Smyrna times., 1861-04-18
hIoCELLA n EUUS.
How the Administration is to Collect
the Revenue,

The following is the policy the Admnistra-
sion intend to pursue IN regard to the COLLECTION
of the revenue in the seeded States, aud it
will explain the recent extraordinary activity
ia the Navy at the port OF New York. In the
first place there is no law TO collect revenue or
customs on shipboard. In the second place, 1t
Congress were assembled and would make
law for that purpose, II could not be complied
with, when the parties owning the goods did
not desire to find it convenient TO pay the du-
ties upon arrival, but desired them to go In
bond fer duty and be stored in Government
warehouses Thus Congress, by giving the
President power TO collect on ship, would not
help the matter; but the Administration have
discovered new plan, and find the present
laws all that are necessary for the present dit
ficulties. The first step-and the orders for
it's execution have gone tOrlh-ls 10 have U. >.
vessels in sufficient numbers cruising at the
mouth of all the Aarbors of ports OF entry OF the
disaffected States. Then the Government Will
give public notice to all nations, and to all per
sons desiring to ship goods to those ports, that
an insurrection has taken place at such ports
Of entry, and the Powers OF the Government
temporarily suspended; and that at present
she has no officers there TO receive customs
and all vessels or goods sent INTO those harbor,
until further netice, will be in violation of the
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goods can enter or be landed such ports Of
entry, unless they pass the inspection of U. 5
officers without violation of law. And for tht
present the Government is not able to say whe
ther she will have custom. house officers there
at such time as these vessels may enter or not
The punlshments and penalties OF the law vii
be enforced against all vessels ane persons vio
lating the same.
If vessels 90 n after this notice, the U. >
will not indemnity losses. She will prohlbl
no vessels from going in. and she Will not TAX
revenue of the port, because the parties paying
duty will be entitled to protection IN landing
their goods without further cost or tronbIe
which the Government cannot give. IL sh
takes duty on shipboard, she Is bound to pro
tect the shipper in the privilege of landing a NJ
exposing his wares for sale in such port as tn
duty was paid at But if master takes hi
vessel and unloads al one of these ports, h
certainly, in course of tms, will come Ou
again, when the U. s. fleet at the mouth c
the harbor Immediately board her, and requlr
her papers of clearance. She shows Clear
ance from the local authorities of the por
when the Government replies, that Is no clear
ance, aud those persons are rebels and had a
right to issue those papers; 1t Is violation {
the existing laws OF the United States for yo
TO sail win those papers, eni you know II. If
foreign consul should happen TO sign thos
forged clearances, the United States, by whSs
leave be is there, would have him instantly n
moved, for he dare not sign any papers bl
those issued by the United States clsaranC
Office. The United States wonld say to ii
vessel, you have violated the laws at a dislo!
al port; we will take you to a loyal One-tf
port of New York, for instance-and try yo
for libel.
Thus you see sure and safe estoppel to II
entry of goods, free of duty, at these Southel
ports, aud without war or bloodshed. Is d
this peace policy, aud will it not efec;uOl
put a stop to importation of tree goods, al
speedily dry up this Southern abortion J.
Wrsh. Cor. Of LeGVenUorth Conservative.