The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-04
TOBACCO TRADE.

An advantageous commercial treaty has lately
been concluded between. our government and that OF
Sardinia. A correspondent who has paid particular
attention to The subject furnishes with the follow
ing statement ard remarks concerning it.-N. York
Post. ~. .~..
"The return OF Mr.. Miles from Europe presents
proper occasion to call the attention Of readers
to the services which this gentleman has rendered
the country and the government abroad within the
last two or three years Appointed under special
resolution OF Congress, Mr. Niles sent to Vienna
to promote commercial and agricultural interests
in The Austrian empire. There he succeeded at
once in conciliating for himself and his country the
most friendly dispositions, and finally overcame
most formidable obstacle 10 that extended and varied
commerce which that country and the United States
are respectively in situation 10 carry on with each
other-we mean the quarantine regulations which
imposed tax in the shape of delay, on the products
of our country, which even The largest commercial
profits could hardly Withstand. The consequence Of
the rigid quarantine delays at Trieste on arrivals
from the United Sales-never less from any and the
most he hy parts of the country than twelve days,
and sometimes amounting TO thirty-six days-had
been 10 give direction TO our exports OF cotton, to-
bacco, &C., Tor the consumption Of that empire thro
the various ports of Northern Europe the vessels OF
which were not subjected to quarantine. Our COM
merce with Austria, for the future must flow in its
direct natural channels. Mr.. Niles has also succeed
ed in very considerably augmenting the consumption
Of American tobacco BY the Austrian Reggie
From Vienna, Mr.. Niles was sent TO Sardinia, the
most important commercial country in the south of
Europe. Here also he succeeded In removing the
quarantine regulations which interposed the same
embarrassmens to direct trade with us which existed
at Trieste, and had given the same circuitous route
TO all our exports 10 the Italian peninsula all of
which necessarily arrived there burthened with the
accumulated expense OF double freight, protests in
surance, &c. &c, and thus tending TO diminish con-
sumption by unnecessarily high prices This is not
all. treaty OF commerce has been concluded be-
tween Sardinia and our country, which has done
away with system ofretaliatory discriminating ton
mage duties, port charges, &c, which OF itself was
calculated TO prevent all trade between two countries
emineDty fitted To carry large and reciprocally
beneficial commerce The treaty with Sardinia has
some pecuarities which promise great and lasting
advantages to our cotton growing and tobacco plant
ing interests OF the South and West as well as 10 the
navigating and commercial enterprise of the North
An article has been introduced into the treaty which
insures tobacco and all other products from the
United States free transit through the States Of his
Sandman majesty to Parma Lombardy and Swift
zerland, embracing population of many millions,
with whom we can hereafter carry on large com
merce through this hitherto obstructed though nau-
raj channel. This article OF the treaty to which we
allude, is in the following words and will be found
well worthy the careful attention of our merchants,
and the growers OF our great staples cotton and
bacco ea
= All articles Of commerce, the growth or manu-
tactnre Of the u States Of America and The pro-
duce OF their fisheries with the exception Of salt,
guhPowder, and tobacco manufactured for use, shall
ps permied TO pass in lransu from the tree port OF
eIenoa through the territories OF his Sandman ma
esy 10 any point of the inland frontier of The said
territories; and, utee versa all articles of commerce
coming from any one point of the Sandman inland
frontier destined TO pass the territories of his Sard-
MAN Majesty 10 The free port Of Genoa without be-
ing liable 10 the payment OF any duty whatever, le-
Wed in the name to the profit Of the government,
the local authorities, or OF any private establishment
whatever, other than such as ale required TO meet
the expenses of the necessary precautionary mea.
sures against smuggling, which precautionary mea-