Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-13

7 all hv An
praiser who measured tho goods in the rss,nce Of the
Collector. and yet dare not bell We" and even n
do, the importer has done himself little credit'-
And Why Because he ought TO have impor ed cloth
at 8. 81 aud les 8 yard, In which cas- n. wo"iJ
nave paid the smallest duy. If all tho goods
e n.o'e-d at the Custom Houses, at tho respective
~ n"'""hs or even near them, a. en-, indeed, snug
s"ng or the use Of false Iovoice must be carrie on
DIN extent altogether incredible for quite large
proportion OF the intermediate values are psen 10
w part OF the country. The importer must either
nugeie, average his cost put dowa such q. he maid
" ~ and lis Tor, at Sc 81, or paw the Juv
.ne ,sw estimated as in the before gwen with
on rtietence to whether IL does him credit or not
rh.t these excessive rates materially diminish the i'm.
roraon OF all; and, greater degree those of the
meaia.s prices s certain; bu', in the before rec
81 nssnce' c'o'hs we're wanted TO sell at from so
70 80 90 was necessary to buy .uch as cost ever
os 9j' and less than los 6l Purchaser. of goods
looking out for supplies, not in the habit Of
sAng what an article cost abroad, what i. the
upon It, but endeavour to get rs low az no .hIs At,
AZ an Aam namon aud comparison, keeping Ia view wha,
can cD9ra to pay Suppose, therefore that an
importer mad demand for cloths of the value Of from
'our 70 80 aud not Tor such as sell fron seven 10 Ss
OF OF any other kind OF goods in the same way ousht
ne 70. be shgmatsed for doing himself mn rr.d, be-
cause he imported the former at hilber dutv ,hnnah
when that was added 10 cost about the yaus Ss
wanted and for waich he had sale! To illustrate
my meaning, by very familiar article the dutv On
c oil calico, which cost IS cent, the square ys,d IL
o. ceots-,he same, il at Is, 20, or 25 cent. II
WI therefore appear m,nifssty the interest of the
Importer, to buy at 35 cents very tIs mil. ,h.,
out this, experience shows, will not answer for III
customers. only want the usual kind and that evsrv
Toay mas at 20 cents for the purpose Of saving At
boJv .n, Horse, ne has procured something tina,
uouy wants This, am sure will appear very COM
mon place but the trainers Of the minimums In y, .
gusrent Ld,cs of Congress, did not 90 consider IL
ihey were we'll versej in the mjnutir of traJ. "a
thoroughly understood this matter. Itwas the knew
ledge on their part, that the Community woud M,
SOM 20 pay DO per cent on cotton goods or 65 per cent
on "ooiens, which they wanted, but which thew orr
ceived could not be had without a dissuiso-and ,her.
o,e' me plan which Is so little understood and so req
a ay explained aitir their way, was adopted =
Whatever was the intention the fact is
mat our Tariff Laws press with peculiar force ON the
poor Tor whenever minimum is used, with one
con, oy exception exc, the poor man pays higher per
course, OF different quality, than falls 10 the share Of
MS richer neighbour. This, AN aware il saviny =
sooa dea' aud rather countenances the charge which
was made In foreign quarter, that " The Members
OF Congress thought proper throw the additional
pence oil supporting the Manufacturers prncipaIIv on
e iower and middle classes, having die.
crn"na'ed the duties laid articles consumed nv
their own edste."-With making charges Ihsvs ny
hing to do.iact', however, speak for themselves.
lie length to which this article has une xpectsdIv
ex'ended leaves me only tina invite the ion Of
those who have not looked into the subject to mari Of
the late Report OF he Secretary Of the Tea urv fran,
clause OF which, are informed tina, q" thers s,a
some articles on which the uty NAV bs reduced u 90,
out Jury to the revenue, and with advaniaye IN
Wt,rest The most strlking example of this natur.
WIN De found In the duty laid spices IL the inn.
ports and exports of these articles known 10 he ex,,n
-iVe'y roo.umed, but not pro luced in The II STAT.
oe compared. u WI be seen, that during the seven
yeas preceding lS2S. the nominal expprts bavs
ceeded IN value the nominal imports bv the ann of
Sioo 100 Whe'h the consumption has beer sun
pneu ny fraudulent importations, or whether deben
lures nave zen paid on fraudulent sxpor,a,ions the
ac' conclusive evidence, that nothing can he ost nv
| imposing a lower duty on those articles, The com
b., 20. .he iest two years, exhibits favora
oe result but the difference still much e a. IN
the actuAi consumption and where such extensive
nauis nave been so excessively practssd IL il
70 DC hopeu' That any degree Of vigilance sufl lien,
\ ID IN, he
der the same temp,aion."f Thus 1t app,ars ,hs b,d
no dny at all been paid the spices imported into
seven years preceding 1925 some FORTY or s5O 600
But t.i' not all; for the Community have DO, only
LOST tnis large sum from its Treasury but something
IKE the ennre duty has passed the pockets of ,ba
consumers TO the Golfers of the wicked wre. ch.s who
nave pursued this business Of cheating III, pubI;c bv
,a'se oaths and fraudulent eatre, Can any man be
eVe' mat spices are the only objects worth the
"oh oil the smuggler! So far il this fom being IN.
case mat, on hrst view the wonder rather Il. ba, In
s0iarge mel Offering much inviting an profa.
ois game, ne should have seized this. Blu, very little
reherton must sai-fy those, who have been hi h no
NUS inc'ed"ious, That defrauding the revenue and
mugehng are carried on upon a large scale the dife-
iehee between spices and other articles ben onIv
'ha' the official returns prove whilst from tbe;,
very nature IL npt possible that tn. same Iigh, IAN
. 70 snsa on every other case. Tn. Manufacturers
| themselves must he amazed at this exposure and II
tney would only exercise their accustom.d Ereca.,
ney couii not avoid seeing, how unwi,e nav imprac
ucaoe, are their strenuous IN g,in To-
themselves TO the eStent that they njure the public
oy the more than vain effort force prices be- ond the
Po'u at which the trade Of the smuggIers becomes the
nos' gainiui and tempting employment OF capitaI in
I,e "hoie range OF enterprise This cont st bets en-
Smuggers and Manufacturers il bad enough of i's.if
OUT IL Is the public aud fair dealer who an If rs mos,
ior though prices cannot be maintained at bs beiSb
"eereu 0y the latter, vet the general rates must n,
snch az hand'om ly 10 reward the ner w no are mo-
saished In their contr I'D trade with the rate If nvo
n's gehera'iy derivable from the prosecution of fair
ana honorable business, but who also be paid for
me chances OF detection, foi fixture and expo,ure
| me Secretary recommends exsmpliag from the re
qn'.lons OF the law, passed HAT Session (Which ,v
arbitrarily determines the duty on cotton or Uoo,Isr
soous 'oa may be put up in package to be
as u they had all coat ths same price at which ,hs
pest quality may have been charged The ar,ic. of Ia
NJ, uu seems 10 other respects approve Of the Ia W
o' PerceVing how II can in the ,Ilest deprse pre
vent the averaging OF Izvoices deter from rregn,r
ues' or oosruct smuggling sorry that ito rem.
was not recommended; though I am at no los, In he
neVe' tpat II facilitates dispatch and uniformi,v i,
ne aPPra'''msn'; for the goods being oured of ono
no grea uine or trouble Is lost, encountered
"y "e dPprnIsers Ihs same Inconvenience that are
pon'od outip the Report in the article of laces and
many more, muet be equally experienced with o,bs
soous, anu materially interfere with The bus;ne az f a..
country In all it's rani6cadons liza chief effect If moi
sn, u ufected at Dsl dealers, whe r. importers NJ
no ior when the latter buy ia the large Cities or n
,o1 ormer, ".sa great advantage, and even saving
10 guy 'heir goods assorted in original PACKAGES
IN most instances better aud closer paeked - bich nn
only d'mInishes the freight carriage but also pre-
servesirom damage to considerable degree
PRACTICAL MAN.
of the signature will yet sustain tho "dao not bo
q yd:' Cd Blue cloth o. ell IS Cd
30 ic. y" 10 s@
| 1 4 on