The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-18
New Yo4B Jtiy II, 1873.
CT SEoWDFN Esq.
Mn Denr Sir.

lbH DfH DH,
have just seen a newspaper from Columbia
inwhich s.a communication caulioniug the people
of the South against signing memorial pray.
ing Congress to tax Auctions stating in other
words, thai 1t isa project of the Tariff men 10
ride the Southern people to death, in which the
merchants are agreed.
They state as one reason, why they believe
this 10 be 4 tGriG concern. that the petition is
contained In an extra of the " New York Ma
tlnnsl Advocate" Now, am loss 10 know
whether 1t is best To take any sort Of notice 81
such arguments, as this may be only " fftss ne
gutrre' ufthe Anctioners ] will however, state
the facts TO you, and il you deem il advisable. |
beg that You would request the Editors ol the
State Gazette TO insert an article, setting the
matter IA its tue light.
II is needless 10 say 10 YOU, how opnres.
ave we find our Auction System present j.
struggle for existence aud we feel il 10 he OF
vastly more Importance than the fate of the Pres
idential election. There is nothing political min.
gled with tall parties unite in il. and the only
test that will he required WeYt 10 being proper
man in other repects) fIom the candidates for
TIE next Congress. will be, are you determin-
ed 10 support an Auction Duty Bill ?" As to its
having any thing 10 do with the Tariff, it is pre-
posterous. Does il not come from the CITY OF
New York whose interest rs, aud whose votes
IN Congress ictre opposed to the Tariff Aud
as 10 the newspaper IN which it was printed the
fact is, thatwe had several thousands of pamph-
lets aud separate memorials printed and find
ing, when too late, that the postage would be
enormous 625 cents TO New Orleans ON them
We adopted the plan OF COMPRISING all the mat.
ter IA a half sheet Of newspaper. Ihe Advocate
was chosen because, and onl, because, they had
come out boldly in our cause against the Auc.
tons, and the Auctiuneers had Withdrawn then
patronage, we felt ourselves bound 10 support
this, and this only was the motive The
very fact OF our choosing this paper 10 send a.
mong you al the South should be y sufficient ev.
ldence that there are no political or sectional
views entertained, larit men OF politician,
would have acted with more cunnnp they
would have procured Noahis or Coleman w.,
per. Some OF our Committee are wa,m for Jack
son aud there are others Of the Adams part, -
but IN this business We have no politics. aud +
there is one man IA favor of She Tariff an,ouo n.
do not know IT, How die then, 10 conGec,
us with such false statemrnt should hay,
supposed that the knowledge Tint Mr. N Duff,
IS dtcded y@ Ioror ofidring .iucilous ouid hay,
had us influence with the most violent Anti Ia
r'h man IN Columbia. let him speak
lhoush utterly opposed myself 10 the Ia
mi policy, am IN iavo' Of the policy oftaxins
Auction Sales. II will place the business %
Importation in the hands of the regular Impor
! ting Merchants and break down a system which
throws II almost entirely into the hands of 4 few
| Foreign Merchants, who have IL IN their puwer
| by acting IN concert. 10 raise and depfpss tb
| price, not only of foreign Merchandise. blh o
articles Of domestic erporihti0H nj Their measure
See letter 20 the Editor T.. Post, Nav 1893
DO the South CarolinlanS know that tbei
! STATE sovereignty Is constantly violated by the o
| perat0n OF the Auction system With vhn
propueiv are they charged II per cent Stat
outg on every bale of cotton and every pound O
rice sold here at auction. while the manufacturer
who has purchased his cotton aud made il int
cloth, sells II fee OF duty ? They havenot Ger
tainly, seen this in lis irue light. or they woul
not have acted thus hastii, - and as 10 the of ire
peated dclnslon, that goods are sold cheaper a
auction than atrrlyate sale we deuv it entirel ,
/ here are many duCtionceIS IN the proyjnciq
towns aho are the owners of the greater ma,
the gonds they sell, aud Who then sell then
out at profit by public sale. We desire tina
The next Congress shall send for the persons an
papers TO testify on the subject, and hone thf
some of our auctIoneerS viii I've cited
/ hope you will excuse me for troubling vo
on This subject as feel anxious that the cor
necion which results, as Iwell from feeling as il
terest, between the city Of New York and 70,
Stale, should not be distui bed by misguided yea
JAMES MCALL,
Chairman ofthe Corresponding Commute
! OF Merchants of New York.
Abbreuidtioa, A le'Ier to Sir Humphrey d.
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