New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-18
The Tariff sapped-The Oregon Movement
Editorial Correspondence.

to the Country. will speak first of Repor
from the Secretary Of State, (Which appears IL
the National Inteligencer,) revealing the inpor.
rant fact that Mr.. UrsaUx has been occupying
himself with the project of upsetting the presen'
Tariff by Commercial Reciprocity Treaty with
the sZol Verein o! Customs Union, which now
embraces almost all Germany, Prussia included
That l may do no injustice to his scheme, | copl
the proposition made, under instructions from tn
State Department, by Mr.. WHEATON, our En
bassador 20 Berlin, to Baron BuLow, Prusslal
Minister for Foreign AfTails, as representative
the German league. 1t is as tollows'-
MIR. WHEATON TO BARON BULow.
fTranslatIou.
BERLIN, October 9, le43.
MossIEJH lie BARON. Various circumstances have h'ti
er prevented my answering the official note addressed
me- uuder dae Of the 25h Sept moe ls! by the foya
Ministry Of Foreign Af.rs of Wnsteinoerg, by which
was requested To communicate the Government of IN
Prus.ia Majesty the propositions winch the Government
the UA,ted STATE America intended make in respect
the advantages which said Government might be di
posed extend the Cermanc Association OF Commerc
aud Customs in return for reduction o the onss la
posed on the importation Of tobacco from he United State
Of America.
q" am prepared to make to you precise overufs o
this subject, by proposing lay down the basis OF an ar
raugem-n be hereafter concluded between the United
States of America and the ermaIc States belonging oth
Association Of Commerce and Customs snp)ect 70 the a
probation of my CO. ernment, which will furnish me VIII
the necessary for this purpose, alter having ma
turey examined The different propositions maoe On Dou
Sides
propose then, negotiation for such al
arrangement havng for pr cipal basis exchange Of
equivalents between the countries by means OF mnua
redactiou, made in their respect We tariffs so AS
give greater extension the Commerce between them
without 100 much disturbing the protection al present
corded &C :hs national industry OF each country.
Ga tine soppo,,'on that the duties at present imposed BY
the Gsrmanc Association of Commerce and Customs upm
the importation Of rice not augmented and that the
tea Of eoun renal free at present the American Gov
srnen will have nothing ask part eyccpt reduc
Of the duties er'ed by the Germanc Association
tobacco imported from United States Of America.
" The American Government will then b. disposed t
grant reduction Of duties imposed the United State
Of America upou articie Of the growth, produce,
rasufac,e Of the German States belonging To he Assoc
tou Of Comneree and Customs, such linens and othe
nanufae,ures OF f.x aud hemp s,lk aud mixed goods
which silk Is tho ,tsria Of chef value thread and
laees Of gold aud silver hosiery ookingglass plates
and such other articles designated b, common
provided that the Grrmanc Association Of Com
aud Customs shall such reduction, shall
acceptable to the American Government. Of the du,ie
imposed tobacco imported from the United States
America
Please to receive Monsieur lc Daon the assurance
HENRY WHEATON.
Skis E1elleney Baron De BuIo,T Minister of Foreign
.Sfatrs Of III, Maje,fy the King Of Prussia"
To this profer, Baron Bulow replies -
II does NOT eate for the Present. into the views Of r
Gsrnanfc Association to lay duy upon cotton aug
ens the duty of Importation rice but would not b.
disposed 'tpuls,e with the United State, America no,
tolay, in future, any new duty on theae articles
The eopeuins OF the market Of The United sarss BY
means OF reduction OF the import duties would still how
unSnestonsby be of the greatest Importance for ,h
productions OF the soil and industry Of the Germanc Aso
ctation IT, thea, the Government of the Untsd State:
should offer 10 important advantages for articles
exportaon auch designated in your letter. aud upo
other amilar articles Prussia, and with her all the State,
Association will hasten confederation ,h
fayo
the importation of North American tobacco into the States
Of the Association.
o." pray you receive this OCCASION the renewed
assurance Of my high consideration. BULOW
"Mr. WHEATON, Sc"
Here is surely pretty business cut out by our
modest Secretary of State! For stipulation
that Germany will impose no duty on Cotton.
when she is now striving with all her might to
produce cotton fabrics cheaper than her neighbors
and could not tax cotton without ruin, and tina,
she will not increase her present duty ON Rice,
when she has no idea of doing it, and will reduc,
her Presen, heavy duty on Tobacco, we are to sur
render our infant and fragile culture and manu-.
tacture of Six, our manufactures from Fio1 ana
Hemp; our manufactures of thread and cotton
laces' or OF gold and silver laces, hosiery, looking
glass plates, toys and Such other articles Ms ma,
De indicated by common consent" to incvitsb,
destruction . Germany agrees that she ,ciN MOI
cut her own throat in the matter Of Cotton fo,
which VIC slipu!ate that eoe 'cul cut ours in III,
matter of Silk, Hemp Flax, &c! Is moi
this beautiful dipiom ICY Germany agree,
10 take nothing from us that she can pro
duce ct hone-she takes iust what she alway
has taken and must take from us---lor winch W,
consent TO utterly crush scverul important though
yetinfan, branches of our Home Iudustry, Wha
madness! trust Congress will at the earlies
moment put check on the teemlng imagination
OF our Free Trade Secretary OF State
Mr. Upshur sees, but will not admit, that any
such arrangement would involve us In seriou'
w.angle with all the rest of the world He say.
other nations would acquire No claim on Us IL
consequence. But the very moment we had con.
sented to receive German Silks at ten per ceut
under such an arrangement, we should have
France down upon Us, demanding that her Silks
should come in equally low, as by treaty we ars
expressly bound to admit them on the footing Of
the products of the most favored natons--and so
in other cases. do not say that Mr. U. has NO
q Goou aus"et iol uIese 1eP1eSeh'3uoiiS-A oihS
insist that we cannot enter upon this cours,
of dickering and chaffering with other nations
without certain mischief and highly probable ca
lamity. Let US manage our own affairs, anc
leave other nations TO do the same.
The other matter of deep present and deepe
prospective interes. is the array of letters rean.
to OREeoN communicated by Senator BENTON to
the Globe of to-day. 1t seems that Lieut., Ere,