i^. V \>i *-V^ IT ^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) i^ f/ ^Aif ^.^ 1.0 1.1 11.25 ■am |2j ■luu -^ X Sciences Corporation 23 WKT MAIN STRIIT WIISTeR,N.Y. MSM (716) •72-4S03 \ •^ \\ ' <L <^/V o^ CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHIVI/ICIVIH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian da microraproductions historiquas Technical and Bibliographic Notaa/Notas tachnlquaa at MMioflraphiquaa Tha Inatltuta haa attamptad to obtain tha baat original copy avallabia for filming. Faaturaa of thia copy which may ba bibliographicaliy uniqua. which may altar any of tha imagaa In tha raproduction, or which may aigntficantly changa tha usual mathod of filming, ara chacicad balow. □ Colourad covara/ Couvartura da coulaur I I Covara damagad/ D D D D Couvartura andommagte Covara rastorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura raataurAa at/ou palliculAa I — I Covar titia missing/ La titra da couvartura manqua □ Cciourad maps/ Cartas giographiquas an coulaur □ Coloyrad ink (i.a. othar than biua or blacic)/ Encra da coulaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) I — I Colourad platas and/or illustrationa/ Planchas at/ou illuatrationa an coulaur Bound with othar matar.al/ RaiiA avac d'autras documanta Tight binding may causa shadows or distortion along intarior margin/ La r« liura sarrie paut causar da I'ombra ou da la distortion la long da la marga int^riaura Blank laavaa addad during rastoration may appaar within tha taxt. Whanavar poaaibia, thaaa hava baan omittad from filming/ II sa paut qua cartainas pagaa bianchaa ajout^aa lora d'una rastauration apparaiaaant dans la taxta. mais, loraqua cala Atait poaaibia, caa pagas n'ont pas 6t4 fiimAas. Additional comments:/ Commantairas supplAmantairas; L'Inatltut a microfilm* la maillaur axamplaira qu'll lui a At* poaaibia da sa procurer, las ditails da cat axamplaira qui sont paut-Atra uniquas du point da vua bibliographiqua, qui pauvant modifier una image reprodulte. ou qui peuvent exiger une modification dana la mtthoda normala de filmage aont indiquAa ci-daaaous, F^ Coloured pagaa/ Pagaa da coulaur Pagas damaged/ Pagaa andommagtas Pagas restored and/oi Pagas reataurAas at/ou pelliculAes Pagas discoloured, stained or foxe< Pages dAcolories, tacheties ou piquies Pages detached/ Pages dAtachies Showthroughy Tranaparance Quality of prir Quaiit* Intgale de I'impression Includes supplementary materii Comprend du material supplimantaira Only edition available/ Seule Edition disponible I — I Pagas damaged/ I — I Pages restored and/or laminated/ r~~}^ Pagas discoloured, stained or foxed/ r~~| Pages detached/ r^ Showthrough/ r~n Quality of print varies/ I I Includes supplementary material/ I — I Only edition available/ Tha toti The poai of tl film Orif bag tha sior othi first sior or II D Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata slips, . jes, etc., have been refilmed to ensure tt^e best possible image/ Les pages totalement ou partiallement obscurcies par un feuillet d'errata, une pelure, etc., ont *t6 filmAes A nouveau de fapon k obtenir la meilleure image possible. The shal TIN whi Mai diffi enti beg righ reqi met This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est film* au taux de reduction indiqud ci-dessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X J 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X 32X Th« copy fllmad h«r« has b««n raprodueml «i«nkt to tho gonoroaity of: Library of tha Public Archives of Canada L'axamplaira fiimi f ut raproduit grica A la g4n4roalti da: La bibliothiqua daa Archivaa publiquas du Canada Tha imagaa appearing hara ara tlia baat quality posaibla considaring tha condition and iagibiilty of tha original copy and in icaaping with tha filming contract tpacifications. Laa imagaa auh^antas ont 4t4 raproduitaa avac la plus grand soin, compta tanu da la condition at da la nattatA da l'axamplaira filmA, at mn conformity avac las conditions du contrat da filmaga. Original copiaa in printad papar eovara ara flimad beginning with tha front covar and ending on the laat page with a printad or iliuatratad imprea- sion, or tha bacic covar whan appropriate. All other original copies are filmed beginning on the first page with a printed or iliuatratad imprae- sion, and ending on the last page with a printed or iliuatratad impression. Lee exemplaires originaux dont la couverture en papier est ImprimAe sent filmAs en commen^ant par la premier plat at en terminant soit par la darniAre page qui comporte un4 empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration, soit par la second plat, salon la cas. Tous las autras exemplaires originaux aont filmte en commenpant par la pramlAre page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration at en terminant par la darnlAre page qui comporte une telle empreinte. The last recorded frame on each microfiche shall contain the symbol — »> (meaning "CON- TINUED"), or the symbol ▼ (meaning "END"), whichever applies. Un des symboles suivants apparattra sur la darniAre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: la symboia — ^ signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbols ▼ signifie "FIN". IMaps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre filmAs A des taux de rAduction diff Arents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seui clichA, il est filmA A partir de I'angle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut an bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaira. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 -■ •4 t • CANADIAN MANUFACTURES. HAMILTON, 12Tn March, 1800. Dear Sir, Seeing the necessity of the Association for the Promotion of Canadian Industry preparing itself for another campaign, to defend the ground conquered in 1858 and 1859, I lately wrote to our indefatigable Secretary, Mr. Weir ; and I now learn with surprise (see copy of Mr. Weir's letter herewith) that he is hampered by the unpaid outlay by him in 1858, of a considerable sum, besides having been awarded nothing for his time and services during the session of 1859. I now, therefore, address you, because I feel sure that the manufacturers of Canada, whom he has served so ably as well as faithfully, have only to be informed of this financial position of the Association to remedy at once the evil. The course I myself havt> taken is to send Twenty Dollars to Mr. Weir, stating that I of course shall expect that any amount more than enough to pay him up will form, in his hands, a fund for futxire parliamentary operations. I think you will agree with me in this being our only course, unless the Association is to be allowed to become extinct, and with it all public sympathy for the manufacturers of Canada ; and if you do so, I trust that you will not loose a day in calling the attenti(m of our frieiuls iu your locality to the necessity of moving in raising some money t(» be forwarded at once to Mr. Weir (Propriti;or of the Canadian Merchants' Magazine, Montreal.) We ought to be ready in a week or ten days to make Parliament feel that we are as alive as ever to the necessity of protection to our infant Canadian Manufactures. If any apology is necessary for my personally thus appearing in this matter, it may perliaps be found in the fact that, because a foreign Merchant, I have been able to do more for the caiise than others in less apparently disinterested positions; and as an evidence of my continufd interest in your cause, 1 shall send you within a few days a defence of Cana<lian Mauufiictures, which I am writing to lay before the Members of l)otli Houses of the Englisli as well as the Canadian Parliament, being a pamphlet showing that tlie employment of our own ])t'o]tle must hereafter be the first question of Canadian Politics. I am, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, ISAAC BUCHANAN. fTVim etifr. ISA Dea] of lU Cani! the 1 Tlio on ff of tl capil grad prest the enei'j advo time whil Canj advc imp( inor( will take still 185J beer 1 alrei expc MoMTiiEAL, 7tli March, 1860. ISAAC BUCHANAN, Esq., M.P.P., Hamilton. Deab Sib, I am in receipt t»t' y«"r letter of the ",rd instant, in which you nrgo the importance of my moving and resuscitating the organisation formed in 1858, for promoting tlio interests of Canadian Industry, and fully agree with you, that a tlmrongh union and co-operation among the friends of Canadian Manufacturers was never nutre ne(;cs8ary than at the present moment. Tlie large increase of uumnfactures in Canada, under the present tariff, and the movement now on foot to establish cotton and other man\ifactories, is the best evidence of the beneficial results of the changes effected in 1858, and it is of the highest importance that parties investing their capital in nuinufacturcs, should be made to feel that the fonte of public opinion (strengthened gradually into a permanent ]mblic (conviction) will guarantee to them the continuance of our present commereial jiolicy. The effort now being put forth both in England and the United States to destroy the advantages which Canada enjoys in her own market, ought to be met by equally energetic action on our part, the more so as some of our leading public men are still the professed advocates of a Free Ti'ade Policy. I regret however to say, that I am not at present in a position to move in the matter. The time and money already expended by me are more than my circumstances will warrant, and while I shall at all times be ready to co-operate to the extent of my ability with the friends of Canadian Industry, I am unable to devote gratuitously any large share of my tune to the advocacy of our views. I feel it the greater duty to express myself plainly as to my own position, to prevent important duties being left at my door, which, after the explanation made above, some other more independent friend of the cause may feel called upon to assume, and in doing which, he will have all the assistance in my power. I perhaps, in justice to myself, ought to be more specific in this matter, and I therefore take the opportunity to mention that the Association for the promotion of Canadian Industry still owes me a balance of nearly three hundred dollars, being the balance of expenses incurred in 1858— the appeal to the different localities, made by the Executive Committee for aid, not having been responded to, except to a very small extent. (I now enclose a memorandum of the details.) I have been the more reluctant to bring this matter under your notice, knowing that yon have already contributed largely to the funds of the Association, besides defraying a large part of the expenses incurred and which might very fairly have been charged against the Association. I am, Deab Sib, Yours truly, W. WEIR.