, 1869-05-13
TRADE WITH FRANCE.

the French Coys Lea;.'"t;f on the
American tariff. While oil the men,
bars who took part in ths debate
agrecd in pronouncing our" tariff an
outrage upon civilization, there was a dif-
ference of opinion on the question whether
il would be e1pe<iient for France to impose
a similar scale Of duties upon articles i'm
ported from the United States. II was
argued on the one side that such a policy
would merely donhle tho existing owl and
infiot q secand injury upon themselves,
cq,,nl to TIM. which they proposed to inflic.
upon us. It was held by others that moth
ing less than thss wonad bring the Ama1i-
cAus to their senses, and teach them that
psohibitory tariff il game TINT two CAD
play at-
The exports frum the United States to
FEnncc for the year 1867 [the Latest returns
publshed) amounted to s34,aou,o ,ooo (go1d
vnlne), Vi which the largest its,ns wers cot
ton, tobacco, petroleum, lumber AID wood
enuare, lard, t4llow, copper and potash
The imports for tho same period were 33l,-
oofso, 400, showing, according to the proteo-
Zionist theory, Furnishing balance Of trade
in our favor; that il ~ say, we sent to
Ep,pca mora than va .cc,;vaJ in raturn
Whatever theory may be adopted to aceount
for tho difference between the imports and
the exports, it il plain that the existing
| trade il profitable 10 both couutries-othat-
| wise il would not be carried on. The
proposition in the French Legislature TO cut
OF one-halF of the exchanges between the
txu cm1ntrirs. merelv becanse ", have heen
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I" NINA bastlat lable, "tlAcn onGht to De
commended afresh to the legislators OF both
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,s,,i 'eu r'no esn.ot'eA peop1e nasln1 oeeome
n'.s el.'.s".us., .ue tuhso"anss W Iustn peRaa
t1a@ 'us'S 4ee4p'oea. ous'~stea inisas
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l"ff. Ap a{nt&ss&aot 10 StoIta- Wuo N94SlnN over
the ot,cal phrascology) apoke much to this e1ect
We have t,tsiit road and now We put obstacles tu
the Nay Of this roau This Is sbsurd. 1t would
have been far better to hare lett these thlnga In
thu r original position, for then We would not hare
isen put e ths e1pensSc, 81 e9ilAioG MI kcea, 4,
| ruera, | come 10 propose to you. nut TO re.
no,.acc ., once our system Of nautua, Obstacles
for this would bc acting accorlnR to theory. and
| We dtsplse theories ~ much as you do: bnt Ia
Tighten ponc shat these obstacles, weighing At tbs
sa1nr time carefully our respective si.rIf-e. Tae
Ambassador having thus spoken. the town Of Stut.
| IN nsEed time 10 rsacct: manufacturers asttcui-
tu1.sia were enpsulied: and ut last, sic, some
years ticlibcsnton, !. ~as declared tina, the uego
| ttstions werc hEnken on.
AT this news the inhabisan.s Of r,.t5a held a
coGneiL An old man {xho 1t h2s a1rayn ,,cep SUP
iosc,t had been brbc.. by Ssuta, rose ami said
The obstacles raised by Ssua are tntur,nus to our
sa~s: this Is 1utsiurtuue Those which nc on1-
selves create lnjuse our purchases; this IL Sec
ond misfortune. We hare no power over me nrss,
br. the second Il cntlyrly tlcpendept upon our.
st:ses. Lei d. then nj ieas, gct I'd OF one Ainee
Vt CANNOT be delivered fsuu, both. Let vi sup.
press our corps OF oastrHet.rs, .ttnout Visiting for
:Stnlta to do the sanae. Some day other ahe vii
leurn to understand better her own Interests.
Asecond counsellor, man OF psacs.ce ana Of