Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-23

II we value IN the above proportion the differ
encc existing IN the capacity of the respective pro.
ducts, the share Of France, IN the gene tonnage
ought TO amount, for equal value OF products TO
little more than one-third, that is,
about 81 3nerct
But the French products having exceed.
cd IN value the Anne lean products by
an annual mean of p millions, or Ii
per cent, must have insured pro-
porilona increase OF tonnage 10 the
French t1c. Calculated IN said p:o-
portion this increase would be IS per ct.
Therefore, the share which France ought
10 have obtained should be equal to s. : per CT.
Ii compared with the one, she has OBJ
tanned IN fact 1873 per CT.
1t will show an annual mean loss for her
OF % 5por ct.
This makes, on 10000 tons, a loss Of A., 800 ton.
And H. from these $4,000 tons we de-
duct 5000 tons
Taken out Of 1 500 forming the mean
annual share OF other nations (Ue-
cause their share is about TWO thirds
Of the going out, and onC.th!rG Of the
coming lnl we viii find 80 800 tons
to DC the amount which, TO the deirimcnt OF the
French tnS, formed the annual prof. Of the Amer-
cans during these - ycars.t
Sd. rs for The lsgiS!d'I0H.-In France, no sort OF
over-taN upon mcrchIndIse;
EntTe reciprocity tor the flags;
Privilege given to American products. compared
with SINH ar products, not coming from French CO.
lonies or from India;
Advantage to all products coming from the Uni.
ted States over tbs products Of India not brought
directly on French bottom.
The true result Of this is, as has been seen.
Equaiity OF advantages in the exchange OF pro-
ducts; absorption, a.mos, total, of the navigation
by the american FLAG; such Is the situation.
Such beng the state Of things, ought the United
States 10 express any reproach, or threaten 10 raise
the duties or French proiuctsl
The answer, II seems, is easy 10 give. And all
that remains to be added to the considerations ex-
posed IN the present note, is that France, m per.
hitting, as she has done until now, the convention
oil lS22 10 subslst (thls convention giving in fact
the seyen.e'shhs OF the transportation in the Ipter-
course, TO the American hlg) has sacrificed the in.
terest OF her navigation to The advantage which her
commerce might derive from the progressive i'm.
portnnce Of the markets opened TO her products Of
all kinds, IN the United States. The commercial
relations between the two nations can be maintain
ed, IN manner useful 10 both in this scr, Of bl.
lance between the advantages granted to the Anne
rIcan navigation, and those devOved 10 French pro.
ducts. But any modification altering the CONNER
cal advantages, which, alone, have caused the con.
cesSIons made by France 10 the navigation OF The
Union, and which, alone, can allow the continuation
OF these concessions, would evidently authorize the
French Government 10 withdraw favors which civ
en- at her determln!, would have no more compeusa-
ton.
The French Government will, then, await with
calmness the result OF the discussions which the IA.
rlfi may raise in Congress. But II would see i,
SELL although with regret, bound to adopt defensive
measures, should this result alter the present state
OF the commercial relations between France and
the United States.