The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-08

FTArE REPAYMENT.
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Extracts Of letter from correspondent residing at Geneva,
Switzerland. dated the first Of last month
The tariff policy Of Switzerland carefully
iEed by the federal government in lsb waa view O. ma
hing permgcrs. end ia lsaS publication OF 80
pages printed by order Of the Fuc authorities a. lass
with great preciseness snd in aphapca o.
every article which duty has been leFied and The
amount charged.
In the United States franc, which is the currency y
Switzerland. worth ~ clio In Switzerland
American daliarnew issue Of goids worth five francs
The Of exchange ct Geneva governed BY thos a
are several high characer) being in eonneEr With
that city and governed BY their rates OF exchange
with very slight rariaton, ii
The canton Of smallest in Switzerland
tans population Of ca LAG souls the city, 81 % the
inhabitants Of the 49, 65 natreborn 81 40 were
ether parts ~ switzerland and L. s4 IN ehei oaun
tries Of Professionals, there a. al2 Catholics ~ po
and sraees I'D. The aanter would make urea Of about
eight mics The city Of sensra un tue rear ioo
confined very small mtz being situated at The lowe"
surrounded Al alder by scrhcafcns The end o. me
lake fourth formed the other barrier srast
panslon and entrance INTO me eisF- he s'.. vac s
pacy bGI and for centuries occupied ne Whole space
within this enclosure. The walls fosses and bastcs c
posing the fotacatcns occupied space o. several
Fards wide sround the three sides al the city oe'os men
TONED hnd eustrAy prevented extension OF 10 in
After consderabe struggle i was u 1915 shat
the walls shoaad be torn down ard the bitches hed up ~
work OF herculean labor bat industry perseverance,
and enterprise have accomplished much greater wonders du
ring present century On the sites OF these walls iosses
5ascns and building have been mar ked out
and already many buildings have been erected amongst the
finest Furnpe where these works OF daisDce once Stood
atiDg in the worlds history and the
age progress and enlightenment In which i've Several
hundred aborer have been engaged during The present sea-
son in cling renauing portions u the Qualifications
quantities Of stone hare been procured there
from for the erection Of public buidngs anu private
edihcea.
Geneva destined ere long that the barriers 70 Der
extension removed TO be very ana
busr viii reaund where the buwarks
a her deenca existed the .nda ages The hhone ans
the will afford waterpower unlimited extent and
next ca
with Paris avre and Marseesi in two years with erEany
kline and. it contdentiy predicted IN
very few wears with Turin and Gcoa nv Lahe
rargad " nw 10 operation from Morges 70 rsrd1n aa y
Lake Neucuarl ti-re rerv from Geneva
to RasIe hanrs frsrsl by dgsnrs Tae
try round Geneva h taken mainly with iiPrut
ground. and beautiful residences Many Of these
fully prepared temporary soouin Of the
bo v this city, that comparatively little can
expected agricultural point Of view far the
great staple predictions the soil concerned from the
foot OF ground seers 70 DC tnn-
ed accun either IN the productioI o. grain
fruits, flowers, vegetables
nuonsderahle item in Of Geneva the fact
that she il located Mount Blanc, Of which it has been
remarked with the falls Of Niagara thai they
constitute the enduring wonders % the two contiDen rr
eva Is aso point or half house, for the continental
traveller iourpevng To Italy and the East ard point
which persons after visiting Mount Dac are saihed
% return 70 theft bones This brings almost
Genera and renders American consul at t
point highly la addition 70 ths " 70 estimated
that there this lime between ard two hRnerea
Amercnn children and vouts and rereiving ed
ucson in Geneva has immense capital IN
vested in the manufacture and ewery and
articles ia the world.
Switzerland contains population Of 2sgs GA inhaht
ants In respects her government very similar 10
United sate The federal regulates
intercourse foreign countries and the can'ona
legislatures the laws by which the domestic interests
people controlled State caatonas rights prevail
here considerable extent TINS y ths great reason
why different of which ainnst e1try
Protestant others Catholic, and speaking cfeven nr
gusgesexs ogether harmoniously In one
The United states har future policy Judging ofn the
signs nes, might take wholesome Lesson IRON ts
with regard the advantages Of free federation q religious
nj
within the limits If the American constitution.
The elective franchise extended to citizen over
the age of twenty in this and believe al other can
Of religious faith These te
independent of the tine climate and
rvaled natural scenery viii make temporary residence IA
Switzerland alwavs attractive TO Americans
The cantons Of yaud Frbeurg. Neurhate, BeEne, In
cerne and Zurich the principal agricultural a
Some Of them also carry extensive
atche ewelrv silks, leands cottnn wooan, and Other
goods portion OF these especially after there II rail
road Geneva Paris and hayre, VIII al
ford considerable commercial business for an Anoracan cnn
sui at this place in the yericafina Of invoices
viii conclude this communication by copying from TIE
Swiss government before referred To- tue
duty imposed few Of the great American staples They
follows:
On four dur Of SO centimes Cor fraction
cnrrency1 for each kunfTed POUNDS
weghtthe pound consisting Of sixteen ounces as Ia Aner
THE Genera pound Is Is but The federal, ne
well other cautnns by which the tariff gov
erned is sixteen 70 the pound
q on corn meal, 50centInes per hundred pounds
ss On wheat. rs ceDtue. per hundred pounds
sRaw cotton Tin baies 30 eentmes per hundred pounds
spun cotton, francs per hundred pounds
Cotton muslin, teoarse,) francs per hundred pounds
Pork, bacon beef, 3s francs per hundred pounds
Cotton batting Can sheets francs per hundred pounds
Linseed or lard OIL 30 confines per hundred pounds
q Lard, 70 centiipes per hundred pounds.
The Swss franc is the as the French one hnn-
drcd centiInes make frame