Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-03-22
Est,ac, Of letter from Yankee 10 Lpnjon, 10
his friend n home
LoxD ), Is Feb, ls1i.


LoSD ~ Is, Feb, 1871
Dear Cousrn:-i suppose you know how IN 1ch
our folks have complained at the Yorkshire 10 ;
no have imported their goods under finished IN
the United States, and sworn to tnv9tces, too,
and all true; and yet somehow the laws OF the
Tariff we're exactly not answered ,-that ~, fn'ke
a thing haf ray aud only requiring finishing
&C make II complete, but leave the finishing uli
after the duty was paid Well, ] was conside-
rabe anxtp1- about that. and seeing no way 10
correct il by The law, thought would Try my
hand IN seeing hbs the matter would work 10 the
shape Of re.atatioa; and that comes nigh recip-
roci,y a the Prime Mnslef can make =.
got safe hero by the pneke, on Sin u'lIno,
and landed my Of clocks. The duty was
20 per cent on the value, and p1i down 90 the
,oyo,ce sir shilngs md ninepence sterling, each
clock. The officer stared and looking al The ~
voice aud heu at my ciocks. What says he,
tonly Gs. 81 for those clocks mahogany cases,
three feet high. aud WARRANTED 20 go" 'Thal's
CO. says he; Il must seize EN- Very we'll
says !, do tat the law says you must pay the
invoice prlce mud ten per cent. additional: and
that IS all | care for, 60 ahead Aud so left
hun.
Not caring 10 seem very anxious about II,
didn't e back to The Custom House for nigh up
three weeks for lhis IS such eternal big
CITY, II takes nigh upon three weeks to walk
about it and fad out any lhlng Consuming the
clock trade-so went back We'll SAYS |, Mr.
Officer what have you concluded regarding
them clocks OF mine ere you ready TO pay me
the invoice price OF s-9d, and ten per cent. &C
coTding 10 nw-or what, says |? lilo walked
aside with me for spell, and says he are YOU
any relation Of Nc Slick of SlIckylIle? Yes,
says J. considerdbie--on The mothers side, Cor she
10 the second cousin 10 Sam Slich-'Now,' says
he, Mr.. ID Doiiitle,I want 10 know II YOU really
say those clocks worth more Than sh-
hngs and nine pence, for # that is the case, the
al, aY,I h
ny Well sage them oIoche, e properly f'fteU"-
ted arc rally worth more--but | cant think If Sir
Robert Peel, or the Duke Of Wellington, or even
the Queen herself and Prince Albert, were 10
try, they could make them worth more as they
now stand Well, says he, to tell you The truth,
| have had them examined by some of our Clock
,nahers, and they say they are like Pinder's ra~
zors. made to SOIL why says l. you cunning
cri,tcr: do tell now says |, Il want to know
50 you see these English Custom House off
up 10 Thing or two. TINS crItter now
had been try ing my clocks, by some Of their expo
rienced clock makers, ard TO his saying II
was mo gp'--WeIl, saws |, Mr.. Officer. what do
you conclude on2' Why says he, tho Lords
Commissioners of her MaJesty's Treasury con-
clude you may pass your clocks at your invoice
Aud 50 paid the duty accordingly aud carried
my clocks to the citv.--Npw, ii seems, that all
the Custom Houso officers, all the clock makers,
and all the Lords of the Treasury, did not see
that only ono sm, wheel, not bigger than
shilling. was wanting IN each of these clocks and
that had 10 my chests, and without II, the clocks
WAS no CO. but with 1t every man, woman and
child tell where the is. q grea, deal more
accurately than they can through the fog md
smoke of this city; for It 1t hadn't been Tor my
clocks never could have told day from night
here. We'll, il warn't long after got my clocks
through tho Custom House before they were all
going tho And the way they regu.
late time here Is q caution to RoskeH.
:, Il.
making. !, sen, of mtno to the Green, and
sho is ticked most desperately with II, and reg
naes oil her business, by il, and don't allow any
body 10 wind i, up but Prince Albert
am going to send one TO Rer. S. Smith us
can get Y. ID. painted il, in honor
OF old Connecticut meaning no debts. But he is
considerable ruled up Just now about the quakers
OF Pennsylv aua- lie lost forty per cent on his
investments in Penns ylvanla stock; but hope
after he gets OF my clocks, he will regain h :
confidence IN American tick.
This business about State debt is very bad
here for all Americans--and makes US feel small
and goes considerable against nv business, and
all kind of business with America. | believe |
could sell twenty clocks where | sell one, if all
our States paid up promptly. Folks here have
got notion there IS dependence upon US;
and that clocks can't keep good tmo also.
Nations like families. You know how the
Stiles family went to rum by not paving their
oeois NO oouy "ouiu trust then Anu "nen
Mrs. SiIes at last sent 10 borrow brass kettle,
bile apple in, she told buy one
No body would lend such to'ks. Good credit is
amos, as good real money 10 any man; and
lust so il with a family or with nation, small
vessels, Cutters, Schooners, &c. Old uncle En-
enezer used to say thai long rs he paid iaer-
ss, promptly, he never knew the day he could not
borrow all he wanted And this notion
wish our States would think on; for that is all
lenders want. Love TO all.
Your friend and cousin.
AMOS DooLrTLE
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