Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-26
125,9O0
Making the possible consumption Of
American tobacco in Europe,
s44,6S9

rope, say mus. l>,ouV l<o,Soo
Making the possible consumption of
| American tobacco in Europe, 644, 6SS
But taking into consideration the want
of means among the population of many
our tobacco, l will suppose that the proba-
BILE consumption Of American tobacco in
Europe would be only about one half of
the above mentioned quantity, say 422,344
hhds.; this would be more than four times
our actual expectations to the various coun-
tries of Europe, and would require at least
100000 tons of extra shipping to carry it
to market, and would increase the pecu-
mary means of our country more than
twenty millions of dollars annually, adding
an increased value TO the State and other
stocks of our country in foreign markets,
and greatly augmenting the revenues of our
Government by affording us the means of
greater importations, and consequently a
low tariff, if the revnnue should be found
to be more than sufficient for the econom-
cal wants of our Government.
The annual average importations into
the United States from the various coun-
tries of Europe, from lst of October 1885,
to 30th September, 1888, amounted to
$97,25l $3.50; of which $42,643,S67, equal
to III per cent. on the total average i'm
portations, were admitted free of duty;
and, as the average expectations of our
domestic produce of all kinds to the same
countries of Europe, during the same Pc
riod amounted to S79,20l $50, it will be
seen that we have admitted, free of duty
from Europe, an amount of its produce
more than equal to one-half of the exports
of our domestic produce to the same coun-
tries.
The average amount imported into the
United States from Europe, during the
above mentioned period, which was SUBJ
ject to duty, was S54 ,597,477; and as the
total average amount of revenue obtained
by the American Government, for the two
years ending 3lst December, 1888, by the
importations from all parts of the world,
was $l6,s66,0l7, it may safely be estimated
that, as large proportion Of the articles
coming from Europe were admitted free
of duty, the revenue which the United
States has derived from the importations
from Europe has not exceeded ten millions
of dollars annually; so that if this revenue
should be equalized on the total average
importations from Europe, say S97 ,25l 1894,
it would only amount to duty Of about
10 per cent, whilst Europe is obtaining a
revenue of at least thirty-fve millions OF
dollars from $1,000 hhds. of Cur tobacco
costing, in the United States, $6,45O,s2O.
Fellow-citizens, is this the reciprocity, is
this the even handed justice, we have a
right to look for, ard to expect from for.
eIgn countries, whose industry, whose
prosperity, and, it may also be said whose
tranquility depend upon our great and
annually increasing markets for the sale Of
their produce?
Let me, therefore, respectfully recon-
mend to you to be firm in your determi.
nation, and united in your efforts, to obtain
Justice, and you will certainly succeed in
every country of Europe in obtaining q
dlminution of the high duties, and the abol
ishing of the shameful monopolies which
exist on your industry.
l have, gentlemen, the honor to remain
with sentiments of the highest considera.
ton and respect, your most obedent ser
want, JOSHUA DODGE.
LONDON, November Is, 1910.