The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-12-10

the Manufactured wants, - uuupTlNUy ANU /
permanency, aud that he may feel con-
hdence that he is not To be ruined v
sudden cHuges. But to make i,tnl
uniform aHd permanent, it is not onlS
necessary that the law should not be all
tered, but that the duty should not iluc>
tuate. 10 effect this, ali duties should
he specific. wherever the nature Of the
article is such rs 90 adiait Of it. AID va.
loren duties lluctuate with the price,
aud offer strong temptations to traud and
perjury. Specific duties, on the con-
irary, ATE equl and uniform in al ports,
aud at all tunes, and offer strong in
dHceweR, to the Importer 10 bring the
best @ticle, as he pays no more duty up
ON that, than up1n one OF inferior quail
ny. therefore strongly recommend n
modification Of the present tariff, which
has prostratcd some of our most impor-
tant and necessary manufactures, and
that specific duties be imposed sufficient
10 raise the revenue, making such dis.
elimination in favor Of the industrial
pursuits uf our own country as To en-.
courage home production, without ex
GLIDING foreign competition. 1t is also
important that any unfortunate provis-
ion in the present tariff, which imposes
much higher duty upon the raw ma
reraal that enters into our manufactures
than upon the man featured article,
should be remeded.
The papers accompanying she report
sc ,I,a ,,f tha 'Hro,.nrv ,.t,1
disclose frauds attempted upon the rev.
,enuc, in variety and amount so great, as
Z, Justify the conclusion that it is i'm
possible, under any system Of al valnrem
duties leried upon the foreign cost or
value Of the article, to secure an honest
observance and an cfectual administers
tion Of the laws. The fraudulent de-
vices to evade the law, which have been
detected by the vigilance Of The appras-
ers, leave no room To doubt Tint simii1t
inpositions not discovered, tn large a.
mount. have been pracliscd since the
enactment of the law now in force. This
state of things has already had preju-
dical effect upon those engaged III lur>
eiru commerce. 1t has tendency to
drive the honest trader from the business
of importing. aud To throw that lmpor-
tlnt branch OF employ ment into the han Is
Cd unprincipled aud dish NEST men, who
ere alike regardless Of llw aud the obli
cations Of an oath BY these means the
plain inlentluns ol Congress, as express
ell IN the law, arc defeated. Every mo-
live Of policy and duty, therefore. impcl
rae 10 ask the earnest attention OF Con-
e<ess "a this subject. If Congress .loud
em it unwise 10 attempt any important
changes in thc system of lcvying duties
ut this sessions, it will beccmc indspcn. /
si5le to the protection Of the revenue
the such remedies. as in the jud Imen,
Of Congress would mitigate the evils
complained Of, should at once be applied
A. before stated. specific lu,les aould,
in my opinion. afford the most perfect
remedy for this evil but, if you should
not concur in this view, then, US partial
remedy, beg leave respectfully to rec.
ommend that, instead Of taking the in
rulce Of the article abroad as mean. of
determining its value here, the correct
ness Of which invoice il is in many cases
impossible to verify, the law be SO
changed as Ia require holne valuation
or appraisal, to I've regulated i'll such n
manner as 10 give, as far as practicable,
uniformity in the several ports
There being no Mat in C,lifnrnis
sm Informed that the Iaborcrs in the
mines are compelled To dispose Of their
gold al a large discount. Th;s appears
To NE to be heavy and must tax upon
The labor OF those employed in extract
ing hi, precious metal, and | doubt not
you will be disposed, at the earliest pos
.ible period, 10 relieve them from il by
the establishment Of mint. In the
mean time, a. an assAyct's Office is etab-
Ilshed there, | would respectfully submit
for your consideration the prnprlety of
authorizing gold bullion, which has been
s'sayed and stamped To he received in
payment Cor government dues. cons
ceive thai The treasury would suffer no
loss by such a provision, which will at
rnce raise bullion TO its par value, and
thereby save (ii am rightly informed)
many millions Of dollars to the lahorers
which are now paid in brokerage to CON
vert this precious metal into available
funds. This discount upon their hard
earnings is heavy tax, aud every effort
should he made by the Government 10
relieve them from so great burden.
More than three lnurihs Of our populn
ton are engaged in the cultivation OF he
soil. The CONNIE 'cial. manufacturing, aud
navigating interests arc all, 10 a great ex-
tent, dependent on The agricultural. II 10
therefore, The most important interest Of
the nation, and has Just claim 10 the los-
tsring care and protection OF The Govern.
ment, so lar az they can be extended con.
sislently with The provisions Of the Consti
tulun. AZ this cannot he done by The or.
binary modes Of legislation, respectfully
recommend the establishment Of an Agri.
cultural Bureau TO lie charged with the duty
Of giving TO this leading branch of Amer-
can industry the encouragement which il
so we'll deserves In view of the immense
mineral resources of our country, provision
should ALEC be made for the EN- bloymPui OF
competent mineralogisl and chemist, who
should he required, under the direction oil
the head of the Bureau, 10 collect speci
mems Of the various minerals of our Coun.
try. and 10 ascertain, by careful analvss.
their respective elements and properties
aud their adaptation 10 chemical purposes
lie should also be required 10 examine anil
report upon the qualities Of different soils,
aud the manures beet calculated 10 i'm
prove their produ;iveness. BY publishing
the re auls of such pXDetineuts with snit