The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-23
New Commercial Treaty between the
United States and Prussia.
European Correspondence Of the Herald.

1t will interest you, to learn that a commercial
| treaty has been signed at Berlin by Mr.. Wheaton
for the United States and by the Prussian Minister
on behalf OF the Zollvercn but doubt if Congress
VIII ratlfy the same, completely shaved
lhereln Tobacco pays at presen, an import duty
OF % rix dollars, about 81 the cwt. when imported
IN the Zollvereln; this is to be reduced AmerI-
can Tobacco il rix dollars, leaving duly Of rix
dollars. equal to about dollars 80 cents In consld
| Grafton of this reduction, the United States bind
themselves 10 reduce the duty on linen and all Ger
man manufactured goods, not TO exceed 20 per
| cent ad valorem now mark, the average cost of
| Cuba, Domingo, " arnas and Porto Rico tobacco
| about 20 cts the h., on which the duty remains
about 81 the cwt making about 20 per cent. ad
valorem. Our Tobacco costs about ~ cts. the 10,
| the duties which being according 10 this treaty
50, 80 equal TO about Is per cent? and this the Pus
sian calls great bargain; will pay about 10 per
| cent more Tobacco than those of the named
West Indies, and shall in return for this great kind
ness, admit their goods at a less rate of duty, than
| when imported from other places. The Prussian
| government considers Brother Jonathan good ma
| tured enough, TO let himself be duped IN this way.
| Our Tobacco planters will not receive the least
benefit thereby, the finer kinds used, principally
for segar wrappers and making better average
fourth of all the tobacco imported in the Prusslan
Zollvereln, and continues to increase. The duty OF
| tobacco ought not to be over Erik dollars, andAmer
lean one if any increase in the consumption shall
| be produced Congress should insist thereon The
| Prussian government cannot impose any duty on
| Cotton, without destroying her spinning mills, and
The other governments will never consent that the
present rate Of duty Rice should be raised. Our
exports to thesZoverein will therefore, remain the
! same, if ever this treaty should be rejected How
| disadvantageous this treaty is considered against
| the United States, will show you the best IN the
| following fact. The Baden Chamber of Deputies
discussed the presen: tariff of the Iollverein: IN
coming on the article of Tobacco, a secret session
! was asked by the Minister of Finance, in which
he asked the Chamber pass this article with
| out discussion, because very advantageo treaty
| had Just been signed for the Zoiveren, at Berlin,
| with the United States, and it TO be feared
that the Congress OF the u. States would reject this
treaty, if the real truth told in this discussion;
and the Chamber passed over t consequence of the
recciped Information, the artHe Of Tobacco. con-
sdcred it, therefore, my duty as an American citl-
zen, to give you this information
| You will ask, how is ii possible that Mr.. Wheaton
could sign such treaty. THIS will try explain
you. Mr.. Wheaton who had steadily pursued his
endcavors for the last years to have the duties on
Tobacco diminished. did receive last fall, positive
orders 10 make overtures on this sub ect. Referring
| YOU to the answer OF Mr. Bulow, you will perceive
that the Prussan government took it rather coolly;
saying first, reduce the duties German goods,
and we will then what do on Tobacco
| Mr.. Mark, who had brought Mr.. Wheaton's dis
patches from the United States, appears to have
worked so much on the President and must have
shown him an advantageous side, that he brought
| not only back to Mr.. Wheaton the most extensive
powers this subject, but the positive orders that
treaty should be concluded before the Contention at
L.N.., o. h.- Ea
cert with MIR. Mark. to whom he had given verbal
| y more ample instructions. What could Mr.. Whea-
ton do, but sign the best treaty he could getl
You will further ask, who is this Mr.. Mark |
can only give you what the Gazette of Cologne, Of
Sd February, AK la Chapelle, of 18th and 2lst Feb
ruary, and nearly all the German newspapers, say
OF him.
[liere are given the extracts from the German
This is the substance what the German news
papers laid to his charge-they expressed hope
that the Prussia government would refuse him his
: eXequatur. A number of the papers containing
these charges against Mark were sent to him, but
, | he did not reply with single word, and confirmed
thereby the truth OF these charges. The different
chambers Of commerce and the principal houses
have protested against his being acknowledged,
| and il is TO be seen what Prussia and Bavaria will
do. VIVA, good could, therefore, come from man
who could not reply 10 such serious charges and
who could not identify himself with the present
American generation, having, lived since 20 years
in monarchical despo,cal government. Well
might II therefore be construed that he would
rather lend himself to the interest of the Zol-
verein than 80 those of the United States. You
are the best able to Judge on the spot how he could
have obtained such confidence the part of the
President; every one is here astonished, and
have been a hundred times asked there no
good men in the United States who would have
accepted the office consul worth together at least
two thousand year? have always considered it
unlawful that one man. should hold at the same
time two offices Of profit. Eberfeld, where, here
| oore, the residence OF the United States consul
| for the Rhenish Prussian Provinces was, is about
400 miles from Bamberg, where Mr.. Mark intends
to resIdeIthe mail takes nearly days; now how
can Mr.. Mark fulfl the duties at both places! am
| unacqualnted with Mr. Mark, but, from his own
talk, he must be q vain, light-headed man, He
tells here, at public tables that ii was him who
wrote for the President and Secretary of State
that part OF their message and report to Congress
| which spoke of Germany. Now, any one who
knows Mr.. Tyler and knows anything of the late
| MIR. tpshur. must know at once that this is not
true. MI. Mark will come over to the United
States with the treaty as the other govern
ments who compose the Zollverein, have sane
| toned the same. The Prussian government fear
that the President and Congress will not ratfy the
same, and Mr.. Mark has been promised the exc
guatur IT ne succeeds in obtaining the ratification.
hope, however, for the honor of the United
States that this will not be the case, and that the
| President will remove Mr. Mark, aud appoint In
hs place two honest men, who at least in heart
| American citizens, and are known as such in the
United states, and trust that you will, as usual,
make this subject known
From Germany cannot give much good report
Prussia pursues steadily her course OF absoutIsm.
| What liberty was gained in consequence of the
| July revolution In France has been more that lost
the press IS under strong censorship, and the
United States and their prosperity are d stumbling
| stone to them. You would laugh if you should
read the accounts their official papers give of us,
| and a good Joke, which you so often give, or an
amusing description OF yours of meetings, balls,
are held out as an evidence of our deprdvcd char
J acter and manner. will, should this communca-
! uon not be unwecome TO you, give you soon a
| more detailed account of their doings and ten
| dency Meantime remain, with sincere esteem and
respect, =
MR. WEBSTER IN New YoRK.-Mr. Webster ar
rived here, we believe on Saturday last. and has