New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-25

That this return Of tbs bint should thus have
irased go strongly with the buoyancy and the spring
given TO business by the Tariff Of 1912, and exhibit
ing the increase OF the whole Coinage as Two or
Three Millions per year before the act and the sud-
den rise Of the amount TO nearly Twelve Millions in
1913, Immediately after the passing OF the act s
very extraordinary. Its genuncness might even be
doubted in these times OF party, did IL not bear the
name OF John Ty2er and date 2Oh of January l644.
LII must be iIGe.
All these great questions Of Commerce in all their
consequences are so Immediately connected with Az
rculture and market, cannot igrbear 10 mention
one other subject OF great and commanding import
ance 10 the nation-l mean our numerous REcIPRO-
CITY TREATIES, SO called. 1t is the misuse OF the
term, and the permitted abuse Of those Treaties,
which calls for remark and public consideration
The injuries arising from those Treaties are very
great as they are expounded and carried into effect
on us. Most Of The Nations OF Europe have colo
MES in different parts OF the Ocean-the East or
West Indies. But 10 be brief, must illustrate by
a single case Great Britain readily makes Reel
procity Treaty with The United States. Ii bespeaks
great equality and mutual kindness. The flags and
ships OF each other put upon the same footing III
each others ports, and 10 be received without dis
tnction OF discrimination. 1t looks all well. In
practice, under the treaty en- American and an
English vessel load at London with The same goods,
and come in together at one ct our ports. The du-
ties collected must te upon the goods, aud differ
ence in which chip the goods come. This Coun-
try has the right, and so has England, 10 lay what
ever duties she thinks proper on the importation Of
the goods i!to their respective ports. Engln ac
cordingly imposed rate of duties on produce from
the United States so high as TO be prohibition and
n rate of duties on like articles from her own Colo
nes so low US TO be nominal. The effects OF this Is
that The American and the English ships which
csme out together neither OF them take return
cargo from the United States 10 London, or any
port, on account of the high duties. But the Brit
lsh ship can take the same articles from our ports
and sail TO the nearest British Colony, touch, aad
then proceed on TO London any port. Her voy
age is now from the Colony, and she pays only the
Colony duty on tie very articles che took from
port. Thus she sails around The Reciprocity Trea
~. The American vessel is not allowed 10 go from
the Colony to England can make voyage; has
no market, and is left in our docks 10 decay.
TABLE.
These few articles will serve 10 illustrate the whole:
Duties. From the U. S. isl hTSa eSt1s,ss SS:,.
On Boards or ether Timber
per load Of 50 cubic feet 81 6S 48 cts.
On Oars, per l2O...;;::--- 81 90 80 cls.
| On Hand-pkss per l20--- bO n cts.
On Spokes for Wheels per
1000. Observation-Disclosures ~ ~ 40 cts
| On Fircwood per load OF
| 2l6 cubic feet.. . 40 free.
The course of this trade is-for British vessels to
come into our Ports and take cargo Of American
Produce. and sail-if at the East for Halifax or an
Eastern Province-if at Southern Fort, Tor West
| India lsland-and having touched thus at British
Colony, the voyage is then homeward from such
Colony. This avoids the Reciprocity Treaty-se-
cures the Carrying Trade of our Grain, Timber,
Nc.-as also the benefit Of the discriminating duties
in favor Of the Colonies. In March, l34O, came up
the Savannah River, and there saw eleven large Brit
| ish vessels lading with Georgia timber-no Ameri-
can vessel there! This course Of trade is not a-
lowed to an American vessel. Reciprocity tn
TRADE means-Our Ports open 10 her Commerce {:
| her Ports shut TO Commerce. Ii is much better
| for her than Free Trade.
Blu, this Reciprocity Trade is not restricted TO our
Country or to our Productions. The Treaty extends
TO Brazil TO Hayli, to any part OF the world where
the enterprise and the voyage OF an American ves-
| sci can be defeated
FREE TRADE.
Foreign Coees charged Is 3d. per pound duty Colo,
nia Coees only 3D. whe Coees imported from the Cape OF
usual usual and ndisci way Coess esa country tohe
Gps ss S1s only rom ID sd 1s sy 10
Gaze thence to Ensland"-ReD0rt IF Com
'!'ff csos. o Coffee been the Und King
T Ho s
KINGDOM for DS 5 pDns3 Hn lbs ss e b
mneR @ appears BY The euTns iha, cairOes import
M Of ons nsd hs
thai Sn1rG mode o coffee 3D. per- pound entered
.sn eSu9ty z 81 m The duty isSS% By M be- Sd
|
| Examination Of SIC GreSor, ANNEXED 10 Report
The intent and meaning fthis, is, that the Ameri-
can vessel cannot take the Coees, 10 pay Is and Sd
sterling per pound, in England She is not allowed
to 90 with cargo from the English settlements al
the Cape of Good Hope, 10 an English port The
British vessel takes the Coffee touches at the Cape,
and thence her voyage is home, where she pays Sd
| per pound dury--wirh only I'd or Id per pou nd
for increased cost OF her indirect way. Should the
American vessel take cargo and conclude TO bear
the difference of duty, the English vessel would
soon arrive and with its difference Of duty in her ia
vor (beng twelve cents pourd) would undersell and
ruin the American Voyage. Thus tie American
ship-owner with blghted hopes learns that his
own Government nos not ooy negotiated him out
of the Carving Trade of bis own country, but has
also turned him out Of the Carrying Trade between
all other nations and England. Ii is apparent that
the English Government SotiaIed for lis suh]e cs
but it is very difficult 10 sey for whom the Amer-
can Government negotiated.
Our neighbors, the Spaniards, have also learned
something of this mode of Commerce, and OF the
kindness of our nation in its commercial arrange
ments. She too has provided duty on Cotton, so
high as TO prohibit its importation in American ves-
nominal duty. Some few years ago | went from
laden in part With Cotton. noticed the course Of
the trade-On arrival al Havana, the Cotton became
the produce of Cuba, and was then shipped az such
with the New Orleans bags, and marks upon it, in
Spanish vessel, for Old Spain, and paying only
the colony duty.
These measures show the devices TO gain our
trade, to exclude American vessels, to inure their
carving trade TO lessen their shipping interest and
hin.hujlding 10 dcpress their Commerce and Navi-