The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-01
NEw YORK, July 80, 1886.
10 The Editor efMs Onion,

tined Tor California, Will be mustered into the ser.
wee OF the United States on Saturday (forenoon)
next, the LIST of August They will then only
await transports for their final departure for the dis
tant shores OF the Pacific This is one of the finest
regiments ever raised in the United States. The
officers aud privates are all picked mem all young,
vigorous, healthy, high-souled men, the most OF
them being Americans by birth and commanded by
officers OF the right stamp. Many Of the captains
and heptenants Of companies have been educated at
West Point They go with high hopes ANNA
ted by patriotic love for, and devotion to, the best
interests OF their country. They seek faro and
explored held Of future honor and usefulness. All who
know Col. John d. Stevenson know him to be emf
nently qualhed for the command Of this noble reg-
| ment. Had the whole Union been searched for the
most capable man to head it, | doubt if better
than Col Stevenson could have been found. He
is talented bold Jealous perseyerng to an exraor-
binary extent IN whatever he undertakes. What
ever his hands ind TO do, that he does with all his
might When he sets out TO accomplish an object
his whole mind, soul, and body, seem to be embark
| ed In planning and executing It's accomplishment
He will likely surmount difficulties and realize sue
Cess, where another Of equal talents might fail, If
lacking TO any extent his ndomitable perseverance,
or fruitfulness ia expedents under pressing trials
Barring accidents, l augur brilliant career of use
funess will mark the future career of the colonel
| am sure, among large circle of friends, he has
none who more heartily wish him success than your
humble servant.
a clerk in the Union Agency Office, New York, has
entered the regiment as private. His captain and
| hrst lieutenant are both sRuss of West Point. The
latter promising young officer is the son OF Colonel
Stevenson Success to the "New York Legion"
which, understand, is to be the title Of this noble
| regiment
Aninense feeling of Indignation has been pro-
duced among the foreign houses doing business in
| New York by the appearance Of a statement made
to Mr.. Webster by gentleman who signs himself
Edward H. NicOl :" and read by the former to the
United States Senate; which, in effect charges that
two-thrds Of the goods bearing ad yalorem duties
Imported into this city are brought in by foreigners
who pay no taxes, have no regard for our laws or
institutions, nor for the Obligations of a custom
house oath and that however adrot our appraisers
may be, 1t is almost impossible "tO detect them in
their Jllsi fed inrOieesn
| | do not know Mr. Ed. ii NeoIl, but do know
that his charges grossly unjust 10 the character
and fair dealing Of the foreign importers residing in
| New York. | will venture TO say, that since the
passage Of the tariff bill of 1912, (threehfhs Of the
articles included in which are charged with ad va
loren duties there has not been single well au-
thentcated instance Of foreign importer defrauding
the custom-house out of one cent by "falsIied in
yoices.n Many OF the extensive German, French,
/ and English houses established il New York, are
Of the highest responsibility, whose honor and sense
of fair dealing are far above impeachment the
heavens above the earth, an angel is above
Mr.. Nicoll. Many Of them have become natural
Ized citizens and honorably discharge all the duties
Of citzenship-pay taxes, perform jury duty, and
discharge all other duties required of native citizen
| When party rancor vomits forth such wholesale
SANDER, it proves desperate which needs
| such support.
The fact u.s. that il was the high tariff Of l542 which
broke up great many small American and other
importers, and threw the business into the wealthy
houses conducted by both foreign and native citizens
IL any foreign houses were induced to enter the
field, q know Of very few, they induced to do
| so in the absence Of customers in the small way
which had been driven out by the enormous cash
duties under the old (st the presently tariff bill.
"A difficulty patched up to the mutual Satisfaction Of
t,co senator's about mutual tisnd-In the course of
the debate in the Senate, MIR. Webster was re-
minded that MIR. Clay, on a certain occasion, had
come out in the Senate in favor of I'D valorem duties
throughout. MIR. Crittenden rose and said that il
with the qualification that the ad valorem du-
ties should be assessed on the home valuation. On
hearing this, fash of light fell upon Mr. Webster's
intellect. He said he now understood it. His mi nd
WIS relieved from great gloom and darkness, "Mr. !
Clay said - ESQ declared Mr.. w. for him. Sub
tect the imported goods to a home valuation, and
then will agree to the ad valorem principle
Did the mutual friends reflect that the present bill
makes no alteration in the principle of home vaua-
tom Hence Mr.. Clay, their mutual friend, must |
still stand for the ad vaorem principle Of the BILL
Mr. Crlttenden's explanation amounting to nothing |
while Mr.. Webster must again shroud his mind in |
gloom and doubt |
Mr.. C. Franklin Powell book -publishers, has lust
issued Life of General Taylor with notices of sew.
eral officers who fought under his command The |
materials for such book should think were rather
scanty at present. 1t also reported that Apple
ton q Co. intended to bring out similar work
The stock market was stiff to-day, with dspo-
sition to advance.
460 bales of cotton sold; no change in price.
500 barrels New Jersey -four sold at 81, and lot
OF Michigan at 81 09; no change in Genesee. No
sale of wheat. There were 5000 to 1000 bushels
western mixed corn sold at Soc; 1000 New Jersey
sound yellow sold at 60c.
100 barrels whiskey sold at Oh.
Moderate sales New Orleans sugar made, vary
ing from 50 to 7ac.
Sterling bills firm at 7. u; no change on Paris
Freights remain the same.
Yours, G..
New YoRK, July 81, 1916.
This is packet-day for the Cambria, which sails
from Boston tomorrow, and consequently busy
time for merchants.
When Mr. Webster introduced the evidence of
Mr.. Nicoll to prove the ncompetency of appraisers
to detect "the faslhed invoices" of the foreign i'm
porting houses in this city, 1t proved too much for
his purpose. For the speaker said, all the importers
of the country ''without exception" were against
the pending revenue bill--of course, including the
foreign houses. Now, if the latter find it easy
enter goods under classified invoices" is it not a
little ,strange that they all, "without exception"
should be opposed to bill where all the duties were
to be ad valorem and which were calculated to en-
large their field Of fraud
The truth is have it direct from an officer of the
custom. house, whose duty it is to examine entries
and overhaul invoices, who declares soemnly that
honest and honorable set of importers
can nowhere be found, than both foreign and
American merchants doing business at the custom.
house in New York. He says it is utterly futile to
suppose frauds can be committed under the ad va
nf h,fIp Nj
of proceeding in all cases is considered. The goods
called for by the invoices, which must be sworn TO-
are subjected to the most rigid inspection and ap
praisement. Surprising number of cases, boxes,
bales, recorded as containing the goods speci
fed: the inspector selects a number Of them at
random, and after having ordered them to the pub
lie store.house, proceeds to open and carefully ex-
anime them. If he discovers the least variation in
them, from the statements Of the manifest invoice,
they are liable TO seizure and forfeiture. The APP
praIsers value the goods at the time Of inspection
and their long practice renders it in manner i'm
poRsibe for them to he deceved This officer off