Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-15

Ill. IN
turks beneath t-more, much more ul,SCh'ei 70: ;:
will be seen upon its surface. Mr.. wheaton -,
know, incapable OF acting from any olheI 'haA
patriotic motives Yet the purest statesmen some
times unknowinsy err" Theleiter from @hlch
this extract is made, relates exclusively 10 our
trade with Germany, and Inc course 70 20 W rSSa
sued 10 augment il. II was intended lof inc oe,
nate. as was perfectly palpable, and supposed
that Won would publish ii promptly; but II ana MOI
apnear in your columns on account oil Inc rcqul-
silion made upon them by other correspondents,
until the 18Th of June, month or more alter us
rece;p-eisM dams succeeding the ad1onrnmcm ~
! Congress II was then accompanied win The re-
marks:
"AGRIcoLa.-We have on hand very inter
estine series from our intelligent European Cor
respondent. They shed great deal OF light
upon our commercial relations win Europe, as
well as upon our own protective Tariff. They
| abound in very useful facts, and they will be
so far useful, notwithstanding we may mol assent
| to all his conclusions Two or three OF these
letters are in opposition 10 the commercial treaty
| which our minister al Berlin has lately made
with the German Customs Union. This treaty
/ has moi been ratified by The Senae--bnt we are
disposed 10 disagree essentially both with our
correspondent and the Senate in relation TO The
policy of the measure. We confess, We are
much disposed. on the first blush Of tie subject,
to agree with the Washington Spectator OF The
dlh June, and the New York Republic Of the 2SIh
/ of Nav, 10 which we are indebted Tor The oppo-
I size view Of this subject. The Senate have not
ratified the treaty, under the influence, We lear,
Of the manufacturing capitalists OF me North
/ but let the door be now opened to discussion
both sides fairly examined and The truth Will ul-
! timaley be discovered"
| In No A. written on the LIST January last, IN
the closing paragraph remarked: "ln The Ian
gushing condition Of The tobacco trade, am per-
stlaled that The producers OF the article in Virsi.
! mia arc anxiously cnquiring, whether there is no
method by negotiation or otherwise, by which II
/ can be improved Say 10 them, from one VINO,
if they will take the trouble 10 look al his former
letters, will perceive that his predictions have all
been verified 10 be of good cheer. In II months
they will see larger European demand than has
ever before been known, with steady and uniform,
but NIL high prices"
When | made this statement, was impressed
with The belief, that the Zollverein Treaty had
been formally rejected by the Senate and that,
under the incoming administration vigorous Ell
iorls would be made not upon the "salae basis,
| but upon an utterly different one, sand which
would be more favorable 10 The United States"
| 10 effect negotiations with Germany through
! new ard competent representative al Berlin, aid
cd by agents who properly undeIstoo and appre-
ciaed American interests. In 4 few days after
4
dents Message arrived, by which at a glance
ioresawlh that there would be another attempt made
! 10 forrs the Wheaton Treaty, as offensive as it
was, through the Senate, Notwithstanding the Tears
! therein expressed that our Minister would he un.
able, &c he hid hitherto been Unsuccessful, in
getting The period prolonged for deiini,ive action
/ by our Government. Mr. Tyler, am persuaded
was under belief Of this kind when he was pre-
parin. The Message; but he was, as he la: been
Il ,k.,eanIs If othsr ipcfapnac u.nfpnlt
and cruelty imposed upon. II was well known
| throughout Germany, that Prussia never had the
i accomplishment OF any Object more sincerely al
heart than The ratification Of this VIGOROUSLY dis
/ graceful I'rcaty-one which, II had been even
| slightly instrumental in connecting, | would have
withdrawn 10 the darkest hole in New England,
and have never exposed my face again 10 The
bright sun OF day. II an Indifference Was
manifested on the subject by the Prns>an Minis
! try il was mere raSe 10 deude the Senate OF
the United States, and 10 entrap the Coast States
oil Germany Fearing HAT Prnssan diplomacy
would gull the Senate, as II had assnIediy sue
ceeded in quilting The President, by renewing The
Treaty in a more plausible siapc took occasion
in No. IL of my letters 10 observe:
81. is Of primary importance, as relates 10 the
extension Of our commercial intercourse that al
The earliest possible iay We shopld haye line OF
steamers TO ply semi monthly between New York
and one OF The German ports We have now
no communication with the Continent except
| through England, where Inc Post Office Depart
ment, a short time since, was administered ncder
system of espionage, that rendered the faithful
Transmission OF letters passing through il ex-
cccdinsiy hazardous. A single newspaper, The
size Of The Enquirer, cost per royal steamers via
Boston and Liverpool, exclusive Of American in
land postage by the time il reaches Hamburger or
Bremen about % gents, and 10 which may he
added 10 this place. This places i in The power
Of Great Britain TO manufacture and disseminate
lust such news &c she plsases, (Which have
never known in a solitary instance 70 be favor
abIe,) relative 10 the United States, icr the re-
maind.r of Europe. By establishing semi
monthly line ofs,eam-pachets, 10 touch going and
returning q. Southampton or Folkesione, Bop-
osne or Calais, 10 Bremen ar Hamburger, we
should he heard on the Continent through The
medium Of our press, instead of The Lon
don Times and similar publications.. Let
, teSs under half an ounce are charged, ihron9h
England from the United States, 10 Bremen or
Hamburger, about IS cents. II we had mail OF
our own, they could be carried al 20 cenis.f-
Moreover Germany is our best customer Tor TO-
bacco and many other products. The balance OF
trade is hichifuliu against her, as regards her
lfue interests and il Is obviously our policy 10
consume more OF Inc products 0! her manniaclo-
ries, and less OF those Of England. This can DC
accomplished by s,camcrs-because tbrous and
light merchandise, generally, could be transmit
ted by Them. 50 as 10 arrive al our markets ~
about the same lime that similar goods now DO
from England THIS is TIE FiRSI STEP
TO BE TAKEN 70 SECURE THE RE.
DUCTlON TO THE HANOVERIAN DU-
TY on TOBACCO ~ THE STATES OF
THE ZOLLNERElN."
Ii No. ~, under date Of February IS again
called your attention la lhe treaty hy remaTklns
"The financial movement OF Sir tooed i.rcl
wilI fall with peculiar severity upon the manu-
featuring interest Of The German Commercial
League. The manufacturers in The States com
posing il, could not sustain lnrmssiyrs again>t
Inc competition Of England while they bad no
duty 10 pay on cotton wool; and what ) 10 pe
come OF them under the removal oil The wei@ht
of duty with which The English manufacturer
ha.; 10 con,cud-amounlins as is shown, lfoin
| 10 l2i pcr or1i-cannpt be readily lorcseen =
Even while they were favored By snch adVantd-
ces they never were able 10 make lne!f oan
twist or TO enter into The first stage successfully,
Of manufacturing from the raw material IN
speaking Of The ah>urdi!y OF the provisions OF
the Wheaton treaty. in my letter OF me 3lsl Oh
March, 1874, | said: "The chief object OF Inc
Ccrmanic Association, al least, as lar as eX-
pressed is 10 lo.;c. the manufacturing estab-
ishmentS embraced within its boundaries. IL
would .hcn be suicidal policy for II 10 Tax
The raw material which j. 10 build them
up, and give them permanen, duration. 4
is, therefore, an absurd belief le ssnppos",
that The Zaiiurcin, either now or IN Ia
lure, y will lay an imposl on raw COTTON. ne
"Irned States, on that score, have not The slight
est favor 10 ask" &c. Yet strange as il may nom
anpear il was heralied over the country in all d.
reciions, thai he American dipIOmat had achieved
a mighty triumph, in getting The IoyeIein 10
concedc thai "no duly should be laid upon cot
Ton" AS am speaking ofihe German Customs
, Union, will take occasion 10 remark, that The
United States have but one CONCESSION 70 ask q
ii in its Tariff OF duties, ana mai Is, 10 aum'. To-
i,acco on The same terms as Hanover docs-say,
al69 CENTS ON the 100 lbs. Ia return for this, I'M
der general revenue act-noi ditferentlal lrea-