Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-17
A COMPARISON,

MANY persons are too apt 10 view the
relative positions of Canada and the United
States with dependency. The cry Of such
people is "What have we to expect IN a
race for supremacy with people OF SIX
times our numbers and wealth." and their
too ready inference is that We must ultl-
matelv succumb to their superiority, and
resign ourselves to be merged in the uni
yersai Yankee nation, when called to such
"a fate, For the benefit Of such weak
lDeed Canadians, and the information OF
our readers, we give few figures to show
that these conclusions are wrong and io0llsn.
The United States with thirty MI
lions of people have commercial marine
of l.579, 694 tons, while Canada with only
four millions has by superior enterprise ana
energy 1,O29,764 tons aloat. While the
| American people are burdened with debt
of $50 head for their population, the debt
of Canada is only SO per head. While
our annual expenditures is 81 per head,
theirs is SCI per head. And as an evidence
of the superior economy Of our system OF
| Government, it will be understood that not
outstanding the heavier taxation and ex-
| nenditure of the United 5 ates, Canada
has been far more generous in her eXpendl-
lures on public works, than has the United
| States.
To show how much greater are the ad-
yantages of Canada over the United States
| in competing for the trade OF tie latter
| country, we may instance the fact that the
aoorpoate shipment by lake to all the United
| States ports were S27, 122 bushels Of corn
| AGAINST sos, 119 bushels to Canadian ports.
| Commenting upon this circumstance the
| Roston Globe saws, SIT appears that there
is a very large increase in the shipment Oh
Grain from the principal ports to the
| canadian canals, and if this tendency
| continues, the result viii De
disastrous to American interests" Such
| audience as this is sufficient proof that our
growing prosperity aud power excltes wei
SSronnded alarm among the American peo-
Me. and proves conclusively how tfounded
i've the anprehensions Of the croakers for
| cur own future.
AGAIN, in speaking of the lumber trade
and the commerce ofthe United states, we
| find tbe New York World expressing ItSeI
in the following terms: c.
ga week ago there was no less IMAM III
vessels receiving lumter in Quebec for Inc
| South American and other markets. FOR
merIv an this trade belonged to New \ ork,
Init while Quebec is crowded there are
scsrcaIv half a dozen vessels receiving lun-
her in this port for foreign destination.
And again: ''While the trade OF montreal
has increased beyond its capacity 10 ae-
commodate it, New York has miles OF ldle
wbarves that were formerly crowded WIN
vessels" s,,,ou
These Acknowledgements from our Amer
| loan cousins that we have beaten them In
the race Of progress, speak louder IN praise praise
of our country and our institutions tNln
any words ofours could do; With Vlgos-
GUS prosecution of our canal Improvements MS
and an early completion OF the Canaoa y IA
cific Railway, we may rest eonhoen. Illaa
| our future points to a greater inlport@LIoe
among the nations of the world Tor C3n4u.'
than that row held by our ItepuoucAn
neiohbor.-Free Press.