Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-06-08

within itself the seeds of those frauds upon the revenue Of
which there have been such heavy complaints ON the part
oil the American Manufacturer The report Of the Secrc
ry notices these frauds, and the difficulty, moi imposs.
bily Of providing against them Measures for tat MIR
pose were reported by this Committee early period OF
The session. in the form OF BILL since rc-con,mittcd tp
hchl by The order OF The House Measures reported Ivy
the Committee with great reluctance but deemed nd:-
pensAhe by the manufacturers themselves as they sill
are by the Committee, in the event that the system Of
graduated mninums should be continued. For those
frauds ule article oil manufactured wooen of COS, near
~ intermediate between successive innun,ims afford
opportunities and temptations, which neither ligor Of le-
gislaion, nor vigilance of execution, can prevent
The measures in the bill reported by the COMMITTEES
were some OF them OF character troublesome We aous
anu expensive, TO the importing merchant; and the necc
sy which the Committee believed there would be for
them under the continuance OF tiie esaiuated mninums
among the cogent reasons which pro,,c. ,h,
conviction upon the minds of the majority that the system
itself ought TO be abandoned one OF tho effects which
has been produced already is the transfer of the importing
ladR rom the American merchant our fellow citizen Il,
the exporting foreigner in Great Britain.
the valuation of the article by cost at the place of cx
por1on enables the exporter fix the cost in his invoice
much at ms discretion; and ahou that may or
caslonay be restrained by the administrator of tc oa,
required yet as has long been settled by the Of B
Hsh jurisprudence that fraud upon the revenue laws of
foreign country is offence against the laws of Engnd
'he insre administration OF oath unsanctoned bv any
Praeucai penaiy, furnishes but Indifferent security
Tor the correctness OF the invoices at the pace of o.
portauon- The Committee have received information
IRON an American importing merchant Of unouas,;ona
bic character, that offers havo been tuae TO his AGENT
IN England for the supply OF the inanuC ctlred or,
Gle to any amount that he might desire aI ~ , .
in the attested invoice which he might sec fl TO pr.
scribe the real prices of the articles TO be adjusted between
them at the rate of the real value the article Hence
Is lIat frauds TO extensive amount have be de-
eeV'eu AZ our custom houses aud that frauds much
greater amount have probably passed without etccton
mere Is besides III The system OF graduated unnums ar
appearance oI lhultectoh httle with frank
observation-disclosures of Republican institutions II has tbe
AR as III tho Legislators of the nation taxing their COM
sutuens were unwilling TO let them know the real auo,rt
oil that taxation This has been one of the seyerest re-
poaches cast upon the Tariff by its ad, ersares And tho
Committee anxiousy dosirous of taking away from
Pm,
nouncng the system OF graduated minmums is not their
intention abandon the protection of the r,an,C,
ing interest Nor was that the intention of the S.cr,-
ary OF the Treasury in the preparation of his bin Tho
impression OF the manufacturers however so far as il has
come TO the knowledge of the Committee is that the re-
Hueuon OIL me amount oil duties upon the article of manu-
iactued woolcns is too great for the establishments of
's country 10 bear Such is the impression OF mao-
y OF ue committee; and they have accordingly nodi-
he'd that part of the Secretary's draft Whether tho
amount oil duty as reported by the committee itself sut-
hceht 10 preserve the principle OF protection as applied
TO the wooen manufactures will be for the wisdom ot
the House TO determine 1t has the sincere desire
OF the Committee 10 conciliate the interests ana
feelings OF The South not only by the abandonment of tho
system OF graduated minnuins but by the admission nj
coarse woods free OF duty and by by corresponding redc-
uon upon the duties OF the article manufactured from them
In this they have also consulted the interest of inc Nme
can wool grower, with whose products the course article
imported from abroad cannot competition and of
ne manufacturer IN whose favor the free admission of the
raw material must likewise operate On the impored
wool WIN which that OF native growth stand in com
Peuu0' uey propose reduction which they believe will
be sufficient TO retain in The hands of the American wool
grower the command Of the market.
IN az me other notifications OF the Secretarvg hiIF
proposed by the committee, both with rcpar, 10 yooI
ana wooens, and TO all other dutable articles u,a
object Of the committee has been 10 ro,Irca 81 ;,
"r"c'es "hich are not In competition with our own
manufactures, and very little, or not at all those ,af
are On this principle tiic bill now reported deyiates
from the draft OF the Secretary in the article of co,o
twi'i yarn and thread, which excepted from the enc
al duty OF 20 per cent all manufactures of cotton ami
prcscT les That the cotton manufactures TO be valued NJ
o. anu 90 GEMS per square yard shall nat be of those cx-
ceeding those values respectively They have also ic1
secc duty OF IL cents per square yard oil cloths
nclucd III Inc draft OF the Secretary Till wiili floor mat.
ung' at duty of3O per al vaoren On unu,onuCac
nred hemp the committee have reduced tie sum proo.cd
III the Secretary draft to thirty five dollars per ton. il hay
ing been amply asccrtained that this article rs nored
from abroad docs i'll wise enter into coinpotion win,
that raised in couury and il bciuo r,c ,n,criI
essential TO all our manufactures OF cordage and sail duck
In varying from the draft of tie Secretary on the articles r
six, the committee have raised the duty on those COMING
nom beyond Tie Cape OF Cool Hope from 25 per cent to
oo m YNIoFeH reducing other manufactures of silk from
~ per cent 10 10, aud excepting sewing silk which i i
ca 10 ~ per cent In consideration OF the incipen mann
c'u'e Oh ha article ~ our country On the arcg6
oil sugar the committee would have been induced 70 dc
cine adopting the reduction proposed by the draft of the
Secretary but Tor the Introduction into it of the article of
syrup at the same rate of duty that upon brown sugar
which the committee believed would operate as COMMON
sation to the manufacturers of the domestic arrI. TO- nc
selves. '
On h,e article Of salt tie Committee have not deemed
u eNPsden to propose any reduction Of Tie existing du
ues 'hey having already within the last two wears bocn
reduced by one-hll and the Committee having sausc,r
'F"CnCC at INC dutie5 could
WITHOUT ADuFiousy affecting various manufactures botI,
on the sea coast Of Massachusetts and i'm the interior Of
new \ orS, Pennsylvania Virginia and Ohio Thcv di,l
not however, feel themselves justified in promo inc r,
restoration OF the Former duty oil twenty cents Der lel
though urged with great force Of argument NJ srco Iv
memorial from surdry citizens OF the Commonwealth Of
virginia WIN respect TO The duties upon glass The Conn
ee nave adopted the duties proposed by the draft Of be
Secretary with the exception Of those upon Apo.ecsres
ana perumery walls, article of which crc are extep
ve manufactures in the City of Phlalcpa and else
whcre; and they hive introduced distinction between
different articles Of this description OF very different ao
DGt upon which, heretofore there has been no corrcsno
h ing discrimination in the duties levied upon Them TIE
duty proposed by the Secretary Of twelve and hnif
ceus per gallon on olive oil in casks tlie Committee v,
thought proper TO raise twenty cents per paon t
aluce coming IN immediate competition with he product
Of our whale fisheries.
From the articles proposed by The Secretary TO lie og
emp from duty, The Committee have thought rroper TO e
ccP sac arms quls prepared, and brass in plates blue
yo calomel corrosive suhnltc inacaroni; and among
nc articles 1cludcd under tbc general description OF car.
uclcs coming under The duty oltyeve and nor CONT
they have also excepted bclro,natc of po,sl, rrt r
potash, chtonae OF potash nitrate OF lead aqua fris and
tararc acid Aud they have excepted ao from Che non.
enumerated articles paving an adj vaorcn duty Of Is
per cent tartar cmctc and Rochelle salts The articles
thus excepted, being extensively manufactured in tire
country.
To the provisions in hc OH ond Gh sections of tic Sc
cretay draft relating 10 cash payments optional credits
~ rec aud six months, The committee have added wool
to tic manufactures Of wool specified by the Secretary
INC seventh section Of The draft proposing levy Of duiy
OF one and halfper cent. The public salcs NJ anuf
lures Of wool, Tho Committee have deemed il altil M
strike out, unwilling 10 accumulate duty unon eaes N
auction levied by several nj Cf,fca Of t; Tr,