Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-19

with that country? Ask the farmers oftheso
Northern States how it was before It was Ar.
roeated, They viii say i was all on One
side !; that itinjrred OUT lumber trade, our
main and hay trade, our coarse WOOL. Asr-,
and cattle trade, with no perccptiolc equiga.
lent and now the change Of conliti.n Of
things is 20 great that not a farmer could sis-
tain himself IN these States against this run.
Gus competition. Much Of the liBl in Cana.
da is az good and even better thln Uurs. tho
cheaper in price; their labor Is MOI hall As
high in price, their taxes less than one fourth
Of ours. Now tell us, Mr.. frce-trader, what
sort of chance W.. are to stand with these
Dominion farmers, Coming iuto our markets
with their lumber, wool, wheat, barley, oai..
fax. potatoes, etc, exempt from all these bur.
dens to which we are subjected They could
sell AZ prices that would not pay US 80 per
cent on the cost Of our production; AMI { It
right, is il just. to deprive the American Fro-
Queer Of his own market and give il 10 a IT,
cent hostile foreigner, for an ina gitary all
Questionable equivalent We Say to ihse
Domiuioners, in these things "we SEX no
change, aud least Of all such change as va
would bring US" The farmers Of these Stale.
have helped to eight the good light iucrllsh.
ing the late rebellion, and are now groaniug
under a load Of taxation--a legacy left them
| by this war--and they ask Of the government
to protect them in their own markets against
foreign competition that would destroy their
means and ability to pay those taxes.
Thctime was before any reciprocity waseyq
enacted that quito an anxiety flor annex.
alton to the United States, but after reciprocity
vas agreed on, we heard no more about an.
nexaiion, no more desire to become part and
parcel ufthese States aud il is obvious why il
was 80 they had obtained al the adraniagsf
OF annexation and wis should they AK morcl
They said 10 themselves, "we are better gf
than though annexed, for our taxes arc much
lower than "a the States, and We have al the
trade that nuexation would bring Us.
few years ago the writer was stopping a day
or two upon Stanstead Plain. Canada Eas
and remarked TO q wealthy farmer Their
"you have hero beautiful and productive
country Yea" says he, but our gra
drawback has been the want OF market it'
now we have your markets and are as we q
as our neighbors across Derby lane. 0u
lands are worth as much and We avoid mArJ
taxes that you must pay, and | am quite 'si.
sfied to be subject Of Queen Nictora
And so it is now cur trade is all they wan,
7 give them that aud they would help 10 c.
our threats for oil anything else they care r.
u.s. Now we say bet them live without o.
trade; none but free traders desire their trsl
and they only for self gain. There i d
patriotism in it, we can live without, "
deal better than with it, Ii the tins ca
comes that they clamor loud enough for g
trade as to take measures to become a par
as, il viii then he time 70 begin to listss
a their appeals. Until then let them sigh b q
: the flesh pots of Egypt but learn that th
: are beyond their reach. We believe al y
u speak the sentiments of nine-teRths Of d
b farmers OF these northern States. wheH "
e protest against tho renewal Of any recprsJ
D treaty with the Dominion Of Canada.
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4 Mont Vale Farm, Aug, II, 1865.
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