Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-21
Tile ZoI.L vERElN TREATY,


Among the d. plonatc achievements Of Mr.. fyet's al
tou ii will be remembered treat coaclud-
cd with s.ver OF the an.n States, Prussia inclusive,
which, though officially independent q each other have
dee ned il advisable unite a sort VI Commercial con-
federation. Seves Of the Gsrmla States, however in.
GLIDING the Hanse cities, hive bee pirles
this compact, preIerrios retain their c,nneca indie
pendence; ani consequently, had The III verin treaty
been ratified, they would have been en,rlceI
provisions.
This famous treaty at becI party question.
TIE Locooco Senator's without taking the necessary time
IN give th At deiberatioa which impTtancs re>
CURED, were eager Tor its ratification The Wings, On
the other hand. mainly the ground Of the novelty
and the importance Of tho principle involved in i.bens
NJ less than the prac,ca assertion Of The right and pow
or II the Executive, through the treaty making power,
10 repeal aud mydiy Of Consress-socceeded IN
giving it, for the ,ins its quetus, by laying ii on the
table vi the Senate. For this they were denounced
BY their oppo.en,s in and out Of Congress- and the pre-
udcies vi vbacco planters and other classes We're a
" sled to- land ha7e doubt successfully by being
tod that ur the purpose of protecting the manu- acnr
ers, whose fabrics in competition with those OF
Germany their interests, which were 10 be promoted BY
the reduction IF lhe duty on American tobacco and
few other articles consumed heZ,l Nerein'' States,
~ provided Tor by the treaty, had been wantony sacs
ced. Recent developments. however, have vndca,ed the
~isdom Of the Wing Senators, who, by delay ing final
upon this treaty, have mol only prevented an IN
fraction Ct the constitution, but have averted positive
injury the agricultural interests of the country, which
this treaty was psytssediy negotiated To promote.
The Richmond Enquirer has had very intelligent
coeresP onden the North Of Europe, hose interest
iay Letters (th ugh often expressing opinions very diff
ferea from those entertained by us have frequently
referred TO, during the last twelve menihs. as emhody
lug al extensive fund Of valuable information. Ia his
las. letter Is the Enquirer, dated in Germany this wr,
who had before aSea decided 2ou nd against the rats
i6ca,oa Of the u Ill Vemin treaty, reiterates his objec
sioas to in the mos emphatic language, BECAUSE he
asser,s "ustead q Lemg benetcut, il coud Is ia ju'j>
oas TO The great agricultural Interests 81 or connt'y"
This opium I've enurces IN the most energetic language
declaring mat II he had had any agency in connecting this
'Hstsrio,sy dsgracetul treaty" he would have ''wth
dave the darkest hole in New England, aud
have expused (hs) face gain Ia the br ht Vt day
And YET, bul Ior lie psa'1ence o nc Wing Senator's
shis "dssraceipl tfealy ii is characterized, not by
Whiy tarlft., buthy Locoioc, free trade man, would
now have been the supreme law uf the land!
One Of the consequences Of the r,dca ion of the Zo
Veten treaty would have been unjust dscr nation
ysiust the Haaseltc Cities and other Ger AIR States
whica d. beoas 10 this necial union, and with
which we carry extensive and lucrative trade
th,, is say, should have charged Ing her raes Of
duties upon tier abcs than upon hose OF the same de-
scrip? seat hitler irun The adjoining ZJ erein Siaes
while the duties upon our products imIosed by
them are actually less han even the reduced proc
vided for by the Z"l Verein treaty. letter from
American In Ge'nauy, translated rmn 'the Dcutsche
Sehme'poa."a Ger.nau paper published III New York,
far the Journs Of Cum contains com list
of,he princitsl eNpr articles from the Uniled States,
showing their respective duties when admitted into The
Z, Verein and into Hanover aud Oden!,urg, which do
belong to taal league. They as follows: