New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-09
AIR pOINDEXTER'S REPORT.

Tb,oush the Kindness OF a friend. the Editor OF
4. Tribune Obtained in Washington on Thursday
.or;oo A copy Of the REPoRT OF Hon. Gro.
poNDkxrER 10 the President from the Commits
.ion appointed by the Secretary OF the Treasury to
:.,e.,ioue the managcmon, and condition OF the
Ncw.Yo.k Cu,tom-llou-c The strong interest
,el bg the public with rcgarltothis document, and
,be extraordinary character OF Is Developments
have induced Us to give general view Of its con
tent. mainly by extracts Of It, most astounding
and Iungcnt passages, in an Extra Tribune II
vii be found rich beyond example.
The public have already been made acquainted
with the circumstances under which this ln'es'ga-
ton took place. aid are pretty well aware o. 'ne
spi,., IN which It was conducted. Gov. PondeH-
,lr ,i.y,.ond feel. s, ,r,olso pretty well known.
" ,,,r,cd therefore. TO give such extracts as Will
LIST exhibit the character and conclusions OF the
kcport w.ihou, comment or favor, leaving the per-
sons INN ica,cd to make uchanswers as they shall
deem proper and necessary.
NJ Poindcxtcr goes at great length into the
history Of Mr.. IIoyt's management in regard to
Wooden goods. including the heavy seizures made
maintains that the whole was the result Of dis
h,ne., collision between tie Collector and certain
Wool.n manufacturers in Massachusetts, in pur-
suance of whichthc regular Appraisers of Woolens
were set idle and an Inspector named William
Cairns and "a s,or, keeper named George \. Was
son were virtually created Inspectors, marshal,
and crecutioncrs Of all Wooden goods imported.
The development, under this head are startling,
but c cannot find room for them in this sheet -
Mr.. PoudcNjer labor, to show that Mr.. Curtis
was pledged 10 continue this system, and on ihat
ground was warmly supported for Collector by the
Manufacturing interest; but we do not lind any
tangible evidence TO sustain the charge embodied
in tie Report Cairns and WATSON have been
di,mis sed from Office for specified cause by Mr..
Curtis, we learn from this Report.
NJ. ronIextcr insists that the Importers Of
Woolcns have been grossly slandered and robbed.
and that there j. no evidence to sustain the charges
Of fraudulent valuation agans, them. The cnor-
nous chars and costs to which they have been
subjected by Collectors, Marshals, District Attor-
news &c, are iorciby exhibited. The cases o'
James Bo,torny. Jr., LachaiSc n ouche' ne
Case & Mccc &c. &c are ali detailed al i'Hst"'
Mr. Hoy,'s stock spcculations and North Amer
lean Trust operations also figure here, but they are
not the portion of tue document which wc con-
slider OF most importance.
NJ. Poiudexter closes with some practical sug-
gestions fora rcoreanznionOi the Revenue service,
many of which strike cminently judlcious
He recommends ihli the Auditor and Cashier de-
par,mcrts shall be rendered wholly indcP ndcni OF
the Collector. 50 a. to act as real and not uOmi
ma check upon him. He recommends that the In
spcctors be reduced in number. and their pay in
creased Tsi. last we object to-. lie further
informs the President that the Country needs "a
National Currency, and does net need Protective
Tarif-poinrs on which we had not understood that
his opinion was particularly required
We NAV give farther extracts on Monday