The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-10
THE EMpIIlE OF MOROCCO

Towards tho close Of 1856 Great Britain negota-
ted general treaty and convention of commerce
and navigation with Morocco by the terms and stip-
uations of which the commerce Of the United King
dom with tho domnions Of the Sultan win be freed
from many Of the oppressive and capricious exac-
tons to which in common with that of other Chris
tian nations il has heretofore been subjected As it
is provided by articles Ia and "a of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Morocco dated September
l6, 1886, "that the commerce with the United States
shall be on the same footing as is that with Spain,
or that with the most favored nation" and "that
whatever indulgence in trade or otherwise shall be
granted TO any of the Christian powers, tho citizens
Of the United States shall be equally entitled TO Them
present this morning to the mercantile readers of
the Union such portions Of this convention may,
by virtue of the clauses Of our treaty just cited,
affect the future commercial movements between tho
United States and Morocco
In our article the Barbary States, published on
the LIST instant, we introduced lengthy extract from
the letter of intelligent correspondent residing at
Tangier in which the writer predicted an active
newal of the direct trade between the two countries
if our duties the chief products Of Morocco were
reduced and more confidence were felt by mer-
chants in the stability of the yyaryng reg
ulations of the AIoroquine customhose authorities.
These difficulties are now removed by the treaty
with Great Britain to the benefits Of which We have
a common title and by the operation of the new
tariff that into effect the LIST day Of July last.
There is therefore, every to look for an ac-
tive and lucrative direct trade at once springing up
between the United States and Morocco, and that
henceforth the wool, hides oil &C., of this rich and
productive country will be brought to our ports in
our own vessels.
BY article of the convention referred to the Sultan
of Morocco engages to abolish all monopolics pro-
hibitons on imported goods except tobacco, pipes of
all kinds, and for smoking, opium, sulphur powder,
satpetre, lead, arms of all kinds and ammunition of
war and, further, to abolish all monopolies of ag-
ricnltural produce, of any other article whatso-
ever in the dominions Of the Sultan except ecchcs
barks tobacco and other herbs used for smoking in
pipes Article provides that no tax, toll, or duty
shall be charged on any goods produce whatso-
ever purchased for expectation beside the export
duty specified in schedule annexed to the conven-
ton. Article prohibits all interference on the
part Of any governor or other officer in bargains be-
tween British and Moorish subjects, and provides
that there shall be no impediments OH tho part OF
such in the lawful purchase sale Of goods or mer-
chandise imported into or to be exported from the
Sulans domiDions. Article guarantees entire Tree
dom in navigation and equality with the national
flag as to duties on all imports except those speci
fed in article 2. Article stpulates that import du
ties shall not exceed ten per cenum ad rdloren, and
that export duties shall not exceed the amounts
marked in the following tariffs
Tu!g Of Dmies Leading Exports.