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
q uniform value in weight or measure ~
to Justify such duty Legislation
should never encourage dishonesty or
crime. Itis impossible that the revenue
officers at the port where thr goods are
entered and the duties paid. should know
with certainty what they cost IN the for
eign country.d Yet the law requires that
they should levy the duty according TO
such cost y They are, therefore compel
led 10 resort to rery unsatisfactory evil
dence to ascertain what that cost was
They take the in-oicc of the importer.
attested 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 &C
which the dishonest importer payss part
only of the duties which are paid by the
honest one. and Tins indirocily receives
from the treasury Of the United States
reward Tor his fraud and perjury. The
reports Of the Secretary of the Treasury
heretofore made onttis subject allow con-
clusiyely that these frauds have been prae-
piseu 70 tsreAe Atch'. ..i,'A @+s
The tendency rs To- destroy the, high
moral character LOT Which our Me.onan's
have long been disunguisnea--to ueiraua
the government OF Us resenue7,to break
down the shonestimpcrter py a dishonest
eompcauen-and finally Z 70 transfer the
business OF Importation TO ioreisn and 'rt
responsible agents. TO the great aeerinnens
oil our own eitizens" - ineie'ore, ssMns
most earnestly feeommcnol tne Auop.ioh
OF specihc duties. Wherever " Is prae.icai
bic, or home vaiaauon 20 Presen'ithese
trauds.-L.s,o2S q s2as', sAisa aol y cSt
- would also again. call your attention.
TO the present tariff IN some caseslmposes
higher duty upon the raw material im1
ported, than upon the articleb manuiactur
red from Il. the consequence OF which 10
that the duty operates TO the encourage
ment oil the foreigner, ana the aiseour
ragement OF our own eitzens'7.as adi y
For full and detained iniormanonin Fcf
gard 70 the genera eonaihoh o.our tnos
an affairs, respectfully reier yoni 70 tns
report OF the secretary OIL the. lints'i9b
and the accompanying aocnmen,s:'s . 80
The senate no. having tn9ugneProPet
to ratiiy the treaties wmeh ahsa oeen me-
gotiated with the Hioesyfo' tnaiahsln
California ana ofegon, ous le'N'ons WE
tnena nave peen se'san Assety pnss''s'aN
tory conntiion'iHD. Eaai "a ,,fa1migeggQ
In otner parts lol our 'ofy, pafucni
Jar districts oil country nave eeen setnpnrt
Tor the exclusive Occupation ols me ino'r
ans, and their right TO- the lands wihin
those limits have been ssknow'eagsa ana
respeetca. ous in Naiuolhis rns ~
gon there has bsen no recognition By the
government oil the exclusive fightott tho
Indians to any part OF the country. Ihey
are therefore mere tenants At suiierAnee,
and liable 70 be driven from place 20
place, Mt the pleasure of the whites.
y The treaties which have been rejected
proposed 10 remedy this evil by allptting
70 the different tribes districts suitable ~
their habits of life. and sufficient for their
support. q = This provision more thar any
other, it is believed, led 70, their rejection,
and as no substitute for il has been ndop.
ted by Congress, II has not been deemed
adyissblelto attempt 70 enter int, new
treaties OF permanento cnarnc,eT a'
porafy arrangements 70 preserve friendly
relations with then,.od Eigss e4sa, 80
q IL il be the desire Of Congress q, re-
move them from the country altogetbcr.
or to assign 10 them particular districts.
more remote from the settiemepts OF fthe
whitesaitwin be proper 70 set apart By
law the, territory which they arc 20 cccp'
py. andsto provide the means nccsssrry
for removing them to It, justice alike 70
our own citizens and 20 the innlanss re-
qhires the prompt attention q copgrers
l,on this subiect,r... ~, ~ ;. -.
The amendments proposed By the.