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so the farmers could get even ten cents mo1e
all around on corn, per bushel; 1t would havt
keyt the wheels In motion and tapered INT
thing down gradually. Now, not even take:
can lie paid, and as 10 trade-what have ths
farmers got to trade wiih9 The policy, q
Washington should also be careful one-1n
not less prompt than CAREFUL
RECIPROCITY TREATY. >'
Comments Of Rte Canadian Press oa
Mr. DeFby,s Pamphlet.
From the Montreal AeFald.1
Thert are few Amencan State papers whict
do not contain proof Of knowledge and ahi1f
ty on the part Of writer's and Jet there art
Of an impartial critic. AssuredIy among
these no such critic ,wll place the report o
Mr.. Derby, which reprinted yesterday. Con
taioiug marks Of great deal Of information
knowledge Of commercial science in detail
and shrcWdness OF suggestion, It lacks the evil
dence that the writer has mast e5ed or adopted
apy comprehensive theory Of the philosophy
Of trade, and Of the principles which should
ruIdc governments IN dealing with Its inter
ests. Hence every particular part Of his sub
fect is handled upon separate grounds, md
upon reasons which arc brought to the stand
| ard Of no common, principle; and, while In
one place, the interests Of the consumer are
-
III Of caaes, the interests Of the producer are
assumed to be paramount. Mr.. Derby ap-
| pears In the cnse of each kind Of trade or in
dusty to sec some special grounds Of merit,
on the one side OF the other, which induce
him to incline the balance in that direction.
There is no broad appreciation OF The extent
or of the limit Of the duty or capacity of gov
erEu1ents to interfere with or favor com
merce and Industry, and hence thereis an alb
ecnce OF consistency and congruIty In the rea-
sonipg aud the conclusions But the more
thoroughly American quality Of the report,
regarded as State paper, T. It's gratuitoqs
nlcally to be part Of merely domestic con-
| s ltatioD, not addressed to Canadians or to
any outsiders but this technicality cannot
change the practical fact that the pamphlet
Is an exposition ofthe views ofa department Of
the American Government on an International
question in which we are interested. The
sclfrespect oftha American Government there
fore required that the subject should be treat
cd with courtesy toward the other party to
the negotiation. and that Ministers Of the
Crown, who for the purposes Of such necotia-
tion were then at Washington, shonld not
haye h,, Peer a,n made to hear Propositions avow-
other nationality Of the dominlons of the
Queen. This absorption, not only Of what
Is called remote part OF the British domiu-
Ions, which It is supposed BY Mr. Derby might
our nclehbors for The ravages ofthe Alabama
but even that Of our whole territory Is spoken
Of as the end, proxfmate or ultimate. to
which all the aims of the American negotia-
tors should be directed. It Is true that the
report processes to reply to s'some gentlemen
Of intelligence, and possibly some statesmen y
who think that the denial Of the treaty will
lead the Provinces to seek admission to the
Union. But this reply consists only Of q
series Of suggestions Of immediate difficulties
which might probably prevent the desired
consummation, the list closing with the fol-
lowing question: ....
taxes, and shown that they rest lightly on
our shoulders, md England has paid for our
! losses by her cruisers, viii not the moment be
more aaspicious for the enlargement Of our
territories:s''
Nothing can be more opposed to di iolomatic
forms, OF even TO the ordinary 1.uftesies Of
lie, than such q proposition made, ns 1t vlr-
tua1ly Is, TO the servants of the British Crown,
And that they should patiently remain to con-
time negotiation which on the American
side, will lave the purpose thus set forth for
lis avowed object, cannot but be taken rs a
an apparent success, even though gained
at the cost Of national humiliation. The
"bated breath and whispering hurnb1eness'
indeed which are alone appropriate In even de-
precating measures taken with such policy,
are in wonderful contrast to the noisy deh-
ance which has hitherto been the official tona
In Canada- II Is as II on applying to man
to make m ordinary contract in civil lite, be
discussed the terms In such manner as to
let you See that his sole object In makiue the
bargain was that sooner or later be might
carry Of your wife; and as II You should stay
and talk with him, AFTER he had outraged you
with the Information /! SuPposingy however,
that Mr. Gait shall stomach the aifrunt, which
he ought to feel the more keenly because It
comes IRON those for whom he, or rather his
friends-he himself having been more wise
have so long professed unbounded contempt
md aversion, what Ere we to think Of the
practical propositions Of the reports We
have always supposed that the idea Of
Zollrerein with the United States, what
ever advantages or disadvantages It might
have for us, was altogether out Of the line OF
practical legislation, because 1t involves not
the trade Of the mother country. We do not
perfectly understand, after ! very careful
peruea1 Of Mr. Derby's report, whether or
not be intends that principle should prevail
If his plaus arc nssen'ed to. There Is moth
Ing either In the articles he lays down as the
basis Of agreement. nor in his proposed draft
Of an act Of Congress, which If adopted
would restrain Us from dealing at our own
pleasure with the duties levied upon goods
coming from other countries, ofthe same class
as ahoee which would be included In the sched-
nlcs OF free goods annexed to the treaty.
VIC assume. therefore, that in order to
save British interests, We should take OF the
duties everywhere from goods OF these class
es. This, therefore. will On all such mer-
,chandlse give the British exporter the free
trade which he seeks, hut twill noldoubt be
sone drawback to bis satisfaction that the
lists Will be prepared so us TO contain pre-
cisely those articles which the Americans
can export to best advantage, and with
which, therefore, British goods OK the same
class rili .hays the least chance, Of sue
imported into Canada will not SO into
the United States without paying the
American duty Importers Of spirits
and other goods subject to the excise which
In Canada, is to be raised to the American war
standard, should the plan be adopted, will
weight thus placed on The home manuGac-
turer. But this, 1t cannot be doubted. will
be met by augmented duties to couptetyail
the increased excise; and thus II there be any
gain It will be to the revenue, at the cost OF
the consumer of these articles. and OF the
Importers md manufacturers Of them, so far
Us their trade must be supposed to be checked
By higher impositious upon 1t. Our. .nanufac-
turers Of goods not subject to excise, and
whcse raw materials are Of home produc-
tioR, would seem, on the face OF the
proposals. to have nas some privileges In: The
Il
to American manufacturers Of the same
things IN our markets. When such manufac- !
lures shn]l be sent thence from Canada, they
arc to be taxed in such d manner as to put |
them, so far rs taxes are concernel,
onoa1 On the ~ same a. e. fnoiing as the same
IN such articles, on the soil Of the Repub: |
lie, the producers of both countries will CON.
pete on equal terms. But upon opr soil the !
American manufacturer will have to sell an |
article produced under his own peculiar bur !
dens, 50 a. to meet Our manufactures who are
subject to no imposts nj all. We imagine, how
ever, that the American Government would
hardly permit this inequality Of condition 10 |
continue, but would remove It br cTnntine
dnWbacks to their manufacturers upon the
export of their goods hithrr. Canadian man.
ntacturers using raw materials which may be
Imported from abroad will have upon the fnce
o. the proposals another great advantn age; for
while their goods, when they reach the United
States, are to be handicapped with tax similar
10 that Imposed in the way Of excise or other !
internal revenue upon the same articles of
4 4 American manufacture, they will have made
much lighter taxation than that levied on
lhe same materials when bought in the States
|or the purpose Of being made up. We say
That this appears to be the state Of things
which would arise out Of the proposals Il
adopted Us they stand; but 1t is hardly likely
tr1al Population ut disadvantage Of this
kind will be accepted hy the Americans with
out some mathod Of counteractiug Its effects. |
though the means Of doing 20 are not very
obvious
We have Thus endeayored 10 point ont some
proposed BY Nr. Derby. We have as yet no
very authentic grounds for judging whether
Slr. Gait has assented to them or not, or how |
tar he has assented to them, though he ap-