Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-12-12

into the hands of INSCRIPTIONS and dis
honest men, who are alike. regardless OF
law and the obligations ofan oath. BY
these means the plain inten,ions OF
Congress as expressed in the law, are
daily defeated.
Every motive Of policy and duty
therefore, impels me TO ask the earnest
attention Of Congress to this subject
If Congress should deem il unwise to
attempt any important changes in the
system Of levying duties at this season.
il will become indispensable TO the pro
lection of the revenue, that such remi.
dies as in the judgment of Congress may
mitigate the evils complained of, should
at once be applied.
As before stated specific duties would,
in my opinion. be remedy for this
evil, but if you should no, concur in
this view, then, as a partial remedy, l
beg leave respectfully TO recommend,
that instead Of taking the invoice of
the article abroad as means of de-
tec,ing its value here, the correctness
of which invoice il is in many instan.
ces impossible 10 verify, the law be SO
changed as TO require home valua.
ton, or apprisals, 10 be regulated in
such manner as to give, as far as prac
ticable, uniformity in the several
ports.
There being no mint in California, |
am informed that the laborers in the
mines are compelled to dispose of their
gold dust at large discount. This ap.
pears to me TO be large and heavy
tax upon the labor of those employed
in extracting this precious metal, and l
doubt not you will be disposed at the
earliest period possible to relieve them
from it by the establishment of a mint.
In the meantime, as an assayers Office
is established there, / would respectful.
y submit 10 your consideration the
proprieiy of authorizing gold bullion
which has been assayed and stamped,
TO be received in payment of govern.
ment dues. cannot conceive that the
Treasury would suffer any loss by such
a provision; which will at once raise
bullion 10 its par value, and thereby
save, if l am rightly informed, many
millions ofdolars to The laborers which
are now paid in brokerage, to CONVEX.
this precious metal into available funds.
This discount upon their hard earnings
is heavy tax and every effort should
be made by the government TO relieve
them from this burden.
More than three four,hs Of our pop.
ulaiion are engaged in the cultivation
of the soil. The commercial. manufac.
turing and navigation interests are all,
10 great extent, dependent upon the
agricultural.
II is therefore the most important in.
ierest Of the nation. and has q Just claim
for the fostering protection of the Gov.
eminent, so far as they can be exten.
ded consistently with the provisions of
the Constitution. As this cannot be
done by the ordinary modes of legis.
lation. respectfully recommend The
establishment of an agricultural bureau,
to be charged with tho duty Of giving
to this leading branch Of American in.
dustry, the encouragement which it SO
well deserves.
In view Of the immense mineral re.
sources of our country, provision should
be made for the employment of com.
petent neurological chemist, who
should be required, under the direction
of the bureau. 10 collect specimens of
the various minerals Of our country,
and 10 ascertain by careful analysis, |
their respective elements and their
adaptation to useful purposes. He
should also be required TO examine and
report upon the qualities Of different
soils and the manner best calculated to
i'm prove their producliveness, by pub.
fishing these experiments with suitable |
explanations, and by the collection and
of rare seeds and plants,
with instructions as 10 the best system
of cultivation. Much may be done TO
promote this great national interest.
In compliance with the act of Con
gress, passed on the 23d May, 1850,
providing among other things for TAX.
ing the 9TH, census, a superintendent
was appointed, and all other measures
adopted which were deemed necessary
10 ensure the prompt and faithful per.
formonce of that duty. The appropri.
alton already made, will. il is believed.
be sufficient TO defray the whole expen.
ses of the work. But further legisla.
lion may be necessary in regard TO the
compensation of some Of the marshals
Of the Territories.
twill also be proper, to make pro.
visions by law, at an early date, for the
publication of such abstracts of the
returns, as The public interest may
require.
The unprecedented growth of our
Territories on the Pacific in wealth and
population, and the consequent in.
crease af their social and commercial
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