Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-12-11

than to un6ors,and the distraction &c
tween here and t.ere, h.iweeo Wash
tun AMI 81. Petersburg. Hecarss, |
hewavsg extensive may BE the .nsrxI
enioHments OF he Secretary's rriad,
he ,ssst be waiting in personal ability
IL psIson cannot he present at Wash
mstan, ard st. Petersburg at the same
ti.ae, and the duties of the tive Offices
da require ia BE serfcr,rea at the two
PLACES a. the sslxe time. And az saarss.
ere essentially Incompatible vita casA
stscr I'ae 6rst duty psipted ous By
the prsrisisns OF The law FOR the 5.cro-
tery TO p.rfsrr,, is, 10 digest aud pre-
pare plans for the Improvement and
management OF the revenue. This is
unqRestionably, an important eu;v.
How has il hesn performed
The a.tins Of Congress, wi,;eh did
take place unly a few dnys after the
departure sf eur ervoys, was known TO
he iiten,ie' expressly Tor ire ia.prous-
ment OF tke reveaus What was its dis
appointment, when, uson Its meeting,
II was iaInrne;i, thai the Secretary Of
the Treasury, whose first duty it was
uadcr the lazy establishing the trsasu-
ry department 10 prePars tie plan for
TIE Improvement Of the rereaue, had
few days before its meeting. without
even he plea OF urgent necessity. We
unfairly aisentcd himself from the u.
eia,e,s sMd thas unsxpe ctet!iy depriv-
e9 ConSr.ss OF the aid ofh,s splendid
financial taicats ard that too, on The
very Grst occasion which had red
IA Eic snvetE1ent. to reniler their full
and pruinpt e1ert;ons. inaispensshiy ne
eesssrys Heweves, sorrsct nay have
k.ea his motives. i. is in VAIN TO urge
ia ixstihealioa of this conduct. that the
Secretary left behind kin prepared
plan far the improvement OF the re- venue
1t IS we'll Iunwn. thc. this plan was
presented 10 Cengrs;. under very ques-
tionEaie circumstances, ard hesidss,
the misrepresentation OF plan IF re-
repae al 2 precsdins Csngrcss, was not
. perfsrManee OF all the dates requir-
Cd Of as Secretary uaaer Is law, 10
the Congress Rpon whirh had fsllen
the unpleasant aad diEseslt task OF
laying the taxes for the imPrsge Of
the revennc-eor ky psrsuins the fu
ther provisions ST the law, il will he
found, that it is also to be made the
duty of The Secretary 10 give informa-
tisn to either branch sfthe Legislature
in psrsoa or IN ,o,.iting, tas he may 30
rsguired) respecting all matters refer
red TO hin, &c. New it is well known
that the alaa for tae Improvement Of
tia revenue, left behind him. was in
eohate and iaperfect. 1t required
much explanation. ft was hi, insis-
aensakle daty Under the law to present
or give it sither ia person, or in aoriting
NJ might hays been, and woua have
been required Of him probably by beth
branches of The Legislature, il he had
not put it out OF their power, by voiun-
tari!y abssntins himself from tke U.
States.
But these provisions require OF the
Secretary tho performance Of another
daty Of no trivial Importance. 1t is
to grant. Sc, all warrants .foy monies
to Re issae1 fi'am the i'reasary in pur
ssaaet Of appropriations by iav. the
aPpra priatioas at this time, sertsieiy
exceed thirty MILLIONS Of dollars. Il
this a duty Is ne niso perforated by
pSiSua. usI NM" ~ iDc CDuSttLItlBB.
if recognised BY law Was this
cha rye 10 be volnniarilly partcd With
by the Secretary OF The Treasury and
for hm stili to hold tne effse IF the
head &c tAat department. YnEr laws
are almost ssery where interspcrsea
with impor.ant d0.ics to be- performed
by tbs Secretary of,ae Treasury but
one req.iria5 peculiar attention At
this time, ID contained IN The secYisr
Of an act Of Congress passed the Sd.
Of March, 1877, ia the following
wsrds:-
. That Whenever any person or per-
Cons WAC shall have Insured any fine.
penalty, forfeiture or disability, or
SHALL hars beea interested in any
vessel, gnods. wares, or merchandise, |
which shall have been subject to any
seizure, ferfeitGrc err disability by
force Of any present or future law Of
the United Slstes, for the LAYING,
lsvyins ar collecting any dulles or
taxes, or By force, Of any present or
future act concerning the enrolling and
licensing saips or vessels employed in
he cosstiag trade or fisheries. and fur
regu'aiixg the same, shaH prefer his
petition 10 The Judge of the district, in
which sGch Zoe. pena,ty, forfeitare. or
disability SHALL have occurred. trnly
and particularly setting forth the
circumstances of his case. ord ,,rav