The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-31


are We, withou, The pale Of the zoll veren the To-
telIgsncer states TO be the German powers Of Aus
tris, Hanover, Old, nburg the two Mschienburs'
and the Hanse towns OF these, Austria counts ABOUT
IL millions, and the rest he roms ,ning millions oil
German inhabitants. Now the Inleiigencer seems
to have entirely overlooked. that, as TO the Hsnss
towns and the seaward northern countries oil Ger
many, they import comparatively little Tor them
selves; they live and have their being by The Loii
Verein, for which they the chief importers ana
commercial entrepots and as for Austria-oy lar
the most considerable remaining part OF Germany
it is well known that ever since l7S4 the Govern
ment have taken the tobacco trade as a monopoly
into their own hands, and caused to be administer
ed by special imperial and royal direction Of lis
own, at Vienna, which makes the article yield the
highest possible amount insomuch, that to import
tobacco into Austria, il is first necessary to have
special permit from the finance department. paying
duty of 81 20 for every quiutal, (or 1891 Pounds if
in leaf $40 30 per quintal, If manufactured; and
even then, individual is permitted to import more
than enough for his use; and then there is
cense duty of 81 20 per pound, without discrmina-
ton all Of which amount to prohibition OF Imports
with the exception of SO much as may be needed by
the reggie for manufacturing"
Would the Hanse towns ever commit suicidal
measure to lay any considerable duty on importa
tons, the effect would be the immediate diversion
of all the German trade to the Belgian and other
ports. This leads into an inquiry into the posi-
ton and interests of the Hanse relative TO the
Zoll Verein, which subject may fer some re-
marks on future occasion. We conclude this arti
Gle with the following able remarks Of MIR. HARRIS,
the present intelligent tobacco agent in Europe:
"Under these circumstances, he says ait has
ed to methat il special commercial agent to be
tnued in Europe, 18th reference To the tobacco ques
ton particularly his field of action should be chiefly
within the States of the League, to cooperae with
minister at Berlin, and TO exercise, through the
le.ding and influential German press of the CONT
nent, the necessary power with the people required
TO shape desirable measures OF national policy This
at first glance, may seem to be unimportant
sideraton, far removed from the office of The nation
al agent but it is, nevertheless deemed to be
senta point by some OF the Governments DESTROYS Of
extend ng their intercourse with Germany. Indeed,
tn not less than five commercial agents from
England in attendance upon the deliberations of the
ZoIl Veren at its last session in Berlin independent
Of the diplomatic agents accredited there by the Bril-
fish Government.
:" The press of Germany though under the strctest
censorship, and limited to three four political jour
nais vet eAcrts the power to enghten and unite the
tions and since Napoleon has taught that people the
lesson that monarchs do not rule by divine authority
alone, their opinions are more less consulted by
those princes who d. sire peaceable and prosperous
government. In all Germany, including The German
provinces of Austria there but three political
journals of any considerable note. The Augsburg
Gazette (the most pow erful paper in that country
and, to some extent the official organ of Austria is
often, and not inapty led the sixth power Of Eu-
rope The Leipsic Gszete, which Of late is chang
ed from Tn fto A,cia Iorua of
Prussia, is conducted by Prussian functlonary.
The Journal of the Tariff League, a, Stuttgart,
warmly advocates the treaty between the United
States and Germany, as the only two large countries
wi bout colonies, and therefore mutually DESTROYS of
regulating their intercourse with each other, with
view solely to the interests of their respective citi
II is the public opinion of Germany that has
called Tor desirable treaty stpuIations with
tIy and that opinion has, to very great extent,
grown out of The course of these journals, which
circulate extensively wherever the German language
is spoken and read on the continent.
1t will be remembered that IL was at the instance
Of the Government of little Wuritemberg that the
negotiations for treaty between the United States
and the League were commenced, and pressed in
Prussia by the popular voice OF Germany. The
Government OF Berlin, on whom the treaty had been
urged repeatedly, seems to have at first evaded ra-
Their than courted, direct action upon IT, And, in
my humble and respectful opinion, the final conclu-
sion of that treaty may yet be delayed by obstacles
requiring time and patience to overcome.'
ain the first place, Austria with all her diplomatic
influence, is, IN my judgment, opposed to its
mation-she who prevented the accession of Han
over, Oldenburg, and, by that means the Hanse
towns, TO the League, without which a direct inter-
course with the United States would seem TO be inn
possible.
:" In the next place, the tide OF emigration from
Germany to this country would be necessarily in
creased-a tide which the Conlederati,n would pre-
fer to stop altogether. Austria, especially, prefer
ring that this tide should towards her Transyva-
man provinces for the purpose of forming barrier
TO the encroachments of Russia in that quarter
These two reasons alone, apart from the fear
OF the reaction of the German population Of this
country the institutions Of Germany proper, will
make those Governments exceedingly cautious, and
admonsh them 10 weigh we'll the terms of a treaty
to set le permanent intercourse wi the United
Statesn