The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-26
THE GERMAN ZOLL VEREIN-ITS EXTENT
AND GROWTH, COMMERCE AND MANU-
FACTUREs, IMPORTATIONS AND REV.
ENTIES

AND GROWTH, COMMERCE AND MANU-
FACTURES, APPROPRIATIONS AND REV
ENUES
Virat .Monopolia-Pereat Respubiica
Too grevous is the reckless defeat by Wing Senate
of the immense mutual advantages mediate and imme-
dae, which would have resulted TO the two countries
from the late treaty with Germany 10 be soon forgot
ten here there The receipt of the xpected news
of the rejection, in Germany, will indeed create
an impression, which will remain most dis.
Agreeable obstacle in future negotiation. The
Germans are g Straightforward honest' people as
the lnelligencer blandIy calls them, and all that
and because they so, they will look for some
more sincere and satisfactory reasons for rejecting
their friendly conce ssons, than be found in Mr..
Choatei loose report. Years have been spent in
urging upon them the mutual advantages of these
concessons-special agents have been sent out for
the purpose; and now, when, by the ndefatiga-
BILE exertons and great and deserved personal inHi
ence of Mr. Wheaton, the object is at last consum.
mated their propositions are treated with Just as
much indifference if they had been sought.
The Senate peto the treaty, and say we won't be-
cause 1t does not suit NOW. Such is the sub
stance of their labored reasons-in fact reasons,
but pretexts for most patry piece of party
policy, hardly Ineligible in any country but this.
That MIR. Wheaton, in negotiating for twenty mil
lions with twenty-one millions of people, was To- ced
to give some equivalents, is than every body
would expect; but considering the pract cal effect it
will be found that the duties of the tariff on our side
not proposed TO be reduced over 10 per cent,
and that only articles which we do not manufac-
tn do not require; such as for instance, the
Schs arzwalder clocks, which would find no sale
here, even # we to give them so per cent
bounty. Nor will it be in Mr.. Wheatous power
able commentator as be ito account to the " men
Of Hesse Darmstsdt and Lippe Schaumburgn for the
adverse action of the American Senate, even with
the aid of so faiie'ing lesson TO them from the In
telgencer, the checks and balances of the Ameri
can Constitution. According to its kind sentiments
they might expect some moe substantial tokens of
American Wing consideration than the sighting re-
lection Of Of the most important treaties ever
concluded-and until they given, they will, we
are sure positively decline all grstutous encomiums
upon their private character, as mere "French po-
likeness" II MIR. Cboate and the editors of the In
tegencer will be pleased peruse the scorchng re-
buke adminterde 10 British presumption by the Prus
sian minister, Baron de Buow, IN his late reply 10
Lord Aberdeens equally impertinent and hypocrit
cal attemp at Iccturrg Prussia and the Zoll verein
on their conduct and policy, (more Immediately with
reference to the CONT nplated duty on English ron)
they will there find that they may save themselves
all paironislng airs towards government govern
mcnts equally as competent 10 understand and man.
age their domestic and foreign relations without spy
appeal TO their enlightened selfnerest" and with.
out the suggestions Of any body, as the English
American, or any other government. MIR. Choate's
appeal 10 the "enlightened seflnerestr Of Germany
was scarcely less insulting than Lord Aberdeen I'M
called Tor interpretation for what does this appeal or
tho lnteiligencers hint about the "fsctes of SNUG
Cling arising out Of their geographical position in
fact else ha, shisi your offers to deal with IA.
arc frank and liberal to be sure-but you are bound
to import IRON us on the most favorable terms-vou
cannot do without it. So, without reciproeat,no
your l'beralIty, We will take all the advantage of
your necessities land geographical position) we can
and give no more than we needn
But 1t is very doubtful whether this REASONING viii
hold good for as well disposed as the zoll verein
atprcsent is to discriminate in our favor as readily
may It hereafter turn its determinations against us
AZ least, VI private information and the ntima,ions
Of the German newspapers are to be believed. thai
should this convention fail, and our present tariff, NOT
be reduced, r,aiiatory measures would be passed in
crea-ng the duty our tobacco rice, and other ar
ticles.
Mr. Wheaton writes, under date as far back as |
November 10, 1912; "Barou Bulow has recently
stated to me that the Prusssn Cabinet had been in
v'ted by some Of its allies in the Germanc Customs
Association, to concur in measures of retaliation
agains, our tariff, which is much complained of as
too fiscal and even prohibitiye Of many German
He minated that Prussia was no,
disposed, at present at least to take such a s,.o
but would await the result of the delibera,on. ~