The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-26

Congress at the ensuing session to determine the
course Of policy which the association ought TO Pur-
suen
Ii is urged as one OF the principal objections
against the defunct treaty with the German Customs
Union that il did mol offer sufficient equivalents, and
this assertion is based on The assumption that II
would not materially increase the imports. from the
United States, and the consumption OF American
staples in Germany, Reserylng to ourself to show
in the abstract as well as from the rapid manuiac
turing increase of the Zoll Verein and the official
statistics of t growing commerce, the falacy OF this
assumption, we would premise that the merits OF this
treaty are not alone to be judged of by its immediate
tangible profits in dollars and cents but by its pros
peciive mediate well as immediate results Ii was
not, c conceive the object Of MIR Wheaton in nego-
tiating the treaty To establish permanent system OF
discriminating duties but to bring the two countries to-
gether, to promote liberal intercourse between
them and with others--so as 10 approximate to the
principles OF reciprocity and 10 produce the desra-
bic result of modification Of the present exaggera-
ted tariffs 10y successive diplomatic arrangements, by
means Of which agricultural staples might be In
troduced into the different European markets on sim
liar favorable terms. His efficient and useful exer-
tions so far, have, however, been sorely defeated
| and the door has, it is 10 be feared, thereby been
closed against further negotiations with any Euro
pean power on this basis But, however inauspicious
has been the result he certainly need dsclaim
his share of the responsibility of another recklessly
defeated measure of this Administration, which was
intended and well adapted to promote the best inter
ests Of this country
Though the treaty asked no gratutous favor from
the United States, and was only obtained from the
Zoli Verein by Mr. Wheaton's untiring efforts the
United States would by it have benefited themselves
as much Germany, by assisting the latter to render
itself independent Of the prescriplive monopoly of
England IN that country, and to develope its own
powerful energies, hitherto kept dormant and latent
by the oppressive dominion of England the Ger.
man market. The English overs production in many
articles has no further outlet to the United States
the over-consumpton at home hls reached its maxi
num- therefore endeavors TO throw itself upon and
maintain complete possession of the German market ;
and not napty was it remarked, on late OCCASION
in the Badish Chamber of Deputies, that sit was the
endeavor of England to make a second Ireland of
Germany"
Take, for instance, the article of IRON; England
has hitherto imported her iron free of all duty into
Germany to the great depression Of this branch of
German industry, though the latter has coal, ore,
and power already sufficient to furnish most of her
own supplies, if the home production were sustained
and encouraged by but small duty on the foreign
article. The importation Of English raw iron, from
2O7 2O3 cenners in 1894 to 1876 1926 centners in
lo42, as appears from the subjoined table in 1889,
it was $4,000 tons, and in lS4 so COO TONS and be-
tween 1888 and lS4 according to Lord Aberdeen's
own statement, it averaged $4,000 tons annually
A very moderate duty would ultimately save all the
money now paid to England for this article for the
beneht and encouragement of the numerous class of
miners and forgers at home. Hence the Grabbed re.
monstrations of Lord Aberdeen at the mere mention
of duty by the Zoll Veren.
Again, as TO COTTON TWIST: England now enjoys |
the exclusive monopoly of manufacturing this article
for Germany. According to the appended table, the |
importatons in 1894 amounted to 257, TAG centners,
and in 1912 had risen TO 4S2, l57 centners.
From other reports it appears that the export, of
cotton twist from England to the continent of Europe
were follows:
q To Russia, ls $50 1911 Eng his |
s SsfSay and Denmark, l,aOO,ssO
Prussia and Germany, 37,335,4O
Holland and Luxemburg, 206ll,240
Belgium, $3.50
he above is taken for the year 1899, which was
year of not much expansion in trade, but the ex-
port of cotton twist from England to the Zo Verein
is regularly increasing, will be seen from the fol.
lowing ratio
In 1884, the Zoll Verein levied on cotton twist
SAL 1884 thalers.
1896, do do 669 500
ls43, do do s72ls2 a.
which, at the present duty of thalers per cwt land
3 thaers for warps, Of which there were %. SO
ctrs is about SO, 600 900 English pounds of cotton
twist received in ls43 by the Zol veren. There
as no reason why the Germans should not manufac-
ture tins article to great extent themselves and
import the raw material directly from the United
States, which would open to this country a new |
SAFE and steady market for cotton no, subject TO
the constant fluctuations and speculations of the
English market, especially if an opportunity were
ahorded' as proposed IN the treaty, pay for it in
such German fabrics as enter into no competition
with The manufactures of this country On the other
hand, why should not this most profitable trade.
which is now carried on by the English, be secured
to this country We produce the cotton, and the
twist is spun by machinery, in which the English
have as yet some little advantage but our people are
already commencing shipments Of this article TO Rms |
s'a and Germany, and if the later country is certain
oil our being able of suppanting Manchester in SUD-
plying her wants for cotton twist, she will Law dis
duty of tbaers on English twist. and
he dutv NJ . ~
ours and this has already been suggested by differ.
en' members OF the Z,l Vercin, England takes no
German manufactures, and we import largely of
hem They are just celebrating on laying a dis.
eliminating duty on English IRON and will proceed on
his system, as they are disguised the tenor of Baron
ie bulows letter shows ~ with English radelhsbicb