The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-12

The treaty provided for reduction Of fully one
third OF the duties imposed on our iooscco' y"
lis INTRODUCTION for consumption into the States ~"n
which We we're trcsting---it continued The REDUCES
rate Of duty on ricet stipulated for large reduc
ton in the duties on l.rd-and the admission oil cot
ton free Of any duty.
On the other hand, the treaty called Tor fcduc-
ton of duty on specified articles, Of considerably
less in the average than onehrd tho rates oil duties
which are imposed under the existing tariff, the
product or manufacture Of the German States
vast proportion If these articles would under '"0
reduced rate of duty stipulated for in the treaty.
have been subject 10 duty Of twenty per cent
Besides nearly the whole Of the articles mai wou'o
have been received from Germany were Admitted
Tree Of duty for years prior to the passage oil Inc
tariff bill of 1912 and few OF which came IN com
petition with the manufactures Of this country
These being the facts Of the case we are not sur
prised at The lascy OF The arguments and the soPhis
Try Of the reasoungs by which the Committee on
Foreign Relations sought, IN their report Jusiiilca
ton of their advice that "the Senate ought MT to
advise and consent to the ratification Of the treaty
! or convention.
| The high importance Of the subject, in which a
Majority of the States Of this Union were immedi-
tey interested opening TO them new and extensive
markets for their staple productions called Tor
thorough investigation and grave consideration on
the part OF the advising aud approving power. The
mater was, nevertheless. treated lightly by the SEN
ate committee, who did not consider il necessary ito
say any thing on the general object sought to be ac-
complished by the convention" nor $50 attic pit to
;,,l.t and off he reCU
cal CONCESSIONS which the treaty contained; nor
to ascertain which Government, if either, has the
best Of the transaction
The prov sons and stipulatons in this treaty, on
which the Senate founded their objections to It's
ratification are similar in all respects to those con-
tanned in the treaty made between this country and
France in 1892 and some others to which we could
refer, which became the supreme law OF the land
through the Executive action of the Senate and the
subsequent Legislative action OF Congress. The So
phistica reasoning and arguments Of the Senate Com
miltee are all unenable and futiIe and without
foundation to stand upon.
1t was the Wing majority Of the Senate, who by the
votes rejected this important treaty, thai had been
negotiated by MIR. Tyler, or under his directions.
They resolved that lie should not have the merit of
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such great and lasting advantages on the country as
il would have experienced, had the treaty been rat
fed This merit the Wings, who rejected the treaty
desired to reserve for another the full con fence
that lime that he was certain to reach the Execu-
tive chair. Not in this instance aim have these
considerations Influenced the action Of the Wing
portion of The Senate at the expense Of the country,
and the sacrifice OF the interests of the People.
Can the tobacco planters and growers of May
land, Virginia. Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and
Missouri, compla cently witness such fragrant ne
elect, nay wanton sacriGce of their interests Can
they sanction such action, in the qualification of any
prejudice, or for such unworthy motve'' We think we
can see them, while perusing these facts aroused,
and their feelings burning with Indignation, at the
manner IN which their rights have been outraged,
and their interests sacrificed
| Germany consumes annually about forty Thousand
hogsheads Of tobacco, which is two-ffths to onehaf
of the whole Of our annual exports. The relnqush.
ing of one-third Of the duty now imposed, would I'M
doubtedIy have led to an augmentation of that con-
economy that reduction OF price increases consump-
ton. Experience proves it. MIR. Pitt, during his
Premiership in England, q revenue measure, low
cred the duty tea from twelvepence to fourpence
per pound. The augmented by the mea.
BY this act Of the Wing Senate, the coun-
try may have parted with the advantages and bene-
fits provided for in the treaty forever. Though lock-
ed up among the hidden archives of the Senate the
treaty has become nully. The States that were
party TO II may refuse to treat again at all Or il
they do treat, they may demand and enlarged
concessions from US. They may take offence at The
unceremonious manner In which they have been treat
ed by the Senate, and revive the old duty on rice
raise the duty on tobacco, and impose q duty on
cotton. Were they to adopt and enforce all these
measures, We might demonstrate, bat without any
reasonable ground Of complaint. We were the az
gress rs-they the aggreved, with perfect right TO
retsiate. The misc ief To the country consequent
TO the rejection Of this treaty, is yet to be expert
cDced. The amount cannot be estimated or com,u-
ted. The People will realize it, 1t is they who will
suffer, not the authors Of the mischief
TYLNA HALL
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