New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-06-28

duties of his Office this city, excepting occasional aose
the frontiers OF the Union IN obedience 10 inc a'' . '
service. -.
Gen Macomb will be buried al 10 o'clock this day. We
doub, not that the Military of city and vicinity Will iee
impelled to pay his memory appropriate ienor:
Tu1 CArRYlyG TRADE.-We observe that on "Wednesday
Of last week Mir BREWSTER, OF Oswego County introduced
into the House Of Representatives resolution, which wa
adoDed instructing the Committee on Commerce to inquire
into the expedency of modifying the revenue laws as l.
allow drawback upon goods transferred inland IN the oglna
boxes and packages to foreign countries This question
exciting considerable interest in various sections ana ePc
cay in the western part of this State The object OF '
proposed modification TO ourselves some pee
from the extended carried between Canada and
tho mother country without in least nuring but rather
romoting the interests of ncghbor It well known
ba, nearly all the merchants Of Canada going to England
for goods or in returning pass through the United States
b, ,bev cannot as the revenue laws take am
their lighter goods with them, because they subject 10
heavy duties reaching this port without any provision Tor
drawback on reaching Canada all their goods must be sent
round BY the Calf of ST. Lawrence OF course they do not
reach their destination b. some weeks as they would
&c allowed TO pass through the States and vessels from
ENGLAND cannot Quebec during nearly SIX months OF the
vear business for that time must suffer suspension
Bv allowing these goods from foreign countries TO enter
our ports and after paying the regular import duties De en-
lcd ~ drawback on leaving the States intercourse
18th mr. Canadian neighbors would be greatly promoted
md the Of both parties be greatly advanced we
should thus secure to our shipping much OF the carry
ing trade between Great Britain and Canada than we now
ov we should derive additional freight and tolls upon our
canals and our merchants would be enabled to import or
Canadian consumption large amount OF British goods
l.,,.
IL , in This country and in Canada the interests of Cana
dian merchants would be promoted our own revenues aug
ented and an essential benefit be conferred upon the COM
MERGE and general trade OF both countries Such reform
is most desirable and rejoice that the subject has been
brought forward for discussion Blu. for investigation at
the present Session of Congress.
Ills we'll known that Canada has for many years past
sbared largely and pro6aby The carrying trade between
this country and England recently published statistics
10 show the amount of Graa and Flour shipped from our
Western Lake ports to Canada and thence Great Britain
II seems hardly fair that while great profits thus realized
bv exporting our productions and evadng the provisions of
their own revenue laws should be shut out from the
FREIGHT and tells upon goods designed for
sumption in Canada.
sr,7r PR1sos LApoR.-Wc have published on our hrst
npee pungcnt but mistaken and unwscy insulting article
on tho subject of State Prison Labor The mechanics do
MOI op,on so much that feoas taught their trades in
prison as that employment of prisoners 50 managed as 10
depress the wages labor deprving them of employ
ment and their children. Fsrnstance cooper ought
10 receive for making barrels say 25 cents each He IS re-
ceving that price, has full work and supporting his fam
lily comfortably Bat some sharp fellow (no blame to him.
but TO the system hires the labor of hundred State Pr
soners at twenty-five day, and them learning
w him
three barrels day each three years perhaps four
or FIVE The contractor afford maNc barrels al
half price and s, get rapidly rich by is business -four
.hes and his hands have full work while the honest work
mar who learned his trade rcpuaby and confidently hoped
live by it, is thrown of employment and reduced
heggasy. His best chance for work steal something
ard &c, in the State Prsos where only is abundant. l.
this hard case
We freely confess thu, the subject is surrounded by diff
cultes; but they insurmountable 1t is Gnruc tina
the mechanics wish the prisoner kept in ideness, tina
they any such absurd IDEAS as are unfairly
buted to them BY correspondent The Trades Unor
contrvances pretty much of date and we do no.
think they will back again But State Prisons are
now managed the whole burlSen OF them falls on The me
chanic interest. Shall this be endured
Gov Stewards recommendation that they be cmpoycd on
,rely in the production of such articles do
the attention the People TO solve IN good par
the difficulty Who objects to the reelins silks produ
cling Why may they be to work noar usele
and unyalued iron mines We have room to write fol
the subjec, to-day bu, shall pursue it hereafter.
The REMAINS OF GES. H.RRIsos left Washington OF
Saturday for their final ies,ingpace the bank OF th
Ono al North Bend They escorted the line OF hi
District OF Columbia by Committee Of Congress, consist
ing hSe Senators and twen-sx Representatives, and
tact attended BY Congress in body beth Houses havn
adjourned over to Monday sos tina, purpose a, the Mary
ahe ne hey were delivered to the Cincinnati Committee
hY WHO Quill cc, n,.as.. o.,