The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-05-26
LETTER from the Secretary
OF the Treasury.

The following letter from the Secreta-
~ Of the Treasury, contains The answer
"a he sew-YOrk committee in relation
=, The suspension Of sui. on custom
so,se bonds. Il will he seen that the
Indulgence proposed is very limited.
Treasury Drparimena.
MAY ssh. 1854.
Sr-I have been directed by lhe
p,-,,leul If the United State, 10 enmmn
,,,,,e 10 ynu the views Of this Depart
.snt in relation % the request. receh'ly
n,le 70 him BY seommIIlee appointed at
,,e.ver,able mseling held in The city Of
Nsw York. Tie request was. !" that in
,vlr,.ons may be given to prevent the
commencing If suits in any Of lhe COZ
I.rupn districts upon unpaid bonds until
,es, The iifsI day af January next"
WIN every dlsPaslllon on the part Of
II, President and this Department - graz
u,y me wtshts Of the mercantile pnrIian
Of = ehnnuniiy and with deep soil
.t.3e 10 siieyisl" a 'ar a. possible the
pr~,,ase which exists 10 their pceuaiary
Ar 1T is To he regTeiIed. that Inslrac-
:. . caaaot be gwen far 50 prulrscIed
..rag. and IN 50 general a manner,
gaar.s ieparure fran lnnr established
=. aud esea' inconvenience 10 the
a..s: ata,s sui the treasury.
d. ,hr ac, of Congress Of the 81 Of
n .-ta. 1893. II i, provided. thsi I" where
q. baud f1r The payment If duties, -hall
br satisfied On the day Il may become
!e-. the collector shall loshwi.h ami
y ,1saI DELAY, cause = prnssrull0n 10 be
6, mn need for the recovery 81 the mo-
III, .hereon. hy setlon az suit a law "
M authority or discretionary power
j. srwu.,ed expressly to the President
o. his department, To dispense with this
;r2erltive d,recuon, given by Congress
:, he Collectors nl ihs Customs. he
erii prarlicr has beea opposed to q.
tqys the existence or Tire exercise Of any
lts i authority. except ~ Congress. 10
.rlet DELAY in the payment 81 snch bonds.
snaI aier an action is instituted " judg-
nsat confessed Hut after suit has
spt1 brongh, the Collectors du,s has
been considered a. fulfilled, aud lh,s De
pUasni, through It's proper agelts. mas
10 special cases. and ~ lhs, stage il The
Ppr"pdlags, deemed u lasful - direct
son. delay 10 he granted by the D,slrici
AaTaey on CERTAIN terms.
W statute lofbds such a course, and
( 4 aymen, in part i made ar addition
Il se'univ furnished, " c,ses where
l'eat nardship, embarras nenis or insol-
'eefy Is shown Ia exist, and The appll-
sal'a Is me,ie in consequence ol some
Of '1sse circumstances, indulgence has
t"prniv been gwen Bat the power
oI emitting some Indulgence before an
area Is cammencrd. l. suppnsrd hy the
Anraev General and the Solicitor If the
! ''SuFr, Ia belong In the latter ntiirrr
yei'F the Act Of Congress uf NAY 29h.
$50, aud. in tunes and eases like the
ff'sent. when the mast favorable COM
sfjeu0n, NAV be legal. should he follow
ei-lhe Department is dispo-ei, IA con
"fn',y To the advice and OPINION Of those
aw officers, to sluruon a delay by him
4"'"r Ike circumstance aud % a like
sN:nI before suit ar afterwards. Upon
H. recurrence, therefore. of cases of the
5a1Facler previously described. whether
e'7fe sui. % after, aud whether at your
@'ri or elsewhere. similar lndulgences on
similar terms could and undoubtedly
void be allowed With pleasure on SEA-
''a'ble application IN each case--ihc ex-
I'M OF The delay being regulated by the
'cl' Of each ease, and the existing and
PROBABLE wants oil the Treasury al The
''ne II shall be presented.
hut should applications Of this kind
come numerals, ar extend ID several
"1ais very large in am,nnt, d,iiicullle.
Unfortunately would arise under the ex.
.lag laws and The present state Of the
it5a'ary, Got only To The parties but d
lie p"blic. in poslponing payment fol
any Considerable period.
Ii the iirst place, all parties and sure
'eS upon bonds unpaid after due, are ex
pfessly disabled by the 62i section o
lie Act before referred to. from hayin.
''ealt upon any other duty bond.
The language is, :. No person, who's,
''ad has been received either as primer
pal or surety Tor the payment of duties
'r Tor whom any bond has been gives
W an agent, factor, or other person IL
pursuance Of the provisions herein con
aimed, and which bond may be due an,
d"saiIshed, shall be allowed future cred
"'or duties until such bond be fully pal,
oF discharged" In the next place III
condition Of the Treasury, during the re
Halader Of the year, will probably b
'uch' whether looking To the pubic es
"naies submitted by this department /
oongress al the commencement OF il
session in December last, ar to The ac,r