Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-22
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ro IN no conStfue Dy every otNce', SN'S' M
.,r3;r,,e Gas understands them was cat
l,oa, sboc,s .c honest supporters of his adj sal
..;.,,.,;o, mn did rs much, rs any Thing else, &c
-. -, The holhe had the affections oil the ''
,eaDlc 1t wasreadi'y eeen That ms doctfne' :.
= ,rr;ad on, iutpractcs, would unsettie all the
r-h.s OF propey, and destroy tts harmony "e- .,
,s, .,,s d,gent branches OF the government, =
49, as,o,csf which is necessary to give effect a. =,
" 80, c,s the collector Of port. or his low q
%, s,hord;r e officer, may set his Judgment up =
,,;ns, ,bet Of Congress, declare II ln'aiia, pc e
lsus, II unconstitutional, and refuse to carry " -
into eficc, ae tariff laws may be repeated ~"cn !,
..nr s,rh aector or subordinate may, J" MS ca -
80, Coo ,per 10 substitute his discretion ior .
Tho i-.. If the act of Congress sho"'u come h
~Hhin H. CONSTITUTIONAL, views OF the collector, "
and yc, - act be entirely sii ject to his own IN 7
terpGet,,o ION !, viii! not be long before inc "o"e'
exactcd ,u,.r the tariff laws VIII be as various Do
the saI,r &c the collectors, and, az i'll recent !
case "a, New York, lie varisd according 10 'ne pol
tics Of IT,. importer. Against such doctrine, III
whatever forr, it may "a put forth, the goon
sense of The people will ever revolt ihey WIN
insist that Uniformity and certainty shalt attend
the administration of the laws, and they will hold
the head of tho department.. which is charged
with seeing them carried out, responsible for any
irregula.,y. They will insist that they shall fall
on all men alike, and they never will sanctinn ia /
voriiism in any public officer, matter in what
regard they NAV hold the recipient oft.
The excuse, therefore, set up by the Secretary
Of the Treasury, that he gave order to the New
York Collector in regard to the duties on silks.
and that the recent eXaction of duties them
the act exclusively of the subordinate officer.
will not avail him. 1t does not relieve him from
censure. He had notice Immediately after the
duties exacted, and it belonged to the respon
sibilites of his office, il the collector had acted
without his sanction, to command him to desIst.
His failure to do so left the New York Collector
To proceed in his Illegal eyactions, and the conse-
quencc that whilst silk goods, Of n certain
description, were charged with high duty ut the
custom house they were admitted free IN every
other port in tho Union! 1t would be undcrra-
ting Me-. Woodbary's intellect to suppose that he
could not foresec such II consequence. Foresee-
ing II, and failing to exert the power he possess
es, to prevent il, he had but added another evil
dence, to the thousands which already exist of
his entire unftness for the station he occupies and
satisfied every that the public interest requires
his immediate dismissal.
The want Of uniformity in the exac,ion of du-
lies in tho different ports of the union not
the only evil consequence Of this failure on the
part OF the Secretary to fulfil the obligations of
this Office. No sooner was it known that duty
OF twenty-five per cent was demanded silk
goods In New York, than advance Mt that rate
took place all such goods Many of the ,ner-
chants of the south and west were in the Atlantic
cities purchasing their fall supplies, and their
business did not allow them to await the decision
OF The ild,Gal tribunals, they obliged to pur
co", So,,rv and that ar "r' -o'~---7--,f
oi the oee ,,Ia eiapsc beore the question wou'
Honhs WV" "a hee,.: the courts. They WI
be nna"s ...,r;se. re they reach home, that tn
,oss" duty been take" 10 OF" and s nohg
thoy will -Pthev purchased to the amount Of III
from iney will, in many cases, prudently torbea
'make sales, until they ascertain his decision
1t will not indemnify them for losses they ma
suffer to learn that the Secretary Of the Treas
ry had issued no circular on .he subject II
nyton tCfC INT .rh a..
cd and tho number and character of tho s.e
winch II controlled, render it impossible to max
any estimate of the probable loss to whichit sui
Jecied the community. That they wer, losers
and To a very considerable amount, airaits of n
question, ~ whatever the losses may he they n,
justly chargeoble to the incompetency of the me
who now have the control Of the government.
another evil has resulted from this attempt G
the part Of the subordinate to give tbe taritfaw
Rnew Interpretation, g that was to lender unce
tain even the duties which wcrc 10 be paid IN
York. 1T the Collector may set himself up as
appropriate Judge Of the law, the Underwater:
could not why they should not decid: +
themselves also, and duties were then charged
not, as the article passed undor ena officers 1
spection or another. This is illustrated in mo
Orandum furnished by merchant to the Ne
York Commercial. BY the ship Charlemagn
on the 20ih August, he received two cases of IN
rino shawls, which were passed through the Gu
tom house free Of dnty. Three days aiterwart
VIZ on the 23d August. the same merchant
ceived by the Vile de Lyons two additional c
Of the goods, from the same house, up
which duty Of fly per cent was exacted at Il
custom house. On the 4th September. nstar
two cases more of exactly the same description
goods were received by the same merchar
from the same house, bv the Francis LIST, one ca
Of which was passed by the custom house du
free, and on the other duty of twenty-five p
cent eracted!
Is It surprising that importers should becor
irritatej under such circumsiances7 And If the
things are permitted to occur. how can any M
feel safe in the transaction Of his business?
VERMONT ELEcrIoN.-The Wings have m;
ched over OF this State almost without opposite
The Governor and Lieut. Governor have be
reelected by increased and overwhelmI
majority, aud in both braches of the Legislatu
they have almost cxterminated the noxious we
Of Loco Eocosm.
In the first Congressional district H,IAND HA
,is reelected. In tss second district, VIM. SLA
will have at least 5000 majority In the thi
district HoRAcE EvERErr has upwards of 90
majority. In the fourth district, represent
by HEMAN ALLEN. there another Wing ca
dldate beside him, and it is possible there is
choice, though the ultimate election of a Wing