New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-22
WASHINGTON.
Important az TO Hunters Tariff ADpraisc-
ment Biil-Probablc DecisIon of the Soc
rotary OF the Treasury-DemOcraticT Tariff
Mevement-Was there Snake la the
Grass S-Duty Of the Wing Party, &c. &c.

The instructions issued by Mr.. WALKER, Nov.
25, 1876, explanatory of the act of that year. con-
tains the following, based, evidently, upon some
prior law, and recapitulated incidentally for the
purpose Of explaining the sth section ofthat act
the act of 40. MIR. WALKER says:
The principle upon which the Apprasemen, is based is
this That ne oetual eaLae Of arei on st,p59ard at ne
cfdHg cpeHs duties casts charges and hdHp0yta)H
heoYeig toiue upon ohich he duty 10 be assessed"
In enumeratng these costs and charges he fur
ther says:
The rghtJyor The last place Of shipment 70 The United
States noe 10 be pctuded IN the 'aatoa, and Fs~aHce IS
The language of Mr.. HUNTERS AppraiGement
Bill Is as follows:
It sho be the duty of the Coll within whose dis
uct he merchandise shall be imported entered,
Tie actual mark value wholesale price thereof
at the period of expectation TO the United States in the
prncips markets OF the country from which the shall
have been imported Ho the United States 10 be appraised
estimated aud fsceTtaned and 10 such value pTlce, 'hiu
be added all costs and hayges rceyt insurance and including
in every charge for commissions al the usus rates.
The true rdlae al e pot DheTe NE may 5e entered
upon which duties shall be assessed"
1t will be seen that the new law makes no
proyiso with reference to "he freight from the
last place Of shipment TO the United States.'-
Another thing to be remarked, u.s. that the circular
Of Mr.. WALKER distinctly directs that it is the
"foTeign value ~ at the last place Of shipment
which must be taken as to dutiable value.
Inc new Jaw uueCtb the dbCcItdiuultub VI blO
enteao xrOs ana a. Rs Rqs Were the may
shall be made. This is clearly providing for home
radiation, instead offoreign, though under certain
SS rs Known that the Supreme Court lately
overturned the circular OF Mr.. WALKER, ana de-
decided that the law meant that duties should De
assessed upon the value OF articles where they
were purchased, and not at the last place OF Tor
eign shipment 1t will be readily conceived what
an immense difference this would make IN the
dutiabe value of the manufactures OF Eastern
countries imported for instance, from England
THE difference, for example, between the orlgl'
nal cost of an India shawl, and It's prlce at the
counter of a Broadway merchant, 10 suhclent 70
create some little astonishment, were the buyer
informed in the matter
So serious was the effect Of this Judicial deois
ion upon the revenue, that the Secretary OF tue
Treasury urged upon the Senate COMMITTEE on
Finance the restoration by law OF w ALKER sys-
tenn of advertisement thus abolished; as other
wise large loan would become indispensable 20
meet current expenses. Acting upon this call OF
the Secretary Senator HUNTER, the Chairman OF
that Committee. framed the Apprasement bill
with the avowed purpose OF etectlng TINS restora-
ton by enacting the construction OF Mr. Secretary
WALKER In doing so IF that was his Intention
he has certainly expressed himself most amDlg'
nOusIv sa a glance at the law shows. So much
for the old law as construed, and the new law
Now let US look a little further 1t cannot nave
been forgotten that an endeavor was maze Oy
certain democrats not long before the close OF the
session, TO help out Pennsylvania with an adVanc
of duty on Iron and Coal, while throwing oot
crumb to other interests. The Eastern men mus
treated promptly voted it down, and prevented
PENNSYLVANIA from being sold for party purposes
in that way. Other subsequent attempts equally
failed. C..l ho;u, .,b.
iect TO heavy charges and freight VIII oenent
most by MIR. HUNTERS blu-should tue Ia" 20
construed in accordance with its apparent mean
ing. that is, including freight IN the list OF cost
md charges Is it not possible In view oil al the
circumstapces that Mr.. HUNTER and his friends
might have meant this tit. bit for Pennsylvania, 70
cover the failure to which have alluded 1hls
is matter for some curious speculation. 1t Is evl-
dent, however, that the somewhat fractous Uen'
BAYiY knew nothing about it, lift wssso
AS to the decision ofthe Secretary OF the Irea-
sury, MIR. CORwIN, in the premises, Mr. OoKWIS
is IN having been subjected TO a dangerous auF5l-
cal operation his opinion presume lS VnefSlOIo'
not positively known. From what can leArn,
however, it is more than pro6aole tnaI ne WI
abide by the construction of the law as It stooo,
regarding the new law as a restoration SIMPLY Oh
the mode of appraisement destroyed oy the oe-
cision of the Supreme Court, though great euor~
" ill be made 10 induce q contrary decision.
There are considerations worth mentioning
in this connection. - ,:u.;.,, IF ,ba
Would II not DC UCHS~sA 49, r
Wing party TO take advantage OF the ehelnLes u
American industry, by mere trick oil conur1c'
ton? Would it NOT be much better 70 let inc
enemies of the industrial interests OF tner coun'
try, the friends of foreign workshops, carry ous
their destructive policy, until the people groHnns
under renewal Of the disasters OF 50 suau seq
the stern necessity OF protecting tnelf o~R nteI,
eats against foreign competition i-unS III WIS.," h
shall be learned by sad experience Inc 0esiA'
ming of that end lie even now upon US; ..-i
1t may be said too that the iriehus ~ L.I1 ,5n.
can industry are not so fallen that they snsi mus
seek to wiring this pittance from the nSfu "'-'''
of unwilling opponents. ,.., ,bis tariff
Another consideration is that 70 lay 'nis
on freightage, would do injustice to our sou5ng.n
friends. New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, ar
more and st. Louis, are all much iurtnsI I.om
Europe than New.York the duties would .neie
fore be more onerous. In fact such moue y.
levying duty does not appear TO be Judl'lOO'
one in any respect A.. ,;t,ls
would prove a curse to her, as it would be maqe
the pretext hereafter OF refusing her any suO-
stantiS relief ,,.
The giving of any just cause OF ofense 70 our
southern friends is OF course by every means 20
be avoided and vice versa but TO onshd 'neiI
by catching at al unintentiona moolucAsion oi
the tariff which Injured TO their injury, would Ger
ts;nlv be the most inudicious act which could Do
nerpetrsted by the friends OF AmerlcSn InIIsS.y'
W0VTER Won TWusLEA