National Republican., 1878-11-02

Canadas have had their agents at the CAPT.
tai Of the United States, beseiging the De-
partments and Congress for its re-enact-
ment. These have not been sparing in heir
Establishments TO seduce this Government
from its propriety. Every argument, every
persuasion, every inducement, except that
of even-handed justice has been resorted to
for the accomplishment of their purposes;
but all have failed. Now the Nc
Donaldites propose little coercion
through threatened high tariff, which
would virtually prohibit the introduction of
the products of the United States into the
Canadian markets. We shall see whether
or not this threatened retaliation measure
will bring this Government to terms, and
make it not only willing but anxious to
negotiate with the Canadian Dominion for
free trade treaty which will, like the old
one, emblematize the jug. The people
Of the Dominion seem to lose
sight of the fact that there Is q wide
dissimilarity between the two countries,
though we are immediate neighbors along
boundary of thousands of miles. We have
no need of any of the products of that sec
tion of country, Tor they are abundant on
our side of the line, and for this reason we
should not court such treaty but, on the
other hand, should leave the existing conf
mercial relations between us to remain un-
disturbed.
Anxious as the MCDONALD Ministry may
be to secure the benefits and advantages of
another treaty of reciprocity, it is liable to
encounter some impcdiment on the part of
the mother government. The London Times
makes the following suggestions in relation
to this subject:
If anything is done to mend, make or shape
n commercial treaty with the United States for
admitting the products Of the Union on exccp'
tonally favorable terms this will be by reel.
procity. A dflerential tariff would thou be
contemplated under which commodities from
Pennsylvania would enter Canada at lower
duties than the same commodities from Ger
many, France, or even Great Britain. Such u
treaty could not be negotiated without the
consent Of the Crown.
Most undoubtedly the Times speaks ad-
visedly on this subject, The Dominion Is
still n ward and not an independent
power, and is clearly Ndmonished that she
must consult and obtain the consent of her
mother before she takes 50 important stcT
in the way of managing her own affairs.
The Dominion may coax it may menace
us with retaliation; it may bull-doze Com
gress but in view Of the past it cannot
create any desire on the part Of this Gov.
ernment for a renewal of a treaty of re-
ciprocity that does not contain n scintia oI
reciprocity either in principle or practice.
The only thing that we see for the people
of the Dominion to do is to suffer the i'll:
they have until they come to the conclu
sion, which is inevitable, that they shoult
become members of the family Of Ameri
can States. Then, when they have pooleC
their issues with ours, they will have tn
full benefit of oar markets and all tn
blessings Of q republican form of govern
mcnt, under n community of interests ant
aspirations. The full benefit of our institu
tions and the advantages of our trade ant
commerce can never be reached in an,
, other way. The people of Canada vii
never be pressed to come, but when the,
ask it they will no doubt be welcome.