Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-24

the PERSONS employ led BY appraisers should be
more Immediately under their control. In the
pori Of New York. where nearly half the i'm
pofiai'ons iuio the United States ARE made, the
) whole labor of appraisinf devolves on two Of
hcers, who are exclusively responsible for that
duy, and yet, all the assistance which can be
provided for them is supplied Indirectly, aud
nader an implied power tn avoid the embar.
rassm"nt that must arise from sickness, or 9th
81 necessary absence of nne ~ both o. these
officers, an additional appraiser nj th 1T port
seems indispensable II Is also deemed nd
visablr thn the commissioned appraisers a. all
The ports should he authorised, under proper
restrictions, to employ persons 10 aot ~ assis.
tanis, under regular uil cia responsibility t;
these beiug distributed upon the different elias
ses of business. conld moi fail TO increase the
power Of the appraisers for an enirient and
faithful performance oi their duties, aud with.
out any material increase Of expense
The present system Of storing goods loi do
benture. or in security for duties. may. il is he.
lIeved be henriioay modified. Goods are now
stored ondr various circumstances
LIST Teas may, NJ be option Of the importer
and at his expense, he Stored under the drec.
ton of the custom house officers, in security for
the duties, for two years
2d. Wine aud spirits may bs stored in like
manner for one year.
pN AZ pinfl BnbHH nht ne Nbffu Nv ikt
manner for the term of credit on he duties re.
! speclvply.
1'h Wines and Spirits TO bs entitled 10 draw
back. must be- dep sited IN n public store. and
there remain, from their landing, until ship
| ment. or on being transported coastwise. may
he again stored or shipped
J o.. Good. irregnlarlY imported. arr sior-
ed until they can b. dsposed of according 10
| law
Private stores are usually rented for those
! purposes by The Collectors, but the Incih> ~
| acress u such buildings readers he security
Of little avail aud TINT abuses have not muie
I'equenty occurred, is attributable much more
10 the Integrity ofthe merchants than the eli
cacy Of the system Tie remedy prop scd, is
10 erect warehouses. at The public expense. al
| tho principal ports, FOR all thu permanent OH
lrciS connected with his branch Of service, 10
| se so situated aud constructed ns 10 be ronve
| nlently guarded aud rendered inaccessible eA.
| ct by permission of officers IL charge. This
being done, The warehouse system may be ex-
| tended 20 all Foods entered Tor drawback, and
| the right Of debenture continued as long NJ they
| remain IN store. There can he no doubt that u
moderate Charge for storage would Temnnrr-
at the Government for the exp ndlture. while
the revenue would he rendered more secure,
aud the interests of navigation essentially pro
| NOTED
| The intcTcon Sc between the United States
and adjacent foreign tcrfitoi les, requires some
| special regulation, rs well for the consc nicnce
| oI the officers Ill the customs as II travellers,
| md also tor the better ,rfuri,y Of The revenue
Persons irnnsieHhy coming into The Undrd
States on business. and returning, are Obliged
| 10 pay duty Tor the horses and vehicles EN-.
ployed without bene6t of drawback Ferry
boats having foreign goods on board, are ~
f1ls rod hu
| itp aero u boundary wnffr. II is also drsifa-
bic that United States vessels. Of phntevar bur
den, laden with foreign goods, passing on those
~alcr9, should he subject 10 the sntne regua
'tons that are now imposed on coasing vessels
passing from on tslfici IN another, not in an
adjoining State II mny. however be don bi ed
Nhr' her any regulation short oil a total prob.
! bhlon OF the importation Of goods not the
growth or product of the Territories contiguous
| 10 the United States, and oil their trhnspo ma on
up N the boundary waters IN vessels Of ihoU
ntrd States, without accompanying eviddne
of The duties having been pnid will eGeciunlly
prevent illicit lnporialions from those coun
| tries.
| The laws IN rotation TO the coasiing trade do
not afford the necessary means for preventing
the Unlawful introduction OF forcigu goods
! through that emanuel. The United States are
divided into three great districts; Isl. From
/ their eastern limits 10 the southern limits of
| Georgia. ID. From the SOU hern limits OF
Georgia 10 the Pefdido River. Sd. From the
! P"rdido River 10 the western limits Of the Uni
| ted States. Masters of vesgels, licensed for
carrying on the c0astIng trade, may nov, with
n given amount OF clrgo pass from one port to
another, within either of ihrse districts or 10 a
| port in an adjoining Sinte, withoeu Iiyeriug
manifest or obtaining permit previous 10 their
| departure, md without making any report or
| entering Their vessel nj tbe p0ri OF desiina' ion
nor does the law require any evidence, except
HE oath Ut ihe master III certain cases of duties
having been paid on foreign goods transported
from one porto another, except by detective
| provision M TO Wine, Spirits aud Teas, and
DDS entiIIed to drawback II IL apparent
| { ON these facts that sefy great facittie, are
gwen for illicit trade. II single port eau b.
| iopnd, where. through the negligence Of the
officers OF the customs. or other causo, goods
can b. thus Introduced, there is no sufficient oh.
Stace 10 their hiring transported. by water, TO
| another and better market. The mere POW
81 10 board ac0ssing vessel. and demand her
manifest. without any obligation on the Master
| 10 report her TO the Collector. is wholly insult.
| fcient for proper sreurs agains fraud, and
| especially ~ those ports where an extensive
c0astif aud foreign navigation is carried on.
| Thero h1so feature IN the law III relation
/ TO the scizur" OF goods suspected TO have been
smuggied, which, II is believed, may he beneG.
rally modified. These goods are usually sci.
z d in small qnanties, the owners perhaps
| escape, one mp ears 10 claim them, and
yet tnu goods cannon be- sold u I'll iibelled, aud
condemned IN court OF III. UgIfed States ;the
costs attending which. frequently amount 10
more than the proceeds oil the artii les when
sold. The offer not only loses his reward
but the Unnrd States are subjected 10 costs. and