The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-07-28

sands from Europe to find employment in American &
the emigration would be quadruple( ifhe poor opera
tives could raise money enough to bring their families.
We do not mention this result of improvements in
machinery be deplored; for agriculture is the
most suitable and happy employment for the human
Species and tbs cheapenng of articles of dress pro-
NOTES the comfort OF our But those who year
ly driving hundreds out Unemployment, and and
anon reducing the wages ofthose who remain, ought
not to boast Of advancing the interest oflaborers.
Returning from this dgression. advert to Sec
ond reason why the advance Gfprices does not always
keep pace with the increase ofthe tariff That reason
Is 10 be found in
sMUGGLIEG.N -.
When duties have raised pricesliigh enough TO afford
templaion men will be found ready to introduce
goods clandesney along our extended and unguarded
coast and frontier, and throw them into market with
out payment ofthe duties. 1t is well known in New
England that during the embargo and non-intercourse
which preceded the war, it was not in the power Of
the General Government. even with military guard
the rontiers to prevent an active trade with Cana
da. Teamsters engaged in that service had their place
ofrendezvous, and being well informed as to what
points the frontier were guarded opened new roads
through the wilderness thgoiug and returning and,
before theagents Of the government were ofher
movements, had defositedher loads and dispersed TO
their homes. The winter was found best adapted 10
this operation, when merpus seds anG chs were
put in requsilion, far as 200 miles from the frontier.
1t is doubtless within The knowledge ofmany mem-
bers of Congress that when our ia riff was at the highs
est agents of Canada taors travelled our frontier
b, ;oJ; duoIs nd
ting to deliver them ready made clothing at prices forty
fGy or sixty per cent. lower than similar articles could
be had of our merchants and taors. Doubtless
an immense and most profitable business was thus done
in fraud othe revenue and 10 the injury of the fair tra-
der essening his business and diminishing his prices
Even now, VIC find some interests petioning for
reduction fdutes articles connected with their bus>
mess, account of the facility with which they may
be smuggIed. Such is particularly the with all ar-
tces Of ewelry, and all other articles which contain
great value within small bulk
Sir Robert Peel, in late speech in Parliament, lays
il down principle that Smuggling is the natural
check extravagan tariff taxation. He explains some
ofthe ingenious expedens by which the British reve-
nue. laws evaded and says it Is not in the
power of the British Government, with lis limi-
ted coast and unlimited means, TO put an end TO it.
The only preventive he thinks is to reduce the duties
SO low make the profit not worth the risk and to
that end he proposes of duties not in general
ceeding 90 per cent This, he thinks, will afford all
reasonable protection 10 British manufactures while il
will not cut up the honest trade oflhe kingdom
1t will be observed that where Sir Robert Peel pro-
poses to stop, our Wing statesmen propose to begin.
The minimum compromise rate with us was his max.
imum of 90 per cent and that Wings proposed to
add 10 or 20 more Who can doubt that, with such a
country embracing such coast and such frontier,
with means inadequate to prevent illicit trade. most
of our supplies of foreign goods will be brought in with
out paying any duties at all2
cusTOM-HoUsE FRAUDS.
Constitute third reason why the prices Of imported
goods do not keep pace with the increase ofta duties
That these have been enormous, especially at York,
we have other for believing than recent nvGs>
legations. To the wholesale frauds practised there, we
have long supposed, was great measure to be n'tr-
buod the extraordinary concentration of our foreign
trade at that port. Inmates of the custom-house have
received heavy sums of money procure the introduce
On Of goods without payment of tho lawful duesi and
in some cases, particular merchants have paid TO par
cular officers regular annual or monthly allowances
| for special favOrs.
1t is easy to comprehend how merchant, who ha
paid but half the duty, at ALL can underseI lh
fair trader, who never thinks of violating or evadin!
the laws Of his country And this is undoubtedly, one
of the reasons why prices have not advanced with the
| increase Of duties
Improvements in machinery will 60 on, whether th
tariff be high or low; but smuggling and custom hous
frauds the legitimate fruits Of high tariff Snug
! glcrs and dishonest merchants divide the tax imposed
upon the people with the manufacturers and the Gov
ernment and the higher The tariff the greater is thei
share. Yet these dishonest practices, relieve the peo
pie ofQ part of the tax they would otherwise have Il
pay io- the henef of the manufacturer thus nevta
bly, defeating The object which the prOecons!s have il
view. But tcan afford no pleasure 10 the good ma
who 10 opposed to this system, TO find that it Is deeae
by means which impair public morality and bring til
laws INTO contempt. Unjust it is. he would Soone
see il enforced until can be regularly abolished, hu
to see it undermined by practices which at the sam
tims undermine all thatis good in human institutions
Yet what but fraud and decentralization, is to be expec
ted from a system founded IN deception and injustice
A SISTERS INFLUENCE.
He who has never known a sisters kind mnislra
TONS nor felt his heart warming beneath her endeariO