Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-16

not been in our favor. The fact that the
now propose to superSede the last treat,
though Just made, by Il new one, is n
cause OF alarm to orr government or on
fishermen, who, in the language of Dar
lei Webster, ought to be protected hoo
and line, bob and sinker." Bearing i
mlnd the former ill-starred reciprOcIt
treaty, and that the Canadians now CLAIM
10 ollcr much better terms, would ther
not be some cause of dstrust-:nd | pu
the question to those present who some
times swap horses-would there not b.
some cause to distrust, if Il horse trad r
having overreached you once, should offe
10 give you satisfaction by another an,
much better trade9 Having had Il toucl
OF crlb-bitlng, do YOU want to try blind
staggers?
One treaty with Great Britain it woulo
seem, ought to include all her colonies
II one can be treated with special favor
why may not all? Fifty diverse and com
pllcated treaties would be too many to con.
cede even to a polyglot empire. If these
colonies are SO large and numerous as tc
nave heterogeneous interests, it is time
they We're prepared to make their own
treaties as independent nations; but while
hey adhere to the British flag in war they
should adhere to its fortunes IN peace.
Our constitution forbids the levvinu OF
export duties, bat that of the Canadian
Dominion does not, and therefore any,
thlng they may have which we really
need can be clogg Il by an export duty,
lst rs they now collect II dollar on :,
thousand feet of LOGS or on u cord Of
shlngle bolts. They have Il versatility OF
tdroithess which shows itself again in
thelr policy rs to duties on tea. This we
tdnlt now entirely free. and so do they
rom every country in the world but the
nited States, and, to head off any COM
ntrce with us i'll teas, they impose Il dis
terminating duty of ten per cent upon
black, green and Japan tea "when I'M
ported from the United States. This
shows a normal state of their disinterest-
1t anxiety to improve our friendly COM
m,1ci;tl relations | know Of no way to
Judge of the future but by the past" and
we must bear in mind that in Canada the.
sun rises i'll the morning.
Look for Il moment at the quest on of
practical reciprocity rs to wool. The
tanadas produce more in proportion than
W" 'lo and much more than they can con
sumo. They want u foreign market. but
we want and must keep our own or aban-
lon >hcep-husbandry. In no event will
thcy bay Il pound of our wools-that
would be ike carrying pepper to Hindo-
stan or owls t" AthcnS-but with recproc-
ltv they could sell their entire clip for
higher prices than are elsewhere Obtain
tbr, anl then supply their wants for
home consumption by the admission of
cheaper woods Of other countries. for wool
like the bulk OF the articles they propo.e
TO make reciprocallv free. is already ex-
-mpt from duty under the present Cana.
liam tariff. hirtv-tive of the articles
hey propose to exempt from duty in schc,l
NE \ are now free and only twenty
-hrcc subject to duty How long would
'ur farmers agree to protect everybody
is" and leave themselves exposed to the
lunTrv assaults of free trade
And this brings to the front one of the
grave contingencies involved III any DOS
lble reciprocity treaty. We are solemn
V bound by the " most favored nation''
laU>e IN or treaties. with nearly every |
urrlgn nation. to grant no privileges to
me that are not 1T once open and extend
1t 10 the other. We have mutually coy
naiItri with Mexico. with Brazil. as
veil Il with each one of the natonalitieS
i Europe, that no higher or other duties
hall be imposed on articles the growth.
roddcr OF mtnut.tcture of one country.
lan OF >htll be on like articles of any
Their foreign country. 1t follows. there
ne. II we permit the Cana,i;,s to pull the
'ool over our eyes. that WE must per
ut precisely the sam" thing To be don. ;
Y others. or admit free of ,lutv the |
"'lS OF Mexico. or Brazil. or of any ,thrr
'untrN. Whenever we 80 admit those OF :;
..nIda. Ii Is evident litt a rcciprocjtv I
caty must bring forth hydra headed sor /
nv, for statesmen ~ We'll a> for farmers. c
In nearly everything produced on the |
Tin of which We have Il surplus. Canada I
hose chlct Industry l. agriculture. ap- q
'.tr> to hay" Il greater proportionatc cx- +
- What effect this would have if c
Town Oh or market, free. farmers. who
G no wholly relieved from the butt end d
war taxes, must judge. 70 release !,
-rntv millions Of rrvrnur on Canad;. l
odurts an Labor, and tax our own pco- u
p on tea ;,nl coffee to make up the de y
lcncy. i NOT a very inviting proposition, G
/ it wears no other complexion. II
In ten years, from l>5I to 1861. the inn 4
Dyed land of Canada increased about II
pr cent, or from 1904 acres. L;
cir wheat crop increased during the II
ne time = per cent. and their oat crop
per cent. The progress of Canal,
CO Sol is claimed to have been much ::
after, but them in comparison with the u.
itrl States it produced more than its ~
'pO:tiOn of horses. cattle and sheep: =,
zee lis proportion of wheat three W.
les is proportion of on s. barley and r.
ttoc> ; an average butter, and less of ~
inc and corn. 1t is Il new soil and ", ",
ranch of or own hardy race that W.
rs forward to confront us. | do not OBJ II
to their scheme because it will larre- :. e
Increase the value of lani i'll Canatiar ~,
because this Will he done solely at our -,
'rnSc. T..
he climate and the soil of Vermont ~
k" 4 near and quick market indiSpensa- n ','
t" her prosperity, and She feels no OBJ 80,
tl"n> to share it, whether near or re- 80
g. with provinces retained by Great Nv,
ain ~ >tratcyrtical necessities. nor rive 49,
90 provinces IN advantage over our
II states more distant from Atlantic
'krts. lneXorablc transportation in w., VIZ
e sort protects us from the great prai-
of the West, but the Canadas hanr ';;s
G " on our tlankS. Nv
)nIe OF the coarser anu ruder manu- inf
lrcS. it is also proposed, shall be re- ma
ed rcciprocally free of duty, but we NJ.
= been notified that the same privi VIC
& granted to us would be conceded to |
1t Britain and thus, if there should be eve
hing among the enumerated articles of
we might possibly furnish chcape hay
Canada, we must then stop and con ha,
whether we can furnish them cheap nm
an Great Britain be ore We attempt to wit
the trade. At Waterloo Napoleon had in ,
" conquered Wellington but yelling bee
md Men Butcher finished the worlds fro,
test military genius. Though we f,u
Id vanquish Canada, the Butcher allies and
II the rear. IL
NADIA and Australia, the most advanc- fix t
British colonies in Intelligence and ton
prise, repu,liate the free trade ,loymas iSJ.
e Imperial Government, and. by to b
lection which does protect" have had
1t many tlourishinr manufactures New