The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-09-10
The Ships Again.

We don't know that we ought to occupy
much more space in discussing with the
Prog. Age the questions of our shipping
interest and the Reciprocity Treaty-but
still, as our neighbor seems to desire a few
words more, we will notice some Of the
points sought to be made in the Age OF
the 3D. First it is claimed to be establish
ed that the south desired and accomplish
ed reciprocity to secure cheap provisions,
because writer in a work entitled Got
ton is King" said so But that was the
opinion merely of an anonymous contrib
utor TO q publication-and establishes
nothing Suppose We should claim that
the republican party, some years ago, was
in favor of paying the [ 5. bonds IN paper
money, and cite the fact that the Progress
siye Age favored the plan-would that es-
tablish it as truth
Again say the Age
The journal says that the treaty did not pro-
vide for the admission of clothes any fabric
of clothing. Did it not admit wool, and What
is mat but an altlcle OF rlOtnin9
Wool is clothing only for sheep, and is
not a fabric at all. Articles of clothing
may be fabricated from it
Ii wool coming into the country, should
be fabricated in northern mills for south
ern wear, how much should we suffer
from it
The free importation Of manufactured
goods OF any kind was not permitted under
the reciprocity treaty Yet tie Age goes
on to argue that manufactures languiehed
up to its repeal in 1861!
Again the Age says
The Journal alIudine to California business
says:
"The allusion to the California business is untor-
tunate for our neighbor The business of 1s54 was
nothing in comparison with that of to-day 70 say
nothing of imports, 700 ships will be required to
carry to market the surplus grain crop of that con
try for this year. But it goes mostly in British
ships owing to the policy of The republican party,
so hostile to American shipping"
1t seems to us that this reference of the
journal is most unfortunate. 1t is not in dem
ocratic times but in ''republican times" that
California is so greatly prospecting.
We stated the immense increase of ship
ping business in California was in conse-
quence of the enormous wheat crop.
Straightway the Age claims that rs a
fruit Of republican policy! What mis-
take the world has been making. 1t has
placed its faith in declaration to be found
in the book of Genesis that 'seed time
and harvest shall not fall and the prom
Use made over and over again that the
labor of the husbandman shall be reward
ed. II have planted, Apollos watered,
but God gave the increase" says the de-
vout Paul. And all those marvellous crops
that make doubly golden the plains from
the foothills of California to the sea, are
owing to republican times p There
seems to be but one more step to take, and
that will be for the husbandman to address
his prayers TO rne Republican National
Committee instead Of the Almighty
The Age asks "what is meant by the
assertion that it is due to the hostility of
the republican party to American ship
ping?" We mean that the party in power
has heaped exaction upon exaction, and
burden upon burden. all bearing directly
upon this interest, until the American flag
is almost driven from foreign commerce
In 1860 there were three tons of American
tonnage entered from foreign ports where
one ton of foreign shipping was entered.
Now the proportion is two tons of foreign
to one of American We will give an
individual case that comes directly home
to this city and its interests Last week
the ship Z. w. White of Belfast arrived in
Gloucester The Advertiser of that place
says
Ship Charlotte w. White, Griffin, which ar
rived at this port, Tuesday, from Trapani
| brought 1000 tons of salt Her entering fees
were $3.50, and her hospital money S16O
In Democratic times, say in 1860, the
entering fees of that ship would not ex-
coed So, and her hospital money would be
Just half the amount she paid at Glouces-
ter So she is burdened by six hundred
and fifty-five dollars of taxation more
than in the ante-republican times, every
time she comes into port. That's a par,
of what we mean
The Beecher scan- but there J.
What's the use?