The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-12


TACTICS OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
and unprineipied efforts 10 break
down the Teveaue, bill OF lsAo.
Although the policy of the administration has been
condemned in all quarters OF the country, and has Just
met with signal overthrow in Pennsylvania, where
the tariff interest thought to be the strongest yet
seems that the wing leaders determined 10 destroy the
revenue bill of 1916 at all hazards The irresponsible
caba who administer the government, in the name OF
General Taylor will fail in inducing the people to nirust
them with that control over the Legislation ofhe country
which will enable them to overthrow the democratic
policy, that has produced such unexampled pros
perity. But failing to control Congress, the federal
advocates OF special privileges determined to &C
compsh their objects, il they have TO resort to
the most Gespicable means. Wherever the principle
of prescriptions be brought to bear. public offices
have been filled by ignorant and incompetent men, who
neglect the public service and bring injury upon the
public interests. This is in itself great evil; and we
have had many occasions to complain OF it. We have
stated on former occasion that Messrs Ewing and Col
amer have by their bitter and vndctye persecution Of
faithful and efficient officers and by their eager desire to
reward their partisans, carried prescription SO far that
they are forced to employ against the positive prohibition
OF an act of Congress, clerks TO assist their wing
appointees perform the duties which were performed
without such assistance by their democratic prede-
| cessors who were discharged to make room for
them Congress having forbid the employment OF such
extra clerks, Messrs Ewing and Collamer cannot pay
them for their services from the public treasury but they
direct certificates be issued to them at the end OF each
month"; stating that they entitled to claim specified
sum- and that it would be paid TO them when Congress
should make the requisite appropriation These certh.
Gates are sold brokers, informed, for what they
will bring This will force Congress to deny the whole
debt thus contracted in defiance OF law, or 10 make an
appropriation, only part OF which will be paid for ser
vices rendered the public the balance being PAID IN
the form of discounts 10 brokers. ts
But seems that more serious evil and more shame
less wrong than those to which We have alluded have
been produced by the power of removal and appointment
The adminstraon-seeing the great difficulty which 1t
has TO encounter in the admirable effects OF the present
commercial system before it fix high arh upon the
country and foreseeng that could not count upon sub
servient majority the next Congressthe administration
has taken active 10 bring the revenue bill into
disepute and 10 make offensive 10 the merchants and to
the people We learn from New York correspondent,
that the most despcable have been resored to in
ordef to produce this result The custom house at New
York has been filled by who ignorant Of their du
ties, and by who use every exertion TO harass
importers by useless litigation and vexatious delays
The whole establishment has been placed under the con-
troll OF an irresponsible and unprincped clique, under
whose base dicaton importers are annoyed by insults
and delays under the false preext that they rendered
necessary by the ad vaorem principle; the ruling clique
wishing to overthrow it, and TO establish in its stead the
system Of minimum and specific duties. The collector
himself seems to be manaced and feered by these
and afraid to resist their power. Goods which should
be permitted to merchants, are sent 10 the public
warehouse goods which should be sent to the public
warehouse, are permitted to merchants; and the greatest
disorder confusion and vexaon have been produced BY
the shameless domineering OF designing men. and the
weak compancy of the collector who is unable TO OPP
pose them. The government warehouse in New York
was so extensive, that insurance companies refused to
take risks on goods deposited there. The Treasury De-
pament before it ntrusted to Mr.. Meredith conse-
queny permitted goods be warehoused at other places
under certain regulations requiring always that the mer
chant should employ government officer to take charge
of them Under this arrangement many persons under
took the business OF storage, for the benefit OF small i'm
porters But, says correspondent, "ihe clique who
now control the custom house have procured regu
lation the effect that goods shall be bonded in
private warehouses until the public stores u This
forces the merchants to their goods in the
houses where they cannot be insured, while those
who keep the private warehouses are still required to
employ government officer at their own expense. But
to add palpabe Partially ana unfaness to an unneces.
sary vexatious and injurious regulation, certain arg,
merchants aiioped 10 warehouse IN their stores
Thus the small importers cannot bond at all with
out mourning risk which they cannot guard against
The keepers Of private storehouses ruined, and arg
monopoly merchants aiotced 10 store their opa goods
employing only single officer to take charge of fw
storelouse Such Hagant injustice and criminal wrong
should be ended at once; and look TO public opinion
TO apply the corrective. There is probability that tn,
administration will take pains TO remedy an evil which
deliberately produced by wanon exercise Of authority
and criminal abuse Of power Under the principle tha
Gen. Taylor must call into the public service the friends
POLICY % the friends OF the POLICY OF TIE couNTR,
have been driven from the public service and every import
custom house from Maine the Rio Grande has beer
welnigh filled by men who wish TO see our Commercial
regulations become odious and who wish to destroy then
in public estimation by vexatious and harassng delays
and by dishonest and unfaithful administration; tina
prohibitions and restrictions may be placed upon com
merce, and system may be established under which cap
tal will wax great and powerful at the expense OF op
{ pressed and unrewarded labor.
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