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| message OF December last, that instructions had
been given to MIR. Wheaton, our Minister at Ber-
| In, TO negotiate treaty with the GeTmanlc
States composing the Zoll Verein, if it could be
donc-stpulating, as far as II was practicable 10
accomplish it, Tor reduction of the heavy and
oneious cu,ies levied on our tobacco, and other
| leading articles Of agricultural production and
Welding, in return, on our part reduction of du-
| ties on such articles, the production OF their in
| cuslrv, as should not come INTO competition, o.
bnt . limited one, with articles the product OF
our manufacturing industry. The Executive,
In giving such instructions, considered itself as
acting IN strict conformity wAh the wishes OF
Congress, as made known through several mca.
sures which it had adopted sli directed to the
accomplishment of this important result The
treaty was, therefore, negotiated; By which es
scntial reductions were secured in the duties le-
We'd by the Zoll Verein, on tobacco rice and lard
accompanied by stipulation foE the admission
OF raw cotton, free of duty. In exchange Tor
witch highly important concessions, a reduction
OF duties, imposed by the laws of the United
States on u variety of articles, most of which
| were admitted fIes OF all duty under the act oj
| Congress commonly knoTn as The Compromise
| aw, and bat few OF which were produced n the
United States, was stipulated for on our part
| TINS treaty was communicated 10 the Senate al
an early day of its last session. but not acted up
on until near its close; when, for the want, as
am bound to presume, of fell time TO consider il.
II was laid upon the table. This procedure had
the effect of virtually jecling it. in consequence
of stipulation contained in The Treaty that is
ratification should Re exchanged en- or before
day watch has cIteady passed. The E1ecutlve,
acting upon The fair inference that the Senate
did not intend its sbsolre rejection, gayeinstIuc
sio1s 10 our Minister at Berlin 10 reopen The lie
go,istion, 50 far as to obtain an extension of time
for the exchange of ratfca,ions. regret, how.
ever, TO say that his efaus, IN this respect have
been unsuccessful. am nevertheless, not with
out hope tina, the great advantages which were
intended to be secured by the tleaty may yet be
realized.


am happy to inform you thst Belgium has,
by an "aIrets royale," issued n July last, ASST.
INFLATED the flag of the United States to her own
sofsr as the direct trate between the TWO countries
| is concerned. THIS measure vii p.ove of p,eat
service to our shipping interest the trade having
heretofore, bcen Carried chiefly in foreign bot.
toms. flatter myself that she will speedily re.
sort 10 modification Of he, systsr, feiat ng 10
The tobacco trade, which would decidedly benefit