Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-26

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cipe-the philosophy Of politics GA ta,s SUBJECT a.
hoed N the old Navigation !.aw Of Eu2iand, a':o-
duced BY sort Of ide bold ceniuSes OF CTorl's" :
time, aad acted upon ever SINCE. lac pfiheiP'e .
,h;s-le rule = th,s ANY nation may ':iiig c""'"o-
dues to us 10 her omn vessels and carry cur cora 10
her Own port, We having the Like r;ishsse' o"' u"
nation shall bt NJ ;te products OF i 'ilf" h"No1' -,
carry Between an tia! nation II a'as oeeh sa'a
bv very distinguished person no. no" li''hs, "'a'
the rule OF the navg laws had us foundation IN
This idc,. fnnaod .ua III arrangement 10 secure
AS much of the CARY ag trade OF TAG world as she
could and what she copa not gel herself, sic sought
TO divide It among all ether nations. In one sense
tina, is doubtless selfish poicy-so far ss 1t indicates
4 disposition o5e,u ali she could bat lhs IS Ger
,,inv not n ya-y extraordinary selhshnoss In other
respects operation IS the most gust, the riost pA
losophics! and mos fetal That cpuid be desired
We may test this IN variety 81 ways. II does teno
10 a certain extent. 10 increase tie means OF That
State WHICH has the greatest mercantile marine, arr
can sci! cheapest; bu! At Tie same does give 10
all Others the advantage carrying Their o"a goods
Suppose Ea.!aad can carry cheaper than any other
nation IN The woii: ana suppose ali the nations III Tie
world should adoP, tae current notions OF free trade
and open their ports to all tha, chose to enter; al
once the great nation that could carry cheapest would
go step by step I'LL presently she monopozed the
whole carving trade oil the world Does not every
one see that such State must soon become the mus
Ter OF the whole world, Or suppose there two
gtea. nations Ike Great Britain and the L. States,
found 10 bs the cheapest carriers. 1t all the other
should agree upo: the Ia" Commercial! liberty,
and permit all to come and 20 without regard TO the
goods they had, these two grea, States would aevta
Div take the carving trade OF the world-take the
Shipping Of the world. tne maritime power OF the
world, and the government. o! the word- they could
ag:se among themselves. Loud applause Aad
back 10 that pfnclpe must we cow= al last We
ough, give 10 every nation The righ; of bringing
her cargo here in her ships, if she gives to the
like privilege Bul by ese reciprocity treaties, TO
give for the carrying trade CT nation OF Europe, like
Bremen, which has but one port all the ports along
4 coas, OF 800 miles with II millions OF people
when she has scarcely 200 900 of her own pray what
sort Of reciprocity is lhis loud appiause) 1t is
very much Ike the story in Joe Miller, of the horse
and the cock, VINO walking together. The cock
thought 10 meke 4 reciprocal agreement with The
horse: 81 not tread on you, sad he, at YOU II not
tread n:e." tian shtet and appl.uSe.) Now, gen
tlemen, know that nothing 50 dull as satisfies
Bot will venture here c,,y Of Baltimore, and
before body OF men much interested Ia the mat
Ter as any o!her 10 present ~ that Fepn'Sve :orm ct
s,si,s,ica figures, OF the results arrived at ~
me in the Of investigations instituted III pui.
suance OF 4 resolution IN Congress.
The following the resolutions referred 10, which
we think i, proper to lnssr: in this conn-x,on
Ia the Senate of the L. States, February l4lh lS43
Resotred, That Inc Committee Commerce be dis
charged from the further consideration Of resolution
referred TO them on the 9th of Dec 1912, directing
them 10 'inqairs the state OF Tonnage regh.s
and commerce with foreg IN powers, and report whe-
Their il prosperous under The existing arrangements,
By treaties or laws IN relation thsrct: and also, whe
thar the regulations o. other Governments, eouai
ard IN CONFORMITY 20 ae spt OF these arrangements:
aud It either De- not SO, what measures proper to
nsa.e greater prosperity ana reciprocity and that the
De referred 10 the Secretary OF State, who here
BY directed to make the INQUIRIES in sad resolution
mentioned, and report 10 The Senate, at The next
sion of Con gress
Congress Of the L. States, in the House of Repre-.
sentatrves, March 81, l-43. Resulted, That the Sc
cretary of State Be- and he hereby required pro-
cure through the Consular and Diplomatic agents OF
TINS Government abroad, and such other means to
him may seem most suitable, full and accurate infoT
nation as to the wholesale and retail prices in foreign
markets. during The year commencing on the LIST day
of September last, OF all commodities upon which d.
ties levied under existing Laws well : of such
imported FIRE. of duty, with The rates Of insu-
rance, freight and commissions usually charged al the
places OF export upon sad commodities WHEN imported
into this country; the modes and terms ot sale cusio
mary there the acreage rates OF exchange during each
month IN sad year and the true par OF exchange be
tween this and each fnreigG country also as tie du.
ties OF export and import, and, far practicable,
the various internal taxes LEVIED upon such commod
ties, either IN crude partially manu!acturedor wholly
complete state, together with the of wages the
various branches and occupations Of labor and of per
sonal service IN the business Of and trade
and it shall! De his duty also procure from said Con
sols and Diplomatic agents fu! and regular files Of
price sheets e.: said year, each of the
oret.l id'hfIS aug sGcI otHer COCNil!snS
and publications rs may exhib, truly the information
called for IN this resolution. which shall be nserred
10 this Honse a. the OF Congress, and from
which, together wrr tie reports received from sac
agents and oticr affirmation as NAV be obtained
he shall compile and have printed for The use Of this
House, document cmbod wing all the information call
ed for arranged IN such manner 10 be conve.
nient for reference and patison-exercs espe-
cal care IN all instances TO give said Information in
Federal currency, w@i; his and measures
/ OF tai ttr &c
with Bremea for an example. Bremen 10 one of the
Hanseatic towns; and The 5 had formerly conside-
rable trade with ha, city in American vessels Before
1927, sixty TO eighty such vessels arrived and cleared
annually.
on the 20th of December. 1927, commercial con
renoa was entered 100 between the l. :. aud the
HGnsea;ic Republics Of Lubec Bremen and Hamburg
The inst article u this conVeat;on IS in t- following
terma
Convention CT friendship, ComTne.ce, and Navica
ton, between the ln!'ed States OF America, and
the Free Hanseatc Republics OF i4ubec, Bremen and
Hamburg, concluded al Washington, Dec, 20, lo27
ART The contracting parties agree, that whatever
kind oi produce, manufacture, merchandise of any
foreign country, can be, from time time, lawfully
imported INTO the United States in their own vessels
may be also imported vessels of The said Free Han
Reatlc Republics Of Lubeck Bremen and Hamburg and
IN no higher other duties upon the tonnage or cargo
OF the vessel shall be levied or collected whether the
importation * H1de vessels Of the United States or
" VI sAtd tii.!ssdic fsepubcs
manner, that whatever k,1d OF produce, manufacture
or merchandize Of any iorcisa country, be, from
time to ,'me, lawfully imported INTO ci.e7 Of the said
Hansea,c Republics, It's own vessels, may be also
imported IN vessels of The S. and higha.
other duties upon the tonnage o. cargo of the vessel
shall be levied collected whete the import alton be
made III vessels G! Toe party, or of the other And
they further agree, that whatever may BE- lawfully
ported re.exported, by parry It's own vessels
10 any foreign country, may IN like manner, be export
ed or reexpored the vessels Of the other party nd
the bonntes, duties and drawbacks shall be allow
ed aud collected, we her such portaion export
aton be made IN vessels the party, Of Inc ether
Nor shall higher other charges Of any kind he i'm.
posed IN the ports of the party vessels of the
other, then are, shall be payable IN the ports
by DaiiGna! vessels.
H. CLAY,
V. RUMPFF.
The fourth Article o: she convention provides,
TINT any vessel shall te regarded E!anseatc vessel
which is owned BY Hanseetrc citizen, and of winch
the and ihrss-!ourihs oil The are, also,
Henseatic citizens, subjects OF The conede.a;ed
States of Germany. En, the vessel may have been
britt any where, without injury 10 her national cha