Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-02

of contrndicinp it, lie hoped far nj least rs South
Carolina was concerned that that section Of the cou
try would stand vindcated from the charge forever
After this explanation, Mr.. WISE resumed. DIR,
left off reading yesterday when came TO the speedi
gre vanccs omplancd of against France. ! will pro-
coed oread-comnencing where left of, with eouon
"Cou0a-Thc difference of > francs in the duties,
which is complained of by the Federal Government, IS
but just compensation inr the greater value oil Anc
rican cotton compared with that Of Turkey and Egypt
This difference has not al all been established with
view 10 protect kind more than the other; ard the
results SHOW IT,
"rhough submitted to higher duties, Uhe difference
being formerly - francs,) the importation of American
cotton has increased in fifteen years Q-lS 70 ls32)
from ,6l5 400 kilogrammes TO ~ }S3,O00 and since
the royal ordinance OF the 10Th of June, 1892 has re-
duced the difference TO frances the amount OF Amer
cotton importation has increased in six years Id
3a6 900 kilogrammes; that is, more than one-thrd,
having gone up in 1888 to 43,7S0,000 kogrammes,
while from 1875 10 lo3S the importation Of Egyptian
cotton went down from 7,G65,OU0 to 2,l75 kilo'
grammes =.
But most important fact 10 notice is, that the dit
ference of duties in favor of Egyptian cotton exists only
when BROUGHT OH French ships, and of this the Federal
Government has right to complain, when the equal
ity Of duties stipulated in The Convention OF So bears
exclusively the importation under both iags OF IN
ternational product As to the duties levied on Esyi-
SSs'Soi
even those of Egypt they established in such way
as to constitute premium of francs in favor OF the
same product from America when brought on AmerI-
can vessels
1t must be said, also, that certain circumstances
some permanent, some temporary, such as on one par
| the competition created by American planters win
each other the progress of cultivaton and, according
to Gen. Cass, the progressive dminuton OF prices
which must be the consequence iit and, on the o'ef
the unusual of Egypt and the want textcnson IN
| fhn
monopoly leaving hope for dimlnuton IN The pr
ces equivalent to that which must take place IN Amer
ca-a these circumstances must necessarily ensure 10
the United States the largest share in the supply OF cot
ton for the French market The truth OF this IS fuiiy
| asccrtained by the following results
g The proportion of American cotton used in the
| French consumption is estimated at about q
| That from the East, III
And that from other countries, including places Of
deposlte 81
100
"This shows how little America has TO complain of
| the competition from Egyptian cotton, and how little
reason there should be 10 take away the entirely noml
nal advantage which is left 10 this cotton, since Ito
realize the promise made in the treaty Of 1870 the du
ties levied American cotton have been reduced from
/ 40 francs to 20.
"Rice-As regards this article, the American recr-
limitations are really incomprehensible-th tariff being
altogether favorable 10 the American product.
Rice coming from the port where first shipped
pays, if from the United States, ir. $50
| lie from European ports 400
from place Of depose O00
| from Piedmont, direct by land GOO
on FOREIGN vessels 900I
"This renders it evident that the Carolina rice is
greatly protected if compared with that from other
countries even when brought on French vessels.
"Linsced-This article has never been of any i'm
portance in the commerce Of France with the u. 5
Besides the duty Of ) francs formerly levied upon
this product, matter what country it from,
excepting, however, small quantity brought from
Russia for seed, which slightly avored,) has been
reduced By the law of the I'd Of July, l-G, to franc
when imported French American vessels, and
to franc and half when brought al! other fore IN
ships from any country, without distinction.
tsTca ind indigo-Thcse two articles also of very
little consequence in the commerce of the two nations
In 1888 the quantity of tea brought TO France from the
u. S. but coo klogrammes, the whole value be-
ing less than 10000 francs. Ofndigo the importation
does not exceed q or hundred kilogrammes year.
"1oJacco.-The rccrminations addressed by the |
Americans against the monopoly exercised by the |
French administration touch directly the right pos
sessed by all nations of regulating they choose the
elements OF their internal revenue. fsuch p-etensnns
were admitted upon point, there would BE- means,
no reason rcpe them any other. To-day, the sub
ect is the monopoly of tobacco; would be
municipal taxes &c. and the internal economy of
France, vel as all measures calculated to act d.
rectly the conditions and the regulations OF exotic
products would become the basis or the pretext of con-
slant and endless aggressons.
ain principle, these determinations must be expressly
declined.
"Bul, even laying aside this peremplory considera
ration the complaint Of American planters cannot
tain discussion. The duty imposed upon foreign To-
bacco by the monopoly being, after all, in whatever
form may be levied but duty of consumption, the
legitimacy OF which is acknowledged, what remains 10
examined is, how far it restrans the consumption Of
foreign product, the interest Of which it is incrml
mated.
"The nature of the tobacco manufactured by The Re
ee being intended for different classes Of consumers,
the inferior qualities composed Of The Indigenous
product, while all the superior qualities are mannfac
lured with the mixture of American tobacco The in
of prices created by the duties has restricting
action on the habits Of rich consumers, for whom the
tobacco from the United States particularly designed
There is then, in fact, loss for these qualities,
stitulnr almost the whole of the American product
As TO the inferior quality, which is produced in the U
States we'll in France, it would be difficult to con-
ceve how the Americans could claim from France n
protection for Their interest," when that protection
would obligc France the sacrifice of her interest
at home.
"a proof that there is loss for the U. S. is, that
the consumption of their tobacco, which forms the
our-it Of the whole Of the French imports OF foreign
tobacco is in progress; the amount of the importation
of 1887, which the largest one, having been ex
ceeded by that of 1885, will be by the following
table, which gives the imports in France of foreign TO-
bacco we'll from the U. S. from other countries
from 1928 to 1898:
Er,u, ntlar