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FRIDAY, MARCH 2.6 1869.
THE SALT QUESTION.
Ouit respected contemporary, the
Goderich Star, •of last week, , brings us
to task for endorsing an article from
the Monetary Rime, to which'. artieleit
was pleased to digeent ; and presuming
that we did not ver y well understand.
that, upon whieli we had passed judg-
ment, it commends to our perusal, that
*same” dissent. The Sla,r begins by say-
ing„that
-"Will not argue the question, as to
the° odiousness of a duty on salt."
From this we presumethe affirtnativ,e
answer to thequestion is admitted.
"But," it -goes on to say, "for the life
of us we cannot see why a ax on an
article that can be produced n unlimit-
ed quaittitye4should.be odiou. "
• Were we to ask the Star why it
qualifies the positiOniby the terra "-nett'
/intited," we have good reason for infer-
ring that the answer} would, be that,
on that 4,-oges the whole argument, in-
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at4nuch. as, were it- produced only in
limited quantities, the eountry could
not, or wculd not be supplied but at
"monoply" prices. Taking its own al --
aliments still further, it proves by.
,
figures that it is impossible for salt to
be pro uced in .Goderich. at the price
that the Americaa is imported for:
Now, assume its argument in the one
instance, end its facts in another, work
them together in the only possible logi-
cal manner, follow them to theiriree-
sellable conclusion, and, is not the re-
sult, "No duty on Atnerican Salt ?"
Says it, "The Goderich salt men do
not ask for a duty to be . imposed, they
woult1 far rather see Free Trade ; ;put
so long as they are compelled to pay 70
cents on every barrel they export,
while the ettmericans are allowed to lay
down theirs right in our midst, at a
price which they cannot proclude it,
they consider that some steps should be
takea to'raeet the dillicurty."
Here then' we have the policy of
, t,
the Goderich salt rneu, and a coniplete
paradox - it, certainly is, As regards
filar assertion, that, they would prefer
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"Free Trade" under any ciacmnst'ances,
we aredisposed to 'take it merely as an
assseition, ateleast, until such time as
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they drop their present agitation, which
is so peeitively oppnsed to anything of
the kind.
The great difficulty - 'with them, is,
that American salt is sold here for less
Money than they ca,n, or, are willihg to
_produce it for, and they ask some way
of Meeting the difficulty, or in other
• words they ask that 70 cents duty be
imposed upon American salt, theray
costiligthe consumer that Much more
What for 1 we ask. Why, that the'
salt wells of Goderich .may yield a pro-
fit to the few Would-be monopolists,
swho 'constitute the proprieerry of the
name at the directcost of the , many,
who are salt consumers in Canada.
Even themnly argument, which has
the, least particle of feasibility about.
it, in favor of " Protection," under any
circumstances, does not hold good in
this case/ which is, •' that in new coun-
tries, infant producere must be protect-
,
ed against fully matured institutions,
till such time as they gather strength
to cope therewithY We hold thp.t if
the salt produeer4 of Canada ealnnot
, compete with, any others to -day, there
is no natural reason to infer that, they
ever .will abte to, for We have cer-
tainly no right to infer that the brine
will get stronger, nor that laoor will get
cheaper, at- least not disproportionately
to what it will in the United States,
eued certainly 'hot that -wood will get
cheaper, which latter item is greater
than any other in the cost of this pro-
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duction; and should any more econceni:
. eat waell'ad of condensing be arrived at,
eve need not thiuk • but that the Ameri-
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THE SEAFORTH EXPOSITOR.
catis will participate in its advantages IS JOHN SANDFIELD
in common with Canadians. Tlllerefore
we see no reason for protecting bur salt
interest against the American, at the
cost of the general public.
By the'imposition of a duty on A.me-
limn salt, it will not put °Ur produce_rs
any 'better positienin, that :inarket
alongeide their .opponents, 04 they.
hold to -day ij our own, and of course
if they cannot compete with them
•here now, they. could not in t?ie nature
of things -compete with them there
then. -
If. we astime all that is pia .up
by the Goderich salt men and their ad-
vocates as being true, we come to no
other conclusion, than that salt pannot
be produced in Canada as cheairly as
on the other side,. tbat being the cos°,
ale a people we would rob oueselires for
the benefit of a fetie by imp( sing a duty
on a foreign, article ,that can be produced
cheaper than our own. And if the
salt, interest of Canada, is or ever will
be worth anything to the coUntry, the
?roducers make fearful misetatenients.
If the salt interest of Canada, ,.-cannot
live to -day without "Protection,9 it.i_s
not fit to live at all.
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THE ROYAzi CANADIAN BANK.
The rumors of a
Canadian Bank, in
be almost 'without
are glad of it: The
ly the.people's bank
run on the Royal
Toronto, pi -Geed to
foundation, and we
Royal is esse tial-
; the stock i held
all over Upper Canada, by the people
themselves, and the bank has 'done
more to help the real working and
farming population of the country, than
any other bank ever did: It behoves
the people then to sustain the "Royal,"
and not allow themeelves to be led
away by mischievous rumors. There
is, perhaps, no bank in the coubtry,
better,able fo stand a run or prAsure
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of any kind' then the "Royal." This
may be seen at a glance by an intelli-
gent examination of the Governthen
returns. Take the., Governneent . tate-
rnent for December, and compar the
position: of our leading banks in this
respect.' -The liabilities of the Baek of
Montreel, or what the bank owed the
public, was sixteen and one-half mil-
lions of dollars, and the quantity of
specie held was three and one-half mil-
lions. The liabilities of the Royal
weite three and one-third millions,' and
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the specie held was considerably over
one million • dollars — beim, $1 62.-
630:90, or over one-third of the , bele.
liabilities of the banket-while the ank
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of Montreal only held one-fifth-t'in
ether words, the Royal has a e1eeie
reserve of 35 per cent on its entir lia-
bilities, while the Montreal has hclrcfly
20 per cent. The proportion' in the
other banks is about the seine a.ehe
Bank of Montreal,- the Royal being
'much the highest of any, under`these
ciecumstances,
The slight uneasiness here tilt en-
tirely subsided.
NoTW1THSTAND-I1.G the proverbial
magnanimity of the ..iVetv Era, it is forc-
ed to the conclusion, that, in the well-
known paragraph affair, we committed
an intentional wrong, with the design of
benefitting o-urselvee at its expense.
We must confess tl:at such a charge
from suck a source, strikes us with the
crashing force of a patent thimderbolt,
causing us the most (32 cruciating agony,
the intensity of which rakes up the in-
nermost reoesses. of onr soul, as it were,
with a 'rusty garden rake. 0 thou
great and mighv Er c, we \void( no
more think of benefitting ourseev s at
your expense, than the whale w ulcl
ti ink irf feasting on a _sprat_ Bel'eve
us, we beseech thee, and let us once
again sntoke the pipe of peace. But
we concede. to you the right of knowing
More than we, thereto if it be in ac-
-corchinee with your judgment to con-
tinue blowing your Penny Whistle, we
bowto the decision, and exclaim from
the bottom of our heart, and at the top
or our voice, "Blow it."
ALL Ireland is signine petitions for
or against the disestablishment of the
Irish Church. The mass of the peieple
demar.d immediate diseetabliehm rit i
the notlity violently "protest against
it The latter very naturally exret
that the disestablishment of the Chitral
must scon lead to the disestablish
of other_ abuses which will con
them more directly than the Churc
eis ^
THE Irish Church Bill passe its
soccond reading on the 24t1i, by a
ority of 118.
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FORMER?
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THAT Sandfield McDonald, for many
years was acknowledged and accepted
by the people f Canada as a Reformer,
no one acquainted with political znatters
will dear The formation of the Mc-
Donald-Sicotte Government in opposi-
tion to the Cartier -McDonald Govern-
ment issufficient evidence that he re-
ceived, to a certain extent, the hoinage
of the Reform Party of Canada.But
his desertion of the principle of .Repre-
sentation by Population, -to which the
Reformers gave almost unanimous con-
sent, showed that, even then, he was
but a partial Reformer, and the eubse-
uent defeat cf his Ministry arose from
the fact of his discarding this principle.
g,o much for hi early hietorye
The next turning point in the career
of Reformers was the Coalition of 1864.
That Coalition formed for the special
purpose of finding a solution for the
difficulties existing between Upper And
Lower Canada, was promised an out-
side support by the Party to which
Sandfield proposed to belOng. So anxi-
ous was this S,andfield for the safety of
Reform interests, that an outside sup-
port would not suit his ideas of justice
to the people of Upper Canada. Ac-
cordingly, he moved that Mr._ Brown,
the leader of the Opposition, should hold
-a seat in any Government formed for
such a purpose. That he had a perfect
right to do this, if he thought it really
necessary, was quite evident; but what
does the sequel show Just this, that
it was not tit aid the Retorm Party,
but to deetroy 2Ii. Brown, that this
motion was Made. This is Sandfield's
own. admission. Such a course is cer-
tainly not censistent with the character
of a 'true Reformer.
Next came the Act of Confederation
and the formtir of the Dominion and,
Locel Legislaturee. Here we find him\
again Acting contrary to the wishes of
the Reform Party. Any person con-
versant with the respective, strength ot
the two parties, must know that t4e
Reformers of Ontario were largely in
the .inajority. To meet" their wishes
thereettteey claimed the right of forming
Miristry on strict party ,principles.
.'4:_n!?1, were there no means used to dis-
unite their efforts, they could enforce
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this -claim' at any time. Saridfield, how-
ever, anxious to hold the rein!. of power
a,cted in direct opposition to their wilt es
and ferreted a Coalition with those who
were lways the opponents of Upper
Canadian interests.
And what has been the result of all
this? Why, a reign of corruptien and
intrigue has been inaugurated, and
thoFe who have "axes to gLind" are
bought up hke goods on the public mar-
ket. Insirmations of thousands to la-
vish Where it would promote peaty in-
terests are publicly made, and the power
to hold office made'a matter of specu-
lation.
We ask in all, candor, is- the man,
whose course has been ifo erratic, and
who openly speaks df, bribing and bul-
lying, a .Reformer ? Does the course
he pursued during. tii0ast two years,
indicate that he respects, the people he
governs, as those principles of morality
which lie at the foimdation of all true
Reform? Certainly not. And if we
do not misinterpret the signs of the
tinies, both political, parties will son
repudiate a man whose recreancy and
dissipation has rendered him almost as
notorious as Fernando Wood or Andy
Johnson.
THE Constitution of the North
German Confederation is as yet in a
very undeveloped condition. The
Confederation has a Parliament elect-
ed by direct and universal euffrage and
Meeting every third year'; a Federal
Council consisting of plenipotentiaries
of all the North German States ; a
Chancery, with two special sections
for postal affairs rind telegraphs, and a
Chancellor; at present COMA Bismarck.
But as yet the Confederation has3 not
had a Minietry. To remedy this de-
fect a motion has been made in the
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'North German' •Parliament by Herr
Twesten, one of the leaders of the
Liberal party and Dep ns of
War, Marine, Foreign Affairs, iind
Commerce, with a Minister at the had
of each, be established for the Confede-
ratitm.
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THE 4.71:734LN WAR OF INIATEN-
DENOE.
THE war in Cuba continues eeith ust-
abating fierceness. .Engagemiee)ts be-
tween the hostile forces are 1116w of
almost daily oecurrence,-and 'Oiere, is
hardly one among these in whil*h the
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Spaniards do not claim to have eeme of,e
victors. But notwithstandini these
nuimrouS victories, and notwikista,fid-
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ing the frequent arrival of trooVA3 from
Spain, no progress—even accor4ing to
Spanish accounts—is Made in Ole sup-
pression of the revolution.
For some weeks the struggle hs been
-particularly active in the jurisdietions
of Sanua la Grande, Remedios. Villa
Clara, Colon, and Trinidad. Thetuban
force in these districts is numercids ; in
edios
wo„...,Sagu4a,,p,raude and R
alOne, the SpaniardS. estimate ti'
7,000 men... The • Spanirds
have defeated them in* several e0cOunl--
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ters, but are forced to admit thitt the
Cubans have destroyed the 1' Ilroad
from Managua to Alvarez, and t
t3rrupted the whole railroactxo
o uion with the Eastern part
Hand. The Spaniards are unSple to
protect the • Spanish planters, std a
number of thelargest plantations ell the
districts above named have been beerned
by the insurtgents The liberatidn of
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the slaves begins in good eernest.
Wherever the Cubans reach a plat tion, they they set the negroes free am:II-draft
them .into the army.
All this is emple proof that tlee re!
volution is certainly not losing gOind.
The Spaniards are determined to keep
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the Queen of the Antilles at all haeards,
and continue to fill the gaps in the *my
by fresh troops, sent from Spain. ilThe
Cubans are 't.t.tngteine of final sititeC' este
ies
the
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They
They hope for large reinforcements of
their ari,
s es. from the neighbottr' int"
R.': i , e
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American -Countries ; and count * the
coming hot season as their most eA'ect-
ive
WHY TS IT? .
Why is it :that so many Canapaans
in comfortable circumstances are leOing
their homes for the Western StfLtes 1
Last Week a number from Midd4sex
left for Missouri. The Montreal
•nees says that whole faTilies from the
valley of the St. Lattirence are .leaving
'cases of this kind are constantly occitate-
rested in our national prosperitlyto
iefiect, and endea,vour if possible* to
determine the true cause. No doubt
the cheapness of land in the Wetur-
-lt
ing, should lead every individual t ,-
g i -. *
without in any degree imprpvineir
condition. Every observing pOson
Stai es, the rapid i development -4 the
country and thmildness of the cligiate•
are inducements to persons with aim, a. il
capital ; butt then how often does it
happen that thosein comforablec,e.r
cumstances here, sell est
out and go Fati4 to
ai: e _t.
their farms, without, weir
Sell them in•order t� get landin
Vast prairies of the. west. _ That ireany
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Inust see that patient industry wel,ap-
plied does secure a ,bountiful • reWird.
The farmers of Cana& are not a ivthit
behind those of other countiies either
in social standing or material confibrt.
,
Their facilities of self-improvemextfra for
communication with the other wilgal ld,
as well as political promotion fire! :Also
equal to that of any other ccutittry,
then why, we ask /Such a desire to .,rem -
bark to the uncivilized -West in sem"ch
of a position in no -case better, ankt in
many cases infinitely worse than that
t
ern
they now occupy. The adage that
distance lends enchantments to: the
view," is perhaps the great secret of
this exodus, and though we would like
to ee prosperity attend all those r*rho
ono enjoyed the benefitof our ttnsti-
tt ions, still we fear that their antici-
pations will not be realized ; and fur-
ther we think it far more consiitrant
with our duties as patriots to aim ati .tike
development of our „OVin national - re -
Bourses, and the building up of bur
institutions than to emigrate to another
country whose very geographical tosi-
tion makes her our greatest nval
Thosewho harbour a discontented
spirit elm never apply themselves 'with
that interest which success in any
business demands. And if we . a
people but engage activelly in our seve-
ral callings, apply ourselves hongstly
and industriously to the task we
find no difficulty in attaining a sulfici-
,
ency wherewith to secure both the ne-
cessities andluxuries of life.
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• PUBLIC OPIeTION.
The Torento T81eL,ra h, iri a, mature
amusuallrealtn and egnified for the
journal, moralizes on the results of the
manifesto of the "nine martyrs." I
gives expression to the opinion that
that manifeeto was a mistake, that i
was uncalled for and unnecessary, awl
that the only result arising from it was
ithe exaltation of the Hon. Geo. Brown,'
We 'are.glad to see sach a candid state.
relent from our eccentric conic -ere. We
heartily agree with him that the course
taken by the Globe in this ease has re-
ceived the approval of the Reforthees
of Ontario. To expoze treachery and
corruption—to viadicate the came of
Referm, and to epeak candidly, wet
sometimes severely of those wha fail to
live up to their proiession, is thane-
teeistie of the Glob e. and the Reform
Party. And if midi, a qorse is approv-
ed of by a discriMinating public, it is -
no more than the reward due to cons_
tency and integrity.
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We believe 'bat the Manifesto of the
"nine martyrs" was a tremendous fai-
lure. They expected to -receive the
sympathy of the country—they expected
by reeudiating what they called the
dictation of the Globe to be honored as,
the heroes ofaa new order of revoke
tionists, whose declaration of indepen-
dence wont(' be a future rallying ery of
their Party; but instead of this an Ili'
expected reverse took place. - The coun-
try would not accept their explanationa
The sophistry .of being martyrs was too
perceptible, and the manipulations of 1-
Sandfield were to open, too prevent de-
ception, andIaccordingly the people of
Ontario have rewarded them with such
an expression of opinion as to set all
doubts regai-ding their honesty forever
at rest Already some of them have,
been called to account, and it only
awaits a general election to vinclicete
those principles -which they have so au-
daciously violated.
IN the English House of Commons.
the bill for the disestablishment of the
Irish Church came tip for its second
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reading on t4 18th; Me. Disraeli
was the first speaker against it, r.epea.t-
ing the same arguments to which Eng-
land has often listened before. The,
leaders of the TOrieS,while defending
the enormous privileges of the Church,
and the aristocracy, has not yet grown
weary of denouncing the great reform
measure of the Liberal party,as likelv.
to destroy religious freedom, and - tole-
ration. The inconsietiencies of Mr.
-Disraeli Were shown up by Mr. Gregory,.
member for Galway--; but, it is, some-
what significant that the speaker on the
Ministerial side declared that he was
not pleased with the propoeed scheme
of distribution, but prefetTed an equit-
able division of the Church property
ainong the three prominent cleusclies
of Ire' laad.
Mn. ClIAIIVEAU :naS intrOdnCed a
Bill into the Legislature of Quebec for _
the organization of Colonization Socie-
ties, in the different Electoral divisions
of tbe Province, The Government pro-
poses to subsidize those societies, and
they are expected to circulate such ...
formation as migh _tend to promote
the settlement of (Jrkwn Lands, and the
speedy occupation of the country.. Ite.
is playing to see the French of Lower
Canada making a move in this direc-
tion. Hithertoo they have been ex-
ceedingly , rem* in making any effort
towards the settlement of the country:.
When Wilt our Ontario Government
give us their Emigration Policy 1
BY the very generous provision made'
in the new Asseisment Act, the aity of
Torcnto became looserstono very trilling
extent The amount ofkproperty and
income thus exempted amoun* ts to $1,--
849,950e which .at the rate of one and
three fourth cents .on the ,dollar _would
give $6,7000, This is protection of
the most odious and unjustifiable
nature.
TILE first bill signed by Presiden*
Grant (done on Thursday) was a go
oneit was one pledging the faiilk .ot
the 'United States to the paymeAts rn
coin, or its equivalent, .of the iistio,na:1
Debt. Sometning different this frow,
the swindling policy openly te4veweete4
by Andrew Johnson,
a
.04N "N. .4'"•;
DISTRICT
AN tutiAe from the
:will appear next wek
graph question."
Tem present popuhetie
is exactly 3,609; 1714 it
females.- ,
REMEMB.6n the W este
ettbleath School Aianive
tion next Senday and A-1
L. It. -CoitnY hae rea
Collides store,. The „ei
St,ock will be cleared pee
out for the "'adv." next e
Council
publitehed byi us, have
errors. We exceeding
occurrence of such, but
to prevent tIiCiU in Ittful
The
.zocr
a.
IRON TEACHERS'
,quareerty meeting 0
Ltion will take plat
atter layi, 10th "woe
1.4:RGUsON1
The thanks of "11,nre
1,03,1/2 are neiteby ,telkote:
and his ,ohoir, for their
tance on the 18th 'inst
Secretary.
CcAlliENDABLE,—Th-e
ec•Ilection taken. up at
Meetine'', held_ on the Jt
31r. Mc..Nabb was extra(
was,savethe expellees,
-the Presbyterian Chard
THE Exeter tipring
„b;leis
pe iii that village -
Aprile2le when a num
prizes will b‘oftered
clinton Xew Era.
Tem funeral of the
yesterday (18th)
we have seen in Optler
were alle,clesed as the
tege paeseit through t
flag at the Ameriean
half-maSt as a tok
.Veaoterrems.---Velo
the rage in Seaforth.
is a clan piece of floor
it is oecupted every 'at
practising the horses r
day while a person. was
the railway itlatferni -1
tinnianageable andpre
to the railway track,
tome severe br-aises,
-ones.
YI e regret t
the night of the 21st i
Mr. Jahn CYle, Situee
London Road, Tucker
.destroyed by fire, toge
ientsg, which were, t
:sheep, a threshing ni
erill arid a large qt
Loss 'nee ilss than
mice Fii e supposed t
from a candle which
the *table during the
WE t:fliCr8tiWl that
purchased the Bakery
-Cardin°, aittl willeens
the Livery ,with!n. 4fe
ready to reeeive offers
Lis liVery- stock, 'with
1,0epiel.enigg.tbei;tabbe17,4.0es
dined for this busines
-way mrnediate1y, he
eels, and the remaindei.
ing the last week of A
E-G-1EONDiTILLE, DRAI
-TION.—A_s per- an1101ui.
week's txeosrroit, thi
pany of amateurs, ga,
entertaininent in aid ol
fund, to 4 crowded
echool house, on. Thurs
The petite comedy of
WaS prOdaed with thei
Nichoclemas Nobs, H.;
brought down the hole
eat imposition ; Julia.
mond, WaS well reak
„Hicks, as Sasan the
week," was very tratu-
'Ile other eharacters NI
ed. Next carne the fe
Cox." ;t1fii -7.,tas the ge
and we Ineye seldom,- et
dered than on this 09
1)OII*1-1 aZ BOX was et
0. Rudolph as Cox,
the life, but the part
was cretainly done 4
was loudly cheeered.
conclatled -with the sr
of the " Derkey Coq
well- rendered, and re
ed. , The pieces were
in a careful manner,
vhrikett ' moodily.
;
dresses ere exceller
tate id in good hut
-when they, again a
linligP* will be the
labons,