The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1852-12-11

iss. thoDssuds Il h~usHe aDua snAun4siuus
css,0m err 'i,r~a COT Of r~lyssywssG. ~
the fsrn~s Ia ,hs, csi~A u dsywtv~a n .
h~s~ market 6~ tbe s,i~ ~ hss suspaWpsc.
due-. In shr third pisee. tho desrurttca
n cnr fn,nafsesarrs laavrs shr fc~4gus
withnt co'npHiss"n in 30, us,rt~s. ami hs
consequently rH,srs the pr,ce II ,l,s article
sent lserr fes sale, rs h now sr~n Ia the in.
r~,ss~ cost n ir,r impprsrd firm Eng.aWA.
IT, pr~p~ritv AMI wealth n ev~ry p,s,ou
unis A-rend upon iss productive industry.
The farmer 10 stimulated n ex~rtien Nv
fntIieg a resdy nsrk~, er hs surp,a, pr.,-
doots. and benefited Nv h~inc able "a -.-
eh,nse them, without ,css cf time os .x.
rense Il transportation fr tho msnuf.r.
turcs which his comfort or convenience re-
qnirv~. This IL slwsvs done 10 the b~s
advantage where = portion Of the co,nu,u-
nifty in which r. lives is engaged in other
pursuits: bnt most manufactures require
an nmoun. Of cspi,h and practical skill.
Shich cannot he eommani,.d. unless they
be protected fn- time from ruinous com
pc'i'ioa from abroad. Hence the nccessl-
~ nf laying those duties Upon imported
gcods. which the Constitution authorizes
for rcvcnne. IN snc. manncr as 10 pro,ec,
and encourage IN, l,bor If our own cit.
,ens. Duties however should not be fixed
at rate NJ high rs TO eSclnd. III, foreign
article, but should be so graduated as 10
enable the domestic manufacturer 30 com
pete With the foreign n in our 6sn mark cts.
and by this competition 10 reduce the price
Of the manufactured article 70 The consu.
mer 10 the lowest rate nj which il can b.
produced. This policy would place thu
| inech,nc by the side Of the farmer. cre,tc
a mutual interchange Of their respective
commodities. and thus stimulate the ind,,s.
try Of the whole country. and render us in
dependent Of foreign nstions for the sup
Plies required by the h,bi,s or nrc cssilies
Of the people.
Another question, wholly independent Of
protection. presents itself. and that is.
whether thr duties levied should be upon
the value Of the articles at the place of
shipment, or, where it is practicable a spe.
eihc duty, graduated according to quantity,
as sscer'ained by weight or measure. All
our duties are at pres ,nt ad pa!orem. A
certain per ceniage is levied on the price
Of the goods q. the port Of shipment in n
foreign country. Most comnercia, nations
have found il indispensable, for the purpose
Of preventing fraud and perjury. to make
the duties specific whenever the article
il Of such a uniform value in weight OF
measure AS to justify such dn'y. Legis-
lation should never encourage dishonesty
or crime. II is impossible that the revenue
officers at the port where the goods are en-.
tered and the duties paid, should know with
certainty what they cos, in the foreign coun.
try. Yet the law requires TIN, they should
levy the duty according to such cost. They
rae therefore compelled to resort % yer,
unsatisfactory evidence TO ascertain wha,
TINT cost was. They TAX" the invoice o.
the importer. attested by his oath. us tli,
best evidence Of which the nature Of III,
case admits. But every one mus, see TIM
the invoice may be fabricated and the oatl
by which II Is supported false, by reason o
which the dishonest importer pays par
only Of the duties which arc paid by n,
honest one, and thus indirectly receive
from the treasury Of the United States
reward for has fraud and perjury. The re
ports Of the Secretary Of the Treasur
heretofore made on this subject, show con
clns,vely that these frands have been prac
J ticcd to great extent. The tendency j
to destroy that high moral character Go
which our merchants have long been dir
tingnished; 10 dcfrpud the Government c
i,s rcyenu? to break down the homes, i,r
port by distsnes, competition; and, f
, nalIy, 10 transfer the business of imports
u iion to foreign and irresponsible agents, t
= the great dc,nHent Of our own citizens
: therefore again nao., earnestly recom,ncn
J. the adlnpiion Of sps cifc duties, wherever
is practicable, or home y,lnsfion, 10 pre-
a ven. ,hrs" frauds.
would also again call your attention
J. the fac, that the present tariff in some IA
y imposes h.gher duty npon the raw mat,
: nal imported than upon the article mani
" featured from It, the consequence Of who
= is that the duty operates to the cncourag
," mcnt # the foreigner and the discoura q
- fnent nf our own citizens.
J" For full and detailed information in =
u gard n the general condition Of our indii
!" aTlirs, respectfully reiei YOU to the rep
u Of tho Secretary ~ the Interior and d
'" accompanying documeni.-
~ The ser,a,e nd having 'l,ongin prop
Ia raiify tirp treaties hictl had been neg
- ciaied with the tribe. Of Indians in Calf
:" NJ, and Dragon, orr relations with th,
no have br,.n iri, 10 sc-y unsatisfactory 60
ny dnion.
It's ln oher parts II our ,'rri,ory paricul
he dis;ric,s VI elsl;ar, haze bren ~ apart
I" Nh. rxelns.ye oeeups,Sbn ~ ,isr iniisl
~ and thsH nghi 10 ihc isnd ain those W
II. has bs--n arkrr,s edged and rsspc~.s
m Bun IN Calf rnsA ND Or.gon there hss b,-
a 1 a a Il. 4.