Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-28

emporium Of trade, for Prussia pfop|. I"'i'c-
nude is It's haven't, the mouth oil me oaer-a
distance OF 50 miles This IS olocKaaco oy sea
al least onc-half OF the year-diia pau u '''
remainder is otherwise ol>iruclcd by p;'l aqua
cent 10 it, Prussia has made great efforts 10 rem
Ger Stctl;n port Of some Importance; anu, Mili
what success, il is only necessary 10 ii,li''oi';
that in 1905, she had ,lO2 san OF sesseis, anu
ON the lst Of January lsl3 only oio. aS 10 :.
DanlZic, il has been long falling mo ucc'f' ~
would be early enough for Prussia, ana Wie'i
say Prussia, mean the IollVereih, (ior Iussia
lei The matter be disguised as may, Is empha,i-
cal.y tie Xollycrein. l-it would bc early enough,
| say, lur Prussia. when she has ports OF hef own
10 commence negotiating Tor peculiar privileges
for her flag But she first wants 10 Negotiate !"
po,fs, through the agency Of the unised States
and ii she secures them she Will then oic.aie her
own terms 10 the very Government "hich she
has used 10 promote her wishes. BY reduction
ofduiy of 90 per cent on tobacco she expects 10
get the Hause Towns inIo her meshes-oecallse
we are told by one of her journals that me hmS
rcsarsd 10 himseifli rish 10 eIlend u HASSEATic
rc&WlS al tie adcantgseS %tHffd 10 Ih' ssiAN teS,
scis" This is the sine qua non, You may aePchu
upon it, with Frederick William III, hinS oi
Prussia, and Chief OF The Germamc Association.
To Bremen he will say, come under my power
my protecting wing-and this ''rCscrrfd right you
shall enjoy. But if YOU continue obstinate. will
destroy your commerce Hamburger he cannot
affect, because lis trade in tobacco Is Too ihcohsi-
derable; but, as | have remarked, IL would soon
be compelled 10 follow Bremen.
As far as relates 10 n Discrimination IN favor oil
German manufactures over those ol DINER colh-
tries, feel not the slightest apprehension illal
such measure will he seriously entertained
But the other features OF the Treaty, as described
by the Prl>sian journals, are al liiss Siahce, eA-
ccedinsly plausible The shipping Interest,
powerful one in the United States, VIII be tie
lighted with being favored in The carrying of To-
hacco. over that of other flags, except the feeble
one of Prussia But let it rccoiiect that this
advantage would h. only temporary, during which
Prussia would increase her shipping, and send
her vessels 10 the Wcser Instead OF the Oder, ior
She is well aware that Bremen cannot reiaiiale on
either country by high port charges, II II were
disposed IL do So without ndangerin9-runlnS
lis radc On 10 account, while Bremen remains u
free R.pAJiic will il depart from the policy or from
the principles which have governed II Tor near
" a thousand years. But no alternative against
the combined influence of Prussia and America
would be cll This bright lulc spot the early
birthplace of Free trade and sailors rights,
but 10 succumb and make The best conditions she
can with The League 10 surrender her sovereign
", her independence, and act that part that may
be assigned il in coming time By ambitious and
reckless monarchs. Bremen, for all lhcpurpoSeso OF
commerce is an American town. II is our store
house in the centre of Europe-thc towering bca
con of The old word-piloting benishled states
10 the safe and smooth harborot FREE TRADE
Will the United States put ortlh, light Mark
me. they will cicctually do it, il they place rod
iii the hands oil the League, or rather the King OF
Prussia 10 hold over Bremen.
A word morc-all that We can do consistently
with prnciplc-consi>tently with interest, 10 benefit
the Lollvcrein, would be under general tariff 10
reduce the duty on articles manufactured in The
states composing i'll 20 per cent; and, by patron
ling them. enable the consumer OF our tohaccoto
purchase it, This have heretofore urged as
strongly as was capable No considerable exien.
sion in The sales of tobacco in the League would
result from modification of duty only 20 per
cert 1t would hot cause the cultivation of ii
10 cease on even the most Impoverished land III
Prussia
Yours truiy, AGRlCOLA.