New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-10
The Yrnit. Of Free Trnde.

Inc OF FFeo
Before proceeding with the general discussion
Of the inaaences OF the present Tariff let bring
4 to view one more inevitable efFec, of Ad valorem
Duties. They necessarily compel every Collectoi
70 wink a. undervalus,ions 10 order to preserve
II not exteod the commerce OF and Revenue at bis
Owe pot. Revenue Cfi ;ers are men, with locsl
attachments end int. rss,s, and personal pride i
their own popularity and success. Amost TIL
only e'ns with which they are brought in coa.sci
IL the Impor,ing class with It's ministers and
sgests. If the Collector and his assistants desiTs
peace add prai-s they must be 'smy with their
customes-not too Suspicious, nor eyscliog, Dor
troublesome. bat ooD6diog liberal and scoomnc-
dating. Let Collector, say OF this port. start Oh
the other ;,oh. sharply nosioe cot dissTepsr-
cies, Gross examining invoices, overvalcing under
valuations and dsvising new safeguards asairsi
fraud. and ysu will soon hear ar cutlery from The
journals Of commerce against his bsrbsrisu. stu
pIdity. igporsn iocspsci,y and vexs,ious limo
vations. Grave and sleek merchants Of abundant
wealth and responsibility will begin to call and
remonsuste sgsinss the novelties that distaro
our pesc-.' with the significant intiuation--''l
pay about sloo. ooo a year on the cloths import
I
mua import through Boston or PhiladelPhis ssvine
time aud money HEREBY So the Collector hnd,
that he will save nothing to the Revenus by be ng
rigid. while be cannot fail to injare the basness
his city. diminish the receipts at his port emo
achieve for himself life Of trouble and bad
name. II Natural, then, to fall into the CON.
mon way by keeping his eyes half shus and let-
ting things 90 ~ they like How obvious tina. ia.
every Collection districs the temptations are ali o.
the side Of laxi,y and as ipst that Of risor
--AHd now Ia the general argument
We are Nation Of Twenty Millions, in tie
aash Of youthful energy-eninently intelligent,
enterprislog, Ingenious and iadssuious- unlAe
the Nations Of Eun pc, there is no large proportion
Of our nost Efficient men drawn away to fill the
ranks Of Standing Armies aud live unproductiye',
on the fruits Of others toll, No Established Church
sucks the liie.biood Of People to pay the cos
Of ponpols ceremoniss and subsist In idle loxun
her thousands OF consecrsted devotses. No gsea,
National Debt weighs like an incubus on - en-
erg.es,, dsrksnias the land with Tsxss,herers
and aing the pockets OF Incidence from the sesp,,
savings OF houble Toll. There Is every reason IA
oar character aud condition Tor rapid aud proc
porous development Of eur own resources without
falling 10 debt to any other people. True. new
eoussry necessarily devotss much more labor &c
clearing, building Improving. road-msaiss, &c
than an old country, but the far lesser dead wsist
upon iss Productive Industry oashsto overbssnce
that Disparity. We ooshi not to be ruoaing in
debt; bat the fact 10 notorioasly othersise q
our small Federal Debt considerable portion !,
due 70 Foreigners, and more goes oat by nearly
every stsamship, our State debts, City Debts
and vArioas Company loans for constructing later
M Improvements are held abroad. aud there are
beside Eavpean mortgages on American nm
perry, and American properly directly owned b,
sorsisnsu to . very large amount. We are IN.
day In dess TO Earope more thsn Two Haoarc.
Millions, and. instead Of paying %. we are ever
mcosh contracting more A steamship brings a
tidinss that Grain and Metals arc rather heavy an
declining 10 the British markets. bat consoles u
with the iaiormsuon that xnerseas Seeks A.
ceiling freely ct sdvsncs-that is 70 say, Bri,s
capitalists are wiling to sell rs goods that W
ossht to make ios oa'selves and take oar sestss
cured promises 10 pay 10 ten or twenty years vii
annual interest so our Foreign Debt gees on /.
oreaslns In the teeth Of the blockheaa Econ,
misss who pretend 10 demonstrate that Expos,
al~ays balance Imports and that Nation es.s.
boy more than che sells. All last Summer OF
Money Nsrlst wss tight ssa Specie teudin
away, In spite OF Secretary walkers tables
nearly balanced Exports and Imports, shown
tia. We were sending of our Products TO Pc
Specific Daties) a. their real valae aud rscsivir
our Imports Of cussou-Hosse valsss'ons far b
iDw their sctaal coat Ths year our Money Ma
bet hss beer easier. simply because Earope u.s.
tsytng largely Of cur ssccks--in other words, 81
ing % 0oods BY Nafiens worth on good ss-ari'
q ten TO twenty yssrs' credit All know that oc
esocks have been going abroad cold or Sr sal'
the whole ssssco. and are still going in dsdspc
Of which Specie he's sesa constantly oosins cat
our principal porte. and q great majority Of sh
califosis Gold which should have come hishs
~ M wtssa y ~ asas ~ go diss~