New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-23

svs,er VA. entirely pew IN this country, and the De
partmen, Tai n qured 70 put 10 AZ once ino
This was done after conference WITH the bo'iret'is
In the urincus ports and the seton Il the pePArt coz
commauicaisd - Congress. Wniie Z % Deieees -
al then done n putting 90 promptly ini9 - 81"
new and great system vii iecoehl . 20 y -. =. H.
vsucement Of the best Interests OF tue coubl'y -
he ueriod Of two yesrs which has inierFened sicu -.
date the Department. amid "a oinsI plo.si.- - -
mems has devoted much attention 70 - - -
trnuortant subject collecting III n tIr
-o.e ana from Great Britain al TIE ilivlinallH -
c1uld Be obtained IN regard % TOE pls-lSA- - r'. 49,
Of the system In those countries Ou ~ -, -.
the plan adopted is that OF puohc
lr Great Britain IN sypcsl u made - y ~ - r r
rsntsl and cou7u-i,i1n snd thcr bonded NHIeuo-s'
are checy private stores with lev a 81 80 ,i. ~, -
warehouses for certain purposes ne pll--sH is -
icon far the most successful and comiehus i's,i ~
- i.sg-narf "a vrU from the success ci iAe y si'
.tse.f IS from thorough investigation ~ nc
ules on which u j. founded 4laFe tle ~ ~
new regulations, - isr a. vas eoa'-5t,. ,,d
introduced L in,o this country undef 'le
ii ,hf. unarreut bg the f.h section OF the " areIols
in- Act The important rfofinsio osi', 70 . -.
Continent cf Europe and Great Britain i aeisN'I -
D. -nceG % tnis Report 10 pocuu-rN's i-A- 49, N
J. is. n. y. o. 2, q. ....-. ~
ne re-u.,.5ns now issued. Introduce The system OF
private competition. ss fsr a. perm t'el ~ -..5 f-
ferts-. llI by the .aH al D now aihii-. ~ |
Is,r unclaimed rrlf- must rc Warehouse .I F-.-
..o-cs lre value " those very great ln Nt" lNiA
alone bv tne returns ol The collector me 'a-'e %. W
fIrr.-u -lc. aimed goods "a lIc-NA-rA il --tt '--
a
sl46I7fI- and the regularly 'Ffreho-sed % 20. ,l'
orof - $40 30. makin- toti in inai lofi ~ -
l61.l-. These rclaluel goods. uL-ti i-' '-- =. POI.
3i March l-fl must 0e kep, n ile Fa.- -t1.. '.,.-
1elu- uo importer WL9 Claims aNl --'N-'
elrly oi tlem A.
81 the -eturns o. the collectors zee doc ~ the
foreiro goods regularly wsrehouted from Toe on Al
gust u ,5 IL September 80 l-i- was -i5sji a-- ii
edition IN thi. there Vss vast amount oi foreign I'M
ports deposited in our warehouses - unclaimed s'9ls
amounting as We have seen IN New FORK alone 70 ne
sum of SIf6l765- 70 IN the other pore 'ne "a
ella ned goods bore the same proportion A. inusr f-
larry warehoused n Nevlork Il would brihs ine tot-4
amount OF foreign goods deposited IN our "afehoi'r'
from the 9th August 1910 % 5lin sfplrAoeE' 4,t''
up % -f6 &c Ul- NOte ithstsniing iu-n' mat tns
system vas entirely new in this country i 5
hoped that these facts and the vasi amount tIs
warehousfd 10 the Infancy OF the system uHu-I
The instructions and acts Of this Department VII
satisfy Coucress that every tr0rt was mhje 10 carry
the aw fully into effect and tn7t these efforts were
attended with success notNii standing tnst i"e bt
partment compelled 20 tnieI on D ID OBJ expert
r..nt entirely unex i0red iu this country Do would sc
strange under such circumstance, i the dep- tnrni
hsd seen uohng % improve amend as the result OF
more tnsn two years experience 90 tue prague" oPe
ration OF toe stcn in ibis country snd As Asl oi the
information collected with ~ much care from the con
tinent of Europe and Great Britain. This experiences
lnd Informs alton have enabled the department % MIRO
cuce 10 . believed great snd important Improvements
under the new instructions now issued and e'pecay
N authorizing far s. permitted ~ the ia" ana INC
security OF the public revenue, the system OF Pti-
vate enterprise and competition 10 the business OF
storage % az reduce IL 10 the utmost prsctc"oe
extent all the charges AMI expenses incident to tne sy
tenn These regulations. It Is believed, VIII e'u
10 a considera augnentaiOn IN the "aenousibs
business but 10 order 10 give our own ports si tne
advantages enjoyed Ia Grest Britain snd 10 enaoe Us
T. enter INTO successful competition with other coun
tries for The OF the world the amendments
in the law itself especially regards tue extension OF
the time for wsrehousng. which can only be made oy
Congress are indispensable. With these amendments
advancing in a liberal commercial policy with the pro-
gress OF the age and the lights of experience II ' be-
lieved that own country viii pass rapidly onward
to the command OF universal commerce. WIN en-
during pesce-with extended area, industry and popl'
lslion-with enlsrgng trade, Internal and external
and increasing facilities OF navigation
on the lakes and rivers the and the land-witn
career marked by spirit equity and justice our future
advance must be more rapid even than the past Nor
should We regard only the advantages to ourselves
from our National Union moral and political neces-
sty which human power can sever or destroy out
consider also s effects As leht and example 20 al
natans and ultimately destined % extend 10 benc-
aud blessings 10 every couptry and people oi the
globe To accomplish these great objects, and even
extending internal aud internal ani international com.
merce and intercourse Indispensable and even II
interrupted for brief period would Be sure to return
with tho triumph Of truth, IN augmented force and
power. Most respectfully, your obedient servant
r : WALKER Secretary OF the Treasury.
Hon. ROBERT c. WINTHROP Speaker Of the II oi K