New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-17

ne great markets to be opened to the agrl-
cultural producer Of our Western interior
and the manufacturer of the East is to be
found, not on the continent Of Europe. but
on the continent Of America, not across
land and ocean five or six thousand miles,
but with the cOtermiaoIs States of Mexico,
the islands, mainland, and both sides of this
continent, as far "a Rio Janeiro, BuenOs
Ayres and Valparaiso. Measure these dis
tances and you will find them nearer to
your farmers and merchants than they are
to your European competitors. Estimate
the values of continental commerce, and
you will find it far greater than the whole
American trade with Europe. Adopt, then,
a policy of reciprocal trade with these coun-
tries. and throw upon your European COM
petitOrs the cost of crossing the Atlantic to
meet you in the contest for your own CONT
mental market.
It is not only in tie omission to secure the
return of reciprocal trade with the CONT
nent that the excluive direction OF our for
eign policy, by tn. cities of Boston and
New York, have dme injustice to the ma
terial interests retired to. The Geneva
arbitration Was departure from the prin-
ciple of American diplomacy. 1t invoked
the interposi,ion OF European interests to
adjudioate our OWL 1t Was referring the
COST of building 10 commission OF car
penters. The award of that arbitration
compensated the special interests of trans
port alton and of capital, but it remains to
be seen whether the surrender OF an ex-
elusive and enlarged discretion to direct
the policy of this continent, uoou which the
United States assumed the responsibility to
guarantee free government, has not been
seriously sacrificed for any number OF
pieces Of AWARDED silver. 1t Will not be
improper to allsde t. the open argument
against the vindEaIion of the American flag
on the high seas; that it may compel us to
refund part of the Geneva money, to
justify the apprehension that more will pass
with the RECEIPT for that money than mere
acuuittancs of the damages.
l. is, we suppose. obvious that these two
measures Of diplomacy promoted the in
terests of caltal and of capital invest
| ment in the East. 1t is certainly plain that
they have favored the arrest Oh emancipa-
ton and the continued closure of Spanish
ports against American products by an ex
cessive rate OF duties.
AS one example OF the commercial diplo-
macy of foregn powers. l may give the
reported appointment Of Baron Schwarzzu-
born as Austrian minister here. He was a
principal director at the late Vienna EXPOSE
ton, and has while exercising important
diplomatic relations in other countries of
Europe, had much to do with the organize
ton of worlds fairs. His government has
a great desire TO find market for large
class OF its manufactures, which, as yet,
have not toand their way here in great
quantities, aid it is believed the selection
Of this Officer is with the expectation of the
promotion Of the commercial and industrial
developmentof his wn cOuutry.
Without my criticism upon the motives
| of the diploaatsts ot Boston and New York
who have toi more than twenty years, alter
| nately direted the foreign policy OF the
| country it nay safely be assumed that the
| interior Wet, which has had no acting
| Secretary otState siuce the days of General
| Cass, is entitled to participate in admins
| tering that department. The interior has
| men adequate to that service. The in.
| terror buy 3 and sells more with foreign
| countries. ant is more interested in
| improved facilities Of trade with
! those countries than any other section OF
! tho Union. The successor of the present
| minister of foreign affairs should be APP
! pointed from soma State ives. OF the Ohio
| river.
! For the whole products OF the United
! States expsrtabie to foreign counties de-
! maud something higher than the represens
tation of The special interests of capital and
| shipping. The exuberans AM: nveItiowing
| Capacities Of production demand large
| foreign mgket just as European nations
| have ever conquered foreign countries and
! planted cObnies, to create a market abroad
; tor surplus they could no longer consume
| at home. 1t was for this veason England
| first plantai colonies in America. 1t was
! for thi. reson that England. Holland and
| France Invaded India, and more quietly
| China. Australia, Cape Colony. Queens
| land, Auaralis, Tasmania. Algeria. For
mosa. all npressnt the principle of CONNER.
| ciai expanion and the necessity OF indus.
! trial exchange. In ike manner the proc
! ductive opacity Of ths West demands a
! larger. fed. Once the East and South
could absrb the surplus of Western pro-
| vi ions. Once the Union could consume
| the only roducts of Eastern and Western
| skill Wild could compete with the manu-.
| facturars of Europe. There csIn- a war.
! and arInis were your customers. You have
| in turn fd all these, and yet many basket.
| fulls of he tragme ntary surplus remain.
What will You do with them
Let lis examine how this enlarged market
| NAV be Opened to you.
| RECIPROCAL TRADE WITH SPANISH AMERICA.
1t has been stated that you have tree
| trade il your agricultural experts to
Europe. Our manufacturers can sell very
few fables, except cotton goods and edge
tools in the European market. We have
active efprts for a reciprocal trade with the
Dominic of Canada.
Let u nave the same VAIN "us spanish
Amerlca neisnoors. ,1
Inc cnntries nearest 10 US are MeHiro,
Cuba, lMtfai america ana seneZueia' lhe
duties opposed ny mexico OF! 'oFeish eohi'
moditieiare as follows:
"lmpftation duty' ioo per cent; pnonc
works 0ty, twenty per cen'' fallroad du'S'
fifteen per cent; internal transit duty. ten
per cen. counter registration duty. twenty.
iva npi cent; municipal duty, three per
cent; SDsSituJe 1oF TONS, eqnlVaienU 10 nlne
per cent eAci5e OutS, Nllccu Euu d nail pei
cent: export duty on coin, as eight per cent
al yalfPm. equivalent 20 tNepty-tiSe Der
cent"
C,l; rnoI,os =, %ot.f aoc.m,,1otS, ct
uiS 10 20" go
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