New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-24
POETS OF The UNITED STATES.

"a Plea Tor our Commerce" 10 repeat tho
words Of The Post-how should it be framed
IL should take for its motto that old and memoir
able announcement Of the British Board OF
Trade, refusing equality to American ships in
the pats Of her colonies: If Congress should
propose that this principle OF equality should be
extended to the ports Of our colonies add
islands, and that the ships of the United States
should be- there treated a. British ships, IL should
be an,rtrd hat fh,s demand canno. be admitted
er,n as subject Of negotation' An honest and
intelligent plea for American commerce viii de-
rive wisdom from the action Of France 10 restore
her commerce. crushed out in the wars Of Na2o.
leon, aud large portion Of which had fallen
INTO our hands. Tho New.York Chamber Of
Commerce memorialized Congress in 1921, say
| ing:
IT Is nianeAtahe fact ina, NOR than hSf the num-
Der OF Lately arrived at this from foreign ports
nrr disnauhd from til. absolute absence OF any sd
object OF commercial pursuits ana this state
OF tie natural and necessary result %
the new order o things which has prev since the
paeifcaiion of Europe Ivory restraint that lately
Stacked the navigation Of Che principal maritime ma
tons If Earope has been Iemoved. while the general
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time reg nted with sudious regard to the interests
of their subjects thai the United States bsyc
not oly ceased TO be the carriers g Europe, but are
dcpye I'd Il the OF entering into far competition
ia the transportation " foreign countries Of the prin.
cipal products az their own soil
| "ThA Is a Just statement OF the adverse action OF
France more pa ticuiary, by which thc unfed states
shipping rst seriously curialcd Of lis duo share VI
| foreign trade Tho DETERMINATIONS then made by
Frssee H. the form 81 tonnage dues and port
charges much gs Ia specihvcharsrs imposed upon
| Am.i ic IN produce IN ported IN Amer iean snps
" The ofeisa OF DISCRIMINATING dut.es paid ~ Amer
lean vessels importing the following articles inio
France n cent per pound FrcBcD on c,toni !.
cent per pound obaoco - cents per loo pounds on
poiases which extra duties exceed the Whole ffeight
now paid for the transportation OF tho6e articles from
the United States, Whe her French or Ia American
bottoms To ffn estiBate OF the practical result II
these regulations It will be assumed tna vessel oi go
tdns s,ter viii carry 360UOU pounds weighs Of to-
bacco the difference Of duty which. nc cent per
pound. would be 600 equivalents 70 :rsn'yons ioiars
isered tun in tcssel OF the same deserip
i ion earring 10000 pounds " cotton aud 10000 ol
potass the difference Of duty at cent for the cotton
O and at IS cents pr 100 pounds on the ashes 10
g. 2U,I-toy ether. e3 fOJwhich equvacnt " sSdtsa
dollars per registered ton.
'The aggregate tuhings employed In the direct trade
to France Is estimated ut SOV tnns IN addition "
which an ndire, ~ Considerable extent Las been
curred on by the ccuitcus channel Of Englnnd. the
saving In the duties by reshippng our cotton and ~
bacco thence bO France In French vessels instead al
shipping them direct FROM The United States In Amef
can verses being than equivalent 10 tho extra
freight and charges attending the additional voysgs.'