Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-01-03

OF injustice to Spain, that this inequality
be removed by Congress, and that the
discriminating duties which have been
evied under the act OF the thirteenth Of
July, 1882, on Spanish vessels coming to
the United States from any foreign .coun-
try, be refunded This recommendation
does not embrace Spanish vessels arriving
in the United Sta,e1from Cuba and Porto
Rico, which will still remain subject to
the provisions of the act Of June thir-
teenth, 1884 concerning tonnage duty on
such vessels.
BY lhls act the fourteenth Of July, 1882,
coffee was exempted from duty al!ogeth
Ter. This exemption was universal, with
out reference to the country where it was
produced, or the national character Of the
vessel in which it was imported. By the
tariff act Of the 18th of August 1912, this
exemption from duty was restricted to
conerimported in American vessels from
the place lis reproduction; while coffee un-
der all other circumstances was subjected
to duty of twenty per cent. ad relorem.
Under this act our existing treaty with
the King Of the Netherlands, Java coffee
imported from the European ports OF that
kingdom into the United States, whether
in Dutch or American vessels, now pays
this rate of duty. The government Of
the Netherlands complains that such a
discriminating duty should have been i'm.
posed on coffee, the production of one oil
It's colonies, and which is chiefly bought
from Java to the ports Of that kingdom,
and exported from thence to foreign coun-
tries. Our trade with the Netherlands is
highly beneficial TO both countries, and our
relations with them have ever been Of
the most friendly charact er Under all
the circumstances OF the case, | re-
commend that the coffee Of Java imported
from the Netherlands be placed upon the
same footing with that imported directly
from Brazil and other countries where it
is produced.
Again the eighth SECTION of the tariff
act of the 18th August, l842, duty Of
fifteen cents per gallon was imposed on
Port wine in casks; while on the red
wines Of several other countries, when
imported in casks, Of only six cents per
gallon was imposed. This discrimiaa lion.
SO far as regarded the pog. wine Of Por-
tugal, vas deemed a violation of our
treaty with that power, which provides,
that mo higher or other duties shall be
imposed on the Importation into the Uni
ted States OF America Of any article the
growth, produce, or manufacture Of the
kingdom and possessions of Portugal,
than such as are or shall be payable on
The like article being the growth, produce,
Or manufacture Of any other foreign.
Accordingly, to give effect to the treaty..
IS well as to the intention Of Congress,
in a provso to the tariff act
Itself, that nothing therein containing
should be so construed as to interfere with
treaties with foreign nations, a
reasury circular was issued on the 10th Of.
July, 1544, which, among other things,
declared the duty on the Port wine Of
Portugal, in casks, under The existing
avs and treaty, to be six cents per gal
on, and directed that the excess of duties
which had been collected on such wine
should be refunded. BY virtue Of anoth-
II clause in the same section of the act
t is provided that all limitations Of Por
n other wines, "shall be the subject TO the
Iuty provided for the genuine article"
mutations Of Port wine; the production Of
France, are imported to some extent into
he United States; and the government of
hat country now claims that, under
orrect construction Of the act these imi.
atoms ought not pay higher duty than
hat imposed upon the original Port wine
+ Portugal 1t appears to me TO be une-
ual and unjust, that French limitations of
'ort wine should be subjected to a duty
f fifteen cents, while the more valua-
lie article from Portugal should pay
duty Of six cents per gallon. |
therefore, recommend TO Congress such
legislation as may be necessary to correct
he inequality.
The late President, in his annual mes
age OF December last, recommended an
appropriation to salty the claims of the S
exam government against the United a
lates, which had been previously adjus- t
claims arose out Of the act OF q
isarming body of Texan troops under
ne command of Major Snively, by an y
lficer in the service Of the United States t
citing under the orders of our govern Q
tent; and the forcibe entry into the Gus /
IN house at Bryary's landing, on Red o
liver, by certain citizens Of the United Il
.ates, and taking away thoreirom the S
pods seized by the collector of the Gus {
ms as forfeited under the laws OF Texas. S
his was liquidated debt, ascertained TO
, due to Texas when an independent d
ate. Her acceptance of the terms of an Y
sxation proposed by the United States v
pes not discharge or lnvalldate the Il