, 1877-12-24
ODDS AND ENDS.
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH CANADA.
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Fr1Ht Our Otea Cerffspoftdtnt.
WAsntkoToN, D. O., Doc. 20-At the open.
Ing Of the regular session. d movement will he
made to establish rlUrc perfect coln,ncrctal tr.,
latious With Canada. and to ascertain on what
lasts Reciprocity treaty can bo negotiated.
ln connection with thEs subject, tho minority
report uf tho Committee Of tho last Congress,
which WAS trcatca With 30 much contempt, Will
not 10 without intercst. Tho uninority-eon-
Henry L, pIerce, now Mayor Ut Boston-con-
ly worthy Of notice:
1MrourAkCE or ouh TRADE w1ru CANADA.
Next to tho magnitude Of our own natural and
unparalleled Resources. the ffee exchange OF tho
prolucts of industry With an.ta,amoed transit
our our marfsts would 10 petty. an;i our resourees
sHteu.oa q s sss es
meselsl liberty bstwsen our peop!s and thoss Of
csnata y no less necessary 70 The dnc welfare u
nors numerous thsn ths inhabitants d III ths ai1
T. Il sapa " IT, ST.. osi' sSe l. IL ss
area of nor lcrsatoflc. and tno, magnitude Of her
,aspa1 tue nom'n19n o.. ~ hat :.
ths world. Ths rs.olass snsstp'lss
I'D .te,d q Of nsr poPs r.
Tic Wilderness than b1 thu fact thai, With popn.
lstton smali is' compatason With that of France,
tss sns Ss pn tss1 III Il ts ga,h
eept @ ' Grs.. Eft:iu, ths Tnitsd states, SAC DER.
The obstacles tosueh f1ro commercial Intercourse
With Us ~ e1i.t+ between our various states las
tspriyod cauada OF hef natural psospe!tJ. while
HtAtes, and must yeriuusly inpedel the progEc.s VI
those fortlons OF oaf Country which afe near the
caasds fsvot'ss: h,ottwtth.sandtnx ths aa'er.a
change Of tue products ol ths industries of sheir
poopls, the sspoEts Of our production. to Canada,
t. ~ s ~ t.. a.
60a. D1s. being more than treuty umes IL
l.tse = thoas % China, wh.nes we drsr 70 ,anse
~o!li. ssseptinx o"i; a;ess bt'tsin. sjs.asanss NJ
foreign ostgiu, In iii sams year. smoantud to
81 oU 3l, ad ths lvtsl trade Will hes 10 ii least
Tho vast sum of 3na, 2E;. ltN.
1YyxcTs or 1liE tUHMKH TREATY.
6taies snL tho Doa.lalon nerut egua!sd sh4t dur.
ny tns Lat {s1s q s asfs, tteaeJ ~ sna y
ths Interests VI hAth couhtslsa, had then Ekun
place. tlesa stbni for doubt tlas tho mutually
H. g. Ss,a IT,
!sst thtvs yeatt VI ths tlfaty tae cxchangss wess
fur tlHtss ~ arse ~ n tho thres ycais Preceding
S33, OILS, 71o, and N tho lsssat, s:.:s' aa4, uA
WHY TuA TAKAty WAS TERMINATED.
1t IL uo.ious th4 tins people On ho1a sl4cs found
the F%lults VI tho tteafy pFU!lts0!e or they would
never hass coutlYael year After year, to exchange
many respect. 1ke our new northwestern eoun.
her iotesta xuu f.sulax laaaa; and these. uuaes
luIr ystctn Uf reciprocity, wou!h have BEEN ex-
turcd artsclcs ptoduced ia our older States. No
pruysIua4 for thls h4a hpea uaatlo In tAIs tresty
sA1 ths Canadians, nuel4x IRcseasud fsErnus, not
only lurtrd hrasler duties "a manufactured koods,
with mot Injurious effect upon our uaanufnc-
tusss, but nladt euftan othce diacEnliaauoAs In.
tcndnJ II dtysn fsaus Sew aotk. nustou. aud tha
other American ports Tho atlautic, the beueata
Hstur4!J fasuMns sffr4m the fulas!se geographical
PuSitltlls VI lheM &kld S4teEn tknAu2, 4la SEUa
| trads| to Quebec aud AuptrraI. Thus much dis-
cuntlt with lhe old treaty was Justly produced ou
this side Of tho troas!sr; It caused efforts for
lu1ff uvEfsst reciprocity. to which majority ol
| the fuu4s of Representatives *4s faYarable, hut
thu {catiuenta cn.endeEet By It lid 10 lhu tesmi.
oAi4'a VI taa treaty Hsthoat providing ssmedIs<
| tut IL aafe4s.
IAH BALANCE or TRADE AND lTs CHANCE.
Rstima,t4g tho CONNIE tciA3 trHns1etions between
a III. Two eYuetriss solely w tue tcst OF Whit II
callsd haIuAct " trade, 1t II fouud, on ref
crcncS to e Espost4 VI tbs ccsst4sy u kue Tress-
M. .ral tiar,n1 The Ont ten yess4 ii tha treaty
tansa xASt cssh aaianea ID nut favor of ST., uta
| blI, pufux lAs f*:aalnink three years tho ~,
Inaad e1c{ted ey ths war for hot.es, cattle, aud
otksf ca4td.au pfointts Increased shs imports.
thr h3a Of Ihs thirteen years Vt khs tssAty, thu
"ba!an4$ In our fAsos WIS $2l, ,4ll, IA. Il ap,
| ptAIs e. ~ the slne reports th1I tref since the
ssTza, Of Tie treaty IN lsa until 1874, wher
to~ prs4s, thses hxe ba*n > l4sKe talsuea sgslns
Tbs uuitA States lu tic trails With the poulInian.
Tho fhsl4ace VI tt4aea u bJ 40 Luaans the tfu,
ts<t vt fhs AdTaatsSss of tntsscou1ss With ~!