Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-30
SELECTIONS.
WOOL.


Courier, 90 not seem to have been raised by the
late Tariff The profits probably absorbed in
the manufactured article. IN Y. f.. Post
Wooi-The public sale by Messrs. Coolidge,
Poor & Head, on Thursday, went off heavily, al
though there good attendance. The aver
age prices were about Is per cent lower than pre-
vious sales.-A large part Of the Saxony wool, re-
Gently imported from London and Germany, was
Withdrawn, cost and charges Of Importation not
having been bid The American fleece wool sold
low. Selected Saxony and Merino feeces, very
clean washed, brought from Al to AZ cents. Clean
washed Grade wool 80 to 81 cents. One oeauti-
sheep, clean washed, brought 60 LIZ cents.
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
We learn from Washington that there is not
much disposition 10 make this session important
either as to Legislative excitement or debate IL
is a sort of political interregnun,, and every one
is waiting and looking. for the 4th OF March. There
appears to be settled determination not TO stir
the tariff question during the present session; but
it is evident that this is to be the prominent bust
ness of the next. Without reference to parties or
TO districts of country, the present tariff is too in
furious TO the general interests OF the nation TO
| remain the permanent law of the land; and we
shall probably be led to what is very much want
ed, general revision of our revenue laws. The
commencement Of new administration, whose
Legislation will be conducted more with view to
the real interests Of the country, and less to those
of parties, is the fttest, and, if we may judge
from the experience of the last session, perhaps
the only time to frame wise, sautary, and dura-
Bile laws.
Our correspondents at the capital say, that al
though the winter was expected 10 be very dull
in the matter Of legislation it not likely to be
so in that of fashion. The defeated party seem
determined TO keep up their spirits, and TO sc die
with dignity" The Indications Of sociability are
stronger than at the CONNIE ncement OF either
of the two last sessions. The warfare is over,
and with il have vanished the shyness and ts-
arrangement to which il gave birth. The members
are looking for pleasant winter till the middle OF
February, when comes the carnival of our
party, and lasts till the middle Of March. [D.
We are somewhat curious 70 what in!orma-
ton will be elected by Mr.-V erplanck's resolu-
ton agreed to by the House on Thursday, calling
upon the President as to the nature OF the private
information received by him respecting the Snug
Cling carried upon northern frontier. We
thought that there was TO he no smuggling under
the Tariff law. The friends OF the Administration
assured in the most confident and hoastful
| terms, that the apprehension utterly ground
less The desire of gain, the temptation of oppor
tunity, strong they were, we were told, would
be insufficient TO induce own citizens 10 violate
so wholesome and favorite law and even the in
habtants Of the Canadas were 10 hold il in the
most reverentia respect. When spoke of the
necessity that would arise to establish, at an enor
nous expense, along our immense northern boun-
dairy, Gordon of men in the service OF government,
to prevent those violations of the revenue laws,
which even Britain, with her almost nnumerablo
army of officers, finds herself unable TO
repress, we We're iauntingiy told that our fears
us Of our mistake. The consequences we predict
cd-the legitimate consequences of excessive du-
ties-are already taking place, somewhat to the COM
fusion of the drudges Of party First came OF
the miraculous celebrity with which cloths as good
| as English were made in factories on the Canada
| frontier-spun, woven, dyed, fulled, sheared and
pressed in the space of nght.-rhen came lit
| tie circular from Mr.. Rush, intiInatng that il
! would be necessary for revenue officers TO
! keep sharp look ont for smugglers, and that il
| would probably be necessary to increase their
| number. Afterwards paragraph reached US from
! paper printed at GaleDa in the wilderpesses oil
| Illinois, announcing that troops had been ordered
TO the northern frontier 10 assist 10 preventing the
unlawful introduction of foreign merchandise. III.
nally Secretary Peter y. Porter lin his late report,
speaking of the occupation of certain new military
posts on that frontier, says:
:" Besides these inducements for strengthening
our inland frontier, another important one was
found in the expediency Of affordng sufficient and
| timely aid to our revenue officers boldly avowed
by high authority, and not yet abandoned, of in
Producing foreign goods into the United States Ell
| Their by stratagem or force, without the payment
of duties; and this precauion was more particular
| ly necessary along the Niagara frontier, where
we had no troops, sud where il is notorious that
large quantities of foreign goods collected
with This obvious design"
1t upon this passage in the report that the
resolution by Mr.. Verplanck was founded, and
we look 10 the communication Of the required in
formation for disclosure Of some of the necessa
ry and usual mischiefs flowing from exorbitant
duties. fB.
1t is reported that seizure of goods 10 very
large amount has been made within few days
past by the officers of the Customs. The articles
it is said, consist chiefly Of fine jewellery, valued
at more than one hundred thousand dollars. 10.