Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-01-23

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h,mora siableiaan TIN, 81 which III II
I,fdtomti.s a rrrat rr,Hr' yu 3 Doe public revenue
rvoraIi,al chances hay. presented lhemae,Nssl 10
nav mind and "a ntfh ! viii NOW suggest ~ tsazi
d.r,,,,m I'D ,o,,a.,,oat,on Ou.uch a SUBJECT
~, mid however. ssrk Go,n the mercantile coin.
,,n,,,,.# md #.ra,,lral nl,n. all the heht winch
l,,,. ,g,.5ar,,abla ofnGooHnc. and should he
r,i,,..,.. l., az, on my own ,ouyicuoua however
,tr,no
H. frst,. IN, f.,,i,0 ii total ,,augr IN the plncr
If valuation WV the valuation ,s mude IN fof-
Dion, co,nl5,= NeEy the duties. md We ~
fl, ,,,r,,ners IL nescss the yaut OF mueles paY'ns
nd ,,lor,n, ,Illi,s That u.s. we prescribe IL f'tlr
and l,,,,..ll. execution to the foreigner ihsls al
,no,,,5l, | balrl, peculiar to this country II Is
,,l,, tl,,i I'm, amount oi duty payable an even
,.,I, sal,l,rf Ia an al yturcm duty may b altcc
ted as much 10y tn lxauon g, the value "a i ihf
sn,r,Grat,on If the duty And, ior all practled
n.,os,5 i would be ust as Datc 10 retain
,oo,pae,,,s the n#reliammcnt OF the value ald
cn,,fe In, torrtner 10 pr, cube the duty n II Is
to reserve In ourselves the right Ia declare the
duty and allow 10 hun the privilege to assesa the
value
'rhr effect Of the viriou9 condition the law hns
been l., tb,ow almost thc whole import trade ofthe
country. Al Ia some mport,ut mtclrs, INTO the
hands OF the foreigner have been informed thu
scycn.eiemhs Of tn rmportmou OF wooIle@ INTO tn
mort of New nfls " here mprr T., received than III
All atbe mort, 9TH United States together, are
IN b,s ba,da. Thu has not proceeded from any
want Of rnfeurIzc, INDULGENCE or eap,tol. on the
..#.... ....,..l,,,t far IA th,at lai-
i,ulns he i, ,nrpasacdly the merchant Of M conn#
Try Ithasr,a,Irsd from his probrlY, ms character
and Ia. ,.sp,rl To the laws and institutions n In
conrtry.e respect which doe, mot influence tn for
ri,n,r. | IN auale that 1t is made ty law, the du
f. of thu ppn5ls ~ ascertain die value oile Poods
IN r,.gt,i, en-. Bu what /, ha chcf Guide ! II
" the ln, l,sn ln,oler nude 10y whom he laows not
r,rt,,nI,. In, no prlson responsible 10 our laws
And if rs fairness be contested they will bfng
Won c.Illaads ofrcrl6raics and aiidawtB itom IN
known prl#ons Ia 1eIlfy it, cxacmc.b, and tic hfst
cost Of the article
Now. .rr II seems 10 me that this rs "A siair oi
tl,t.s Ia ,ybirl, yeshould promptly apply an I'll
cnri,nq r,me,ly aud no Other hppruls ne. hui thai
of taLnp INTO our ewn hands both rHrtf oi tie opc
alton tn nseelinnn.nt of the tnIuc - elias tn
duty To h. pad on the GOODS ltltbe sad tha w
MI. h have III different ports, different r'eaihe an
swrr Is that ii,rc could be no diversity Htfhl'i
than tint 10 " hch W. arc liable fem the tact al
the valuation he,ne nov. made IN all the ports ii
C,r,,a#, countries from, which we make our mpor
mpons Aud that it Is better To have The valuation
npd, ly persons. responsible 10 oar own Govern.
ment and REGULATED by one head. tl,u by ualoaan
fu,leners sfan,me under no rcspou.lblllly whan.y-
,rlous.
Thc other rhansa to which aIlude, isto reduce
the credits allowed for the payment Of duties and 10
,nl.rllnm uniform 1t vould be better Il mol III
r,,,,. l., ,,,,,,,,,fe, to abolish them altogether