The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-26

Trade between tho United y,o,.s NM, u

Ir"oe between tho United States and II ANYWAY
u cor. OF the London Timcsl
HANOVER, March 10, le17 he rsti0catior. ., 1904
| Important treaty Of navigation and commerce. Witch
goes Immediately into effect between United states
and Hanover, have Just been exchanged here bv the
Hon. Dudley Mann Penpotentiary Of the former CO
yernment and Baron Won Fake, of the latter
The high contracting parties have mutually agreed To
extend to vessels Of each other the indirect or az MT
Ricardo calls it, triangular carrying that
ship may export any other description Of Amsri
produce TO England France elsewhere and carry
back the products Of those countries If permitted by
their respective Governments while American vsssek
are to enjoy the same privilege In their intercourse with
As equivalent for the inequality Of the population
and products and seapors Of the two countries Han
shall be levied or collected at Brunshausen Stade on
the river Ebs upon the tonnage cargoss Of vessels Of
the United States than is levied and collected upon
tonnage and cargoes Of vessels Of the kingdom Of Han
over and that the vessels Of the United States shall W
subjected to no charges, detention other nson-
venience by the Hanoverian authorizes in passing the
the aforementioned place which vessels Of hing
dom Of Hanover shall be exempt, and stipulated In
article g. In order to augment the commercial relations
between the Rited states and Germany the kingdom Of
hanover hereby agrees to abolish tho import duty
raw cotton and also to aboiah the existing transit
duties of 1]d per l00lb upon leaves strips
OF tobacco In hogsheads casks cotton In bales
half tierces; and further, the Kingdom Of Hanover
obges itself TO levy tolls the
cd articles which are destined for landed in ports
other places within its territory Weser and IL
moreover II tho bording upon the said river
any time however abolish the duties which thew
levy and collect upon the said articles destined for ports
|
kingdom Of Hanover will readily abolish the Weeer tolls
upon the same articles destined for ports places in
the said states Tho treaty 10 in force for IL years
further until the end Of IL months tho Govern
ment Of Hanover the part that the United
states on tho other part shall have given notice Of its
intention to terminate the same but upon condition
| hereby expressly stipulated and agreed, that II tho
kingdom OF Hanover shall determine during the said
| OF IL years to augment the .existing import duty
upon leaves, stems, strips Of tobacco imported in
exceed 20 cents (so the Government OF Hanover sha
give notice OF year to the Government Of the
expiration Of that wear or any time subseoucntv The
Government OF the United States shall have power
previous notice Of six months to tho Goyernmsnt n
Hanover to continue 1t at its option until the opera
specified"
Thus the vessels OF the United States hereafter are 70
tho h6e ~ Freely whether as respects Tonnage
materially the shipping interest Of America and
intercourse with Hamburger which is already oonsdss-
able importer ofcotton, rice and whale oil.
The stipulation relating to transit duties Q
tsi or about 100000 per annum from the articles
vded for In their movement to the Zollverein 10 be-
heved that they will henceforh through Hamburger
and Bremen to Austria and Switzerland, instead Of
passing through Trieste and Havre rs heretofore.
With respect to thsWeser tolls degrading relict Of the
dark ages Of the ler taon tho appeal Of Hanover 10
the states Of the Zoverein to abolish them direct
and solemn that 1t impossible to be wthstood for any
considerable length Of time" In order to augment BY
all the means at its bestowal the commercial relations
between the United States and Germany mot Hanover
alone, but the whole nationality Of Germany the
kingdom OF Hanover agrees to abolish the
transit dues and that IL tho bordering upon
the said river Wessr shall consent at any time
to abolish them also" The Interior object which
American Plenipotentiary evidently had in view exhibits
mastery knowledge Of the subject, and hs
under existing circumstances to accomplish the total
abolition Of those dues Prussia has treaty Of
msrcs and navigation with the United States 1t re-
oures only lively smonths notice to terminate It. The
United States may say to herAbosh your transit
duty your Weser tolls and reduce your tobacco duty
from o. thalers l0olb to the anoverian standard
out FROM sisss sh Can
resist Assursdly not for policy Of this kind would
prove death stroke to her navigation, which she
cherishes highly. Consequently America not only
extends the consumption Of her leading staples but
the impediments Of the highways obtain
transit to the frontiers OF Austria Fran and
Switzerland for the said staples.
The King Hanover has been constantly rising In tho
affection Of his subjects lie has increased his popularity
again BY this udicous convention which Is calculated
to extend his fame throughout Germany. The opera
lions commence at most favorable period, during the
suspension Of the navigation laws Of England by which
vessels under his flag entitled to carry from
America to England. why should Great Britain
hesitate to change her navigation laws and to make sd
RIGA 10 it not humilating British pride hear 10
acknowledged in Parliament by her leading statesmen
that the United States not century old have the first
commercial navy in the world Why is it - Because
the United States always wide awake to their in
tereets.
In order that Great Britain may profit by the
vention between Hanover and the United States, 10
should be published for the use Of Parliament as hcr
navigation laws undor searching examination IN
the House 81 Commons and particular attention should
be called to the l2th article which read, thus The
United States to extend all the advantages and
privileges included In the spuatons Of the presents
treaty to Of the other States Of the German
Confederation which wish accede to them by
the Of official exchange OF declarations pro-
vided that such State States shall confer similar ia
upon the said United States those conferred by
the kingdom OF Hanover and observe and be subject
tho same conditions, rtipulations and obligations
Oldenburgh has already avaled herself Of this priv
lese, and other States will follow Hanover and Olden-
burg constitute "Steuervercin,n but they taken
singly being the object Of the American Penpoten-
tiary preserve the political sovereignty the indivd-
ual states there duly empowered representative
81 the whole confederation.