The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-13

which Of necessity enter into the every day wants
almost every family in our and-wn greatly contribu
to promote prosperity and happiness to all the inha
tans Of our wide spread domain This of itself is stro
argument In favor Of the bill proposed over the exstn
tariff
The day has passed away when 1t was thought exp
dent and equitable in enacting tariff law to prote
certain classes Of manufactures with high mnimu
and specific duty in instances where cottons cot
under thirty the square yard deemed to ha
cost mat amount the actual duty levied exceeding o.
The act Of ls4e in this respect, was far In advance
all previous revenue laws: and with still greater pr
prety can the same 30 said the bin proposed inaau
beyond and at the expense Of others The present tart
as have before shown Is unjust and unequal in th
cloths receiving in effect bonus indirectly Of t
per centum and the os blanket
hye per centum more than manufacturers of worst.
bookings, baizes, fannes &C.. and ton per centum mo
than manufacturers Of linen, important interest ju
now commencing operation on an extended scale. It al
pears to to be unconstitutional to benefit or
branch of industry to the extent the existing tariff
another branch as it would be to enact law a
thorzng the merchants of New York to enter the
goods per cent less than the merchants of Bosto
because perchance, New York must be favored, beir
the great commercial emporium There be no Eot
and sufficient reason shown why the manufacturer
cloths and cassmeres should receive at the hands Of
% Pc, cent more se tSe sann
terial, being equally necessary and useful.
Should the bill proposed become Law, the question
definitely settled relative to the proper classification
the articles to be taxed and those and shout
II appear in future years to produce more revenu1
Of the rapid growth Of our country and tn
increase of than is required to meet the want
OF the government, how readily and satisfactorily cou
be adjusted by simply reducing the per cent upon
the articles taxed without other change revision
On the other hand should it be shown that the imports
lions had Reconsideration is not improbable-add
sufficient per cent to produce the amount OF
quired by the government.
This bill smplfes the whole matter relative to tt
objection Of the revenue that renders void oil attempt
Introduce wellknown articles of importation undo
ew names with some slight modification of the fabrif
SUCH for instance blankets for cratings vevets I'll
veeteens to take them out of the class to whc
they belong and enter them at lower of duty;
tfectually putting stop to all conflicting opinions
he true construction of law, wen a. to differences
Practice at the various ports preventing all litigato
growing out Of questions relative to the proper rate
DUTY; producing uniformity of practice in the
which advantages the existing tariff will be attane
by the substitution of the bill proposed for the
in force; and which in my judgment, will commend
to the wise discriminating judgment and favorable cor
sderaton Of the honorable bodies constituting the
tiona legislature as am confident they do to all on
Permit me to suggest the propriety of striking out tn
words after the passage of this act, in section lin
for the following reasons;-The existing law permit
stores year Suppose this bill to be passed and 81
proved the thrty-rst day of July next the MERIDIAN
month would be deprived of the benefit Of this act Will
the merchant warehousing his goods on the irst day
August-two days subsequenty--would derive all it
advantages.
Under the existing tariff manufacturers of mohai
CLOTH silk twist, other manufacture of cloth suita
siveiy are made iablo Eve per cent duty By the b
proposed the same goods are made free. presume
was the intention of the trainers of the law as also of tn
bill proposed, to benefit both the boot and shoe
facturers, and the maker of buttons.
This is true with regard to the button manufactured
but to the manufacturer Of boots and soosn its prac
teal operations complete nulity. The button
facturer in order to receive the benefit Of this provision
hair cloth and other articles used in the manuactur
of buttons to be punched cut with chsel, at inter
walls of about six eight inches thereby rendering tn
article perfectly useless except for making buttons
the other hand the boot and shoe manufacturers rece
no benefit, for the that to have their good
punched or cut as the button manufacturer Does
DESTROY them the making of boots Shoes and
sequently obliged to import their goods in Who'll
pieces paying the higher duty Of twenty-five per cent
have never known an instance where the boot an
shoe manufacturers have been benefited by this pr0v
sion and hastings extensively used by shoe manu-
cannot see the Justice Of benestns ex
clusivey the button manufacturers over the equal
deserving manufacturers using the same material; an
would respectfully recommend that it be stricken from
the free list.
In consonance with the established principles set fort
in the bill Of making only those articles free which S
would respectfully recommend that graphite commonly
called plumbago carburet of iron be added to the
LIST 1t is mineral production found in great purity al
Borrowdale in Cumberland and used in the manufactur
pencils and crucbles and in Furnishing iron to pro-
eS it from rust Very respectfully S ossasns
Hon james Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury, Wash
ngton.
Washington News and Gossip.
He TREATY WITH THE oxAHAAs, 0TTOEs AM
MIssOURIAs.
We understand that the Commissioner of Indiar
fairs is holding conferences with the Indian delegations
ow in Washington, almost daily, from Eve to sever
From what know of the policy of the Interol
apartment with reference to the ribeSbn borders
it hardly be that the treaty negotiated by Agen
government here The policy Of the latter is, In al
future arrangements with Indian tribes, to make tn,
business of ciyilzing them the main object According
to what hear that point has been entirely overlOoke
in Mr.. CTS treaty which simply gives the Omahads OIL
annuity of $40 900 per annum and one of si2 600 PEI
for thirty years The latter to lands beyond the
Blue River just west Of their present territory, and the
former into corner Of their present lands in immediate
juxtaposon to the Sioux, their deadly enemies The
government is also under this treaty. to break up two
hundred Of land for the Omahaas and hundred
shop for each tribe These particulars reach direc
from the frontier from whence also learn that thu
main man in negotiating this bargain was Mr. sarpy,
French Indian trader connected with the American u
Company, who is person of great weight with the rbe
border and sort of monarch among the traders
who of course eventually to reap all the benefits from
the treaty if confirmed here. 1t may not be generally
known to readers that when Indian annuties are
paid in hard cash. it instantly finds its way into the
pouches of the traders to whom they nearly always
in debt and TO whom they will give it in any quantities
for whiskey and trinkets. The government are vel
aware that paying them money is worse than paying
them absolutely nothing dissipation among
them for brief season. to leave them, subsequently
more incapable OF providing for their own wants Time
and again. in Official papers, the heads of the Interior
Department and Indian Bureau have proclaimed the
of hereafter inducing the tribes to take their
nutes in such manner as permanently to benefit them
in education tools, staple goods which absolutely
necessary for their wants, &C. We therefore, canno
believe that they will now consent wholly illegal and
unauthorized treaty which simply strips these tribes
their lands, and throws $4,000 per annum for thirty
years, into the hanjsnot Of the Indians but of this
traders There exists law forbdding any but per
sons authorized and directed by the President to at
tempt to make treaty or to purchase lands from In
dams making such acts penal &c The treaty negotiated
by Mr. Gatewood involves clear nfraction of this sta
tute 1t strikes We hear that is justified by those
interested in its provisions the ground that the In
dams at home would not delegate the necessary autho
rity to any Of their number to treat for them This
clearly not We judge from the fact that the Gate
wood treaty contains clause authorizing the delegations
ow here to alter, annul or amend IL in Washington
sthey may deem necessary Star March 10
Appointments by the President, by and with
he advice and consent OF tho Senate.
SURVEYORS OF THE CUSTOMS.
Thomas Bcnncsson, at Quincy. Illinois.