The New York herald., 1871-01-03

at . loss to conceive on what facts this complaint
OF President Grant Is based; and We would
rather not say much more about It, because
we desire 10 treat the statements OF the
Executive of the United States with al possible
respect AS to frlendlness, the less said Nv Amer-
can statesmen on that subject the better. Just look
at the contrast. American canal boats, In competl
tion with our own, navigate our Ottawa and 81.
Lawrence canals aud rivers, ana can go witnout
breaking bulk to whitehall or New York; but 80
soon as British canal boat reaches the American
frontier she Is stopped, and Is not permitted by the
restrictive policy or American navigation laws to 20
any iur,her. We cannot imagine what the Presi.
dent means by talking about the Rhine ana the
Danube. The st. Lawrence navigation Is o naviSa-
tion by canals suppementlng the river, ana our
canals are freely used. Really sir there is no more
HERALD CoAMlssIoNER-IIow do you think all
these things bear upon the great question OF the
,n a ,a "a rne the mna
we have so much al heart in the Statesp
-, DOMINION srATEsMAS-Mhy. VIC do not believe
that there Is In the Dominion at present any party
whatever that desires any organic or Revolutionary
change in that direction. And we are quite certain
that the growth OF such party Is impeded or IN
definitely postponed by policy towards Us which we
can only regard as one Of punishng ns or starving
US into annexation. But really this y the most mis-
We are not badly or as 1t ID; on the contrary,
Canada and the Dominion never before were SO
1ourlshing. Our tonnage increases enormously,
though the United States preclude us from Amerl-
can registry; our revenue Is abundant, our TAXA
ton moderate. We know nothing on ms side
the border OF Erie rings or unchaste courts
OF Justice. American greatness attracts us, but
the practical working OF American institutions
repels. And we do not like being threatened, and
are very sure that neither Great Britain nor our.
selves can be dragooned into separation or inde-
pendence or annexation. This Is a very great mat
ter but " does not seem to US to be handed by the
President IN great spirit. When the President
threatens ITO suspend the bonding system aad ex.
clude the vessels of the Dominion from United
states waters he ought to know that so Tar as the
first OF these measures Is concerned he would do
much more harm to the commerce OF the United
1000 00o worth OF foreign goods In bond from the
merchants OF New York, Boston, Portland and other
J Atlantic cities. American merchants buy from Us
and carry annually over our canals ST., 0Oo0W worth
OF lumber alone which they largely reshtp ont OF bond
to the West lndeS Brazil and other southern mar.
kets. assure you sir, that American policy Is put
ting all that trade in peril. We did not ship single
cargo TO South America: your merchants shipped our
our own people, as the result Of your high tariff
policy have shipped direct on their own account
$3,000C0J worth OF 1t. Before long, II things go on
at present. all the trade we do at present through
you Will be entirely diverted to the ST. Lawrence
route and ourselves 1t seems to Us that would be
we'll for the whole position to be reconsdered. The
experience OF the last four years SHOWS US tnab we
can do without the states II they can do without us.
They seem to wish for us though. But they are
taking strange means to get u.s. We do not know how
the policy OF excluding British vessels nom American
ports could be carried our. We are aware that lead
ing political person on your side has lately advocated
complete severance from the British empire unless
the United STATES have their own way In the ques-
tiOns under discussion between the crown and the
republic. And President Grant would appear to
have been taking lessons In that school lately. 1t Is
quite su cient ior us when We think OF such threats
10 remember tn the United States Is peOpled BY
forty millions OF Just and generous men, who know
rs well as any people on which side their bread Is
buttered. B-twe are not little aston shed TO 1ina
your Chief Magistrate using such language LOT all
that. How could you turn the great republic OF the
west Into great Japans