The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-16
From the Boston Afias.
Revenue Expenses.


The Locofoco newspapers have made great ado
about the increased expenses of collecting the rev.
enue from customs, and thereby endeavored to
cuse their party in Congress from the odium which
justly attaches TO il for not voting the necessary
means to carry on the government.
But even this poor excuse Is taken from them.
When the accounts are all in, it will appear that
the expenses OF collecting the revenue for the pre-
sent fiscal year are considerably less than they
under the Locoioco administration OF Mr.. Secretary
Walker, for either Of the two preceding years, in
the same ports; or in other words, that II the ex-
penses are increased, more than the whole of such
increase is owing to the formation of new and
pensve collection districts in Oregon, California,
and other places.
Mr.. Vinton has clearly shown this TO be the case
in the admirable speech which he made in Con-
gress, this subject, on Thursday last and which
we would be glad To publish If we had room; but
by way Of further proof and illustration on this
point, we refer to the following statistics:
The revenue collected in New York, for the six
months ending Dec. 3lst, IS4S, was. s9,492, $50
Ditto ending Dec. 3lst, lS49. ll,670,o23
Showing an excess of revenue in the
responding period of lS49, Of $2,l7S,l67
The expenses of collection for the six months end
ing December 81, l64S, were. ..... S435 ,0Sl
Ditto ending December 81, ls49.. s9l,676
Showing saving of expenses in the cor
responding period of ls4s, of........... $43,405
In other words, the expenses of collection under
MIR. Lawrence, the Locofoco collector OF New York,
we're four and fifty-eight hundredths per cent.
a S. 100 per cent. J while under Mr. MAXWELL the
present Wing collector, they were only three and
thirty six one-hundredths per cent, @ 36-lO0 per
cent?
AT this port the difference, or saving, is equally
striking, as follows:
Revenue collected in Boston for six months ending
December 81, IS48. ................. So, 493, 1857
Ditto ending December 81 lS49. ....... ash 1858
Leaving an excess of revenue in the cor
responding period Of lS49, of.,....... $3lS,l76
The expenses of collection for the six
months ending December 81, ls4S,
were ...... 1866
Ditto ending December 81, lS49. ...... 90,966
Showing saving of expenses in the cor
responding period of lS49, of. ......... $23, 720
In other words, the expenses of collection under
Marcus Norton the Locooco collector Of this port,
were four and fifty-one one hundredths per cent ,
while under Mr.. Greedy, the present Wing col
lector they were only three and fifty -four one hun
drcdths per cent.
The expenses at this port, in the six months end
ing December 81, ls47, when Mr.. Morton was also
collector, were l24, 5S2-or $33,6l6 greater than
they were for the last six months, under the admin
istration of MIR. Greedy, the present collector.
New York alone collects two thirds of all the
enue from the customs, and Boston collects more
than all the rest OF the ports in the country except
New York; while together, in New York and Bos-
ton, there is collected FIVE sixths of the whole
cnuc from customs, at an average expense of less
than three and half per cent. upon the receipts.
What, then, becomes of the charges made by
General Bayly on the floor of Congress, that the
penses of collecting the revenue for the last six
months severe upwards of seven per cent upon the
receipts? and what becomes of all the false and
licious charges made against Mr.. Maxwell, the col
lecor at New York, and Mr.. Greedy, the collector
of this port to the effect that they have recklessy
squandered the public money, and largely increased
the expenses Of their offices, in appointing greater
number of officers?
That greater number of officers is needed at
this port, and at New York also, is beyond ques-
ton and, unless they appointed, there is not
less doubt that the revenue will be greatly de-
frauded and dinlinished-but the Locofocos care
little for this.
Indeed, it seems to be their policy to prevent by
every means in their power, the success and pros
pcrity of their country, its citizens, and its
government. and throw the whole trade into the
hands of foreigners.
Worse than this, they to be disposed TO give
the whole importing trade TO such unprincipled
foreign mercantile houses will import their mer-
chandise fraudulently, and to this end they
attempting to stop the supplies Of Government
and discharging those officers whose duty it is to
prevent smuggling and fraud, and guard the
revenue.
On this subject we shall have more to Say here
AFTER and shall show that it is clearly the policy of
the Locofoco party, and of the newspapers of that
party in the interest of such concerns, to do what
they can to introduce foreign merchandise at low
rates of duty, or at no duty at all, which last OBJ
ject they hope to accomplish by reducing the eff
cheney of the revenue and preventive service.