately pre-
cedng the treaty ss s66 500 and the total imports
were SO os7C4 being in the proportion of ore hundred
to hftytwo while the whole exports TO Canada alone
ring the ten years of the treaty sl76S7l Oil,
aud tho total imports were Sioi 347 being in the
propoit on Of hundred to noty four present
these tables SIMPLY to lay before you Tho cxttn and
nature of tho change in the between the
countries But fobcar embark mr. on the much debsted
inquiry as to tho eject Of difference between tho
amonn Of exports and of Imports involving, it docs,
tue whole pcrons question Of the baan Of trade.
ln tho view which l take on the present occasion
II Is not necessary To consider 1t. The reciprocity
treaty cannot be maintained overturned on any
place to tue influence Of the treaty the Of the
country; and here the custom house is principal wit
ness The means OF determining this question will be
found In the authentic tables which have been published
from time 70 time In the reports OF the Treasury and
pcciay in the report made to Congress at this session.
which have in my hands Looking at thece tables
find certain unanswcrable points begin with osti
mac founded the trade before tho treaty From this
1t appears that II treaty had been made and the
had increased In the ratio before the treaty
Clnada would have pad to the United States IN the ten
years Of the treaty at least Sl6373 500 from which
hpz InnN I'd HE qsfO hpa tual.v Lppp
lost to the I'm tel States. In return, Canada has
gwen up So ESQ 800 bong the amount IL would have
collected f treaty had been nude There IL vast
dsproport on to the derIment Of the United States
Here another illustration derived from the tables:
Dur The ten OF the treaty the United States have
actually pad duties TO Canada SIG S02 SCI, While dur
ing the period Canada has paid IN duties 70 tho
Tn ted States tho very moderate OF $3.50 AL Hero
again vast dsproporton to tho detrnent OF the
United Stated. The inequality may be seen IN
another way Dur the ten years Of the treaty dtahe
products Of the tod States have entered Canada and
tn, Other provinces the amount Of $50 S7 6i9 VIII e
during the per cd duablc products Of Canada and
tho othor provinces hare entered the United States only
TO the amount Of S7,Too,4S2 During the same per Cd
free products OF the United States have entered Canada
and tho other provinces 70 the amount of Sis
while free produ q OF Canada and the other
have entered the United States to the amount OF
5000 1885, Here ngain Is vast dsproporton 70 tho
dermcnt OF the United States Mr. Sumner then quoted
from tho report Of the Secretary Of Treasury show
Ing that the treaty lind released from putty total
so, $50 25 in value OF goods Of Canada than oil
goods the product OF tho I'm tod STATES From those
various considerations WAS clear to him that tho
nue. Of the United States had suffered by this treaty. and
that Ia IA important PARTICIPANTS advantages had no,
been equally shared by tho two countr
AcssTs R.ssAY aud Hows trep) Of Wis, spoke against
the repeal OF the treaty, and Messrs SxiNAy rcp) oil
Ohio, and C,lLA.rR, trcp Of VI spoke in favor of it.
Pending the consideration OF tho resolution the Senate
adjourned