The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-27
THE TREATY WITH THE ZOLL vEREIN
STATES.

The lntelligencer publi,hes the reporIpf the Com
miltee on Foreign Relations, of the Senate against
the ratification Of the above named treaty, as the
justification Of the action Of that body The Inle-
gencer thinks the Senate has been roughly handled
IN consequence. hat paper, however does not ven.
step orv ard in yndicaton Of its patrons and
supporters. If, in handling the Senate roughly, we
have, or shall do, the majority of that body njus
tce in remarks their action on the treaty we
hope the Intenigencer will come forth in their de-
fence.
The reduction Of duties, on the great staple, TO-
bacco, in the EuroI can Kingdoms and States has
claimed the attention Of Congress for number Of
year. past. Volumes OF reports correspondence and
Information, have been published by order Of that
body at the public expense Conventions oil dele
gates from the States ntert sted in the cultivation of
that article, have been assembled on more than one
occasion for the purpose Of Influencing the action Of
Congress on The subject. That body has been in
voked, by those Conventions, to retaliate on these
countries which refuse to relax the high duties
cracted on tobacco by imposing increased or
prohibitory duties on their manufactures and pro-
auctions.
In the proceedings Of the convention held in this
City in December, 1910, it was complained that the
zoll Nerein States had then relaxed in the high
rates Of duty exaoted on our tobacco consumed by
citizens. In the debates in that convention, Senator
Msrrick, Of Maryland, is reported to have taken an
sctive and prominent part. Nevertheless, we find
the name Of that Senator among the votes that re-
jected the treaty How will that gentleman recon.
cile bis vote against the treaty, with his action in
the Convention VIII his constituents silently an
yot.
the door unceremoniously closed that had lust
been opened, giving them enlarged market for their
great ayr, ultural production Mr. Underwood
from the Green river and tobacco growing district Of
Kentucky, was another and active member of the
c mention alluded to. How will he and his con.
stituents regaid the Of the two Kentucky Sen.
stors rejecting the treaty. Viii they be willing Ina,
these gentlemen undertake TO prohibit their having
and augmented markets and demao DDS for thei,
products
The committee were quite much at fault vhcr,
they speak Of The "unequsl value Of the equivalent,
provided by the treaty" they we're in doubling
the constitutional competency o! the oction of the
senate" Sc far as the i6csion Of the treaty wa.
eoncerncd.
The Importance o! this treaty, and the extensive
advantages that would have accrued to this country
had il no, been rejected has induced Us to take more
than ordinary trouble TO inform ourselves as TO all thai
IS oonnectsd with Il.
The existing duty on leaf tobacco and to.
bacco stems 10 Prussia end most Of the States
or the Gsrmau'c CONFEDERATION Of Customs and Com
meree, Is three dollars aud twenty three cents The
hundred pounds. The reduction trovi,lrd for in the
treaty was about one cent on leaf and one and a