The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-03
exclude most Of our products and sbrc' ard prevent

discrimination for revenue The duties nronossS ~, ~
posed by Mexico being generally reduced TO s,anasrd
more than half below the Mexicsn du les The du
ties are also based upon discrimination throughout for
the people Of Mexico so different from own, are Az
cd In each case at that rats which; is believed viii
produce In the Mexican ports the largest
In order TO realize from this system the largest amount
of revenue would be necessary that our army and ma
w should seize every important port and place the
Gulfof Mexico. California; or the Pacific, and open
the through the interior the free transit oil I'm
ports and exports and especially that the interior passage
Through the Mrcan hus shsufdb DC secured from ocean
TO for the 6sn.t Of our commerce. end that q az me
world. This measure, whilst would greatly increase
revenue from these duties, and facilitate commun
cation between forces the eastern and western
of Mexico would probably lead at the conclusion
of peace results Of incaculsble importance to our
own commerce and TO that OF ell the world.
In the meantime, the Mexican government monopoly
In tobacco from which a considerable revenue Is re-
allied by Mexico, together with the culture there,
Which yields that revenue should be abolished So as TO
our own by collecting the duty upon ali the imported
tobacco. The Mexican interior tacsii duties should
also be abolished and their nterns duty on
coin and bullion. The prohibition OF exports and du-
ties upon exports should be ansulled end espe.
lion1 so to cheapn and facilitate the purchase Of
imports, and permit the precious metals untaxed to
nov out freely IRON Mexico into general circulation.
Quicksilver and machinery for working mines of pre-
cous Eme als In Mexico, for the same reasons should
above Indicated would largely Increase the production
and circulstoh OF the precious metals improve own
commerce and and that OF Gil
In thus opening the ports of Mexico 10 the commerce
Of the world you would present to all nations with whom
at peace the best evidence Of your desire to main
tain with them our friendly relations, to render the
to them productive OF little injury possible and
to advance their interests far safely be
DONE by oferding to them in common with ourselves,
the advantages Of liberal commerce with Mexico. To
extend this commerce will have unseaed the ports Of
Mexico repealed their interior transit duties which OBJ
struct the passage Of merchandise to and from the
will have annued the government duty coin and
bullion abolish ed the heavy export duties on the
| 40 IN them mi freely
for the benefit OF mankind you will have expunged the
long list Of their prohibited articles and reduced
than onehaf their duties on imports whilst the frees
would be left for the mining the precious metals
These great advantages which would be secured
cuson of their commerce by rigorous blockades is
true the duties collected from imports would be
true that the expenses of the which Mexico insists
upon prosecuting are borne exclusively by ourselves
and not by foreign nations II cannot be doubted but
that all neutral nations will the adoption OF such
course by you, manifestation of your good will TO-
wards them and strong desire to advance those Just
ant humane principles, which make II the duty Of be
geren as We have always conended to render the
In which they engaged little injurious pract
These duties would not be imposed upon any imports
into our own country but only upon imports into Mex
the enhancement to hem Of the prices of these imports
Nearly all products excluded by the Me XII
can tariff even in time OF peace; they excluded also
during the war, 30 far continue the system OF
blockading othe ports Of Mexico; and they also
excluded from the ports not possession
our commerce all the ports of Mexico as they shall fall
into military possession. Neither foreig
and If they do so UNFAIRLY it will be because they
make profit upon the importation there, and there
levied the ports Of Mexico upon the consumers Of
those goods, the people Of Mexico The whole money
ment and people, to sustain the and to prevent to
that extent loans and increased taxation. Indeed
view Of the fact that the government is thrown upon
the ordinary Tor peace with other additional
but loans to carry on the income DC
derived from the new sy stem, which, believed viii
be large, II these suggestions are adopted would DC
highly important the credit OF the
prevent the embarrassment Of the treasury, and to
save the country from such runous sacrifices as oc-
Cured during the last year, including the inevitable
legacy TO posterity CT large debt and onsrous taxa
pensive transfer and ruinous drain Of spscie to Mex
CO, but would c3ube II in duties, and in return for
our exports to rehow into our country to an
which il had reached in 1885. under the restrictive
laws of Mexico. thus relieving our own people from
a grevous tax and imposing il where 1t should TALL
upon enemies, the people of Mexico, as con
tribution levied upon them to conquer peace, as vel
hitting exports freely without duty into the Mexican
ports. which we may occupy from time to time, nld
less than hall the prices which they had her.
fore paid for thcm. the war might In time become
benefit, instead OF burden TO the people Of Mexico
and they woul therefore, be unwilling to terminate he
contest 10 hoped also, that Mexico, after peace,
will renew her present prohibitory and protsc
China JAPAN but that bsralzed, enlightened, and
regenersted by the contact and intercourse with
people, those other civilized nations she will
tnue the moderate system of duties resembling
that prescribed by these regulations.
In the meantime, is just that Mexico by her OBJ
stnste persistence this contest should compel 10
overthrow financial policy and arrest this great
nation in her high and prosperous career To re.impose
high duties would be alike 10 ourselves and 70
all neutral powers and unless demanded by stern ne
cessiy to those enlightened nations which
have adopted, contemporaneousIy with more liberal
commercial policy. The system you now propose, OF
imposing the burden for practicable upon our enc
upon friendly ration appears TO be most just in itself
and Is further recommended as the only policy which
Is likely TO hasten the conclusion OF just and honorable
peace.
tonnage duty all vessels, whether own, or Of
neutral powers Of dollar per ton which 10 greatly
less than that imposed by Mexico, IL recommended IN
lieu Of all port duties and charges Appended TO the SO
regulations tables Of the rates at which foreign mo-
ney il fixed by law also separate table of currenc
by usuage in which certificate of value is required to
be attached to the invoice There is also annexed table
Of foreign weights reduced the stands I'd
OF the United Bates together with blank FORMS to IA
| cilitate tho transaction OF business.
II is recommended that the duties herein suggested
shall be collected exclusively in gold or silver coin
These duties only be collected as military con
nibuton through the agency Of our brave officers Of
faithfully collect and keep these moneys. and
account for them, not to the treasury, but to
lively. 1t is recommended that these duties be per-
formed by the comnandant Of the post whether naval
military by the or puT.sr OF other ON
other check upon mistakes error, in the same
| manner Is now tho with the collector
officer Of several principal ports, which has Intro
ducsd much order and accuracy into system 1t
suggss'ed that in the attention OF the
mandant Of the post might be necessary for the pefo
nance of other duties. he be permitted to substitute
some other officer, making known the TACT to the Sc
creares OF War of the Navy, and subject to th.i
| direction.
dent servant, X. J. WALKER
| Secretary of the Treasury
To the President
WARRINGTON, April l, ls47.