, 1865-07-03
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Plain Talk bJ Cat ada Newspaper to
she Canada Secession Sympnth1xerR
From the Montreal Herald, juno III

Four ycars ago, when the American war
haytng broken out, We FIRST perceived teu-
dtncy on the part Of certain journalists and
politicians to divert the eympathies OF Cana,
ali such persons that the time would come
when We should have to negotiate asain
with the people Of the United States, aud
TINT, when We did 50, 1t would be With
The North, not With the South, that va would
have to deal. That, like al other com,
time laughed TO eeosn. First of all, we we're
told that the Reciprocity Treaty was OF no
use to rs then that somehow or other
mode Lett obscuzet-we were to hare CONNER.
cia1 transactions ther, after, direct with the
South, where ,the people were all gentlemen,
ali cheats, who np1y bought Dur produce at
disagccably lev rites to dispose Of it there
after, to. the Southerner's at extra
ordinarily high prices, LASTLY we
were told that the AMERICANS were altogeth-
er too Ere.dT Of profit to do away with
q treaty which they would never have made
unless they had seen In Is vast balance Of
benefit in their own faror, and which they
would never destroy at the eoat Of losing this
benefit. Above all, the dis United States
coutd never be reunited. Well, II wisdom IL
tusEfed IN her children, there Is another SOFT
ot offspring seay well calculated TO convict
Its parents , Of ioy; Ths t4 tine 1as eo%s whsn
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>as to which OF the two GETS OF opinions were 4
best founded, and best calculated to in.
duce line Of conduct which should
promote the interests OF this country. The
dfE-GnItcd States are all Reunited, aud We
know vety well that the idea of separate
treaty with them VAS all mo: nRhine. We
also learn By the anxiety everywhere felt on
the Eubject, how real and extensive Is the In
teIest which otr population has In the 1e.
newal Of the treaty. 1t Is certain Indeed that
according TO all the rules Of political economy,
no Increase Of tJade can take place Wlthpuf
mutual benef eft, and VIC who believe In science
aud not rule Of thumb and quackery, enter
tain no doubt that ths Americans on impor-
tatinps no less than On exp rtatjons ha se an
spp1eciab1c gain In every t1aQeaction with |
Canada But, unfortunately, the whole course
Of commercial 1eglslads n IN the two coun-
tries proves too clearly that, In general. po- |
litIca1 economy is considered by your So
called y. .actfcai men as a folly below their |
notice, and even If We could hope to convert |
our nefghbors to sounder theories thnn those
upon Hhuh thsy act IN This particular, we
hilvc need that befere We begin our lessons |
that some one should convert Us. Upon the |
principles unhapp1y current on both Sides Of |
the line, the importations to the Untted !
States under the. treaty being larger
than. their exports ucder the treaty
they have lost and We gained BY
the borgatn, or at the very least, We have
p.ined q great dfa1 more than they. Mr.
Clarkson, 6deed, the exp Ell lent Of the To-
7cnto Board Of Trade in his speech at |
the dinner gIyeu to the de1eeates In that
city, expressed bis surprise ut the uotlce o
the atrogation Of TIE treaty. Hatre{y re1ter