Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-06

CUSTOM House, FRAUDS. The following resolu-
tons were passed at a meeting Of the Manufactures
held at Middletown, CT. on the 18th inst.
Resolved, That the frauds daily committed on the re
venue by foreign agents, and the present state of tn
manufactur' $ of the country require that a convention,
composed OF delegates from different states, should be as
sembled at some central spot as soon as possible.
Resolved, That, with a view to this object, the manu-
features OF this State be requested TO meet al Hartford
on Thursday, the 9th of May, 10 choose delegates 70 at
tend a National Convention to be held in the City OF
New-Iork on the Sd Wednesday in May.
Resolved, That the Secretary OF this meeting address
circular a containing a copy of these resolutions, signed
by him, to manufactures in other states, requesting them
10 convene in their respective districts, and appoint dele
gates to said Convention.
SAMUEL d. HUBBARD, sec,v.
Middletown,A April 18th, 1881.
u Printers friendly TO manufactures are requested 10
give the above an insertion in their papers.
Thus it appears, that the present high Tariff ofc rs 50
great an inducement' TO smuggling, and to such an ex.
tent, has this nefarious practice been carried. as
TO render the tariff entir ely imperative as a pr
lection to our manufactures. The inducement Ia
smuggle now is as great as it was during the
war; and the old war smugglers, who are now
exclusively "American System men," have resort
ed to their old practices with renewed vigor. 1t is
believed that thousands and thousands of dollars worth
of British manufactured goods are daily trausported
through the country, defrauding the revenue of the
duty, and injuring the american Manufacturer, be I'M
aerss Hing hun in cur own market IL would not sur.
p'i,e us, should the proposed National Convention
be heid,' see the manufacturers ihem-elves petition
Ing Congress to reduce the duties upon woolieus, 90 as
to render the bueiness Of The smugeier less temp,iug
and profitable. 1tseems that the risk Of smuggling is
estimated ct Only twelve or fifteen per cent. whilst IT e
du'y amounts 10 lr'm rs 20 $50 per cent. on woorleD
good' Whilst such a temptation is held out, with a
ri.k 40 small, the extent 10 which the business will coon
be carried is inca'eulable, unloss something l.. done 20
lrevent IT,. IL IL easy TO see with What fecili,y The
business OF smuggling may be carried or, when there
is sufficient ~in'ucemen. to attemp'i II, from the dsscle-
sures made by the Secretary Of the Treasury, relative
TO The trade in Nuime gs. The duty upon this article
ia go Gems per pound; and it appears by the Secretary
rrporl, that more nn'megs toere entered, and receiued
tOr the d,dUbdch for erpoyfation, than aoere entered
for duty, as imported IN a giyen time, by which /, il
proved, that more than ENOUGH NUTMEG were snug
elef into the country, TO SUPPLY the whole coDsum3-
lion OF the county, and that tle government is an &C.
tuai loser, on the score Of duties and drawback s, II
will be With woollen cloths, unless a different system
is adopted. IN II Patriot.
"The American System of Henry Clay is dead and
buried in New Hampshire"
Ave made use of this expression when we snuounc.
ed the late defeat OF the Hartford Convention federal
party in this State; ard we don'i at all regret To zee he
New.Hampsbire Journal, Statesman, Keene Sentinel
and Other kindred federal prints taking up the cudgel
on This tex: The Patiioi is ready TO meet them.
What means 'the American System of Henri Claw,
W 1t do not mean ANY thing aud every thing IL is SUP.
posed to mean something like ibis-
TIA. it's necessary that nanufac'uring monopolies
should be created in his country
That to create tbese moDopoliss il is necessary tina,
all articles coming in competition with hem should be
enormously taxed
That, as there is now no immediate pro.psci of va,
or other calamity, by which, after the public deb, 10
pail, the revenue raised by enormous taxation can be
disposed Of, Unconstitutional appropriations for csnsIs
roads md other ~obieetsof internal improvement, mus
be msds, ard The expenses OF the government, mus, be
carried up TO The highest possible extent.
n these three propositions do not embrace yhs, 10
meant by "the American system Of ri snry CLAW" hen
have we greatly mistaken the reasoning and the ar
gumeDts OF its advocates. The "AmtTiean system"
men 10 Congress have certainly commended ihrougbout
for the highest taxation on all articles coming in com
petition with articles produced 10 our own country.
M glrU haua n e. nCaa IA N.ls,. ~ IL IL
hom those articles which do not come in competi,ion
with any thing we p~roduce-The same men have
steadily voted for every appropriation that has been
proposed 10 grant money from the treasury for the pur.
pose Of making roads aud canals. Aud every opposi.
ion PAPER 10 this Slate has taken the came ground.
On this ground they opposed The recollection Of our FIVE
representatives. TO Congress. wbo voted against appro-
piialiops for internal improvements, snd 10 favor Of re-
Gucipg The taxes on tee, coffee, salt, &c. The people