Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-01-09
Annual Treasury Report.
CONCIUni,lD.

eSpCutent, an authority TO bOid addition
ai7pehorses in some OF the principal seaport towns,
$40 Fbe mecessary adjunct 10 the altcratipI. The
;ac Accommodation for merchandise that mus, go into
o'sunder tue existing laws, Is Insufficient Larger
Better constructed ediices required even for
:i 1esent warhs~of commences aud would become
a!tsEher indispensable under extension Of tue
VIZ 9ionsng System. commerce which yields TO
-th National Treasury revenue Of twenty millions of
dGl0is year, under tariff far moderate, even
Snce 1921 than that which has marked the of
am great State OF modern times, is entitled 10 adequate
a'l he'ai provson for The machinery necessary 70.
cAryrsit ON. Its local establishments should have
ference as well 10 the security OF the the
reasonable accommodation of Tie merchant, and the
prompt despatch Of business. IL is probably no, too
much 10 a4rm that of the for ejcn rcandise which,
under the present commercial code o! the Union, is
deposited III warehouses; more than Que half is uutuy
exposed TO depredaiion TO frauds, aud 10 fire from the
nature aud insecurity Ct the present buildings. They
are besides, too often situated in places remote from
the Custom Houses, and other commercial establish
menis, and announcement otherwise 10 the transaction Of
daily commercial business Under circumstances such
there, the pfoprieiy of drawing the attention of
Congress TO the defects of the Wa ehousng System,
seems sufficiently justifiable.
Where interests muffin o,s, as in free nom,
ious, and opuent communities must be the Case tie
hand of Government must he variousv extended.-
Sometimes is wisely applied TO the effective recua.
ton of some of these Interests. and sometimes il be-
comes as necessary to tighten its pressure upon Others
Not only Isl recommended 10 lessen the restrictions
which our laws have so long imposed upon the mer-
chant, IN an extensive brsnc, of Tire foreign trade bat
it is also conceived that there articles euterng
INTO The lists of our imports, the dnties upon which
would be cSpedent to reduce. Amongst these, il is
thought proper TO mention Teas and Wines, as being
prominent.
The Of Tea has heconTe so ert1lsIa! thrprohnr,
ne u States, 10 rank almost as NECESSARY of life
When 10 this we add, that there is no rival produc.
ion at home 10 be fOsered by essenn the amount of
~ importation, the duty upon il may safely be rpgar
ed as too high. Upon some os the varieties of tue
-cle, it considerably exceeds hundred rer cent.
IS believed to be generally above the level which
mill
f'N would lead to "a. increased consumption of the
,icle, 10 an extent that in all probability, would in
end, benefit, rather than in jure the venue liz
tendency would be TO enlarge trade in exports 10
China, trade of rogressive value, cutons and
other articles of home production (asde from speciel
more ami more entering into IL. II would cause
more OF the trade in teas TO in our own rurts;
the present rate OF duty driving ships lfie
quenty to seek their mar kets in lurope not in the
orm of postatons, but in the direct veyae1 from
china II would also serve TO diminish the risk of the
u States ultimately losing ans portion Of trade sd
valuable, through the policy and regulations of other
nations.
The duty upon Wines is also believed to be higher
than wise commercial and national polio, dctaes-i
he experience OF our own, well other countries
has shown, that hgt duties upon vines do not prove
beneficial to the revenue. General experience also
shows that lie consumption Of vine tends to diminish
tue OF ardent spirits. These are the rucehll
fer keeping wine low They strengthened tJv the
consideration, tina, by lowering them shall irrcrease
hene6caIly trade to the countries whence we Oh,
productions unless their wines be received as an
Equivalent, They at the same time prepared TO
AXE them untr raeed by positive or virtual nroIib
tens 1t seems but just that we should take freely the
deductions OF nations that take ours freely Bat, in
p1U OF fact the present rates of riff favor most
IL many and essential things the p oiucots of nations
tGlt :aVors ours least. 7 lie Of duty upoo wiDes
IS not ONLY, many instances high but very ,ne-
BNna regards the different descriptions Of vines and
che countries producing them The hole subject is
thought TO demand revision Upon the superior wines
OF France, upon those of the Rhine upon ibuse rene
rally, of Spain, Portugal, the Italian States and per
haps other countries the Duties il is believed
mig be advantaseousiy brought down The NAM
iacure Of wine in The United States does not al h is
Juncure, comprehend any such large interest, as to
.niepose serious objections the policy Recommended
Jhe opinion may al be hazarded, that in pfoporou
as the taste fer vice comes 10 prevail tia; for
ardent spirits, under the ENCOURAGEMENT of low duties
noon those imported from abroad, will better basis
be laid for the prosecution, at future day. Of THIS
branch of industry bone. Its prosecution might cd
on hand III hand, with 7Ter duties foreign vines
at the present time, very small amount Of ca
pital being necessary the production of wines a, |
home Il few remarks upon the state of the trade be- !
I" cen the L. States ard the British Colonies since the
'nteraciion put upon it By Great BSian, vii! close
The more general observations of tliis report.
Sufficient time las scarcely elapsed to enable us to
determine, with precision, the frat this trade
VIII ultimately take regards tbs amount CT surrres
the channels through ThiC they VIII chiefly pass and
the proportion Of American and British tonnage Ike.
IL 10 be employs in their transportation. Tie Brit
'sh inteTdct of July, 1896 le interval before lis
rrara: IN, which did not commence irtl tie first of
I%caTus o! that year The interval it is understood
vas 'mpc7ed IN accommodating in the British West
i12 ort5 supplies Of provisions and ether Necessary
a1..slca si9m the United States Geographical causes
.s their nature Interchangeable, render it manifest that
..Cu Supplies can be sent 10 The British Islands in
no. abundance, and On cheaper terms from tn, Uni
States, than from parts Of live World more remote
iEom climates less favorable to their production
hsiess, the British Government true 10 lis inya-
10 maxim OF encouraging the Industry of is own
s7cis ~ preference to that Of foreigners lard dnI,s
-7aa these supplies when coming from the United +
1'a-S, designed TO couacrYaH the greater cheapness
Fi:h "hIoh thcy coni be furnished over similar sun.
Plies ION the British Colonies Of North America. n
~ to no purpose that Britain urged in protraced
Rodtons 10 oreSo this discrimination in tyog Of her
crn subjects. Size steadily addicted 10 it, aiTofdng a
ssh and si[Ea example TO other naiions dat TO sro
ct the agricultural as the manufacturing laur-or her
Dwn People in "iaeyer region situated j. pun, In
rr.L.lEn L.n-l.- u 4 - L.