The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
c-7Zc NHrercport Weekly .N'e~s-- eco D""Nr* ~.

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There is no Disgusting the fact that
there is "A general tone OF disappoiht-
ment at the tone which appears to be
adopted hy England as to the war 1"
this country.
The y. O. Picayune says:
Among the titles of acts Just pass
cd by the Congress at Richnon" Is
IAN act entitled an act to amend an ac'
:. TO provide revenues from c"m'H""'-
ties imported from toreig" coun'ries'
passed May l. 1851.
This is the general tariff act Tor
the Confederate States. which by us
,o,,s does not 90 into effect until the
3lst day of this month. The act Is
in its main provisions extremely ipe-
rol. and in its low rates Is highly pop
ular abroad.
| There has been policy suggested
and we know that it found favor with
some very able members of tins Con
cross. which. in or opinion, would
simplify this question Of import au-
ties very much 1t S"rld he short
bill, suspending the operation OF all
| laws imposing duties OH foreign I'M
ports during the continuance "i the
nresen, wax. The question OF rates
, Of DUTY NAV h,. left until we have a
! commerce to regulate. "hiie TINS
war, with it's accompany ing bi"ckade
continues, We have no lmportau"hS
from abroad upon which tn" rrven
nos fr,,n custom. would Gc worth col
: lcctin.. Nothing can come unto III
.. except al great risk OF capture ;'h'
the uses W. have for all which can b
/, brought in by that sort of enterprise
are full compensation to us for tn
! rcnnuneing of the privilege of taNIn
. it. We should rather encourage III
: enterprise by giving pre"'"m
-, the shape Of release OF all duties
w. should thus multiply the chanc,
of receiving great many crmin"d
of ties u. which We stand greatly !
- 'ueed-en,irel,' upon foreign risks
-. Free trade vii! be q reward which "
u offer 10 stra: gers for services to on
selves,
Thr same policy continues durir
OF the war. whether accompanied by "
as tual blockade or not. viii fill o.
.. ports with ycn,urous English AZ
''' French vessels; and in tEc ai'>,m
fof blockade every additional Nrs=
stS would add to the chpmc.s Of some i
as cigu interference with Fedora! :
,". tc!npts 20 intercept neutral conm"r'
lve for under the rulings o. modern W
'ho commerce IL Lawful! with ii" ports
of an acknowledged sovereign, Win
'he may bc ,or a time under til" act,
control OF -rTgcnt~-much more
>'', in the ports of States az .IR't" 4"t
'7a' pcndcnt. and Lcllig,rcni de iactD a
de j..rc. The ends If pubic peli'
~, in relation to foreign g"ycITmcn
T" as we'll as the introduction e: yau
son 'I bic supplies for the nses OF the p
Gu pie and the government would.
'eu our opinion, be materially advah'
-eu' by the making Of foreign impo
free, III least during the war.
Itwould have the additional Val
J.r- and very important one, OF at;r'
ing TO tie South the greater par
''"- the traffic which The bea,y pro
ap- tive duties of til. Northern tarit
be nels from the North. The risk
1t reaching the ports of the Sout n VIC
,,s,l not rate so high as the new dutie
the North: The policy OF enco'
sh'' ging the set Of that current tins
men and preparing the minds and mean
who Europe for opening full comin'
,s.s with the South as soon rs pracuca
is one Of those ideas which We d,
"s not has been we'll considered BY
pro- government of these States,
iitle Possibly this may be the mean
hose or in part, at least, the policy OF
bu- amendments of the tariH act
ns.s least We hope so.