Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-07-30
MAnEnoUslNl. AY Enl.

! A practical and experienced merchant in
New York, thus speaks, In the Courier and,
! Enquirer. of the Warehousing System which
4 is contemplated by the Bin now before the u.
[ s. Senate
! The Wdrehouse Sysiem--So much has been
/ said and written of late of thegr advantages
! that must accrue to this city and the country
! generally, if the Warehousing System. now
before Congress, (and which is 50 much laud-
ed By Mr. Drx) is adopted, that am induced
/ TO examine the subject little, and in so doing
( | shall state facts, asd leave the public and
/ those interested To draw their own Inierences.
And in the first place will state that ! am
not opposed TO the system. If like the English
! law, (Which seems 10 be but little known or
understood) it contains proper restrictions and
regulations Now the bill reported by Mr.. DIX
proposes TO allow all descriptions of merchan-
disc. excepting what are termed ..psrishabte,"
\ and goods liable to ''eIplosioa" 10 be imported
and put into the ware houses for a period Of
three years, leaving il Optional with the import
/ er, during that time either 10 take them ouI for
consumption orexportation upon the payment
4 OF storage. sc. Now, in my opinion more
/ inquitous bill was neyerrepored TO Congress,
! or one that would be more injurious to the m
terests Of the importers and manufacturers OF
this country, whatever its advocates may say
| to the contrary.
| Ii ought to be called "I3ill for the benef, Of
Foreign Manufacturers and few large hold
ers of Real Estate" for they are the only per-
sons who could possibly receive any benefits
! from il.
| II isa well known fact that about three
I fourths OF all the merchandise now imported
into this city from Europe is on foreign account,
and il YOU pass this BILL YOU will drive out Of
trade the few Americans now left in IT, and
throw the whole into the hands OF foreigners
and their agents, Notwithstanding MI. CAMP
DELL, orr .Nrtire american y member Of Con-
ersss, advocates thesystem. Now the English
system is quite different thing from the one
/ proposed, as will be shown.
ANY descriptions Of merchandise or raw
| produce NAV be imported into England and
| put into their warehouses, but only certain ar
ticles ran be thus deposited, ieacing ii optional
nth the importer either 10 take them oid for con-
SUMPTION or erporta,ion John Boil takes good
care that his owE manufacturers and fabrics
shall be protected 70 illustrate this--l reside
in London send an order 10 France or Ger
many for ten cases OF their fabrics or manuiac-
( lures. They arrive in London. 60 10 the
Custom House to enter them, and am asked
whether they are for consumption or bond
answer for bond They then 30 into ware
house and am oblgedi 70 give bond in dou-
bic the amount Of The invoice that will export
them within given tine--or should wish
10 take any of them out for consumption, | ann
prohibited from doing il as made my selec-
ton at the time OF importation. If, on the
contrary, say they are for consumption, |
take them out aud pay the duties IN cal, as we
now do here and should | wish to export
them or any portion Of them afterwards. | may
do il, btd Mey tciH not Gllo,c me any dratcback or
return duties on them. In other words, you
mist make a declaration al the time of inpor~
tatiol, lcIletter they are for consumption or bond.
and once haUing made IL, you cannot alter
Il tcithom the consent Of The Lords Commissions
ers. Free Traders, what think you oil this -
Now the bill before Congress proposes 10 leave
eper1, fbiDo free and Unrestricted, and how think
YOU any Importer purchasing his goods and
pursuing n regular business, can compete with
the manufacturers of Europe, who VIII then
make our ports the depcts for The sireeping Of
their acarehoases? But, say Its advocates, II
will greatly benefit the small importers. Howe
/ would ask. Every small importer orders
what goods be can pay for, and wants them
for his immediate sales, and wishes TO get them
into his store as soon as possible alter arrival,
IN order 70 make sales Of the same, and he will
never deposit a single package. Then how is
il TO benefit him? | answer 10 no way what
ever. and hazard but little in saying, that
nineteen Of every twenty of the importers and
iobbers of this city, who understand Il, are OPP
posed to it. But enough Tor to-day--l Will 70
sumo the subject