Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-12-01
By the President Of the Unit'd States Of Am,rlcG-
A PROCLAMATION.


Whereas, by an act of the Congress Of the
United States, of the twenty-tourth of My,
one thousand eight hundred and twenty, eight.
entitled "An act in addition TO an ACT entitled
An act concerning discriminating dntles Of
tonnage and impost. and 10 equalize the dule
on Prussian vessels and their cargoes,' it's
provided that upon satisfactory evidence being
given to the President of the United Siates,bI
the government of any foreign nation, that no
discriminating duties of tonnage or impost are
imposed or levied in the ports of the said ma
ton upon vessels wholly belonging 10 cl'
Zens of the United States, or upon the proIurs
manufactures. or merchandise imported in the
same from the United States, or from any of
eign country. the President is thereby autbo
rIzed to issue his proclamation, declaring thai
the foreign discriminating duties Of Tonnage
and impost within the United States are, and
shall be, suspended and discontinued, 30 st
as respects the vessels of the said foreign a.
ton, and the produce, manufactures. or msf'
chanhise imported into the United States n
the same from the said foreign nation or foHf
any other foreign country, the said susprn'0n
to take effect from the time Of such n0iIhca,
ton being given to the President OF the UnIed
States, and TO continue so long AS The Ircpfo'
cal exemption of vessels belonging TO ctIzehS
OF the United States, and their cargoeF' d. a
toresad, shall be continued. and no Io'ge'
And whereas satisfactory evidence I'D.
| Iy been received by me, from his M"les'I Wv
Emperor of Brazil. through All ottcIa' c''ilW -.
nlcat'on of MIR Felipe Jose PefeIra Lea', NJ,
charge d'sffares in the United Ststes' u',s'
date of the 25th of October. lS47' tna' no wv.
er or higher duties of onnage and lmpoS' 's
! imposed or levied in the ports of Brazil HII.
vessels wholly belonging to citizens Of .n'
United States. and upon the produce, "S"u.
features, or merchandise imported in The sa'''
from the United States, and from any toFeE'
country whatever, than are levied on bFaNn
ian ships and their cargoes in the same gOI"
under like circumstances
Now, therefore. |. JAMES K POLK, Pres'
dent of the United States OF America, 40 here
by declare and proclaim, that so much OF me
several acts imposing discriminating duties d
| tonnage and mpost within the United Sia'sI
are, and shall be, suspended and discontinue
so far as respects the vessels of Brazil, s"u
the produce. manufactures, and merchants
imported into the United States in the sam''
from Brazil and from any other foreign eout'
try whatever, the said suspension TO take 9.
feet from the day above mentioned. and 10 c"o
tinue thenceforward so long as the reclPFo'o'
exemption of the vessels of the United State
and the produce, manufactures, and meFanS|
disc imported into Brazil in the same as afo'';
said. shall be continued by the government "
Brazil.
Given under my hand. at the city OF Ws ~,
ington. this fourth day OF November IN ,. -.
year of our Lord one thousand eight hunu, ~.
AMI forty seven. and the seventy-secono o.
Independence of the United States. o,v
JAMES K. POLK"
By the President: .
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary Of NC"