New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-17

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in furnishing the necessary funds.
The necessities OF Erederick William iii. forced
him to grant full powers 70 his Minister, even 70
the abolition OF bis own monopoies. Ofthem al but
two now remain, the salt tax and that on playing
cards Still, thirty five years ago, how TO develop
the industrial resources OF the State IN the best
possible manner was no easy task. The varying
interests Of the commercial cities OF the Rhine and
of the Baltic Sea, the mines Of the western section
of Sesia and Of Sa3ony the grazing interests OF
some of the provinces, the agriculture OF others,
eli were to be consulted and brought 10 act
in harmony with each other. at the same time that
the old manufactures were to be revived and en-
coursged and new ones introduced. Won Harden
burg solved the problem by the introduction OF
moderate tariff Of specific duties. This tariff lsntll
the formation OF the Zolverein) was regularly
and carefully revised every three years, and such
slight changes made in It as experience proved to
be necessary.
Thrty-6ve years have passed away. glance
at what Prussia has accomplished in that time will
answer all questions as TO the success OF the sys
tenn of Won Hardenburg Ofthe vast sums drawn
from the people and wasted In preparation for
slaughter and wholesale murder by the support OF
herimmense standing army, in the construction aud
strengthening of Notifications Of cities and in the
erection and furnishing Of magnificent barracks and
arsenals in every quarter OF the kingdom, an est
mate can hardly be made. Nor would II be
easier TO estimate the amount spent during this IN.
terval in the building. adjoining and repairing pal
aces churches and castles.
The common school system devised and partly
carried into effect by Frederick H. for his then re
Gently acquired province of Silesia has been per
fected and extended throughout the Kingdom,
and have never been in a city village Of Prus-
STA where the school-house was not conspicuous
among the better class OF buildings. All the uni
versties have improved, and two at least those Of
Bonn and Berlin, have been established and ele-
waited 10 a rank among the first / doubt If the
world can show place of study combining such
attractions to the student in every department OF
human knowledge, taking into account libraries,
scientific collections and museums and oil the ap-
paratus of learning, as Berlin In various parts
Of the kingdom are to be found Agricultural, Vet
Urinary and Mining Schools-in short, know Of no
branch Of learning for which she has not endowed
seminaries and made provision. Ofthe $500 miles
of German railroads it is not too much to say that
at least halfhave been constructed ia Prussia. She
has also extensively improved her means OF inter
nal communication by removing distractions In her
rivers and by opening new, or improving the old
canals which connected them, and by the construc-
ton Of more than fire thousand miles OF common
road much Of which is Macadamized. Any per
son, who has been up the Rhine, knows what
Prussien chaussee is.
The rapid rise of new and the increase Of old
manufactures il hardly credible. What the Prus-
sian fabrics in silk linen WOOL iron. porcelain. &c.
are, every American importer Knows. 10 coun-
try possessing direct communication with the West
Indies, it would seem almost hopeless attempt to
supersede imported sugar by the beet But dur
ing the past year have used little other than beet
sugar, and far from the price being increased by
the duty laid upon cane sugar, / am assured by my
landlord that the article is cheaper than during any
time for twenty-five years. But the best test per.
baps of Won Hardenburgs policy is the condition
the people Since 1916 the population has, in spite
of emigration to all parts OF the world increased
to 100000 equal to that of the United States in
1910, with all her advantages and all her additions
from European immigration.
Though it would seem hard to our mesteating
and broad cloth wearing laborers TO come down to
the rye bread and lard, and to the thick. coarse
clothes OF the Prussian peasant, yet am assured |
by ell that the condition Of the poorer classes was
never better than at present What might have
been the condition of the United States had the
Tariff Policy of 1sl6 been persevered in?
WHEEL0CK.
TABLE gring Decimal Companion Of the Duties
tain Artoes under the Tariff Lalcs Of the Zoiireveia
Russia, Austrto, England and Fraace. IN lsf4