The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-20
From The 81. Louis Erening Ga.eiI
XOLL VEREIN TREATY.

We would be the last to approve Of any system OF
legislation on the part Of the Federal Government,
that would be the means Of increasing the powers OF
any department Of II beyond the measure indica-
ted by the spirit of the Constitution We are ssts-
he'd With the effect of that time-ried instrument ss
~ and care no, To see II altered unless In par
toulsr ~here amendment 10 stipoty called for by a
large majority of the PeoJ lie. AID benc. we are
equal, oPpo-cd TO the OF doubtful power, either
by the Executive, OF CJngress. But We cannot
think thai there may be many cases in which the
late crercse Of the treaty making power IN the ar
rspgement with the German otai.s, may not be IN
perfect accordance wi constitutional right and
agreeably TO the true interests Of the people. What
ever may be the views of poricians with regard to
the best means of adding To The National Wealth,
the object OF all ust be 10 adopt the most effective
o,'Ans 10 stimulate production by the peoil e. The
Moth contends that this may b. most I'll ctually
done, by encouraging domestic msuufsci urcs BY
means of prefecture isrh on imports The South,
by stem of Tree trade, leaving private enterprise
To select that mode OF applying labor which will
prove most profitable, and OF Course most productive
With ,hI- question, NJ present, we have noting to
do bu, shall remark only the fact by
all psrie- that In proportion as create En- ign
demand fur the productions Of American industry
whether IN the form Of manufactured ARTICLES or of
the products OF the soil you increase the stimulus
production, and add TO the national wealth. Such an
effect was caused IN case analogous the present
when IN 1888, under the force of resolutions
passed IN the House, the Executive directed
our minister at Berlin to negotiate Cor a dininu.
lion OF 'uly on American rice. The consequence
was reduction Of prices IN Germany a largely in
creased consumption growing DOT Of IT, and a power
tul stimulus TO the rice culture in this country, The
friends Of the Zoi Verein Treaty supposed that far
greater advantages were obtained in the present in
stance, and that new and valuable market would
be oreat,d by n Tor our tobacco, lard, cotton and
rice, adding TO the prosperity Of agricultural IN
terests and giving increased employment to our com
mercial marine.
IL appears that by the treaty, the Germaoio Assn
ciaton OF Customs we're not 10 increase the present
duty on rice, TO admit cotton free Of duty To reduce
the duty on lard so that II should not exceed one
cent pound, and on leaf tobacco one cent. ard ON
stems cent and third per pound. This would I'm.
douoteoy have bad most beDe fetal influence on the
agriculture OF his section Of the country in the in
creased demand IT would have created for tobacco
and lard. The concessions made by one Minister
were reduction OF duties on woollep. wor.,ed "a
cotton m,is, caps, bindings, and hosiery and musical
instruments, Except Pianos, to % per cent adj va
forenoon all articles manufactured of bemn and
hsr (excepilnq cotton bagging) or manufactures
suitable Tor The uses TO which u applied on manu-
iscture OF silk, thibet merinos and ner,po shauls
and manufactures Of combed wool or Of wors,ed and
SIX conjunction polished plate glass silyered or
not siyered small pocket looking glasses from
three to ten inches long, and from one and hall N
SIX inches broad toys Of every description snuff
boxes Of paper, msche. lead pencils, luhoerapb,c
stones, and wooden clocks known under the name NJ
Sch~arzwalden clocks, cologne water. needles
bsonze wares OF all kinds. planes, SCISSOR scyhe.
hSss, ssws hsh hooks esid saivsr sad sspssr v,r.
TIN to'', end musical strings Of al kinds Iesthe,
PocSs' books and cuts, and oil soru Of similar pe