Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-06-01
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OUR COMMERCE AND COMMERCIAL REIA.
TIONS

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cannot erase the traces Of deep affection arising from
impotence and negleoi-bui II might wipe away the
miserable men and groveing measures OF the Won
bSren standardization. Those who have counseled in
The measures so ruino0s great interests sapd
condemned, like those who have in official conduct,
assailed the purity Of elections.
The limited commercial intelligence and short sight
ca views OF the nego,sor Of the Mclean Treaty with
England, have gone far to injure our commerce and
sacrificed much Of our carrying trade while Mr. Ste
venson our presen, minister, embracing in his views
only the Slave and Tobacco interests has sought no
redress or alienation 10 the consequent disasters OF
that .l-s,ed treaty.
Before 1880, when the treaty came into operation
the American tonnage 10 British Colonial ports was
nine times as much the British tonnage cleared
from America TO the ports. But since the treaty
The British tonnage is greater than the American the
same ports.
Our trade to the British Colonies thus diminished is
however less injured than the other coun
tries. In 1890, when the treaty took effect the Amer
lean tonnage TO foreign ports was 81 500 TONS and
nearly eleven times as much the British tonnage
cleared from American ports, which then only
$4,000 tons. II was in 1899, i9l 500 tons which shows
rate of increase, under the treaty. of four hundred
/ and forty seven per cent
The eiiectuay TO inure the fisheries and sup
plant the carrying trade American vessels are al
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ony TO another and only make direc, voyage
from the United States to one of her colonies; and
there they countevailed by enormous and dispro-
poriionate duties produce brough, in American yes
sells. In many of the Yves, India Islands bounty is
given on the importation of fish in the vessels Of the
home country greater than the value of the article.
American shippers, If allowed the port would
gladly contract TO deliver any quantity OF like fish at
the prIee of the bounty. Other nations thus skill
fully taking OF their interests and chershng their
fisheries and shipping. But the Van Buren, admnstra-
ton was so busy in squabbling to Keep up The Par
ty, that could not and did attend to such small
matters the agriculture and commerce of the coun-
try. Its ministers and agents party hacks, Sc
lecte1 for party purposes, and altogether incompetent
for the high duties expected to be performed and there
fore the people wed entire change Of adminstra-
ton.
France. treaty has been negotiated with France,
and with much Boosting has adjusted the claims and
obtained indemnity for former spoil atoms com
merce. But mark the fraud, and the in which
our government agreed to be cheated. The duties on
the importation of French productions, to be
mi,ted her wines, silks, trinkets, &c. &c. that
have given two dollars France in remission of du-
ties upon the luxures imported for every dollar she
had agreed TO pay u.s. for spoations; and our incum
bent minister, fresh from the Van Buren, cabinet has
been content for years past with his salary and such
state of commerce.
The Corn Ld,os of England and France have gone
far 10 njuTe have rejected all recipro
city in trade; have Frustrated the great agriculture
interests of this country, and have been permitted tc
pursue their of depression and destruction with
any adequate efforts of resistance, self-deence
the part of our administration any voluntary hin
ORANGES from either of the diplomatic agents repre-
senting those great interes,s-which they not t.
have understood.
The returns of the census show amount of pro
ducton in the United States of seventy thee million
bushels of wheat and with the capacity of an increases
and unlimited production. 1t has been left to deca
on the farmers hands without any efforts to provid
for it a foreign market, while particular mission wa
created to find continental market, for tobacco alon,
To encourage domestic production, duty of fU
cents was laid on imported sugars and to aid
a drawback of five cents allowed on expectation
In the zeal to break any protection to domestic la
Dor, the duty on foreign sugar has been reduced I
TWO and one half cents, while the drawback
| portston is continued at fire cents. Vessels loade
with sugar, bound TO foreign ports, touch at America
ports 10 get this difference of two and one half cents
on the drawback Such is the present Of trade
and it is well suited to the late administration
- permitted commerce drawback double the pal
in as duties and allowed S,oarttcout, Hoyt d Co. &c
&c. to drdto any residue. No wonder we have
deficient Treasury = Even Biddle might have bee
y trusted with such balance sheet safely Woo
bury.
IN 1t is the boast Of England that the steam po,oer
re in her works is equal the labor Of forty millions
p men. The returns the show that fame
K have nineteen millions of sheep, and about thirty mi
ions pounds OF wool. The wheat and wool, if tn,
on had any market would pay all balances import
E. tions. and leave out Of debt and prosperous.
e, no matter for the farmers Let their wheat and
decay on hand-import freely the productions of En-
en- lish labor and the wines silks and gewgaws ofFran
drawing the specie ofthe country TO pay foreign b
i ances on impoIlations-and when rendered bankIu
With the policy Of such administration, wonder WI
is the matter with the currency and the banking sy
TEN ofthe country II any little bank in the count
shall be found To have afforded aid by loans TO f
AZ mers in their need pursue i, to destruction with
~ hate OF the administration. Such has been our Il
- policy.
MS SpaiR-degraded and fallen. Our diplomatic re
tions with Spain from Van Ness, inclusive, have be
N, too bad write about And yet the present Char
On merits an exception. He is sober man, and "
vas new Instructions he would serve his oounirys int
he utmost Of rs