Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-13

know an abou iD present the following condensed
| view OF that matter.
Under the existing Revenue Laws, and those for the
equipment OF Revenue Cutters and for the government
OF their officers, with such prescribe the duties OF the
Officers oil The Customs the means ample, for pre-
venting violations oil the laws imposing duties articles
imported from foreign countes-unless there should be
combination OF citizens acting under the authority of a
state or Otherwise brought to bear upon the officers in
the legal discharge oil their duties sufficiently powerful
to render their efforts unavailable. In such case the
President Of the United States would find ample mower
aud "ran' to Cause The authority of,he National Govern
inent to be respected, aud Tor the enforcement of
the laws, under the 2d section OF the Ac, of Feb
ruary %, 1875, which enacts that "wheneyer the
laws oil tho United States shall be opposed, or the
execution thereof obsructed, in any State b. COM
binaon, TOO powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary
course Of judicial proceedings, by the powers
ue Ma'sEdls ~ ms act II shall DC lawful Tor the Pres-
dent OF the United States call forth the militia of such
State or OF any oer State States as NAV be necessa
10 suppress SUCH combinations, and TO the laws
10 oe uuy executes and the use OF militia be called
forth may be continued necessary, until the expiration
oil thirty days aier the Of tho then next
session OF Congress"
The Revenue Cutters are placed unl.r IA. ,,..,o,, of
the several Collectors, who have been Tor that
purpose IN the most important seapos OH the coast and
arc required io"execute aud perform such other duties Cor
The collection and security Of The revenue al from time IA,
nme shall be enoned and directed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury"
They have the right and under orders to board ALI
vessels, which shall arrive within four leagues of the
coast ad u bound into any port OF the United States Ia
search and examine the same demand re ceiye and cev
c o ue cargoes, and 10 proceed in them 10 the
place oil their destinations aud in the event of goods b,in
landed uerelom contrary law, seize the same and
il they in value TO lour hundred ollars -,
vessel also. ~ ~
Collectors, aud all officers of the customs have ryh, ia
SeiLe goods anu vessels Tor violations of the revenue laws
either scithIn heir 0cn districts, OR ANY orurp I'm th
| United States " ~
II there should be suspicion that attempts were to be
mae 10 violate The revenue laws by the commanders OF
owners OIL any vessel, arriving within the waters of the
states would be the duty of the Officers OF the Customs
20 waeh sucn vessel and ii goods landed contrary
law; 10 sSle the same as well as the vessel and send
mem 10 place OF security. IT, in the discharge of tle,
duty, the officers should be resisted the President Of ,s
united States Is authorized by the OF 1906 above quo
'e",t call out militia force suppress the nsurrecto,
ana enforce the execution of the laws and i'm addition :,
the power conferred by the act Ct 1885 bv tle ,ct nj
March 'hrd 1907 enacted, that in all cases of nsur
recuon, or OBSTRUCTION 10 the laws, either OF the T. =
or oil any individual State Territory where il awf
Tor him TO call forth the militia foe the PURPOSE of sun
pressing sucN nsurrecon or OF causing the laws to b,
euy executed ii lawful for the President of the Unite,
States employ for the purposes such part of In,
LAND OR NAVAL. FORCE OF THE UNITED STATES AZ
shall lie judged necessary.
Thus, under tho existing laws the no,ver and eor e.
causing The revenue laws 10 be enforced in any Stale ap
pear 10 be ample. - y
If however, il should be found that Tho r,o =, d.,
command OF the President adequate Congress car
readily provide more efficient measures
ri me Governor OF South Carolina has n,
Ht"y force should be organized, enforce 6y arms
me acts ~ notification; but, by the 10Th section arcl
- OF The Constitution OF the United States il is provide,
mat mo State shall, without the consent of Concrcss
Keep troops ships of in time of peace enfrT int
any agreement or compact Nth ANOTHER STATE y
unless actually invaded, in such Imminent danger a.
will not admit of delay "
IT, therefore, conflict between the authorizes Of the
o"e oil south Carolina and the United States should en-
sue must be brought by the former in violation Of
me constitution aud Laws OF the United Suites The
nrs' oow' then, must inevitably from the Nu6ca.
uoh party The course for the officers of the Custom,
" 'he Iutters, Is plain and distinctly marked out by
e Revenue laws and, if they are obsr,cfed bv su6i
Eeh ioce within the State, the President must call in
me ad OF the Militia OF other States and of the Army and
T. ,,fI -
power OF our Government TO maintain its authorize o
TO The ies!-.NaiiOnai LnteIigencer.