Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-29
Fhs New fsriff-a6v the Revenue under itS
Operation will be Lost 10 The Government.


The MoRsILL Tariff act. passed at the lssi
session of Congress, takts effect on Monday
next, the first day OF April. in view of the
certainty, which Ia every day becoming mort
apparent, that nearly the eatire revenue expect
ed to accrue from duties on imports will be los
to the Federal Government, some Of the Repub'
lican papers are calling out Justify for an exFi
fession Of Congress to repeal this most iDju-
diciors and odous Republican tariff law, 1t il
pretty generally given up that either the collec.
ton Of the revenue under the new tariff must
be enforced by the employment of the naval
and military force, which would bring on the
much dreaded evil os civil war, or the tastff act
must be repealed. Bnless one OF these alserna-
tives is resorted to, the Government Of the Uni.
ted States must go under, and submit to the
hamlliating position Of being regarded as a second
rate American power.
The New York Ismes, one OF the Republican
journals, which insists upon an immediate repeal
or an esaentialmodifcatio of the MoRMLL tar.
III adapted to the present e1igencies Of the times
thus describes the process (which, under its
opsration, the Government wiz bo cheated ont
of its revenue:
Look for moment at The position of the Government
In regard goods IN bond. There large OF
merchsndss, reaching IN value thirty or forty millions
Of dollars nov 10 warehouse here from which, under
ordinary clreunsanees, given amount Of revenue can
be relied upon Buk instead OF dni.es averaging. 20
per cent. and realizing large sums to the Treasury each
amouu,ng 10 Que doIIar which 10 absorbed In erpenses
and distr6aied throughout the country duty reS. The
merchandise i the drst place, may be Eentt soue for
egn placs-in tn West Indies for example-Whch dis
charges the bond eiyen for Its reexporaton II may
b then sent to New ORLEANS. under the
and there entered for export on 70 foreign Countries
tho Unitsd etaes Tho bond given for such purpose Is
cancelled on the presen aion certificate sworn 10 be-
fore Justice ofhe Peace that hasbeen paeed beyond
the territories OF the Oonfedsrae States Suppose cur
Government shoald attempt to seize Il. Prfd fdeie
the duties have beon paid, imposing upon the United
States the burden Of proof which is equivalent in nine
ynine cases 10 hundred to throwing !. out Of Cout.
In the foregoing passage the Tines only in
Gicates the process nov actually ,esOrted 10 for
the purpose Of eyadirg the existing revenue
laws, and which may send Into consumption,
duty-free, all that the South and westcan con
sumo. That thisis already done to very great
extent, the following paragraph from the St.
Louis Republican, of the 23i inst, furnishes
conclusive proof:
Ere,y day our fmportsrsio Of Joreion saerckandfes
are rscefOta0 5v ardy Of Neio Orleans rery consider
able quantities Qf gooda. dtuy5rse. The goods are
landed at the port Of New ritaps-no Custom-house
notice Is taken Of themno bonds are executed for tbe
payment Of duties their arrival thtre and on many
articles the saving OF The duty, only would AZ
ford handsome nfoft htis thing is 10 beeosas Der
sDanent, frS ariN Be an entire evoaton In ne
Qf trade, and Afio Iork seW safer terribly. Our
merchants hareeapial enough to Justify them In making
ther purchases ~ kurope, and shipping 10 New Orleans
and IN that city becanss the difference IN TIE tarfe
o0ods Do bought cheaper tAdn ~ Hsas York. with
these advantageous shall be able TO sell cheaper than
any other city in uls Valley OF the Mississippi.
We need only ask the reader to reflect q mo-
ment upon tho condition the finances Of The Gov.
eminent will soon he In from Republican legis-
laticn and Republican administration.