The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-03

the, sold. than they NAV become Liable TO u,
VIII snr one contend that The circumstance Of
the money coming INTO our own treasury, Isl
x,na,oaiian Of this injustice Is IL to be rado-
r.d among y tree people. that three OF four pr.
yilegpd states should be qnictiy PERMITTED 10
nrar,ice such exactIons : WI the western and
southern states submit IN this nsufpation
:. AucrInSs eIrk pANstRous Tscittrlfs TOR
Tar sALr or coHrRABAsp GOODS. The Cham
crllor of the IKei.quor ~ England. NJ long
sinee. stated IN Parlanreut. that. noishRsland-
,nr The army Of custom-hstse ofliorfs and sol
dir. and thu hret aI armed vessels employed
90 preyent sinucglers, and tne eSres,trr runisn-
n,enis inflicted on Smuegiers, prohibi'ei nttfes
could be easily introduced tom TIE c9hih M al
an 4. sense OF ntiY fifteen per cent, 'afiuding a
guarantee ftr ikttr SAFE dthrey IA ibs eoue-
try. the . with an itrrEaiaf sea-cuasi ct s'tftal
,aoussn nd niles, ia nanY places nn'uhabited, aud
ahsnu IN m rivers and miets na'igahle hs ibe
.maIleSt .rtkeis-Nith al extensive a. H1tnly pto-
pled frnntier--wjth laws imposing hhi tiiilng
renslties and ihasr rare Y enforced, aud "hetr
prahihitorp dultss prescott - irons a Temptation
~ large pfa6t. ulcn the smpeeiei suoeeods-
hn~ eaSr mus II b., g. hong ~ any quantity Of
foreign manufactures lie cFpehse and risk
%certanai, would not cxreed hve per oeut Inc usn-
Al charge for conveying a box Of flea across ths
Canadian boundary, Is SAID 10 be Ouig hoo dol
lars. Nv means Of Auctions, al danger ends
50 soon as tlr goods arrive They can be IN
staniiy sold by public sale, and the maiiiie ot
oblivion covers The whole, as u Is . well known
pIrt of every ssctipnecfs business To conceal the
name. Of ihpsr who employ him It's moi mr.
cesssry 10 suppose that thr auciluneer must hp
privv 10 such haud, lie would most likely be
lrpt IN total ignorance nf ihem-Rut tne goods
would be miscd up anl sold along with those OF
the fair dealer -honorabie men might buy them
without suspicion, aud all tear of detection would
hc over
Bot. II auctions werr abolished. the case
uonld be- widely d,ferent. ,vlnt could SNUG.
giers do with Their goods The danger wound
brgin where II nov Gods. upright merchants
would not only nnt buy from tn bur would
inform against them Dishonest men would
generally be deferred by then fears, aud II 4
small Number did venture to buy, they would
he am 90 give infoI nation for the sake oi the r.
ward 10 fhc asmrs OF niJtmefs are never ia
vulg Cd and they could do 20 with tmpusIiy. In
exhibiting such goods Al private sale. the owner
wunld b. Kept IN constaot aiaIm every strnnger
that entsiet his store might he a spy OF = Gus
tom House Off ct, aud every person IN his EN-.
ploymrnt would have y strong ladurement 60
bctfay hun. Besides, he would he obliged u
kell only for MONEY. aud this alone would mako
Il difficult 10 smuggle 10 any eStrnt, as he would
noi dare 90 ask pa ices much below the res uiar
Jade. Though fear OF exciting suspicion.
O AUCTIONS hTre beeu found by hc crptoepr,
If olher countries, 10 bt perur,Oen 10 Internal
trnie. The Eoghsh government has corrected
this evl. not oniv by a duty OF five per ecni on n
large proportion Of salrs, but also by various
restrictive regulations. The eurpo atom Of Lon
don, and the inlabisats % other iatgr clle,.
prliioned psrliaront for rt1lcf, slntng the
severe distress. and numerous fieuds that auc-
sons had ,cca.ioncd.
IN France, tbs evil does mt exist. II would
he ruinons there ~ The credit Of any person. to
lac know u 10 sell las merchandise ~ his manner,
aud scarcely repu'abIe 10 be srrn buying ut auc-
ton. II IS only Of late thai an attempt ha. bcca
made 20 s Il produce, such as cotton and inlir 10.
by pub &c sale, hui the experiment is unpopular.
4 sale OF Manufactured goods Is u thing lnhr4ni
Of Auctions ste CHI hy II At wholly. conioed
So the disposal el the estates Of bankrapt,, and
ni deceased persons 70 sales on account oil IN
Hers ari generally. 10 property 50 Il un-
Orr the decisions OF courts nj IAN aud r,.n
sleli sales are Subjected IN It duty. It's bnliry-
Ell that Tie cas- = nearly the same IN Ger
many, and thante 'put the continent Of Europe.
let Us benvht by their eYper,e CO, and not post
linae the remedy til III the trading classes shall
ne degraded 10 one level ufva,sal,ge 10 a lew
privileged alciioneeIs. Already tho uiipres-
sion ~ rn,ol, raple. nni ~ a lev yeas mo,e not
Only the importer, bat also the Wholesale dealer
viii be swept away.
10. AUcrra,'S, by creating an unnatural com
petipn uueonurcfrd with the wants of the mar
NJ. cause more goods 10 be sold than uugh hi 10
D.. at than. otherwise. would he sold and en-
courage. instead ut rrpfrs,lng. the g,eat besei-
ting lrdiliy of Merchants -~oyERrRAnIvG
l A.l4ttS- 4ara 3yrF all N ~, ,,A.y. IT..
nfeantiiag. rum the great aud sudden changes
ofpricc wbict they occasion Tho same aItl-
Gle often sarirs t}om fifteen 10 tncniy per oeul
IN a many minutes, JUDGED II uGru happens.
that eunds OF ia, same quality are selling AZ a
difference often N fifteen per oen'. at iir sarue
unr aud Ia TIE same stree IA diIrfont caution
rpnms.
u. Arcr,nNs FACILITATE EkuruLusr PASK.
GuPrcFS Any oCe mcdhatme snch q rIme
,uay hHs goads GA credit ai pllsa;e sale, and.
aiier crasidC or tearing uG the ma is. Convert
'arin into money nj Auction aud ahrn h. Is no
logger able Ia 40 so, cIihrr a,scond wnh the
tntts ri his %vilitnly, or pay = small compn>taon
opi retain an ample capital lur intnTc p r.osrs.
hubnut the All 81 Auctions II would lie much
'nnrn difficult - pm stc ,nch = course.
Il By meaus of Auctions, anv rash o. enbar.
raSsrd lnd,siduaI may. nv sacrificing at public
HHF 't'tt'HN W Wy tllltIF UENbtltl WilIt the
d"rlhud requires, de troy all regular salas OF
iant afil, lc lnr lHsry monihs aud thus rond.r
~. i'->the calculations oftle prudent aud the
,Sp"tleneet. Is II to he tolerated that The whole
mercantile cihss shoald be placrd ~canimnally at
she nrrog of Every penn less Speculation Does
nat tbs directly Tend to deter prudent men from
bpcoming t,rehanis. and To leave the tad, Of
the country N the hands of The u%n,kilful. The uD-
pi,ncipled. aid the desperaie1
IA AUoffoss have introduced an erirdordina-
s4 sWisn 81 '9uii. in he appropriation Of the
nj 81 hsoirspt Dcjfor-unkno~ u IN any 9th.
- country, and Incompatible with public pos
lrfity ~ At there was something p .euli,rIy
saefed in d ats due 10 auctlonctrs. thrv r,o,i,a
sfcn'iiy IRON every buyer. IN The shape OF an
tnd9Hsr on lis note. 1.-The buycr becomes IN
solvent. he assigns his whole effects TO prof.e,
- eud"rsrr, sah his purchases Al pri,sfe sale
arc irep ~Hily almost a tofal loss The Aueiion-
ecfs virtually absorb the wtoir estate. KcIrino
IN tbs preference tlpE urp pfo..,I.,f - a"