The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-12

The tobacco duties, however, serving, as they do,
the wofold purpose OF raising and Of protect
ing the culture Of the tobacco Of native growth In
Germany still find formidable obstacles in the way OF
Their removal OF modification The state Of the nego-
tlsons on this subject up the session Of 1889 and
io4O 70 sufficiently explained in the correspondence
transmitted TO the House of Representatives with the
Presidents message of the 18th April, 1910.
Several of the States of the Germanic Association
have no natural outlet to the Their commerce,
therefore, is carried through rivers the mouths Of
which open 10 the ocean in the territories of other
Powers. This shows the importance of the Union to
all the States composing il hut the Union itself is
not q Government, commercial stpulations and con-
yentions must be made with the States Of the Union
in their political capacities. BY paper annexed,
marked A. it will appear that, in March last, Great
Britain entered into convention Of commerce and
navigation with Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtem,
burg, Baden, the Electorate of Hesse, the Grand
Duchy Of Hesse, the States forming the Commercial
Union of Thuringia, Nassau, and Frankfort; and
similar arrangements with these States might probably
be accomplished by the Government of the United
States.
Such being the general nature of the Association,
and such our commercial intercourse with IT, tbecomes
matter OF interest TO consider how far our relations
with its several members might be benefcally extend
ed and II 1t be thought advisable TO enter into com
mercal treaties with them any Of them, il will
main to be determined whether powers for such pur
pose should be conferred upon The Minister of the
United States at Berlin, or some other diplomatic
agency adopted the general object being to seek the
means Of enarging the consumption Of the staples of
the United States in Germany and Of securing all
practicable benefit to their navigation
There Is another part of the subject Of our
ion with Germany which though Of less consequences
than those that have been pointed out nevertheless
one which deeply concerns the numerous German
emgrants who constantly selling their property TO
proceed to tho United States well as our naturazed
citizens, natives Of Germany, nheriting property in
that country. Throughout Germany the drot d'au-
bGne and the drot de detracion exist in the shape OF
tax, payable the withdrawal from the country of
personal property which has been inherited by will
succession which forms the proceeds of real proper
ty inherited in the In the United States
as all know no such tax exists
II is probable that an exemption from this tax might
be obtained on the ground Of reciprocity. Some OF
the States have ntmated their willingness to enter
into arrangements for that purpose. IF there should
be other for formal convention this par
tcular object might be effected by simple official de-
claraton signed by the Secretary Of State under the
seal of the Department certifying that the subjects
and citizens of Germany enjoy this immunity in the
United States upon which there is to believe
that an alteration in their laws would be made by
the States, Of them so as to make the right
reciprocal. The form of declaration, such as is
stated above, has been adopted by the English Gov
eminent as may be seen by paper hereunto annexed
marked B.
All which is respectfully submitted
DANIEL WEBSTER.
To the PRFsIDENT of the United States.y rsa