Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-03
The French and English Treaty.

| The French and English Treaty.
| We have at length, remarks the Philadcl-
phia North american, the actual text of the
celebrated treaty on the point of enactment
| by the British Parliament, and already en-
acted by the Emperor of France. The first
article stipulates that the great body of
| British manufactured goods-all textile fab
| RIGS of cotton, wool, fax and silk all forms
of iron, from pig iron to the highest form of
| manufactures; manufactures of wool, earth
enware, leather, refined sugar, soaps, ships,
and so forth, shall ultimately be admitted
| into France at a uniform duty of thirty per
cent. ad valorem. Article second reduces
the duty on coal and coke to Is confines
per 100 kilogrammes, about % cents per ton.
The next article declares that these rates of
| duty are independent of the dfferential duty
in favor of French shipping, which protection
remains unaltered. The next article declares
that to the invoice value at the port of ex-
port, the costs of freights, insurance and COM
mission, shall be added before assessing the
duty, thus making the valuation that of the
goods at the port of entry in France.
In article V comes the compensation which
England offers for the foregoing concessions
by France; in which it is declared that all
duties shall be abolished on a large list of ar
ticles and manufactures Silks, laces, worst
eds, embroideries, gloves of all sorts, MILNE
~ and flowers, perfamery, toys, hats, canes,
hair manufactures, porcelain and stone ware,
all manufactures of iron and steel, are the
leading articles; but it is also stipulated that
a further general list, on which ten per cent
| ad valorem has been heretofore charged, shall
| be added to the above when certain excep-
tions shall have been designated. Next, the
duty on wines is at once reduced to three
shillings, az cents) per gallon. and after
| April 1, 1861, it shall be further reduced, the
cheapest wines being one shilling, and the
highest grade two shillings per gallon. Next
it is stipulated that the duty on brandy and
spirits shall be the same rs the domestic tax
or excise now laid, with addition of two
pence per gallon for expense of excise sys-
TEN. So of gold and silver plate, paper hang
ings. &C., which shall pay duty equal 10 the
domestic excise tax, and any change of such
domestic excise tax may be at once applied
to the importation. Shipping dues are re-
served. however. but the parties stipulate not
TO lay duties of expectation on coal. Finally
the ad valorem duties above named are to be
converted into specific duties on the LIST of
July, 1860 on the basis of the average price
of all goods for the six months preceding that
date. The Emperor desiguates the operation
OF the several leading stipulations to COM
mence, for coal aud coke on July LIST. 1860;
on bar and pig iron and steel. on the LIST of
October, 1860; worked metals and machine
ry. on December 3Ist; for yarns and manu-
iactures of fax. on June LIST, 1861, and for all
other articles on October LIST, 1861. He slip
ulates also, that on October LIST. 1864, the ad
valorem duties on all the articles named in
this treaty shall not exceed Is pr cent. The
present treaty is for ten years.
II is obvious on the most superficial view
of this treaty that France has not yielded
the essential features OF the protective system.
Thirty per cent now. and twenty five per
cent four years hence, are heavy protective
duties for th,.manufactnres of France. Egg
land buys present favor for coal, and future
fancy goods without reserve aud at once,
sayiag that the miscellaneous fancy fabrics
of France pay but little duty-only $780,,
| 900 pounds, or less than sly millions of dol
lsrs-whiie no home manufactures occupy
the same field, and coal and iron would
benefit more than this sum every year. They
give up, in England. the attempt 10 occupy
the exact field that France occupies in the
production OF certain classes Of goods, and
the return for this concession Is deferred un-
I'll French iateres,s shall have ample time to
adapt themselves to Il. Clearly. to our est.
mate, the advantage is with France Con-
c=ding aoihing OF real or legitimate pro,ec-
ton, French skill gets wider market. and
gets this at once. Every psodaet peculiar
to France is favored Ia very decided de
gree, and the consequence must he great
stimulus 70 the trade OF all her commercial
cities. England ultimately gets great sd-
saniages also for her peculiar products
which is all very well. and quite In sccor-
danse with proteetionist doctrines These
doctrines are to favor legitimate industry,
and the Development TOR which each nation
lie fitted by nature. not 10 esnp.l The estab-
iishmeni 10 every country precisely the same
round Of predictions Of every conceivable
sort A duty Of thirty per cent ad salorem
lie ample. as rale. 10 protect legitimate de-
veiepuent, and this We have enjoyed II one
or t~e intervals In Tie last twcnty I've years.
to be followed. however. by sudden falling
4 n a.. Kali rhas 1rsaw
nineteen per cent Of average prot ssioa on
the nanuf.etsres jasi placed At thirty per
sent. In France. . difEsrsaes al eleven per
cent sliii 70 Be made ap 10 rsiss n - kigh
! ~ The -fres rads' plstfarh Of NAreLxox.