Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-02
TWENTY-sIxTH CoNGREss---2d SESSION.
SPEECH OF Mn. WISE-[CoNriSuEp.l

SPEECH OF MIR. SE-lSoSTlSUEp.J
But. Sir, wish to examine moment the subject o
dnes on French wines and Silks especially as connect
ed with our staples of tobacco and cotton
On this subject, Sir am for letting well enougl
alone" do not know how it is with the pipe and Ct
gar tobacco of Maryland-the kite foot of my friend
mir Jenifer) but the old James River weed, the che
ing tobacco of Virgin | am told, was never dom!
better 1t never, upon the whole, bore better price
as compared with other articles ofexport and our plant
ers are doing too well to enter upon war OF counter
yane duties which never yet ended in any thing elst
but recrninaon, making bad, even where there wa
any bad, worse. / want more light, Mr.. Chairman
than the Tobacco Contention has yet beaRed upon th
subject Maryland may have TO complain, thong
am told there more than 40 millions OF cigars I'M
ported into this country, and the most OF them are
only manufactured ofour tobacco but are actually ma
nufactnred here and exported 10 get the Havana STAMP
before they are sod-that the enhanced value OF the
cigars will justify the expectation for importation again
However this may be, and do not vouch tor IT, have
full survey of whole trade with France, winch
ought to be we'll understood before tamper with the
delicate subject Of countervaing duties. Look TO IT.
Sir, or YOU may lose in way, and various ways
more than you gain in another hold IN my hand a
full statistical and historical view of commercial
la,ons with France which beg leave to call the at
tenton Of the Committee.
There MIR. Trplett, of Kentucky, rose and inquired
by whom the statements were made:
Mr. Wise | am not the author ofthe statement, but
adopt the information it contains, and rely upon il
my own, until gentleman shall point out
in it. will read it.
The commercial relations between France and the
u S. are based upon the terms of the convention OF
the 9th of June, 1922 which does not regulate the
general duties upon merchandise but only the discri-
mnating over.taxes that affect both sides to the be-
ne6t of the national flag, the shipping Of the adverse
party In relation TO The respective products, inter
national s,pnations provide for their rates of entry
exportaon and has always been referred to the ge
neral legislation Of both nations
From these, however, are excepted French wines,
on one part, and American longs,aplc cotton the
other-concessions having been reciprocal!y made in
their favor by the treaty Of the 18th Of July, lS3l.
Excepting then, these two articles, the situation
as regards the commercial stpuatons consists, purely
in the repeal Of the discriminating duties imposed
upon the rival flags caused by the direct transportation
Of goods and in the perfect equality of tonnage du-
ties mutually established at the identical rates Of
francs on one side and "a cents on the other.
"In Washington we'll as in Paris, the grievances
expressed by the Federal Government, directly OF
through its diplomatic agents. have double character
"Some rest system of general recrimnation
against the French legislation of customs, and on a
comparison of the advantages derived by both coun-
tries in the of their commercial relations Others
relate to certain number of designated articles, such
as cotton, rice, iinssed, tea indigo, and tobacco
"The United States participate in the general COM
mercal movement of France in the following proper.
ton:
amounts expressed in millions Of francs.