Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-02
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| Monsieur lie Baron Various circumstances have
hitherto prevented my answering the official note ac-
dressed 10 me- under date If the 2oth September 1872
by The Royal Ministry OF Foreign Affairs OF Wuftem
berg, by which ! requested to communicate TO
the Government OF his Prussian M1esy the PROPOSE.
,;ona which the Government of the United States Of
America intended TO make in respect to The advantages
which the said Government might be disposed 10 ex-
tend to the Germanc Associations OF Commerce ana
Customs in for reduction OF the duties imposed
on the importation Of tobacco from the United States
Of America
81 am prepared 10 make you precise overture
this subject, by proposing 10 lay down tne oass OF
an Arrangement 10 be hereafter concluded between
the United States of America and the GermanIc States
Belonging to the Association of Commerce and Gus
TOMS subject TO the appreciation Of my Government,
which will furnish with the necessary instructions
for this purpose, after having maurely examined the
| different propositions made on both sides.
! propose, them to commence negotiation Tor such
an arrangement having for its principal basis an ex-
change of equivalents between the two countries, by
means of mutual reductions TO he made in their re
pective tariffs as TO give greater extension to the
commerce between them, without too much sturbng
the protection at present accorded 10 the national IN
! drstry Of each country.
On the supposon that the duties at present imposed
| by the Germnnic Association of Commerce and Gus
toms upon the importation OF ricc are not augmented,
and that the article Of remains free at present,
the American Government will have nothing 10 ask on
lis part, except reduction Of the duties levied by the
Germanic Association on tobacco imported from the U
| 5. of America.
"'rhe American Government will then be disposed
to grant reduction OF the dnties imposed in the U. >
of America upon certain articles Of the growth pro-
duce and manufacture of the German States belonging
to the Association of Commerce and Customs, such as
linens and other manufactures OF flax and hemp SILK
and mixed goods Of which silk is the material OF CHEF
value; thread and cotton laces, or OF gold and silver,
hosiery looking glass plates toys and such other arti
Giles mas be designated by common consent: Prov
ded that the Germunc Association OF Commerce and
Customs shall make such reducton as shall be accept
able TO the American Government, OF the duties I'M
posed on tobacco imported from the United States OF
America.
"Piease to receive, Monsieur IL Baron the assurance
of my most distinguished consideration
"HENRY WHEATON.
"His Excellency, BARON BuLow,
| III, ister Of Foreign .3Bairs Of his Majesty,
| the King IF Prussia
| To this proiIer, Baron Bulow replies,
at does not enter for the present, into the views oil
the Germanic Association, TO lay duty upon cotton
or to augment the duty Of importation rice but il
would be disposed TO stipuute with the IT, States
OF America not to lay, in future any duty these
articles
"The re-openng Of the market Of the United States
by means of reduction of the import duties, would
STILL however, unqueslionaby DE OF the greatest i'm
port,nce for The productions Of the soil and industry
Of the Germanc Association II, then, the Govern
ment Of the United States should offer to impor
ant advantages for articles of expofaton, such as
are designated in your letter, and upon other similar
articles Prussia and with her oil the States of the As
socation will hasten 10 take into consideration The
measures proper 10 favor, sill more than it is IA
vored, the importation of y American tobacco into
the States Of the Association
81 pray you, Sir to receive, on this occasion, the
renewed assurance of my high consideration.
"BULOW
"Mr WHEATON, &C."
The letters we are now publishing from intel
gent Correspondent in the Northern part Of Germany
shed much light these commercial interests