, 1860-12-06

la.uin ft.cu5inend II Cuncre+* the passage of
law. In pursuance Of the pnvi=ions q the Con-ti
iuf'n. appa1ntng certain day pseriuu- 10 th.. III,
# u 1tch In each rear IT an lrll nua,hxr for th.
"lrc1fon u Representatives throu.hont all the
ci=s+l with general appreciation. in The a,poiut.
hlenf Of the ramc dav thrUuEhaut the t.1f,tn Eor
hn!tting tht election Of Electors f'r President and
Viz" President n thc rni;r.lStatc My attention
etrns%tly directed 10 t- srhcrt from tho flct
l''t IL. s3:h t'nn.rc-+ terminated nn the I'd ii
st.-r- 1>s1. without maxim. the Hec:s-ary appfs,-
~. ""a was then forced 10 consider the hc.t
.a:: for s- omission, aasl IN immediate call Of
IT, ','',:' congress wa- the M-na, sc.,rr. In
it."'-- H'wssrr. ascrrtaincti thnt drsrcn out Of
IT, I. = ;sr States composing the canfetl.. acY
w." "!i.lu1t Ecprc>t3:lf, yea. and rhat consl-
qr,;'y alrsp m States would be di<:rnnchi<ed hr
condition on the lth Of March next. Two Of them
rsnn.a elect Representatives. arco-7n. to STATE
lsws. until different periods. extending ffnm tke
lw.tuninc Of Au:u-t ntxt Until the g;h nf Novcn1-
hc-: and you remember in my Ia; message gave
w,sr1lin. that tn time Of sntldcn aad alarming
tiaE.cr. the salvas'D Of ons Institutions might d.,
Irrf upon tho power of the lr'-1dent immediately
10 assemble fall Congress- to ntet the emergency
1t T. now quitc evident that the financial ncccs-
>i,ss ut the Government will rrlu1c Modification
t the Tariff dur1a;: ypnr present session. for the
THE REvrxrE.
In this respect desire tO rcitcrate the rccomcn-
1atinn cun:lfnttl IL my lat ;wn annual mes.sa:cs
T. f'os Of tT9posias .Aeie. infteaa Of aa aaionrm
datct IN ali impaired article, to which rheee can
pr Jperlr h#: a1l1i-t From long 0h-efratton and
experience. am con. incrd that -peciic ntie- .rr
s"c>-asr both to protect The zcvac. md to -ccare
I" nlr ulinn!ae:urtn. interests that amount OF
tatl.::Al asr,ue't rhch Hnaruidah1y results
IF E-yenr t1rid. ~ an a-sact proposition. Ii
RAY t~ admitted tha. al r7:nFf t:us-s would, ia
l'.,': h the m,.t ju.t anil equal hut II the expert
Il t!s AMI Of all tsh-- commercial nations Ia.
d. n.onst-a:rd TIM: such 'aes 3e asked ami
collected vfhnui fsau:s rr,n the rey-nue then
!: tsthe p+rt u wisdom II Ee.rt specific duties. tu-
dt !'na the very na.u.c ri CT rdi0rt7H duty this
n,ns1 te the result uier it, Thvacyabte consequence
true va:n- The Ttesury viii therefore lose The duty
the difference hetn their real anil fictitious value
and 1n this extent xe drffsaded. The temptations
which d rdloTt 1uttes present to dishonest import
er. Irresistible. His object Is pass his goods
through tn. custom house at the very lowest valuation
n+esssarr 20 save them fro eonGseaion. In thi. he
false invoices, cne for The purrha.<r. smother
II IL e ss1 70
HI. lavotcc to the stating tie actual price It
a:5sas:t ss, ,is e Is t:ssisa
from aoroad sre consigned for sale 10 eotnniiseoa
Ii sac Rhere =" .csssl aale hss
esea made to u taelr rane. foreign manufacturer
e=cape detection. In this ssnuer tae dtshon
thus enabled u underseI the fr trzdeE and drive him
om te market In f1ct tho operation Of this system
has already dEven nm the pursuit of honorable com
erce many Of that cIass Of regular acd conscientious
TercaAnts whose character throughout the world Is
the pride Of our coontry. =.
The feMedy Tor these evils = to be found IN specific
1ut1tA 80 far a. this may be practicable They dispense
xtta suJ inquiry At tae Gnsto Hons- lnto the ketnal
cost OF valne OF the article And It pays the precl
amount Of duty psevi .usly n1ed BY lag. They pre-
seat no tenptadoos t. the appraisers Of f1eir Eoods
zslEasion Y few eassk reader themselves andepen-
M s st 1est ne - tas
. Etven b. my rt9nlatea 4 eomHese q seven1et
bur ID vaoEcm sJste such preferences are: to eome
.Itent tneyttAble and complaints hare often been
made. that tho spirit Of tas provision has been
a:ed By lower apprai*emeut Ut the sae articles II
rae port than at another. An impression strangely
~ ntesst:I.iy pEotesr.Tge = daste5: Nothing en- be
nd yet her whole revenue nom imports Il at the pre-
ent moment collected under = EJKsel Of specific du