New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-12

wrongs 10 AmeTlr1u iluDOrs
The present Tariff, nearly copying provision OF
several preceding Tariffs among seven classes Of ar
ticcs allowed TO be imported free OF duty, has the o'
lowing
Fonv,B Wearing apparel In actual use and other
pertona fleets. not merchandise pfoiessioha DOoAs "
struments implements and tools OF trace upa,lon o'
emulovmen, Of persons arriving In the United sta'es
This il a well intended and apparently unexcep'
,.rsble exemption. Ii means simply that lmmi-
grants from other countries shall be allowed to BRING
hiher .eir clothes and the implements Of their daily
labor wiihoa, paying duty upon them. We have
NO -ort Of objection to ihis. But mark the gross
perversion
Years ago, a heavy Sugar Refining house OF IN
bounded wealth and prospcriiy-itself enjoying The
Advantage Of thorough Protection 10 i,s business con
f.rred with the then Secretary OF the Treasury, and
obtained from him written permission to impor
certain articles necessary to its business Tree OF duty
by virtue Of this clause the similar clause then ex
isng. When the goods came. behold there were
nree sltpioads Of them The Collector said they
could no, pass free Of duty The importers hauled
GU, the written permission Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury; the Collector gave way, las he ought not
10 have done) and this vas: quantity OF machinery
came in free.
Here was fatal precedent established-in other
words leak opened In the Tariff and inc treasury.
A tex wears aficrward another great sugar Iteiin-
ing house wanted large quantity Of Sugar Moulds
with othe macbnery-epplied to an American IRON
founder for an estimate and obtained it, Next one
of the firm shipped over England priced the same
work there, and found Iron being cheaper there
ths, the nouds could be obtained from England three
cents piece cheaper-if got free OF duty-than by
employing American workmen. So he bought some
$4,000 worth OF Mouds, &c. Including Steam En-
CINE which he nigh, have better obtained at homc')
shipped them over appealed to the case above stated
and got has in free of duty also Here was direct
loss Of work to our manufacturers and laborers, and
of capital to the Country. 1t was, in judgment,
a clear evasion of law and subversion OF sound
policy, answering end but 10 allow Two men
ebnndanily able to pay, and who every way ought
10 pay to supply their wants a picayune cheaper
than they could have done by employing American
workmen
Such abuses are sure to grow until they are stop
ped Within the last month, firm has imported a
full set Of machinery for the manufacture OF Nous
sslin do LANES. costing over $4,000, free OF duty
The Entry Clerk refused to pass these goods the
Collector certified them free; the Naval Ofhcer re-
fused to certify them; when down came letter from
the Secretary of the Treasury. ordering that the
goods be passed irec--and free they have gone.
go Now we presume this last is a legitimate i'm
portston-tbat the machinery required is only TO be
obtaned at present abroad 1.-THE law said II should
come in free we should heartily say Amen If the
bes, machinery for such purpose cannot be made
hare ~ cheap il can be imported, paying the le-
gal duty thereon. we say, Let it come ill., by all
means Put up your manufacturing machinery the
more the better; every spindle or loom dimin'
ishes the monopoly absurdy talked OF, and
tends to secure home supply of fabrics at the low
est practicable prices Bat let us have tie laws re-
specicd with fair play and exact justice TO all
There is nothing wrong in the Tariff on this
poin-thc evil originates in its evasion and perver-
SION. Neither do we much blame the Importers.
As the world goes men will act with special refer
encc to their individual interests, and leave the pub
lie interests be guarded by those who are paid for
that service. But the Secretary Of the Treasury
and Collector are appointed and well paid express
ly TO take care of the public interests an they do
gross wrong If they careless Of unfaithful to
them Each of these posts should be filed by a
stern aud vgsnt friend Of the Tariff and Of the
Protection Of Home Industry. An enemy of the
Protective Policy will naturally lean the wrong way
Oh all points deemed questionable.