New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-09


can be procured within fhe limits, as To price
/ authorized by law.
The value Of foreign merchandise imported
Iduring the last fiscal yeur was two hundred ant
4 seven milli6nst two hundred and forty THOUSAND
one hundred and one dollars {$207 ,240, 101)
andtlie value Of domestic productions EXPORTED
| was one hundred dnd forty mine millions eighi
hundred and ski one thousand nine ,hundres
and eleven dollars I'll as, 1851 oil i; besides sew
enteen millions two hundred ami four Thousand
and twenty six dollars ($17 ,204 ,026) Of foreigr
merchandise exported making the, aggregate d
| the entire exports one hundred and sixty 5esyer
millions sixty five thousand nine hundred and
thirty seven dollars ($167 ,065, 1917; exclusive
OF the above there was expertedl forty two mil.
lions five hundred and seven thousand two hun.
dred and eighty-6ve dollars (s42.506. 2S5) in
specie and imported from foreign ports FIVE mil
Hons two hundred and sixty-twp thousand six
hundred and forty three dollars ($5 ,262. 643.
IN my first annual message to congress called
your attention to what seemed I'd me some de-
fects IN the present tariff, and recommended such
nominations, as IN my judgment were best
adapted to remedy its evils and promote the pros
perity Of the country, Nothing has since oc-
CURED to change my views on this Important
question. n, es f.
former message Of discriminating protective d
ties deem it my duty to call yonr attention to one or
two other affecting this subject The first
& the enect o large mportaons Of foreign goods upon
our currency Most Of the gold Of California as fast ~
s coined finds its way directly to Europe in payment for
goods purchased In the second plate as oI,r papufo
turing establishments are broken down by compettiou
with foreigners the capital invested in them lost thou
sands Of honsst and industrious citizens thrown out
Of employment and the farmer to that extent deprived
~ home market for the sale of bis surplus produce In
the the destruction Of our manufactures leaves
.ne former withoat composition in our market and he
here Tor sal, as Is seen in the increased cost
Of iron Imported from England The prosperity and
ductive industry The is stimulated to exertion
by finding ready market for Bis surplIs products
and benehtted by being able to exchange them With
ont losa OF time or Of transportation for the
ufactures which his comfort or convenience requirvs
This Is done to the best advantage where per-
ton Of the community In which he lives is engaged ID
other pursuits But most manufactures require an
amount Of capital and practical skill which cannot be
commanded unless they be protected for q time from
ruiuous from abroad Hence the necessity If
laying those duties upon imported goods which the Com
authorizes for revenue in such manner to
protect and encourage the labor Of citizens Duties
however should not be fixed at rate so high 90 to ex.
ciude the foreign article but should be graduated
enable the domestic manufacturer fairly compete with
the foreigner in our markets and by this competition
TO reduce the price of the manufactured article the
consumer to the lowest rate at which it can be produced
This policy would place the mechanic by the side of the
farmer create mutual Interchange OF their respective
commodities and thus stimulate the industry Of the whole
country and render independent foreign nations for
the supplies required by the habits necessities of the
people. ffF 49, 7" 2" fNf 80, ~
Another question, wholly Independent. of protection
presents itself and that it, whether the duties levied
should be upon the value Of the article at tbe place
shipment where it is practicable specific duty grad
uated to quantity ascertaned by weight
measure AlOur duties At present ad paore Ger
tain per centage is levied the price goods the
port OF shipment in foreign country Most commercial
nations have found it Indispensable for the purpose
preventing fraud and perjury to make the duties specific
whenever the article Is sach uniform value in weight
or measure as to justify such duty Legislation should
never encourage dishonesty or crime 1t is impossible
. IA 200 ds are
entered and the duties paid should know with certainty
what they cost in the foreign country Yet the law
quires that they should levy the duty according such
cost They therefore compelled resort to very un
satisfactory evidence to ascertain what that cost was
They take the invoice Of the importer by bis
as the best evidence of which the nature of the
admits But every must that the invoice may BIZ
fabricated and the cath by which it is supported false
by reason OF which the dishonest importer pays q part
ony Of the duties which paid by the honest and
thus indirectly receives from the treasury Of the United
States reward for his and perjury The reportso
the Secretary of the Treasury heretofore made On this
subject show concussey that these frauds have been
practsed to great extent The tendency destroy
that high moral character for which merchants have
long been distinguished to defraud Government OF
its revenues to break down the honest importer by
honest competitors and finally transfer the business
Importation to foreign and irresponsible agents the
great detrimeDt Of our citzens therefore again
most earnestly recommend the adoption of specific duties
wherever 1t is practicable home valuation prevent
these frauds.
would also again call your attention to the fact that
the present tariff in some eases imposes higher duty
upon the material imported than upon the article
manufactured from it. the consequence of which is that
the duty operates to the encouragement of the foreigner
and the encouragement of ourown citzens = .
For full and detailed information in regard to the gen.
eral condition of our Indian affairs respectfully refer
to the report of the Secretary the Interior and
the accompanying documents. '"-''
The Senate not having thought proper to ratfy the
treaties which had been negotiated with the tribes Of
dfans In California and Oregon our relations with them
have been left in a very unsatisfactory condition
In other parts of territory particular districts of
country have besn apart for the exclusive Occupation
fbe Will
its has been acknowledged and respected But in Cali
fornia and Oregon there has been noreeegnon by tho
Government of the exclusive right of the indians to any
part OF the country They therefore ut
suerance, and liable be driven from place TO place at
the pleasure of the whites. "'9Ht 81
The treaties which have been rejected to rem
edy this evil by aottpg to the different tribes districts Of
country suitable to their habits of life sufficient for
their support This provision more than any other it is
believed to their rejection and as no substitute for
it has been adopted by Congress it has not been deemed
advisable to attempt to enter into treaties of per-
anent character although effort has been spared by
with them. - -
it bs the desire of Congress remove them from the
country altogether or to assign to them particular dis
rics more remote from the settlements of the whites it
will be proper to set by law the territory which they
are to occupy and to provide the means necessary for
moving them to it. Justice alike own citizens and
to the Indians requires the prompt action of Congress on
this subject. , y,
The amendments proposed by the Senate to the treaties
which were negotiated with the Sioux Indians Mnne
have be submitted to the tribes who parties to
valuable territory has thus been opened for settlement
and cultivation and all danger of collision with those
powerful and warike bands has been happily removed
The removal of the remnant Of the tribe of Seminole
dams from Florida long been cherished object of the
Government and it is to which my attention has been
steadily directed Admonished by past experience of the
difficulty and cost of the attempt remove them by mill
tary force resort has been had to concatoy
BY the invitation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
several Of the principal chiefs recently visited
ton and whilst here acknowledged in writing the obga
ton of their tribe to with the least possible delay
Late advces from the special agent OF the Government
represent that they adhere to their PROMISE and that
council of their people has been called make their pre-
minary arrangements. general emigration may there
tore be confidently expected at an early day, 4
The report of the General Land Office shows increased
activity in its operations The survey of the northern
boundary of Iowa has been completed with unexampled
dispatch. Within the last year 1922 953 public
land have been surveyed and 463 broughtno
market. -. -. - Y ~
In the last fiscal year there were sold 155sOn acres
Located with bounty land warrants. :. 8 2Ol Sl4
Located with other certificates. ......... 1852 g
Making total Observation-Disclosures, 4S7OO67 q
In addition. there we're ieIt NO
Reported under swamp land grants. :. .52l9lSS
For internal improvements railroads. etc, ,3O2592O
Making an aggregate of. .......... ..13l1575 g
Being increase in the amount of lands sold and To-
Gated under land warrants of 56920 over the PIE
vious year NY = fle-- -
The whole amount thus sold located under land war
ants reported under land grants selected for
by S342372 acres and the sales would without doubt
been much larger but for the extensive reservations
or railroads in Missouri, Mississippi and Alabama.
the quarter ending 30th September 1852 there
Located without bounty land warants.... 13s7lI6 g
Located . ~