The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-12-22

be maintained in Florida, so long as The re-
hottest appttbrnslnns Of danger shall ,Ai,l,
yet their duties will be limited rather 10 Tie
gafIIsoning Of the necessary posts, ;han 10
the maintenance Of active hosiilues. Ii is
TO be hoped HAT o territory, so long fetar
died. m rs growth, will now specify recover
rotn tie evils inciden, 10 a protracted
wor, Exhibiting, IN the incTeasrd amount
oil IFS Iich productions, true evidences OF
returning wealth and prosperity. BY the
practice OF rigid justice towards The numer-
ous indian Tribes residing within our Terri.
tNfIal llHlis, and The exercise OF a parental
vigilance over their interests. Protecting
them agans, fraud and intrusion, ard a, the
sane time using every proper eXpedent 10
introduce among them The arts Of civilized
life, We u!ay !oudy hope not only TO aeau
ihem from lheIr love for war, bun TO inspire
them with a love for peace ana oil is uyoca-
tons. With several Of the tribes great
progress IN clvlIlzlng them has already been
made. IL y schoolmaster and The mission
any are found side by side, and tie remnants
OF What were once numerous and powerful
nations may yet be preserved as the build
ets up ol new name for themselves and
their posierity.
The balance in tho Treasury on the Isl Of
January. 1912, exclusive of the amount deposit.
ed with the States Trnst Funds and Indemniles)
was $3.50, 4e3 C6. The receipts into the Treas.
ury during tho three first quarters Of the present
year, from ali sources, amount 10 S26 GIG, 593 70
Of which ore than fourteen millions were re.
celvcd from customs, and abou, one million from
tiIe public lands. The receipts for the fourth
quarter are estimated At nearly eight millions ;
Of wA;ch four millions are expected from Gus.
ous. and three millions and half from Loans
md Treasury notes. The expenditures Of the
hsst three quarters Of tho present year exceed
twcnty-slx m..ions and those estimated for the
fourth quarter amount TO about eight millions
and Il is anticipated thcro will be deficiency of
half a million on the LIST OF January next-but
tl-t tic amount Of outstanding warrants (csti
mated at SN010G0) will leave an actual balance
/ ofaLoGt &22i ,00H in the Treasury. Among the
expenditures Of the year, are more than eight
millions FOR the public debt, and $600,OJ0 on &c.
count OF the distribution 10 the States ut the pro
ceeds Of sales Of public lands.
Tic present tariff ofduties was somewhat hast.
y aud hafrlcdy passed near the close OF the late
session OF Congress. That it should have defects
can, therefore, be surprising 10 no one. To rem
cdy such defects may be found to exist 10 ma.
ny o, its numerous provisions, will not fail TO
c,4iln vour serious attention. ], may well merit
ossb - -, a,ll for ,he in,rodnc,;nn ~ s,,s
60, ,F.L - ,,oynd b;cbI,, koreeo;,l IN co,,,,
-. 10. !, Ia boor aIon,,d &C. % ~,
yv.,,I,.,,.:,,, .,,,o,, IT. c., ,,d ~, ,,ro,
~, s., ,b,I :, y,o,Id r-od,,c. ,ro,ld ia r.
,,o,o,, no ,.a.lc, alike ,ra;,s, -e,iupd,, or DO
Er;cr, .3frIqs of foroirn fabrics-bolb of which.
IN The long ran. arc injurious as well 10 the man.
ufaeturer a. the inlportcr The ouantity of goods
in store being a, ali times readily known, it would
enable the importer with an approach to accu.
, gacy to ascertain the actual wants of the market
And TO regulate himself accordingly. Ii, how
ever. he should fall into error, by importing an
excess above the public wants. he could readily
correct It's evils by availing himself of the bcnc-
fits and advantages Of The system thus establish
a. III the storehouse the goods imported would
await the demands Of the market, and their Is
sues 81 Ca!d be governed hy the fixed principles Of
demand and supply. Thus an approximation
would be made 10 sieadiness and uniformity of
pr,cc. which, il auanablc, would conducc TO the
decided advantage of mercantile and mechanical
operations
The apprehension may lie well entertained that
without something 10 amehorate the rlgor Of cash
pHs lCHtS, the entire import trade may idlI INTO
the hands of a few wealthy capitalists in this
country, and in Europe The small importer
who requires all the money he can raise for in.
yprsmcnls abroad, and who can but III ailoid to
pay the lowest duty, would have 10 subduct in
advance portion Of his funds in order 10 pay
tie duties and would lose the interest upon the
amount tins paid COZ Ill tho trno the goods might
renain unsold, which might absorb his profits
Tie ricb capitalist abroad, as well as at home,
woutd thus possess, after short time, an almost
,clusiye mouopoly Of the import trade and law
designed for the benefit Of all, would thus operate
for the beneti, OF the iew,-a result wholly IN.
conrenial with tho spirit Of our institutions, and
anti republican in all its tendencies. The Ware.
housiug system would enable the importer TO
watch The market. and to select his own time for
Offering his goods for sale. A profitable portion
of the carving trade in articles entered for the
benefit of drawback. must also be most seriously
Affected, without tho adoption of some cxpodieut
10 relieve the cash system The WarehousIng
System would afford that relief, since the carrier
would have safe recourse 10 the public store.
houses, and might, without advancing the duty,
reship within some reasonable period to foreign
ports \ further effect of the measure would be