Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-05-09

like this prevailed in Departments, and practically
uollcd the business Of the country
There another point which he desired TO add few
words and had respect to the policy pursued by the Amer
can Government toward the navigating interest Of own
country There nothing Of justice equality in it, and
ought not continue In confirmation of this position he
would submit the House brief statement in relation 10
this Java trade The facts he should derived from
constituent Of his own, who had resided for ten or twelve
years in that island The Dutch Government claimed the
remission Of these duties the ground Of equality and rec
procy but little view OF the actual of our trade with
Java would show what sort Of reciprocity that Government
observed towards Mr. W. then read from the letter re-
ferred to, as follows:
the early part of the year 1884, the Governor and Coun-
c passed order this effect that from after the
ing of the the natives engaged in the culture
coffee to deliver fixed rate all the produce of their
lands INTO the stores excepting only such
grown upon the Tree lands This quantity was however,
tremey limited when compared with the whole produce
island OF coffee there from 100000 i2s 900 picus
free, while the quantity fell into the hands oil the Govern.
ment million picus Of sugar there was about
pculs free and monopolzed by the Govern
men Thus, will be that small portion only Of the
produce OF the island brought into the market Tor sale
consequently the prices the private merchant ranged
deraby higher than the OF the articles the royal
They had the advantage the foreign merchant taking the
average OF ten years. OF twenty-five per least the
purchase which itself important item in the purchase
on n. % ns :. no, a r e Ore msran. pays
OF Tour and quarter guilders per Pcu making another profit
to the Government Of twenty-five per cent? for although
mnay the Dutch East India Company who agents for
the Government in sending home the produce of the island pay
duty otwo gnders per Pcni on coffee exported by them,
in the purchase Of the coffee the export duty paid by
ships OF fifty per cent against which it would be impossible
for our merchants TO contend did allow the coffee to be inn
ported from Holland the of duty from the place
OF its growth
This Mr. w sad) the account given him by highly
intelligent correspondent who had resided many years in Java
and who intimately acquainted with all the circumstances
ofts trade The consequence Of all this was that the Amer
lean trade with that island had dwnded down from thirty
thyfve ships year. in 1880 and 1885, three four
ships annually now.
The correspondent had furnished other parcu
lars in regard the disadvantages under which trade with
Java carried on, which would still further illustrate
the impocy of abrogang the discriminating duty imposed by
the tariff Of lS42. He says:
:. On manufactured goods they make pay import
nomnally paid by the Dutch Company and which there has
been doubt is returned to them in Holland in the shape of
bounty drawback On provisions such flour, beef
pork bread &c they have imposed duty OF twenty
cent which, except when any of these articles and
high in the Market amounts nearly to prohibition Thus
against all these difficulties do have contend in carrying
the small trade may have with that island Remove the
present duty coffee from Holland and would cease
altogether"
Now the question was whether in the face Of facts like
these, there any policy justice in nteposng yet
other discriminating duty against American vessels in this
trade Was that House prepared to let the coffee Of Java
into the United States in Dutch vessels better
than if il in American vessels He presumed II
the policy Of any foreign Government allow Anne
rcan vessels enjoy the canyng trade between them and
their colonies. Neither the Dutch the British Govern
ment would allow American vessels to bring their colonial
duce direct America. Their object, very properly
give their vessels the benefit of what called the long
VOYAGE The voyage from the East Indies Holland
pied ourfhs Of the whole voyage from Java, by Holland, 70
the United States When Dutch vessels carried the coffee to
Holland, vessels allowed to bring il from Holland
here but American Secretary of the Treasury compelled
them in that TO pay twenty per cent duty while Dutch
vessels that had enjoyed the long voyage were admitted
him bring it Free Such the Of reciprocity Of trade
which the Dutch Government willing allow cit-
.ens and to navigation.
In reply inquiry put by Mr. HOLMES, Mr.. W. stated
hat vessels coming from lava the United States paid
duty the Dutch Government Of four and quarter guders
per picul the coffee. When laid duty Of twenty per
cent Dutch vessels bringing coffee from Holland, made
them pay more than our own vessels How was this
violation Of reciprocity The law of ls42 provided that all
vessels bringing coffee should pay duty Of twenty per
od parem, if il from any other place than that where
produced If it brought from the place Of its pro-
ductipn il then come in Free Mr. w. here quoted
act1 The Dutch East India Company could carry their
coffee from Java Holland under duty Of twelve per cent
while vessels paid twenty-five. duty Of twenty -four
per cent was levied all provisions brought from
thence. The American merchant had to contend against all
these obstacles and if the present duty should be removed
trade with Java must Immediately That the
very object Holland had in view. She desired that her
ships only should trade from Java Holland that the
whole benefit OF the long voyage might be taken from and
secured TO her Nor this policy peculiar Holland The
thing done by Great Britain Discriminating du-
ties laid by the British Government in the East Indies
operate American vessels that whole
ect in laying them, and very proper object be pursued by
that Government Mr. w. wished he could a little more
Of the practical wisdom exhibited part They
building up their shipping interest with the most
assiuous care, while navigation crippled and suffer
ing through the cupable neglect of the Government which
ought to give it protection.
Mr. W. regretted greatly that this Of lava trade
had not received more attention from those in authority
memorial stating the whole facts of the case and exposing
the disadvantages under which trade was laborng had
been the Treasury Department months ago. but
ice whatever had been taken of IT, Mr. W. hoped 10
that document from the files Of the Treasury, and bring
it before the House and the nation.
He concluded by expressing earnest hope that though
there might be great Of commercial intelligence,
either in that House the Executive Department that
gentlemen who from commercial districts would unite
and besr themselves do something the protection of
great navigating interest That interest," he repeated
vital prosperity ay the very foundation indie
pendence and had been among the objects Of the earliest
Of Revolutionary fathers Mr. w. hoped that the first
section Of this bill would be stricken out and that the
bcs Of the House would bear mind the facts which he had
endeavored briefly lay before them when the tariff bill
should come up for consideration
Mr.. SEABORN JONES addressed the committee
expressing his thanks for the information which had bcen laid
before the committee by the gentleman from Massachusetts
appeared that there export duty coffee taken
from Java in any but Dutch vessels which operated dis
eliminating duty against the American merchant. Now,
Mr. j. had in general been in favor OF system Of reaa
tory duties but in the present he thought OBJ
duty protect American shipping against such
disadvantage this Mr. j. hoped that the section would
he retained, but would he altered omit the word
Dutch, and confer the discrimination coffee brought in
American vessels He had expected such motion from the
gentleman from Massachusetts, hut
Mr. DROMGOOLE here nterposed and stated that there
important question Of privilege which the action of
Houpe and. leave of gentleman