The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-20

duc,s 4. 10 ne allowed without any surcharge under all
days Thanks this Swiss treaty, We are in this respect
Nv Article Of the rty Of 1922 ships in ports OF
the tnxd States are subeSea " the paymeps VI ton
mage duty Of about ninety Gents toh or A6oas I'VE
pay IN France tonnage & francs nc I per- son'
The English steamers OF the Cunard line coming from
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14th f0redl year ten only r. 75c per ton, with the
two dcies r. Soc Those ships do not pay any duty
in the United States they are received on the FOOTING OF
would, then, seem that in this respect the charges
almost equal but such IL not the case BY virtue oil
numerous DEGREES in regard to the free admission of
breadstus all ships carrying the are exempted IN our
ports from duties tf navigation and tonnage the con
sequence Ia that the steamer Of the Cunard company
and those OF the American company, coming from the
United States and freghted with breaastuiis enter
Havre without paying the counervaue Of the duty which
our ships always pay in American ports
These the conditions under which our ships have
to compete with the two most powerful nmercial ma
rines or the world. Bvt this is not all.
The American Company receives subsidy from the
government Of Washington and the Csnara company s
Havre New York, considerable sums are paid to II for
its Liverpool lines which enable TO maintain on the line
therefore, is carried into quite field Our marine,
left to its own resources and burdened with exceptional
charges forced TO defend itself against enterprises sup
ported by the public treasury OF Great Britain and the
budget OF the United States
The only solution this question admits OF ID the imme
dAte concession OF subventionsed services. The com
petition will retire before company strongly organized
encouraged by the State, and inscribed on t1s budget
amor gst the public services OF France.
We have spoken Of composition II is In fact by means
Of all these causes of prosperity that the English COM
pany OF Cunard has gradually iessened the prices Of
freight which, from $40 per ton have fallen 70 slo and
even IS.
We are the rst to proclaim and recognise the rights
and advantages of free commerce. and to blame the OBJ
sacles which thrown In the Of the free exercise
Of all the faculties OF man. But with liberty we wish
equality and this equality does not exist where one OF
the parties not only wholly exempted from ali charges
but also receives premiums and subsidies out OF the
State treasury.
is the opportunc the necessary, TO settle
this question by the solution OF the affair OF transatlantic
subventons, from the fact as stated In the COM
mencement that the commercial movement Is altering its
cha acer and that railroads make the common centre
OF exchanges-the general depot Of the world From the
preient time Havre will do more business with New
York than Liverpool does.
Let lose the opportunity which PREF euts ITSELF
let concentrate railroads and IN our ports the
transit the reception and the expedition of all the mer
chandse which continental Europe Is sending TO- ana re
ceyes FROM the two Americas Let complete our rail
roads by establishing at their maritime extremltes rapid
services which will connect shores with the trans
oceanic ports present they but blind aeys-they
must be extended into the ocean.