The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-03
FRI m the National lntelligencer


AN IMPORTANT DocUMENr.-The subjoined letter
from the Secretary is accompanied by Report
from the Department OF State, the extent and i'm
portance Of which may be well imagined by the &C
count which the letter gives of it. This report il
just in time, the reader will observe, TO bear upon
the debates and votes in Congress the re arrange.
ment ofthe Tariff.
To the House of Representatives. Of the United States
On the Sd day of September last, the House oil
Representatives passed Resolution in the following
terms -
Resolved That the Secretary of State be required to
report to this House, after the OF
the next session statement Of the prvi
eges and restrictions the commercial intercourse OF
the United States with all foreign nations similar to that
communicated 10 the Senate December ls, ls37-docu.
denominations Of the foreign money, Weights and mes
sures into those ofhe United States, according to the
custom house entries Of domestic exports and adding
columns showing the average amount and value Of the
articles exported each country for the years 1885,
1882 and $780, and Of the duties the sane together
ports each country for years Of articles the
growth produce, manufacture Of the United States,
with the average amount Of duties thereon accruing TO
each country.
And, on the 3ls, day Of January last, it also
Resolved, That in addition to the informa alton
quired the Secretary of State br the resolution of this
House Of the 81 Of September 1884, he be required to
give table exhibiting comparative statement between
the tariffs of other nations and that Of the Aited
States"
Upon the passage OF the first of all
means supposed 10 be ne cessary and proper Tor Oh
tanning the information were adopted. Circulars
were written to the American Consuls in the princ
pal commercial nations, their tariffs obtained far
as practicable, existing treaties examined, and recent
commercial authorities extensively investigated.
Competent persons have been employed in arranging
the information thus obtained, and in complying
with that part of the first resolution which requires
the denominations of foreign moneys and foreign
weights and measures to be changed into those Of
the United States. This part of the duty has been
fou ia
Notwithstanding the diligence and assiduity be-
slowed by those employed on the work in collecting
and arranging materials, and the degree Of personal
attention, not inconslderable, given to it by the
head of the Department, it is not improbable that
in matter extensive and various, some omissions
and mistakes may be found.
II is believed, however, that not only have mac
curacies in the former publication been in many n-
stances corrected, but subsequent regulations in the
commercial codes OF foreign nations stated with
good degree of accuracy. In some cases, indeed, it
has been found impossible to obtain the most recent
changes of tariff laws, but these cases are supposed
not to be numerous or very important:
The tables exhibiting a comparative statement
between the tariffs OF other nations and that Of the
United States, prepared in obedience to the resolu.
tion of the 81 Of January last, are believed to be
essentially correct, and to present mass of impor
tant information in plain manner
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Mo-, 1910