Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-07-18

By her treaty with Portugal. England cx-
changed the trade of over twenty-five mill
ions of rich and productive inhabitants of
Franco. for two millions of Il poor and beg
carly population In Portugal. This was not
all: the port wine which was TO be admitted
into England to the exclusion Of French
wine. was monopolize BY the Oporto Wine
Company, chartered by the government of
Portugal with exclusive privileges of cultiva-
ton and purchase, within the most valuable
vine district on the upper Douro. by which
means they hecccd the English by charging
from Is to f5o per pipe.
The quantity of port wine thus given to
England more for money than for woollen
cloths. VS. paltry in lis amount. twas also
saddled with IN export Luty equal In 1871
TO Fl 9s. per pipe for inferior, and for sep
arntcd L. 9s pipe. The total export in
1884 was only 2G,lO7 pipes, of which Great
Britain only took 5000. In 1888 the cx-
port was 10000 pipes. In 1927 the total
produce was $1,000 pipes. of which Great
Britain took 2i.0Oo, and Brazil 1000. In
1881 Brazil only took l3l pipes. In 1888
about - millions of gallons were retained in
England for consumption; while in 1881 the
declared value of all exports from England to
Portugal amounted to the patry sum Of only
E973,99l sterling.
For this exclusive privilege of this limited
trade. let Us examine what England lost In
losing the French market, and what France
herself suffered by the rctaliatory anti
commercial measures rccOiling upon her own
people when aimed ut England.
In France. in 1928. there were engaged
in the cultivation of the vine alone, three
millions of people, whose interest and pros
pcritv were sacrificed TO sustain about lOO.-
600 persons engaged in manufactures, such
rs iron founders. cotton spinncrs. &c.
By the able "peiition Ct mcnaoire d .4Ppuj,
signed by over 1909 cultivators. and pre-
sentcd to the Chambers of Deputies in 1923
It appears. that. in the Girondc alone. there
was population of 432,SS9 persons. OF
whom 226,O00 were directly engaged in the
cultivation of the vine.
The annual produce Of France. in wine.
amounts TO l.0G0.O00.00O gallons. equal III
value from 81 to .ti0O00.GOo. or to between
80 to $50 millions of dollars: and produced
by the labor of > TO 4 millions of people
OF this vast production only 297.237 gallons
were exported to Great Britain. of the declar
cd value of EG5.2S7. sterling. while to The
United States, with only about II millions
of people, were sent over ono million oil
dollars worth of French wine. In 1882 the
entire trade between England and France
stood thu, Engllnd exported TO France o
of all articles TO the declared value OF LbI l..
79l, and received in imports of all articles
the declared value of E2,21l.2l). While
in ISL. the United States sent TO France
sd, 766.7j5 worth of produce. and received
in exchange the value of S23.993,Sl2, ii
imports-thuS showing. although pOorc
nation, and less populous than Great Britain
our trade with France was vastly greater.
/ Instead of doing any thing to extend The
trade in wine and silk with England, tho
government has been doing all it could L
oppose the English. and have sacrificed these
great interests by the imposition of cnormou
duties TO bolster up few selfish beet suga
manufacturers, iron-foundcrs, carthcnwarc
men. and cotton and woollcn spinncr>, &c
engaged in the production of such article
a. cannot be made in France. except ut
very dear rate, and which she could pur
chase under Il system of liberal free trade
much cheaper. and pay for in her vast sur
plus products of wine and silk.
The anti-commcrcial policy began undo
Louis the XVI, and was followed ~ to tn:
revolution when Napoleon. greatly to In
own injury. and which was probably on,
cause of his final overthrow. increased al
Its burdens and rigors in the vain hope o
impovcrishing England and her allies. Hi
policy was continued by Louis the XVIII
and Charles Y and i, still more or les
persisted in BY Louis Philippe.
':All commerce is founded on principles o
IN IN,
port. she must cease to export
Ever since the reign of Napoleon. th'
wine and silk trade has experienced extraor
binary difficulties and depression. This ha
been clearly set forth BIZ the .Pctition ct Ne
MORE q i.::.'" drawn ND in 1873. And il
the exports of Bordeaux there mas been
great falling off. not only in the exports O
wine, brandy and silk. but par consequence il
her general trade.
This fine commercial city of France is ad
miraoly situated for trade OH the river Gar
rome, and i, open by the Langucdoc Canal t.
the finest and richest vineyards of France
embracing those OF the Girondc.
Previous to the revolution. the exports from
this CITY of wine. amounted TO 10000 tun
per wear but since 1920 they have onl'
been rs follows. in round numbers. In 1870
6l.UO0 tons-in 1921, 63.000-in 1922. SO
OO0-in 1923. 5l.O00-in 1924. 39.O00-ir
1875. 46.OOO-in 1926, 4>.OJ0-in 1927, 81
900 tuns showing a decrease from periot
prior to the revolution up TO 1870. OF from
100000 TO 6l ,OO0-and from 1870 to 1877
we find nearly a stationary state OF exports.
Much OF what was shipped in 1897 an'
ISIS was cxported on speculation.