The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-11
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The late foreign arrivals bring intelligence of the
final passage and approval Of the new British stat
ute repeating the discriminating duties on shipping
u does not 60 into effect until the LIST Of January
next. The delay win give opportunity for recipro-
cal action our part that the benefits of this en-
lafgement Of the area Of commerce may be COM
plelely and simultaneously improved by botli ma
lions, No legislation is necessary The policy
which Great Britain.has adopted is one long since
decided upon as the settled policy Of this country,
and enacted in numerous statutes, made contingent
on the acceptance Of our overtures by other nations
l. commenced in the first Congress, and was con
tinued under an administrations. The acts, how
ever, were special applied to the commerce Of
other nations as the evidence was Obtained that
the policy would be feeiprocated. In the aet of
January 2, 1924, OF which the Immediate purpose
was TO abolish the Determinations on Russian.
Norwegian, Prussian, Dutch and the Hanse ship
ping, general clause was introduced, opening the
same privileges to all other nations who might ac
cept the offer. Il was enacted therein that upon
satisfactory evidence being given 10 the President
Of the United States, by the Government of any
foreign nation, shat discriminating duties Of
tonnage or imposls are imposed or levied within
the ports Of the said nation upon vessels wholly
oelonging TO citizens Of the United States, or
upon merchandise the produce or manufacture
thereof imported Ia the same, the President is
hereby authorized 10 issue his proclamation, de-
claring that the foreign discriminating duties Of
tonnage and impost within the United States,
are and shall be discontinued and suspended,
SO far respects the vessels of the said nation
aud the merchandise Of its produce and manu-
iacture imported into the United States by the
same"
This policy was made more general by The acl
Of 1923, now 10 force, in which the clause we have
quoted was resnacted, with the addition of some
comprehensive words, which declare that when
discriminating duties are repealed by foreign ma.
mons on American vessels, not only with regard to
eafgoea q the growth, produce or-manu&cture oil
me United States, but also Of the growth produce
OF manufacture Of any foreign country" the
PRESIDENT should be authorized 10 suspend also the
discriminating duties 10 our ports, on The vessels Of
the same nation, and their eargoes eithe. or their
own produce and manufacture ~ If t,,,, fors;,n
country ms = the law now in force The statute
requires that there shall be medication bv tbe
foreign government Of the repeal Of ali djscrimi-
nations; and, without further legislation. ne pres
ident is authorized to make proclamation thar onr
discriminating duties are suspended. immeai,,sl,,
By reading over the clauses we have onotsd &
will be seen that the eoasting trade Of the United
Smies is not affected by ths arrangements If
we remember correctly tie BRUSH aet, il makes 4
distinction, treating its trade between Great Bri.
tain and the Colonies in the East on the same
footing as a foreign trade