The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-20

Washington.
Washington.
Correspondence of the HERALD
Tn Sena.e-Next Business-Fraud on the
Revenue, sc.

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The Sena.e-Next Business-Frauds on the
Revenue, sc.
WAsHIyeroS, April Is
The ; .nate adjourned this morning ut halt past
twelve o'clock. No business of pubic interest was
transacted. Resolutions from the House accempa
nyinq the announcement of the death OF MI, Law
renee were received, and the Senate agreed To al
tend his funeral tomorrow al twelve
M. Ar,rx admitted the following resolution,
which having been read, was ordered to be printed
y..,u., That the President OF the United States be
CONCEDED 10 co communicate to the Senate all information
in his po,srssion, or which has been communicated to
Mn .nb,r verbally or in writing, whether from the
Governor ofthe State Of Rhode Island, or from persons
nuruortipg 10 act under is appointment or by his autho
rity or request, orunder the authority CT request Of any
ar ehher OF the present authorities Of that State, civil OF
military, or purportinE to act under the authority, or BY
the appointment, or at the request Of a convention of dele
gates OF the people OF that State, or of a committee OF
any such convention, or purPorting to act as the i'm
mediate agent or representative Of any meeting or as
~ceedings which have taken place, or are in coAtem
platoon in that State, with a view to the establishment
# . constitutional republican form Of government for
the people thereof, in the place Of the land company
charter granted by King Charles ii. dillingham;, and un
der which that State has hitherto been governed: and
that he also communicate to the Senate, with that In
formation, all correspondence, p~roclamations, oroers, and
proceedings Of an lchsractenand descriptienw ha'ioever,
G,vernment of the United states touching that matter.
III INC senate, Tic ucAt Ouei"VS VI iHiPoitohSS
will be the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill,
which is Just on the eve OF passing the House. i
viii pass the Senate without amendment after a de
bate Of probably some three or four days. In the
House Mr.. Cushing will make an effort to get up
ihe exchequer, aud perhaps Mr.. Everett the appor
,ionment, bu, the wings have settled that they shall
both give way tothe navy orarmy Appropriation bill
Since the speech Of Mr.. Robert Jafiray, in New
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low low the mercantile character Of that city has
g,aerally stood in Washington The particular
causes OF this, however, lay de, per than Is generally
known. For a great number OF years past II has
been the custom Of certain large manufacturers, OF
thu Eastern States, 10 throng to Washington, and
there appear before the various committees, and re-
present that the New York merchants were all a
race Of the most dishonorablc and dlsgraceiul body
of men known in the Union. To confirm this they
usually sent two notorious custom house subord-
mates, from the city Of New York, at the public ex-
pease, who testified to every thing which was deem.
ed necessary by these wise men OF the East. Com
plainD were made in Congress, and through the
couotry, Of "frauds-Frauds on the revenue, and
bills, similar TO those Of MI. Adams, were from time
to time introduced into Congress 10 prevent all
these evils. But il was very remarkable, all the
while, that these complaints were not made at the
New York Custom House, and no notice was ever
might be remedied at the proper place: The reason
eilhis was. that no frauds existed, as the v rdicts OF
thc New York juries have shown. In the mean time,
President Tyler came into office; he caused inquiry
70 be made into the conduct Of the two subordinates
alluded 20, which resulted in their election from
Office ; one being convicted Of perjury and the other
Of theft Of the property Of the merchants whom he
had slande red The apology OF oil these s'anderers
was that they wished to see the laws faithfully exc
csted''; a duty which belongs, according TO the
Constitution, to the President Of the United States.
aad Of which they kindly undertook, without his
conssn,, 10 relieve him. The recent Exposure have
a,euced the Eastern men, and the conviction Of the
two roeues who acted for them has efectually stop
ped their mouths. But there are q few New York
the cake Of crushing certain rivals, have endeavored
% infuse into the mind Of the Secretary Of the Trea.
sury the opinion OF the same general character OF
the merchants of New York Others have attempt
ed, and to a cerrain extent succeeded, by dIfe rent
means. These means have been by adore ssing the
Secretary letters. or causing letters to be written to
ihe Collector Of New York, the object OF W hich was
- throw obstacles in the way Of their neighbors, the
more easily 10 monopolize business themselves. 1,
10 uaderstco1 here that in one or two instances the
Collector interPesed and summarily set aside the
proceedings which these men had instigated;.
The names of the persons who have usually been
extremely clamorous at the New York Custom
House will not Fl yure well in history. P-,s II
S-ka large manufacturer was the p-,ncipal agent
when he was very clsmarous for a heavy duty on
wool to please the farmers, and a very heavy duty
On woollens TO pease himself But il was found out
shortly afterwards that he had said nothing about a
daty on woollen yarns, and that he was importing
this article duty free, and manufacturing it instead
OF using American wool. Congress interposed and
pat . duly on the yarn, and the name OF this gentle
man was not heard Of from that time up TO his re.
cent appearance in this city.
Mr.. B-n, who was particularly clamorous
against foreign importers, was detected in an attempt
10 defraud the custom and II d to England. where
he was followed by the American government, but
Lord Psimers,on refused to give him up.
CA w, who visited Washington to
stir No Congress against the New York merchants,
was detected in large frauds on the government, and
in thefts to a great amount OF the property OF these
merchants
Histories Of other similar worthless may be given
hereafter.