The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-23
From the Burlington (vt) Sentinel

In the midst of all the absorbing duties of the war
with Mexico and under the full pressure OF all the
barrassnents and delays caused by the lorsm of that
great party which openly sides with enemies, the ad
mnistraton has concluded most liberal and highly ben
ehcal commercial treaty with Hanover. II has been
based principles far more liberal and becoming an
enlightened age, and opens far wider and richer field
for industry than would have been practicable du
ring the existence OF narrow and restrictive tariff
law that OF 1872 1t is of those comprehensive
and original International compacis which bears internal
evidence OF the rapid advances of that philosophy which
treats civil government as an institution deriving its
power from, and existing for the good of the governed
and not huge apparatus put nature to the rack
and to wiring from the millions the oath of servile ODE
dence to the ordly few which looks upon all the vast
globe the common heritage OF the human race, where
duties to be performed, common rights TO be
speced and common sympathies are to be cherished ;
which regards distinct nations and boundary lines, not
as interfering with, and limiting the common relations
ustfying, the ancient Greeks seemed TO suppose,
mutual jealousy and disust mutual craft and depreda
ton, but only as an incidental apparatus for forwarding
higher and nober objects, and which should never be
suffered act in opposition to what they require In Just
far nations guided by these enlarged views
the formation Of treaties and m the enactnents of those
laws which (ke tariff laws) directly bear upon the
subjects of foreign powers, do they awaken in other
nations sentiments corresponding to those that dc
tated these laws; for it is true when applied to
tons men, that ga kind word turGeth away wrath,
and liberal advance of confidence and generous
intentions will be recmocaed Treaties, instead of be-
ing, too many letters OF marque to levy contrbu
tons upon the industry OF neghboung Sa.es-the au-
thory for compulsory enforcement OF system OF policy
which aims to deray the expenses Of government
from the depredations committed upon the industry and
commerce of othersshould be pledges OF mutual amity
and peace cords which bind together the interests of
tons Nothing be more artlully contrived more
fatally effective TO foster national jealousles and preu
dces TO open all the avenues aggravate all Inducements
and madden all the passions that lead to war; than
of our treaties While nothing eminenty con-
tribute to universal peace to strengthen and give inten
sty 10 that feeling of common rights, sympahles, and in
teests which is beginning manifest itself in the inter-
course of nations than the treaty which has called forth
these remarks. The 60 Boston Statesman" says
6 Besides the opening of markets. on moderate
terms, tobacco, cotton, and rice the whaling
New England especially benefited by this treaty; all its
bearings upon commerce, shipping agriculture, manuac-
lures, and trade it is mutually reciprocal and mutually
beneficial bat necessarily mast be the United States
from her enlarged resources and great capacity of produce
ton and export; but, ut the time, while she will
largely supply the markets of Germany she will furnish
them more liberal than heretofore reciprocal
Interchange of mutual products"