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


y There are many articles which I ha,
:. long thought should be mutually excmp
0 ed from duty by the respective countrie
+ such as lumber ard coal, but this Shout
: be done by the legislative action of tn
K governments, just as the free-list of til
n United States was very much enlarged i
= 1917, and L cannot suppose the Unite
] States House of Representatives, afte
terminating with SO much alacrity tn
treaty OF 1901, will ever again consent f
surrender to the treaty making branchc
, OF the government its constitutional shar
of the power which belongs to CONGRESS-
- TO regulate commerce with foreign M
tons and among the several States no
am willing to believe that the Senate will
attempt to invade or to cripple the ex
elusive power belong NC to the House t,
originate revenue bills The reciprocit,
experiment has once been tried. greatly
to our discomfort, and when it afforded fin,
greatest profits to our neighbors, when i
should have been to them. if ever, an over
mastering argument of amity and cOncilia
ton. then it was that these now lamb-lk,
nelghbors were found rampant with the
national animosities. more British than tb,
British themselves, and most ca~cr tC
smite under the fifth rib.
Under the treaty of 1871 we have the
privilege to navigate the St. Lawrence
river beyond where it forms the mutual
boundary line, within the Canadian DO.
mlnlons, and the Imperial government
agreed to urge that we should also be per
united to use on equal terms the Welland
and st. Lawrence Canals, for which we
have yielded absolutely the right to use the
81. Clair Flats Canal, the navigation of
Lake Michigan and of the Porcupne and
some other rivers. and we also have aoreed
to urge that the Canadian Dominion shall
be permitted to use the State canals and to
nave the same enlarged In addition to
THIS 1t Is no* proposed by the Dominion
government to enlarge their canals and to
build within six years the Cau"hnawara
Canal twenty-nine and Il half miles LONG.
anu estimated to cost two million and a
halt OF dollars. When built we are to hoy.
the use OF It, If we want it. by paving the
usual tolls. The remarkable feature of
RECIPROCITY IN canals, if all should be done
That Canada proposes, Is. that we grant he
use OF canals IN the United States. 997
miles IN length, for the use of 50 II miles
OF Canadian canals. or about twelve for
one
The Cau@hnawaga Canal should of
course be built, and will be built-tr.aty
or no treaty. The subject has been agit,t-
ed Tor eighteen Years. On our side of the
line we may think the agitation dispropor-
tlonate to the length of the canal. hut they
have granted Il charter which. hayinr cx
pred. has been Renewed The capital re-
CURED Is not very large and it bids fair ~
be a safe investment although the tolls
from all other Canadian canals do not p,v
what 1t costs, salaries of officers included
to keep them in repair This is likely tn
do better, however, and must be built II
was Il part of the understanding. when the
union OF the provinces under one Govern
mrnt was established. that it should b..
built. They will demand it. whether III.
mtke-welght offer to Us shall be ,crcptaJ
or not, 1t is greatly needed bv the Cana
dams to get their timber from the Ottawa
by u shorter and cheaper route. 1t will
not much diminish th. cost of lumber tn
Us, rs they VIII continue and perh,n, in.
crease their export duty on timber and
logs, but 1t will be in some other r,>p.ctS
Il great convenience. and perhaps some
what increase the through traffic on our
ralIr"ad> east of Lake Chalnplain. The
benefits to accrue o the owners of Cana
tlan timber lands by their increased yalu,
viii insure the building of this canal. and
\ zen built the owners of the caual viii
gladly accept of any tolls for its >Ilpport
md Is readily from American rs from ih4ir
uastcr s CRISIS
Many OF The ports of I.rk- Champl,in
ne noN the t'rlnimi of profitable com
nrrcr. and if the Whitehall canal ,ho.IJ
'rrnlar-ed and it, US. conceded toC,u,J,
) contemplated, the augmentation of
canadian commerce. with \,.v YnrL r,i.,h,
q secured. bat whether thlt wnIIIJ in. !
rrl>" or diminish til. commerce of the
ort> on the shores of Lak, Ch,u,,I,in I
rvolutionizc OF destroy some of the n,;u,~ ,
f di,trlbution by ott,.rin,, ,ol,I f,r;Ii,;n. |
II entrance or escape, is Il problem With :
IN only b.. solved hy artuiI .y,,.;,,i'.,,. /
| cannot avoid the conclusion that ON +
le whole, it would he unwisD and tbnr,,rb \
mil1-and- water ~tlIrIuau,hin for Tho |
nitrd States to consent 10 b.. ,b,in..I >, +
l" stake of reciprocity for twenty four {
rars. hlpprn what may. ti<oJ and ;,r,.,.,, +
.ble however disastrous it mirh1 prov. +, :
ANY of tn, treat interest, of fI,, Ii
lt however repllUn;lut th,. inno,-,.;,, =
:,v be- on the ancient and ,I,,,,i inf ,.,.,,,.i I!
ton of the constitution relative to tl,. II
lrosition of Jnt4s ON inn,,.,. Il
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MORE LEAHNI\'; FOR FARMERS. ID
There is one subject to which the atten- Ii
IN of farmers cannot be called too often "
II too earnestly. and that is the subject of t,
neral and special education. They pav OF
t most taxes for it, support and. in bro q
rtion to numbers, derive the least aLyan- tt
yc thcrrfrom They need more helm an lo
. farm ana too seldom permit their boy. ca
len able to work, to attend school in ii,
ring, summer or autumn. and only let IN
IN browse in winter ON the ,r,ntv ,vi,, tir
learning supplied bv the common schnnI lie
zen. if there is one of the family whose in
ysical condition is puny and weak 50 ru
lie of the brave that the Alyonouin> tu
ght have thought not worth rai>iur th,t re-
:, often to the exclusion of all the NOR. Vi
'ust. is pushed forward for a liberal mr. tn,
le@iate ci.cation. For those stout L.
)uph to carry ON f,rn,in,, !, :; . dr.,