The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-03
Custom. revenue of federal government.
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The present tariff has yielded over twenty six nlions
or rs per cent, money than did the old in the
same time The and rdicule with which the ssv.
smae" tariff ushered into existence still fresh in
the memory Of its friends, and they with the
modification which its enemies suffer ON that But
perhaps the gratifying evidence Of Its sonndness,
well as OF the eminent ability with which operation was
regulated first, is its absolute freedom from fraud, not,
withsandng the rates of duty which II still permits
many descriptions Of imports The complete evidence Of
this freedom from fraud exists independently OF the fact Of
s yielding such large In the letter addressed to the
President of the Senate the 26h September by Mr.,
Thomas corwin, Secretary Of the Treasury.
There yet has been system Of taxation in any
country which has given rise frauds in the
endeavors many escape the full weight OF the taxes
The history Of all the countries of Europe
the world is but record Of taxes and the evasons Of them
The desperate and wild adventures OF the SNUG
gers OF SPAIN France Italy, and England, to nothing
of the China and the corruptions of Mexico
form the Of mercantile history. The courage
energy and ingenuity Of British smhggles, called into be-
ing by erroneous customs system, never-endng
of adventurous anecdoe, well of danger and
expense that government The expenses of the
guard and preventive service of England form material
item in the government outlay and yet her de-
rived from three four articles only Thus OF Els S58827
CUSTOMS "a $50 1853 derived from tobacco, E5 $50
from tea 400 from sugar, E7l los from coffee, and
El77s pa from wine-rnakng fI6 1924 for five art
cIes and with the exception of tobacco her duties do not
average 10 per la the United States they average Is
per and yet, without guard preventive
vice. frauds Of Those who opposed
the tari have since earnestly pressed change
from the al valoem SYSTEM and for this purpose they have
kept continual cry frauds frauds but without prov
ing any The Senate ordered the Secretary report
the subject and the whole operations OF all the ports
OF entry for four have been ransacked and invcGa
ted and the RESULTS only few Insignificant msreI
atoms by the Secretary Ii rather sly in the Senate
order the Gaphn cabinet to report frauds in the
and they did wisely leave the matter Mr. Cor
win, who ready TO receive the mercantile community,
as well military, with bloody hands and hospitable
graves" All that could do fasen frauds upon the
he has doubtless DONE and II appears only to
admirable regulations Of Mr. Walker. which
have been successful in preventing frauds.
The present tariff will be borne in mind, repudated
all old principles, and commenced with the adoption Of
new Tho protective principle was abandoned and
the pripcipc avowed The specific system was
changed the Gd Udorem AS we have remarked, sys
tenn of axao direct indirect existed that did
engender frauds Attempts at evasion vary with tho
mode OF The specific system had been fruitful OF
such and the ad uatore would encounter
changed tactics the part OF the rogush Mr.. Walker
this result and adapted regulations to the changed
system and these regulations have been 50 eiectual that
Secretary find no frauds TO report He finds his
treasury OVERLOOKING from the effects OF this new arh and
rules suspects that the merchants well
the cabinet officers cheat the government but he cannot
show it, He epcss Mr. Walkers regulations, show that
Mr. Walker apprehended frauds but he show that
those regulations ofecual He says that differ
ence of opinion whether goods should be invoced
purchase price the market price the day OF
shipment thinks that merchants will consrue the law
in thelf uncy Wc can soo no kiosN eASiv
in such proceeding lie gives fearful account Of posse
Die frauds by differentiation, and the only case he quoss
of three cagoes II pimeno of which, be II remembsed
the whole annual import S6i0O0 out OF Sib' or
part and even In this he shows that
the law was eecua the proper duties colec,ed But
the Secretary there to find frauds and a. he
this he the Senate to take the viii for tho
deed Hear him
There are. however, nnety-fye ports Of entry whore
there appraisers From these, very few instances
liza reported of the detection OF frauds underwear.
aons while there every believe that they are as
| frequent these ports AT Others
i Undoubtedly quite frequent these ports at
oers he fails show how frequent they others
Out OF S23 of duties collected, he shows cases
where the had been successful intend
ed, the government would have lost perhaps 81 600
What be shown by facts however, he sees to sus
tain by fslsehood, In the manner following, 70 wits
In the last annual report from this department several
abes inserted illustrate tho effect oil the subsiitn-
of duties the foreign value of merchandise In place
oil specific duties Taking two examples OF the opera
ton present SYSTEM attention Of the Senate Is In
vited TO the result, viz
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