The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-24

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by our accomplished diplomatic agent, A. d. Mann, esq
He brought the ratified copy to the United States in the
last steamer and arrived in Washington yesterday Its
work which will do honor to all parties interested il
its formation.
| From the London ''Times'
| THE UNITED STATES AND HANOVER.
| Hanover, March IS
The Publications OF most important treaty OF navlga
ton and commerce, which goes Immediately into elect
between the United States and Hanover have Just beer
exchanged here by the Hon Dudley Mann, plenpoentla
of the former government and Baron Won Facke OF the
latter.
The high contracting parties have mutually agreed to
extend to vessels OF each other the indirect as Mr.
Ricardo calls it, triangular carrying, that is Hanoveran
ship may export any other description OF Amer
produce England, France elsewhere and carry
back the products of those countries permitted by Their
respective governments, while American vessels
enjoy the same privilege In Their intercourse with Hano-
verian ports.
As an equivalent for the inequality OF the population
and products and seaports of the countries Hanover
has obliged herself that higher other toll shall be
levied collected at Brunshausen Sade, the river
Elbe, upon the tonnage cagoes OF vessels of the
United States than is levied and collected upon the
and cagoes of vessels of the Kingdom of Hanover
and that the vessels of the United States shall be subject
ed TO no charges detention, other inconvenience by
the HanOveran authorities in passing the above
ed place from which vessels Of the Kingdom of Hanover
shall be exempt and stipulated in article 8, n order
augment the commercial relations between the United
States and Germany, the Kingdom of Hanover hereby
agrees to abolish the import duty cotton, and also
to abolish the existing transit duties td per 100 bs)
upon leaves, STEMS and strips of tobacco hogsheads
casks, raw cotton in bales bags whale oil in casks
barrels and rice in terces half teces; and further
the kingdom of Hanover obges itself to levy Weser
tolls the before mentioned articles which destined
for landed in ports other places within its territory
on the Weser and moreover agrees that il the States
bordering upon the said river PRUSSIA, Hesse, Bruins
wick and Lppe) shall consent at any time however
soon to abolish the duties which they levy and collect
the said articles destined for ports or other places
over will readily abolish the Weser tolls upon the
articles destined for ports places in the said States
The treaty is in force for IL years; and further, "unl
the end OF IL months after the government of Hanover
on the one part that of the United States the other
part shall have given notice of its intention to terminate
the same but upon the condition hereby expressly spq
lated and agreed, that if the Kingdom of Hanover shall
determine during the said term of II years to augment
the existing import duty upon leaves, STEMS strips of
tobacco imported in hogsheads or casks, duty which
eminent of Hanover shall give notice of one
year to the government of the United States
before proceeding to do and at the expiration OF hat
United States shall have full power and right to abrogate
the present treaty by giving previous notice OF SIX
months to the government OF Hanover to continue it
at its option until the operation thereof shall have been
arrested in the manner first specified"
ahus the vessels of the United States hereafter to
navigate the Ebe freely, whether respects tonnage
or cargo as Hanoverlan vessels This will benefit ma
eriay the shipping interest OF America and facilitate in
tercourse with Hamburger, which is already considera
bic importer OF cotton, rice, and whale OIL.
The stipulation relating to transit duties tax
of about 100000 per from the articles provided
for in their movement to the Zol- Veren is believed
that they will henceforth pass through Hamburger and
through Trieste and Havre as heretofore.
With respect to the Weser tolls, "a degrading relict
Hanover to the States OF the Zol Veren to abolish them
is direct and solemn that it is impossible to be with
stood for any considerable length OF time Sin order to
augment by all the means at its bcstowal the commercial
relations between the United States and GeImany'-no
Hanover alone, but the whole nationality Of Germany
"he kingdom OF Hanover agrees to abolish the above
named transit Dues and agrees that if the States border
ing upon the said river Weser shall consent, at any tme
however soon, to abolish them also" The Interior OBJ
ect which the American plenipotentiary evidently had
in view, exhibits mastery knowledge of the subject,
and he fail, under existing circumstances, to
cempsh the total abolition of those dues Prussia has
treaty of commerce and navigation with the United
States 1t requires only twelvemonths notice to erm
nate it. The United States may now say to her, "Abo
sh your transit duty your Weser tolls, and reduce your
tobacco duty from 81 haersper 100 lbs to the Hanoveran
standard, or we will abrogate our treaty with you, and
shut you and your vessels from the indirect carrying
Can Prussia resist Assuredly not; for policy Of
this kind would prove death stroke to her navigation,
which she chershes so highly, Consequently America
only extends the consumption of her leading staples.
but clears the various mpediments of the highways, OBJ
tanning free transit to the frontiers of Austria, France,
and Switzerland for the said staples.
The King Of Hanover has been constantly rising IN the
affections Of his subjects He has increased his popu-
lary again by this ludicous convention, which Is cal
culated to extend his fame throughout Germany. The
operations 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 change her navigation laws, and to make adj
vantageous reciprocity treaties similar to those of Amer
ca Is it not humliatng British pride to hear it
knowledged in Parliament by her leading statesmen that
the United States, n century old, have the first
mercal navy in the world Why is it so Because the
United States always wide awake to their interests.
In order that Great Britain may profit by the con-
venton between Hanover and the United States should
be published for the of Parliament her navigation
laws under searching examination in the House of
Commons and particular attention should be called to the
10th article, which reads thus ,The United States agree
to extend all the advantages and privileges included in
the spuaons of the present treaty to more OF the
other States of the Germanic confederation which may
wish to accede to them, by the means of official
change of declarations provided that such State States
shall confer similar favors upon the said United States to
those conferred by the Kingdom of Hanover, and OBJ
and be subject to the same conditions stpuahons,
and obligations"
Oldenburg has already avaled herself of this privilege,
and other States will follow. Hanover and Oldenburg
constitute Steuerveren," but they were taken sngy
it being the object OF the American penpotentary to pre-
serve the political sovereignty of the individual States
as there is duly empowered representative OF the
kwhoe confederation.
OFFICIAL.
by the President of the United States OF America,
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