Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-12-15

indispensable, for the purpose Of prevent
ing fraud and perjury to make the duties
specific whenever the article is of such
a uniform value in weight or measure ~
to Justify such duty. Legislation
should never encourage dishonesty or
crime 1t impossible that the revenue
officers at the pou where the goods are
entered and the duties paid. should know
with certainty what they cost in the for
eign country Yet the law requires that
they should levy the duty according to
such cost. 10 They are, therefore compel
led to resort TO sery unsatisfactory evil
dence to ascertain what that cost WAS
They take the in-oice OF the importer,
attcsted by his oath. as the best evidence
of which the nature of the case admits
But every one must sec that the invoice
may be fabricated, and that the oath BY
which it Is supported false. bv reason OF
which the dishonest importer pays a part
only of the duties which are paid by the
honest one, and thus indirectly rcccivcs
| from theatrcasury OF the United States
reward Tor his fraud and perjury. The
reports OF the Secretary of the Treasure
heretofore made on this subject allow con-
clusively that these frauds have been prac-
tised 10 a great cxient.uid4 s - Z .ssiEsll
The tendency is 20 destroy the high
moral character for which our merchants
have long been Distinguished dofraud
the Government OF It's resenue--to break
down the ehouestimporter by a dishonest
eompetitionAand. finally. 70, transfer the
business Of importation TO foreign and iri
responsible agents. to the great deirinient
of our own citizens.s Il thefefore. again,
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womb Nisoi Oa's ous A.sonslun
70 the prescnt eaI'u ~ some esSes ~
higner uuty upon .pe .a y. i''ol,s. af
ported pnan upon the a'iicic9 inanuiss's-
req from ~. tne consequence on Mn'oh ~
that the duty operalcs 70 tn,l eheouiaget
ment OIL ING ioreisneft auo. '''s "''seer
ragemens OF our own eiu.ens'...Ha az q
TOT Iuii anu eee'a'oe in.o''nes'on.'h ~,
gsta 70 eus geneIa.
an anairs, Respectfully .e's, 49, - ~
reporter tue eoecfe.aIs o'.. ~ W.. .nss'sss
'''i M Wy $500 tsa, has;n. ,bangh, n,o.,
., liz. ~. ,,oa,;ss ,vh;ch haa been ne.
70 sa.liy .n ":a soa az , m ~ Iaa;an
oIa'eu IN oss a's ,,,- .eis,;ans ,.;,s
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mem nav. oes'' f'l'ss' ss's"'''''hi
cohu.''oil.,. -, :. y. 80,
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'or. 'ne a..
ans. anu .he,r I'sns ~ I, Wy 1870 .wi.'.'a
those limits nave pn, oee n. sss0m'sugss anu
49, i.a,, -, ',,e.,,,,,;,;or M IN
goh mere mas Zen ~, no hesss I'M, az
government Oh .ne 'eS.lusse Pr ~
Indians TO any part OF INC. ceuhs,ya-b NY
are therefore mere ,enanss, Az sunclhne.,
and liable 70 De DRIVEN non, P'Asesl'o
place, atthe pleasure ., inc Wnnes-
l The treaties winch I, nave peen' rslee.se
proposed toremedy th,s es'l py M'2,uns
70 the different tribes a'sIfaeIs sa,taoie "
their habits OF hieoann sunlclen.'o tne''
support. - .Ihis provision more man ANY
other, II is believed led 70 Their rclce,ion'
aud as no substitute Tor II has been Adop.,
ted by Congress, At has not been deemed
adyisabieItoi attempt % enter INTO ner
treaties otoa permanento eharae,er, AZ
though no effort has been spared by srm.
porery arrangements toPreserse friendly
Is !. H. VA" an das;rc q on.re. . q 80 g.
move them from ihe couhtfl hitvBetpe's
or to assign to them particular districts.
more remote from the settlements Of the
I whites bit viii be proper 70 set apart By
law the territory which they are 20 cccn'
tpy, aud to provide tho means necessary
for removing them 70 Il. justice aiike 70
our own citizens and 20 The Indians, re-
4 quires the prompt attention q copgre"
I'on. this gsubjectssngsi sdl % a.aiiSsi. iI,oz
4 The amendments proposed by the -,
mate. 70 The treaties which are nego',,n'ca