The Arkansas banner., 1845-01-22
From lie Fashtagton Constitution.
COMMERCE OF THE PRAIRIEs
By Mr. Justice Mclean. 27th December, l844.

The following letter from Mir JOSIAH GREGG to the Hon. EDWARD CRoss, of Ar kansas, was submitted to our attention; and considering the great importance of the sub jects on which 1t treats to the citizens of our Southern, Southwestern, and Western border, We cheeriuly lay 1t before the public. The value and extent of what is called the Santa Fe trade, seem to be but little known, and to have claimed but little attention from our influential statesmen. Those traders have from time to time claimed from their Govern- ment drawback or remission of the duties on those goods which they annually take from points on our Western border, into the interior of the Mexican States for sale and barter. As 1t has been the settled policy of our Government, from its foundation, to al- low drawback upon goods which have paid duties, when the same goods are exported, it has also seemed to us but matter of sheer justice that drawback should be allowed on the goods exported 10 Santa Fe and other places in Mexico. Some idea of the impor- tance of this internal commerce may be form ed, when attention is drawn to the fact. that the value of the goods exported from a sin gle point in Missouri, Independence, amount ed, in l843, to about S600,000 This im- portance is enhanced when it is remembered. too, that the value of the goods thus export ed, is brought back chiefly in the precious metals, either in bullion or coin. We reeol- lect that the President particularly called the attention of Congress to this subject. in his annual message of l843. We shall be crati fled if the letter now published, and the work to which Mir. GREGG alludes, shall have the effect to direct the favorable attention of Con gress to this important matter. The class of men engaged in this trade, are not surpassed by any in the country for intelligence enter terprisc, and hardy enduranceZas we have had an opportunity personally of observing they have an immense capital invested in the business, and, we again repeat. that all inc principles of justice would seem to reoure. that they should be allowed the adyantaoes of drawback.
 NATIONAL HoTEL,
 T Washington, Dec 3l, l84l.
 DEAR SIR:-lierewith, take the liberfy. respectfully, of sending you copy of my work, "Commerce of the Prairies,' ,'' iirstpub hshed last summer, hoping it may prove of
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