The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-26
COMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS IN TEXAS.

We have been struck with the two following ar
ticles in the last New Orleans papers-the one from
the Courier of the l4th, and the other from the
Picayune of the 18th. We deem il our duty to
advise capitalists both foreign and domestic to look
well to the consequences before they embark in
these perilous speculs,ons; or they may find, when
it is too late, that they have lost something more
than their anticipated profits. The attempt is to
evade our revenue laws, by bringing goods into
Texas, not for the legitimate purpose of consump-
ton there, but for transhpment free of duty, after
annexation, into the United States We can only
say, that, for months past, the Secretary of the
Treasury has had his attention directed TO this most
important subject, and that the whole power de-
volved upon him by the constitution and the law
will be exerted to defeat these specuatons, and pro-
tect the revenue; and, as the goods cannot be i'm
ported here from Texas free of duty, until after
the formal admission of Texas as State, by the
next Congress, that body will doubt feel called
upon by special legislation, to guard to the full ex
tent Of its great powers over this subject against
these contemplated evasions of our revenue laws
We say, then, TO these spectators, -Beware; the
revenue laws cannot be evaded in this manner with
impunity.
Trxm-There is letter in the last "union" dated Gal
weston June 30 which says that of the importers
Texas making terms with French and English houses for
extensive under the low tariff OF Texas
with view to eshpment TO the United States free of du
y when that our government has extended her
laws the country The letter goes advise that
the government OF the United States "by timely pohib
tons and arrangements with Texas should prevent the
plated frauds which be of the people
Texas at large but viii accrue to the sole benefit OF the for
eign houses
This is serious matter to the United States and may ef
feet great injury TO the The Congress of the Uni
ted States session and will not convene before the
ed by the President could assemble the mischief would be
done. II is probable that all doubt of
ton dissrated orders transmitted the At
lnnc for European goods of all descriptions shipped
Texas be landed under tue low duties of repu
lie, and she is admitted into the Union the
goods to be carried to New Orleans New York and every
other American port that offers convenient market
We cannot imagine how the threatened evil be
avoided The President of the United has no author
ty to extend the revenue laws TO Texas and to establish
there without act of Congress passed for
that special purpose We no mode OF frustrating the
designs of these Spectators unless be that the
ton Of Texas lately in session. insert clause in
their constitution to adopt lo thwith the tariff law
OF this county to be binding ON the customhouses Of Tex
as We see no objection 10 such proceeding; and prota
bly, has been adopted by the convention. Fortunately
an act of the convention is independent of veto from
President jones' otherwise should apprehend he might
inerpose his English and French friends from the
disappointment which they must incur should they
pectedy find themselves in the grasp Of Uncle Sans
tom-house oficers-N o. Courier.
apprchensions by the editor of the
Union that British and French Spectators in Texas VIII
they became morally assured of the passage ohe
of gave large European orders for goods be
imported Texas under present low tari duties
and upon the contamination Of annexation TO be ranshp
ped to the United States Every commercial reader will
feated by the action Of the Texan convention
sion The President of the United States nepose
not be called in season to prevent the mischief
IN O. Picayune