The Hillsborough recorder., 1866-07-18
COLONIAL LEGISLATION AND ANNExA.

COLONIAL LEGISLATION AND ANNEAA-
s TION.
The Canadas are shaping their CONNER
cial legislation to meet the conditions cen.
sequent upon the abrogation OF the recipro-
city treaty. They are revising their tarIit
system with view TO revenue. and also to
counleract the restrictive policy OF Con-
gress. They viii probably be benefited by
the change, while the commerce and reve.
nue. Of the United States will sustain from
it serious de,riment. Discriminating du.
ties against articles of American growth
and manufacture will be imposed. while
the duties on imports from all other coun-
tries viii be brought to revenue stand
ard. There are number Of foreign pro-
ducts which ase Of general consumption
both in the United States and the colonies
such as tea, sugar, and coffee-which
will be admitted at low rate Of duty.
These and many other articles will be pur.
chased in Canada for our trade and con-
sumption, instead of purchasing them in
New York or Boston. 1t will be cheaper
for large portion Of our Eastern and Wes-
tern States to buy these and many o.her
articles Of foreign growth or fabric in Ca
NADIA. Besides. as Mr.. Taylor has shown
in his recent report to the Treasury, many
produces Of the colonies must be brought
into and consumed by New England and
New York, whatever may bs the rate OF
duty imposed on them. Canada will thus
have an.increased aud profitable trade with
the United States. the balance of which will
be vastly in her favor. She wiItsupply US
With many things. and. adopting our de-
vice OF prohibitory urif' upon articles From
the United States, she will receive little
IRON us-mach less than formerly.
Besides the regular trade which will take
this course, lea. coffee. sugar. foreign Ia
brlcs OF wool, with fax, &c.. will be illicit
ly Introduced into our borders, in spite Of
all laws ior the suppression OF smuggling.
Our frontier on the colonial line extenas
thousands of miles Of laid and water, and
ii will be simply impossible to guard the
whole. or larg. portion Of IL. IRON enter
prising contrabandists. The, temptation
will be 30 gfeat 10 evade our revenue laws
that they cannot be enforced. Annexation
has been proposed, on our part, asa rene
dy loo ihis growing evil, and as means OF
increasing our strength as nation. As
commerce. with The South is TO be crippled
by our legislation. and her people alienated
from the unlon, il IS thought advisable by
the Radicals 10 prepare for the admission
of British America as part OF the fede-
raj Union. For the practical loss of The
Souihrrn States this measure will be COM
pensation.
Ire colonies take different view Of tho
matter. Their present effort is the COME.
deratinn Of all the several provinces under
one federal head. Securing this advantage,
as they probably will do. they will nj De
in haste 10 accept the proposition OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations OF the
United States House Of Representatives.
Commercial advantages they will have, On.
der their confederation, which they would
not enjoy under the United States Govern
ment. whase pulley, in Radical hands. is
10 prohibit commerce with foreign nations,
and impose heavy taxation upon all con.
sumers, for the benefit Of protected lnie.
res:s. Moreover, the share which British
America would have to bear Of our debt Of
three thousand millions would be one
tenth. or three hundred millions. which is .
larger sum by four fold than their present
deb.. sud they would, besides. have to
yield to The United States all their resour-
cts in lands and customs. by which they
are 20 pa! their debt.
Nrn, Tn.a Cn1arrrnrtnx -.rhe ns ~