New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-02
to Auerics in lees ttsn half century. in the sery


! midst cf what il go often by our wise. pseudo
Democratic orators, called "efste, decsying Eu-
rope"'
Tie extraordinary prosperity of Prussia under
ter new system, led other, smaller Uermso States
to desire to particpste il its advantage srd thus
toe unicn d the Northern German stsfss for con-
| nercial purpo.es-the so-caued "Zyll-N eren-
| grew I'D. until pow it embraces all GermsDy, ex-
cept Meckenburg, Austria proper, Hamburg and
| Bremen
The political troubles Of 1852 put Prusslsn
labor back sadly but the recupera'ive energies OF
| the kingdom lad become go strong under us VIE
system that the effect Of those years sre no longer
visible. If the only object of the Government be
to get tie greatest possible amount of revenue from
taxation, bayirg nothing but the most selfish ends
| in yiew so much the more strongly does It speak
for the protective idea that TIE experience OF so
Many years does but confirm the Prussian Ministry
! in lie faith in the system pursued. For, II des-
potr Sovereign fines his greatest advantage ih fos
teTing the Industry and physical welfare OF his
people; if be finds that il this way be is gaining,
with Iapidity before unknown. material wealth
and an active population, from which to draw his
4 armies sId the means of their support, how much
more successful must b. the result of such
| system where the burdens borne by European
, population are unknown. If population of
H,OOO,0Op, occupying territory little, If at all
sreer than New. England, plus New-York, can rise
ueally S25 900 0t0 per annum, what must its COM
meTcisl sy stem effect in such country as ours
Prussia deserves one remsrk before give the
statistcs Of the Zoll-Verein revenues viz that she
mas hot been able to persuade the other States to
adopt her ideas fully and has been obliged to COM
promise with them in some points, by which some
Old abuses are still retained such tolls on goods
passing through their territories and few export
duties. i give the sums in Prussian thalers, which
may be reckoLed in round numbers at - cents,
100 tb S75; as We generally reckon the English
pourd At - in such tables.
The Zoll.Verein revenues were for the years
Impo-t. EIport, Transit tolls. Beet sngH
ss ss :s!'s:i: :s:!! :s :5ss: s:.;s
IS, ss, sI.s,s g q, ss y 81 a5Hs s5ss 5Ssss .sss
ne for 1853 IS o1s 7si 1857 81 4s' 7c4 1856 80
That lie, during the year 1883 the increase wss
10 $40 per cent; while during 1867 it was but
1910 per cent. While, then in the United
States, under a delightfully."- free Government OF
slav, boders and their tools. With commercial
policy bated upon slaveh0lcing principles with q
bouDdless wealth in our mountains ard valleys, our
sess ssd pTsrirs; with sn unresiIsined freedom Ia
all fotorabe ipdustry-nay, even In slave breed
ing, slave TRADING AID ruu-selllng-in the year "f
our Lord 1851, a commercial crisis spread gloom
over the entire lpnd, aud James buchanan Il, c..
were bankrupt, the Zoll VereiD, though suffering
immense losses from its American creditors, held
its OVID, ard the next year increased its income
besriy II per cent.
The TRIBUNE bas for years argued that, to
make Il good market foI foreign articles, We muss
first make Il good ole for our own productions
that is as We foster our own industry, we enable
our people TO purchase more, and they will do so,
Dot only domes ic but foreign products. Now, as
| read these statistics, l am struck with what
seems to me very remarkable fact, and One.ony
to be explained by the theory Of The TRIBUNE.
1t is this: While the revenue raised from beet
sugar lose from 5,c69,9l6 thseIs in lo57, to
1,4l6,67 in l-5o-in direct cooflIct to the Theory
Of J. g., Who, as We all know, is 4" de-yllish ely
aud bis frieuds-we find that the sugar tuaport,d
into the Zol.yerein in 1888 was lo6, SIS cwt more
Than in lc57. ibis enormous increase was, how
ever, in part owing to great dimlnutioh In the
imlou dufDg tbe latter port of lo51, on account
of the crisis. The Increase in The revenue from
this source was ga, ,4i0 thalers.
find the statistics Of uon equally remarkable.
The interest taben in Developing mines in Germany
is well known. The science of mialne is Ger
iuon rUiruur, and r'vIy vu.vuI Iagrneht Is given ~
the production of this ar,iele at home. And yet
our report gives us the following result;
P's lion. wrouaht and Rolled. Csst.
isos. 3 s62l76 45,26 ewt s9g2i cwt
ls57..s7S $50 cwt. 8i63i cwt. lts9o. owt.
1875 2oz $50 cwt. 1880 cwt 81 20 cwt
This table .iyes, indeed, a magnificent view of
the Increase in the of iron IN the Zpll-Nerein
St,tes The falling off of wrought and east iron IN
IS5S from the amount in lS57 was due to two
csuses-tte sudden increase of Importation in 1857
ana the crisis. While all possible has been
taken to oeyelop the Piussian iron mines, they
have Dot been ,ble TO increase the products ~ as
10 keep pace with the increased demand. / hsye
no statistics for lc5S OF the iron mined IN that
wear, but the amount from 2, 1913, S;S tuus IN
lc54, to 33Sl, 1863 tuns 10 lc51-an Increase OF 5i
Der cent ID four years while the Increase OF pig
non imported wos from 1850, ,3OS cwt. IN 1854 to
TO 4. 7g5 ie6 cwt in lc57 or 90 per cent Prussia
stands ,brd in the list Of the iroa producing c,uD-
tnes Of Europe; Great Britain about $4,000, 900
cwt.: France l3,000,000; then Prussia aud Bel
GUM early equal.
When i came to Germany in Lao, had The
sstisih hctcn Of seeing Norris abd other American
names upon locomotives. Last year Queen VIC
turia Was drawn from Berliu To Cologne by the
| fhous0ndh locomotive manufactured IN the single
esrabisbuebt OF B0r.ig, near Berlin!
Cotton i. imported iuto the Zol Verein State, in
| two foIm.-rsw asd yarns. The imports fjr ISIS
| were / ,l0g, 1870 cwt law, aud 511 527 vt yarns,
| which mskibg allows for tile amounts alter
ward exported shows an Increase OF The smouat
| u.ed in the Zull-Neren from 1855 to ISIS Of
2i1 b55 AT. If raw cotton, aud more than 81 900
| cwt uf ysrns, Notwithstanding the duties on the
| bitter hive been somewh,t increased.
To 1880 there was large party, led by the
jewish money .chatg-rs and traters, in favor of
| British t, ee. trade. Aud with very good reason
| for il tie necessares of life were to be sup
| Piled TO the people by commerce l1stsad of
| by domestic production, every jew banker aud
| tIadrr could draw Ls profits from them. During
| the sst Dine months that have been again N Ger
| msuy | have bot cOuseTsed with d sIogIr person
| Who Oppos.s a Protective tarln Tor Prussii, al
! tLoueh l frd lrgons who argue agalnss II Ia our
| canary. OF Course, for are not our markets
| .,k ia 70 tha nrnI al