Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-17

imposed upon imports would be Instantaneous In
building upa foreign trade Instead" he urges,
"of embarrassing commerce under piles Of iegula-
ting laws, duties, a,.d prohibitions, II should be re-
heved from oil its shackles in al parts Of the world
Would even q single nation begin with the United
States this system Of free commerce, II would be adj
vsable to begin it with that nation" The spirit OF
this suggestion has directed the commercial egsla
! ton Of the United States from that period to the
| present, and entire reciprocity with all nations will
ling to accept il was proclaimed to the world as the
permanent commercial law of the United States by
| the act Of May "a, 1928. Generally, the CONNER
cal policy Of Great Britain tends to the same point
As regards the navigation laws of our great com.
mercia neighbor, the freedom from restrictive reg
ulatons and unnecessary burdens Of any kind is alb
solute. Her tariff system undergoes yearly anchor
ations and when il gets rid Of few gricvous exac
tons which bear heavily upon articles Of necessary
and extensive use among the great maCses OF the
| British people-such as tobacco sugar, and one or
| two others-will be model of tariff simplicity for
all nations to follow. The progress Of other coun-
tries is not SO marked liberal, but there is much
to hope for from the general spirit Of investigation
and interest awakened throughout the world in ref
erence to better commercial policy. An interest.
! ing and very valuable document showing tariff
changes throughout the world during the past year,
has just been published officially in Great Britain.
No official copy of this document has yet reached
our government, but We are enabled to present to
our readers the most interesting points which ..em-
braces from resume which we find in the London
Times.
The countries by which alterations have been
made in their tariffs down to September, 1857, are
Russia, France Spain, the Roman States, New Gren-
ada, Venezuela, Salvador, Montevideo, Beunos Ayres
and Peru.
The Russian changes involve some very large re-
auctions from previous rates, but the new ones are
still apparently so heavy as to be inconsistent in
most cases with the growth of any extensive trade.
The most important alteration is the removal Of the
prohibition against iron, which is admitted at
duty of 70 cts per SO lbs. for pig, and of from %
cts to " cts on various descriptions Of manuiac-
tured. The duties on cotons silks, linens and
wooens, have also been sub eced TO an average re-
duction Of about so per cent, but whether these
will hencefor.h yield any profit on importation is
point that can be determined only by practical ex-
perencc. The minor alterations include sugar, cof-
fee cochineal, pepper, porter, behring's, lead, tin,
copper, quicksilver, zinc, rum, vinegar, earthenwaro
and china.
The French reductions apply only to seven ar
tices: Fish, soda, wool, ginger, garance, oil, and
sulphur.
Spain has adopted several notifications, including
a reduction some minor kinds uf iron manulac-
ture and some descriptions of silk and cotton cloth.
But the tendency has been rather impose new du.
ties than to remove old ones.
Austria has made only a single eraton--name.
ly the removal of duty from looms for weaving or
spinning.
The Roman States have lowered the duties on
several kinds of wooden, cotton, and linen manufac'
lures, muslns, embroderies, articles Of hair, wear
ing apparel. furs, soap, and books
New Grenada and Venezuela have made great
variety Of changes and almost entirely in an advance
| direction.
Montevdeo, on the other hand, has effected con.
siderable progress, reduction of about 20 per cent
having been made in the duties on about eighty ar
ticles, some of them Of much Importance. The du-
ties on wheat and on linen and silk lace however,
have been increased.
Bucnosg Ayres has removed the duties from coal
and lime, which now free. On raw wool and
furs she has incrcased it 80 per cent, while on silk
and its manufactures she has lowered il 33 per CT
Peru has declared sugar. rice, butter cheese, lard,
and allow, free also wheat if consigned TO the ports
Of africa, lquiquc, or Payta while on flour she has
made reduttmn Of so per cent.
Salvador Central America) has reduced her du-
ties on all foreign goods from "a to 20 per cent. dd
ralorem, establishing decrease of more than l6per
| cent.
On the WHOLE the results of the year may be con.
sdered to show that the cause Of commercial free
dom throughout the world is advancing irresistibly
although slowly Washington Union.
ENGLISH REVIVAL OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN A
| New FoRM.-The influence Of Exeter Hall is rapidly
| on the wane in England. The following significant
article appears in late number OF the Liverpool
Times
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