The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-27
From The Baltimore Sun.
COMMERCIAL RECIPROCITY.

BELGIAN TREATY WITH rHE ZoLL VrREs.-Thc
Zoll Nerein or German Customs u Mon, seems des.
tuned, as Il Is calculated, 10 exercise an important in.
fuence 10 the commercial world The principle OF
its action has caused II to grow in importance
through sceessions gradually made, as il became
more extensively known and appreciated The spi-
rt Of reciprocity is the true sp Of fair and honest
commercial IN ercourse and II would be generally
II not universally prevalent, had the Governments OF
nations been always honest and sincerely disposed to
regulate their general conduct towards each other by
the golden rule, which requires that each should do
by all Others bs he would that all others should do
by hun. But they have not done so on the contrary
IN the spirit Of a heartess and suulless sel6shness
they have sought each TO secure advantages for itself
regardless OF the consequences TO the other and
sometimes even, os matter OF state policy with a
view TO that others injury. Experience in this wise
begat retaliation, and the anpement OF CONNER.
cisl relations, as Of others generally, between ma
tons, resolved itself into a governmental game
which usually by the most skful some
times by the least honest. Under this state of things
the energies OF many people have been broken
down by heavy burdens their natural spirit of en-.
terprise depressed, and tn r material means Of ind
vidual comfort and happiness seriously diminished
yet the Governments disposed TO Justice were ore
cluded from the action that would tighten the general
burden Of oppression, by the counteracton of The
less benevolent and less honest.
4 he period, however, seems TO have been for some
time approaching, when that American principle
shall be Of general prevalence, which asks nothing
but what is clearly right with the resolution TO sub
NIT to nothing wrong a resolution which would be
unnecessary, all the governments Of the earth
known to be disposed TO justice in their general
tons. The Zoll Veren seems disposed TO hasten the
approach Of that time by infusion of the princt
pie OF reciprocity, to at least considerable extent
into their commercial relations with such nations as
will consent TO make new, or remodel existing ar.
engagements with them. How we refused such ron
sent, by the Senaes rejection of the treaty conolu
ded by the President with them, through our Minis
ter, is we'll known whether the subject will be AGAIN
presented by the Executive II boots not now 10 con
lecture our purpose at this time being only 10 ire
sent a ,ummary Of the provisions Of treaty conclu
ded between Belgium and the Zoll Verien States "a
wei6Dd Il 10 Wilmer & Smiths European Times
with the appended remarks touching its effect upon
the iron interest Of England which nation will not
recprocate with them
The treaty which has been concluded between Rel
GUM and the Zoll Verein provides for many i'm
portsnt reductions Of duty on the produce of each
country.
The Zoll Verein is TO admit iron of Belgian or,-
gin at considerable reduction on their genera
Tariff
The export duties which are charged on yool IN
the Zol Vsrein, TO be reduced 10 one-haf in favo
of Belgium.
The import duties which are charged in tn, zolll
Verein on cheese, to be reduced 50 per cent, !,
favor Of Belgium, and the latter country Is TO b. =,
lowed 10 send into Germany 5000 sheep, free of
duty