Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-30
MIR. GUTHRlE's CIRCULAR.

We were not aware when we spoke yesterday Of mmc
date revision OF revenue laws In order to see IN w
respect the taxes they impose might be ghencd mat the
Secretary Of the Treasury had already issued circular DE-.
string Information In regard TO such commodities as nsa
cxpedent admit free OF duty, and such as might uu
vantageousy be imported under reouced ouV' we re-
print the circular in This sheet.
It with great satisfaction that We see the treasury De
partmen giving early attention 10 this question: oouy
f Information will be collected the subject oil our feVe
nue. laws which will enable Congress 10 mooiiy tneh IN
cgenty and safely and in such way as 70 conlen. .ne
people generally II is fair we suppose 10 me, ss sna i
Guthrie is prepared recommend reduco OF the dues
IN his annual repprt and hope that the President WIZ
no. be silent the subject in his annual message;
is OF The greatest Importance that the iehus VI nc
trade should be we'll prepared with facts TO support ne ne
cessity of reduction nasmuch as WIZ DC osl so.e.y
On that point the wings are in no hnmor 10 yeo
nd defeat of the project in the next congress VIII oe
rumpeted By them defeat OF the ADMINISTRATION me
class of allies on whom they aforementioned IN our yesel
Jays sheet-lhe who want TO Keep the revenue
that they may divide it among themselves VIII noI ploou
hl reso1t 10 The old arguments OF the protective system
now fast becoming obsolete. They WILL prooaoiy oot,o"
their main topic OF opposition 10 reform rom l'ooGlc o
lion az reported oy Sidney Smith Free trade IS very we'll
ry will saw but now is the time 10 make any nearer
approaches il; the measure ia premature tnc country
prepared for it, the different n'e.es.s .ons
resen, aR arc yet quite strong enough 10 sano alone
FEN years hence perhaps the proposed change WIN oe se
rs proper one, but of present II @ouid oe Voiehl anu "
Exncreoced pocans are familiar with shifts like these
An ohnox fee trade by prctex's like these may e1
cusc himself for voting against Tree 'faoe measure, anu
that ne piyes no 10 the cause Oh pfoec
Ne arr clad TO see that Secretary has alluded to ano
cr point which has been more than once picsscu m Wy
Evening Post and which we regard as oi great Importance
we mean the modifying OF the tat IN s4cn MARINER a.
TO lessen the llbrs Of the custom house ihere are y
articles for example, from when 'e revenue i
v, in the importation of which the custom mousse neeieS
rey with its ormaliIies and It's
There are some commodities, we suppose the eSpens h
.o,crino the duty on which equals or nearly tq"a' W., i
,, nisc,oJ All these commodities should be instantly
struck out Of The tariff and admitted iIee oi ~ GUY
should be no allowed TO exis', III "hch we
oerfnrns no other office than that OF moestaton ~ "'
citizen. ,.,, :, e;,,,Ifv;nr il as
much as may be, by taking II 10 ne" uai.' viz nnro
from taxation all the unproducve or nearly
ductive commodities named in IT, we may De aoe 10 u
sh the number Of custom house officers anu Narrow
the sphcre OF executive patronage, now qule 100
been long persuaded that tariff the object oi whc"
Is simvlr collect revenue and not 70 res"l: , M ~
courage commerce, might be enforced oy a shpel a
much less expensive apparatus than mat WHICH VIZ p
nIs of protection still retained in our commercial SYSTEM
obgcs US 10 cmpoy.-[N. Y. Erening Post
The Pihmond Enquirer, of yesterday, is out IN leader
conemoinp MIR Everett for his excessive vanity IN ADDRESS
ino "My Lord" John Russell in reply 10 his late CUBAN
Despatch addressed 10 Mr. Champion, the b,ilsh his,e @
ar Washington We Think ourselves, he hau as wen 'ei
r.ny 10 that Document in the hands oil Cen fierce aoe
Secretary of State, Gov Marcy. We would oe pesGcuy
satisfied with any answer he would w'e & Wy m;oh.hIv win
will no, notice his reply; Gov. Marcy viii Prooho,y we
bIs answer in instructions TO Mr. Buchanan, our minister
nj London the despatch OF My Lords was aoaiesseo ~
Mr. Champion. We nope 10 see our oeCietuiy 'SSpp 80
winter the correspondence may &c caea or oy oo
+. rcss-I alexandria Sentinel
THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE MAIL oiEAa
SHIP SYSTEM.-We appreheod, from whas seems " oc
going on in The Departments that lhe present
are xous discontinue the system OF CLOSE
or carving the United States mas steamships between
norris of the United States and change of Inc system
which in the regular mail service oi Inc Gosef
mcn by contracting with any parties VINO WI" le
mails In the least time and the lowest rates af cue no
,ice for proposals n the public journals Such IS e of'
of the current advertisement of the Postmaster uehefa ot
bjs and information connected with the malls ost"eeh c
York and California This advertisement seems " oo
for searching examination into the eSiis VI c pese"
sysem and the prompt application OF lhe She VI eio
wherever the will permit their eXtrpauoh ~thou uf
rr acton and is also likely TO result IN F1ecu
live and Departmenal recommendations at the opening u
Congress- pointing what legislation Is necessary IN hs
connection and why it is required-l " dshtngon ofdr.
MR. GUTHRIE-THE YELLOW FEVER
puu.nrlps,A Sept 27.-Mr Guthrie, Secretary OF thu
Treasury arrived This morning, route for Washing
ton from New York where he has been on important Imam
c.al business. 80
The yellow fever is In city, than il would up
oear There yesterday, and some repoi
ed Today but the papers silent the subject Inc oS
ease however does not assume very malignant orn
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LATER FROM MEXICO.
New ORLEANS. Sept 26-The steamship le1as mas mas a.i VII
we'd with daes from the city OF Mexico 10 The ISM ant
Vera Cruz to the 22d Gen. Torney lne Mexican nsse
m War had died Tacuboya, Of apopexy ana no
had been appointed. General Manuel Michas' re"e'a o
at Mexico on the Ih. :; ,b c,o,.s .
The Indians still continued their raVages In The STATES
durango and Chihuahua