Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-28

holonce of exports over imports in our favor, than
uny other one of the empires Of The ,corM. The TO-
,atv of our exports that year to Texas was greater
ib,n 10 either Russia, Prussia, Sweden aud No:-
wav. Denmark, Belgium, Scotland, ireland, Spain,
Portugal, Italy, Sicily, or China. II was greater
also linn TO each of fifty six of the sixy-si1
merated countries of the world. 1t was greater also
than the aggregate of all our exports 10 Spain, Prussia
Denmark, ally, Sweden and Norway Portugal New
Grenada Australasia, French Guiana, Sardinia, NJ
rocco and Barbaty States, and Peru combined.
nv table No G. il appears that the exports Of our do
si;c nrnducts in 1889 Texas was of the fisheries
43 416 of The products of the forest 474; of The
products of agriculture, S205SGO; and of our manulac
,,res sgo9O7l Now, by table No. of The Treasury
report the total exports the same year, of the pro-
ducts Of the fisheries TO all the world except Texas
was SEA 543; and consequently The exports of the
products Of the fisheries 10 Texas that year, amounted
70 about u per cent Of those exports all The rest OF
The world The export, Of the products Of the ores
that wear to all other countries except Texas By the
same table was So COZ 0s5 consequently the export
of those products that year, to Texas amounted To
per cent of those exports TO all The rest of The
world The exports Of our agricultural products, lex
Guiding cotton rice and tobacco) that year, 10 all other
countries except Texas, (and including molasses. in
accurately placed in the table of manufacturers was
al l5G 057; and consequently the exports Of these
nroduc,s that year 10 Texas, amounted TO more than
ne, cent of the agricultural ports that year all hr
re,t of the world BY the table the export Of all
onr manufactures in 1899 exclusive OF gold and sill
yer coo) to all other countrles, except Texas, wa
S32l7 SOC Now, the exports of our domestic manu-
factures that year, TO Texas being S92907l, conse
ouen,lv 1eras consumed # our domctc manufactures,
in 1880, an amount largely erctediag oneto"fh, and
nenrIu canal 10 oaethird VI domestic manufactures
,rporfed abroad and consumed that year, by all the resi-
OF ME ,corid Such the astounding results establish
ed by the official report of the Secretary of the Tres
sury under date of June 25h, 1910, and 10 he founc
IN vol g. Senale documents for that year, No. 577-
Such was our trede with Texas The year ending 30i
Sapember 1882 belore her independence feccg-
nis-d by any other power except by this Republic. and
before She had entered into commercial treaty with any
other power and therefore stood the relation.
in many respects regards her trade as territory Of
the Union. Now, the treaty Of amIty and commerce
between France and Texas signed st Paris the
25h of September, 1885, The treaty OF amlty and com
me rec between Holland and Texas signed al tht
Hague the 18TH of September, 1540; the treay Of
CONNIE rec between Great Britain and Texas signed
at London the l3h OF November, 1910; ali winch
have been long since ratified Now let us observe the
effects upon trade wth TeSss of her introduction
into the family OF nations, by the recognition of her
independence bJ o'hsr nations, and treaties of com
nerce ih them; thus pllcIng her towards in the ~
Iude Of a foreign State TIE resolution offered By
in the Senate of the United States for the rec"gn ton
Of thc indie pendence Of Texas, adopted the ri
&C March, 1887; and with that year commence the
tables nf our expurts to Texas empire inscribed
on the books of the treasury These tables III The treC
sury reports OF exports TO Texas exhibit the follow
result: