New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-18
The Tariffs OF Foreign Nations-Co,rIn-r-
81

me tar1IS OF Foreign RatiODS-S Cn,Tur--
eta! Reciprocity.
We ask the attention Of Free Trade men 10 the
following statement of facts in the Money article
of the Herald, itself leading organ Of The Free
Trade school. When the journals of that side
talk like this, how can their coniederates con-
tend that our present Tariff is exorbitani or pro
hibitory, and ought to &c modified Heart
Herald
France, Great Britain Russia and Spain enforce
duty nearly amounting IL prohibition on these
three product viz. To5acco Rice and Wheat. Rus
sia places duty Gf 81 81 on 30 ponds OF i'ubac-
CO, IN the leaf and 80 The same quantity at STEM
ncd, while only place duty oil twenty-five per
cent on her SheeIiUgs Heap and Iron. There j.
very little reciprocity in this. France prohibits the
importation of Tobacco otherwise than ior the CO.
vernment manufacturers. Her sliding scale Of du-
ties on Wheat amounts 10 prohibition. and the duty
on Rice reaches nearly hundred per cent on Tie
cost al the place oiinporation In return for these
restrictions on cur products We enforce duty o.
from tuenty forty per cent on all silks and manu-
features of silk from ;Ilfts Ia forty per cent on all
her woolien aid %orSIcd manufactures, ana iGCHi
twenty 10 or;y on her Eoo', Shoe and Glove .lg!u-
fixtures. Great Britain eniofces lty OF serenity
t,ro cents on erery gOand Of uu:naIuactured and
tc0 dollars sixteen cents erery pound o nianG:ac
tured Tobacco entering her dOnlnions from the l.
States her Siding scale on our gram amounts tS i
prohibition duty OF three cents per pound
amounting 10 one hundred percent-is placed on our
Rice Al the restrictions o othgr powess viii com
pare in the same uniayorabic light The Utmost i'm
poriance is placed by all the nations OF Europe On
their commerce with the United States Our t;,riii
laws are watched very narrowly and any modilca-
ton made from time Iime in their :or, IS huied
as an impetus to their trade. Concessions arc cT-
pected from the United S;etcs, without granting an
equivalent in return. Great Britain has very re-
Gently granted more liberal scale OF duties REGULATE
ing the importation OF American provisions. Tor
which she expects something III return for,cHi2S
the eristiay difference betreen tie tariffs efLhe t'ro
nations. so much liz their tdrCT and iratch iriH re-
Quire further concessions Heir part 10 equnii-e.
rhe principal cause OF the lIberaly shewn IN oar
tariff laws compared with that of every other pow
err is the hume, Gus interests work wi hin ourselves
No other country in The world has such variety u
interests striving 10 work OUT their own advance
ment. The effect OF this is that compromises are
resorted TO ans tariffs perfected meeting, near as
possible the views OF the parties. Foreign govern
rncnt seem 10 be well acquainted with this tact,
and leave us 10 the influences al work internally 10
bring about changes in commercial - stem meet
ing their expectations and wishes The late de-
csion in the lower house OF Congress in relation 10
the present iariilaws, will undoubtedly create much
disappointment Throughout; Europe as the different
foreign manufacturers have looked for notifications
and alterations in The existing scale OF duIes that
would tend 10 an extension OF their trade and an m
crease of their profits