Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-10-28
bEatchmam s. journal.
SUPPLEMENT.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2s, 1865.
Reciprocity Treaty with Canada.

Reciprocity Treaty with Canada.
The National Wool Growers Association,
and the National Association of Wool Nam
uiacturers, are moving in their opposition to
renewal Of the Reciprocity Treaty with
Canada-now tho subject Of negotiation at
Washington Mr. Seward is strongly urged
to favor Reciprocity by the fishing shipping
and mercantile interests, and by free traders
generally No doubt if this is accomplished,
Canadian woods would be admitted dpty free.
This would be violation OF che spirit Of
the agreement with the wool growers, upon
which the present tariff on wool and woolcns
was founded"
At mectugof the National Association
of Wooden Manufacturers, oct. % strong
ground was taken on the subject, anl the fol-
lowing resolutions were presented by the
Wool Growers, which state So fairly and
canddly the situation OF cur tariff, that
copy them cutire, and which explain the
matter much better than am able 60.
D. o..
RESOLUTIONS
Besoirei, J. That the present wool and WOOL
cn tariff was framed with sincere purpose Co
henett equally the permanent Interest. o. che
producer. the manufacture. and consumer, HnI
that nothing has yrt occurred 600 shake our nltb
that it is as well adapted as ans legislation which
can now be devised % secure the.o results, otter
it- operations shall cease 90 Dee disturiei DIS tefn-
porary and exceptional causes.
IN.s.H Oh. III. H.raN .
causes was the over supply ul wolleu- in our
markets on the passage of said tariff, accustomed
IN part by the extraordinary stimulus given Co..
domestic Manufacture hy The war. aud -tlll moro
iy enormous and disproportioncd impormtiou- of
foreign goods. made In anticipation OF ana increase
Of dutie-, while the subject WIS pcnlms Boo Com
gres-. Though this over supply hns leeu slowly
reduced by consumption, owing o. Che uccc--ifN
ot the American manufacture constantly o.
make additions 10 it. or stop hi- mills. aud throw
his laborcrs out of employ owing t0 tHe great
quantity Of surplus army good, thrown 0n the
market by the Government al prices Gar below
the co~t Of production - owing 10 short crops BOZ
the West. and famine crops Joe the South iu sos.
and the comparative failure ol the cotton crop Duo
1867, which vastly diminished the usual m,,iu- ol
purchase, and consequently the amount ul clu-
sumption IN th0-e portions 0l the Union. owing
% other obvious circumstance which have severe
Is depressed and are continuing 10 dcure-- tlsidc
IN some OF the States and owing On higli fa.a-
ton and the general condition of monetary affairs,
which have cul0inet un the pendent portions 0t
the rural population of our whole country tine
necessity OF reducing their expense Don ibis aul
all other practicable direction
3. That an abrouton OF the present wuol aud
wooden tariff, OF any part thereof, or % change iu
It's scale of dutics, when it- beneficial effect, arr
Just beginning a. hc felt is not called Cor ht ANS
vi the great interests which IL most seriously ol.
ircts that IL has heen earnestly uud unanimously
deprecated hy the National Wool Growers lud
Manufacturers organizations which represent the
interests which are claimed hy the nppoueut- OF
thelaw 10 have chiefly suffered under ii- ope1a-
ton that it would iniuriou-ly nnd uniu.tiy dis
Tract business arrangements made iu consequence
Oi its provisions, and tend unnecessarily tucrpate
di,trust in the future prospect, Of wool pr1duc-
ton and manufacture and finally, tlnt it would
afford new and striking example of that tickle
uess in our tariff regulations which has repcat-
eily inflicted tho most serious injury the BUSH
ness interests of the country, and which is alWay-
more damaging 10 those interest, thnn reas,na-
Die degree of stability even in an imperfect tn-
r1-
4. That it admits of demonstration that the
previous wool tariff did not impose dutc- ON for
elgn woods equivalent 10 the internal taxation im-
posed on the wool growers Of the Uuitcd State
thus in effect discriminating in favor of the for
elgn grower that this markedly the case iu
respect g. Canadian woods admitted free under
the now happily ahrogated Reciprocity Treaty
that we do not hesitate 20 ny0w that it WAS OBJ
Jet of the friends of the present wool tariff to
compel foreign producers 10 pay as much for en-
Toying the benefits OF our markets, as do our own
citizens.
o. That a renewal Of the Reciprocity Treaty,
IN the article Of WOOL would produce most dis
astrous effects upon the large capital and liberal
enterprise embarked in the production of comb
ing wool, since the enactment OF the present Ia
rti that it would place the growers OF such wool
entirely at a disadvantage as compared with the
growers of our other wools that it is not called
4 Tor or favored by the manufacturers of wor-ted
iabries themselves, but ON the contrary, they have
recently declared in resolutions unanimously pass
ed by the National Association Of Wool Manu-
x laeturers-" That any advantage which might
accrue 10 the worsted manufacture from the free
introduction Of combing woods under the propo-