Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-13

C and cargOeS. against vyleHt and unlawful se,
and conf cation in the ps If sieNico and tho >on,h
American republics when these may DO IN disturbed and
revolutionary condition. Il l. my rced CONVICTION that
without such p,wer we do MT atiord that protection 20
lhJe engaged in tho u Tho country which they
have { right 10 demand.
ElrcuoS NkNsRts ~ coa0HEsa.
again recommend to Congres, the passage Ct law IN
pursuance Of the the ConntsutkJn appointing
day certain previous tho M Of ARCH in each year q
odd number kr the election or Representatives
throughout all the etatop similar power hss ALREADY
boon exercised with general approhaon in tho apponk
mcnt Of the same day throughout the Union, for holding
the election for eec0Ta o President and Vice President
ot tho United States. NY attention earnestly Directed
to this subject from the fact that the 18th Cougrers tcrm
mated the I'd Of Aiarch le9 without making the nee
assary appropriation the service vf the Post Office I
pnrtiuenI then forced consider the best r. NEEDY
tor this omission, and immediate call 81 the present
Congress the paIurai Upon inquiry however
found that fifteen out Of the thirty three htaes composing
the Conledcracy without representatives. and that
consequently, those fifteen states would le DISTINGUISHED
b. sucb cEt These hi!Gen will in the same
condition. on the IN Of March reEt Ten Of them
elect representatives according t. existing Ntae laws unlI
different periods, extending from the ginning Of hugua
neIt, until the months Of UoIober and November
In my last message gave warning thar in time CG sud
den and alarming danger the alvatiu of institutions
may depend upon the p4wer Of the pyesdcn; 10 assemble
full Congress- to meet the emergency.
lis quite evident that the financial necee aSs ef
the government will requi!e modification OF the tang
during your present GCsu Tor the purpose of increasing
tho In this asp desire reeratc the recon,
meGdaun contained in uiy last annual me--lges in
favor Of imposing specific instead I'D valuen dulles On
all imported articles which these be properly applied
From long observation and experience convinced that
.pecic duties are necessary h 10 urt.ct tho rrvenn
i ~, 1ro D, en- MINT 22,t; " p' NE w." 'oNehue
Of Incidental ENCOURAGEMENT wkich unay1idaby results
from i revenue t9|uf
As an abstract proposition it may he admitted that od
yalUrem duties would, IN tCtty, be- the ncht ust AND
equal Ut il the experience u THIS ard al! ether miner
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p'Ion' nn1Itot airy 'e'i"'%"e US "oioHi IS u pass
nus ga5 rough 'F custom 'inuo ~ me Ve'y lowest val
ua'loH necessary ''HaEI NVl I'"' CrHh'C4t!'h III ms
he too cen a4ccGois III tpte VI inc vigilance Of tho
revenue Nhcer hen'o the c-ori to iee invoices, one Tor
The purchaser and 3Goher III tbs Custom H"u,e and
other H1Pnlents To derAud tho government The hJspt
importer produces his invoice IL tho Collector, stating the
actual price which he pafchasad TIC articles abroad
Not With the dishonest importer and the agent
foreign importer.
and here mag he observed that very large propos
ton Of the manufacture ported from abSuad are cunsgn
ed Tor F2o to comis'in merchant who are nce agents
employ By Tie uanuilctuers In cases 10 actus
sale has been made to iI uiclE value Inc foreign
ac!urcr ii be h dbhlne. prcpar5a an invoice u tho
goods their actual value, Fui very
necessary to escape dcec,9n. In manner The dishonest
importer and the foreign manufacturer cnuy dccued ad
vantage over the honest hey are thus enabled
to unterse the fair trader aud drive him from tho market
ln ci tho opcEatun0 this system has already driven IRON
the pursuits "t honorable commerce many ot that class "
regular and c1l:eenOr,i IaHt4, character,
Throughout tho world, 10 the pride OF cur country
Tie remedy Jr these evils is to be found in specific dn
tea ~ tar Al ts nlav be prlccae They disucnye with
any In7uiry 4, the Custom nogac into the actual
value VI the article and pay the precise amount Of duty
previously fixed BY law. hey present no temptations e.
the appyasers VI foreign goodr receive but oulI
RES and might b. undervaIlaton in lew cases, rcndsT
themselves independent
ha.fs
Constitution that preference ball be given by any
regulation Of The pus Of StabS
those Of another" UDdor our I'D vdIJTem system
srh preferences to some extent inevitable and
plants have often been made that the aprt VI S pFoS
ION has been violated by lower appEaemcn Of the same
Saicle at one port than a, another.
Ad impression strangely enough prevails to extent
that specific duties necessarily protective dutes
Nothing eau be more ia'lacous GFeat britain gIorIes in
FREQ trade and yet her whole revenue from imports at the
present moheht co'eceu uHae system q SPECIFIC da
e5 n stuhing ISct IN W. Connection that, N tbe