The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-03

United States shall have full power and right to abrogate
he present treaty, by giving previous notice OF SIX
months to the government of Hanover, to continue II
at its opton) in full force until the operation thereof
shall have been arrested in the first specified in
he present article"
In addition to the foregoing Obligations the United
States avorng their agriculture and commerce, Hanover
assmilated our flag with her own in the duties imposed
A, Sade, the Elbe. Provision was made in the 18th
article for bestowng the privileges contained in the trea
y TO of the States of the Germanc Coniede
ration if they would consent to confer similar favors
the United States 10 those conferred by Hanover The
Grand Duke OF Odenburg under this stipulation, al
though he in possession, by proclamation OF all that
the treaty gave him, animated by generous sentiments
ward u.s. did not hesitate exchange official declarations
with the United States the city of Odenburg, March
10, ls47-A Dudley Mann and w. f. Beaulieu Maroon
nay, plenipotentiaries OF the respective governments
The Hanover treaty was received with general favor
throughout the country The new principle OF reciprocl-
y which it establshed-tha of exactng low import du
ties, and free transit upon staples in small maritime
States for the privilege to trade with Oh the most ex
tended scale, together with the concessions which we
had thus obtained highly commended by the press
While we continued to act upon the old popular princi
pie to glue all in navgaon-except the Corsborgnale
we determined that, where inequality existed against
us In slze il should be remeded by removal of re-
srctions which operated hndrance to an extend
ed consumption upon our products those States, and
States behind them.
On the 9th of December 1917, the same negotator
who negotiated with Hanover and Oldenburg, concluded
treaty Schwern with the Grand Duchy of Mecklen
in alb lie ctin
those covenaned in articles and II with that of Han
over
BY article s. il is stipulated sIn order to augment, by
all the means its bestowa the commercial relations be-
tween the United States and Germany, the Grand Duchy
of Meckenburg Schwern agrees, subject to the
tons in article eleventh. abolish the import duty on
raw cotton and paddy Tor rice in the husk the produce
of the United States TO levy higher import duty on
leaves STEMS strips of tobacco imported in hogsheads
or casks, than thaler and two schilngs for one
hundred pounds Hamburg weight, equal to seventy
cents United States currency and wcght0 to lay no
higher import duty upon rice imported in terces, half
tierces, than twenty-five schilngs for one hundred
pounds Hamburg weight, equal to thirty. seven and
half cents United States currency and weigh) to lay
higher duty upon whale oil imported in casks barrels
than twelve and half schngs per one hundred pounds
Hamburg weight equal to eighteen and three-q
cents United States currency and weight) The Grand
Duchy OF Mecklenburg Schwern further agrees to levy
no higher transit duty the aforementioned articles in
their movement the Berlin Hamburg railroad than
schillngs per hundred pounds Hamburg weight, equal
to three cents United States currency and weight) and
to levy no transit duty the aforementioned articles
when conveyed through the ports of the country. 1t is
however that nothing herein contained shall
prohibit the levying of duty sufficient for CONTROL
which in no instance shall exceed on the two articles
imported duty Free those transit, schillng per
hundred pounds Hamburg weight equal to cent and
a half United States currency and weght.'O
By article IL, it is agreed that s'the present treaty
shall continue in force until the 10th of June one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty eight and further until the
end of twelve months after the government OF Meek
lenburg Schwern the part, that of the United
States on the other part, shall have given notice of its
intention of terminating the same but upon the condition
expressly stipulated and agreed, that if the Grand
Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwern shall deem it expe.
dent find compulsory, during the said term, to levy
duty on paddy, Cor rice in the husk) augment the
duties upon leaves strips, stems of tobacco whale
oil and rice, mentioned in article of the present treaty
the government of Meckenburg- Schverin shall give
notice of year to the of the United States
before proceeding to do and at the expiration Of that
year, or any time subsequently, the government of the
United States shall have full power and right abrogate
the present treaty, by giving previous notice of six
months to the government of Mecklenburg- Schwern
to continue Cat its opton) in full force until the opera
ton thereof shall have been arrested in the first
specified in this article
We published this treaty, under proclamation of the
President the Union OF August g. accompanying it by
the following explanatory and other remarks:
Treaties of Commerce and Navigation.
We publish to-day, by proclamation OF the President
the declaration of accession of the Grand Duchy of Meek
lenbug Schwern the treaty concluded the 10th of
June 1885, between the United States and the Kingdom
of Hanover.
BY the terms of the accession, it will be that
the administration, under the immediate superintendent
of the head of the State Department has vgilant
eye to the advancement OF the great commercial and
agricultural interests of the country. The navigation
employed by New England in the South Sea fisheries
embraces, well as we recoect upwards of $50 fine
large ships Not than about half of the whale
Nearly all the other half is exported to the Baltic and
North and principally consumed IN the States OF
Germany Prussia has long manifested desire to monopo
Ze this trade, and she advances bonus OF 90
haers per last TO every vessel that will engage in it, and
gives premium of thaler for each barrel of oil that
may be produced and brought home by them This is
fearful odds against fishermen; and they cannot fail
to be highly gratifed that Mecklenburg -Schwern-
which, we learn, consumes more OF the article, in pro-
portion to her population than any European Statehas
obligated herself to lay no higher duty upon it, for the
next ten years. than the nominal one of is cents,