The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-23

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On the sth tho following was received from the Sur
veyor of The Port OF Cincinnati
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On the day the following was sent by telegraph
reply to the Surveyors Of the Ports OF Louisville and
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the United States for duties payments
Secretary Of the Treasury.
On the 9th the following was received from the Survey
Or Of the port Of Cincinnati lsg.4
CNcrSsArI CUSTOM HOUSE,, Feb. O. 1861.
The following despatch received here this mOrnips,
HgsxrrwrIL, HUI Co. cincinnsd:--
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will be hereafter that this despatch was found
ed on misrepresentation that the oppressive and e
g supposed to have been abandoned was speed
From these communication, by letter and by tele-
graph from mercantile houses and from the chief
ocerat the ports Of Cincinnati and louisville, /.
appears that the Collector OF the Customs at New
Oreans after assuming TO act under the authorities
Of the State Of louisiana refused 10 the goods
tered at that port for transportation to and delivery
Louisville, Ky and other ports of delivery unless the
Surveyors ~ the latter ports holdog their commissions
from the United Satee and peri rming their duties with
In State oyal 10 tho Union would acknowledge the
ntion bonds given In her name TO secure the pay
ment OF duties on goods imported by sea. Tuis
they could not do without violating their oaths Of office
and In default OF such act OF Official urpitude In
case the duties TO be exacted at New Orleans No
doubt this was the alternative designed to be secured
The declaration OF an intention 10 execute particular
purpose, except condition impossible TO be perform
ed can only be regarded absolute TO
carry out the purpose without condition
Under existing laws, the importer of goods by sea- to
be delivered at Louisville port of delivery, may make
entry at New Orleans and give bond for their traaspor
tatioD TO the former port where the duties paid
On their arrival at Louisville the importer place
them in warehouse and pay the duties when he with
the bond is cancelled The interior ports of delivery above
New Orleans are twenty In number and among them
natl, Ohio; Evansville, la ST. LOUIS, No; Whecliog
Va. Ptsburg, Pa, and Cairo and Alton, H. The duties
=. these twenty ports Of ds 0 have during
For the year ending June 30, 1851, they exceeded
The refusal OF tho Collector at Now Orleans to pass
goode in bond for Transportation to the ports Of delivery
above and the exac,ion of duties at the former ports
or such the effect Of his requirements during the
first days pr this month";, not only subjected
importers 10 the onerous obligation Of paying the impost
before goods were needed for consumption and thus
deprived them OF privilege secured by the revenue
llws, but It forced them either to resort to
other channels Of communication or pay double
duties, for the department cannot recognise the
Collector at New Orleans who has resigned his commits
sion and to act under the authority Of the st Ate
Of louisiana and therefore, the payment Of duties TO
him does not excnerae them from the paym to the
United States
far graver importance The revenue derived from mer
chandise mpoi ted for consumption by way Of New Or
leans the great States boroerng the rivers which
have their outlet the Gulf Of Mexico through the
rtories Of louisiana has been monopozed by her. In
doing she has struck fatal blow at the free navga
ton OF tho Miss ssipp by making the inward
OF the West by subject her authority and trputa
ry TO her treasury.
Whatever may BIO the practice In regard to
goods received from cities by sea.
and destined TO the upper ports, there
be no ooupt that merchandise imported from foreign
countries required 70 be entered at New Orleans and
If the duties not exacted they must be bonded the
Of the State Of Louisiana for transportation For,
Of the Surveyor Of the port Of Cincinnati. OF the 9th of
February, communicating one from voorhees,. Grggs
Co, OF the 8th goods not transported In bond
heretofore On the contrary il appears that bonds
ecuted at the twenty ports OF delivery above New Or
leans In the of the United States, they may be
existing laws not recognized ny the Collector
OF the latter port but that he requires them to be
ecuted at New Oreans and In the name of the State Of
Louisiana.
14th instant the following letter was received
at the department.
Hon Jous A DIX Secretary Of the Treasury:
Dap SIZE pcce e day that the Collector at New OR
New Orleans destined for nsnd ports be paid that
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regard to payment department protect ".
sosn here and sent forward for shipment e This in
Two days before the receip. of this letter despatch
had been transmitted TO the Surveyor at The port OF
Louisville TO ascertain what rule then enforced by
the Collector New Orleans in regard to bonds for duties
and transportation On the 1h the following reply
received 90,
Hon Jon, Dr., Secretary Of sSe Treasay req " i'''
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nes recognise them Have photographed him TO know de
ny and wi" advise ySg nRdf!y seE Ri: sp
At later hour the day the following despatch
received
Hon. joins a DIX, Secretary Of NJ Troasury;,--
.inued usual but bonds mus, be given to the state OF
''''''"' anu W n HAi.DEMAN Surveyor, 40
As this despatch founded received on that
day from the Collector ut New Orleans II must be
earded not only authentic but Official; and IL shows
that received unless executed at that port
and in the name of the state OF Louisiana.
That the deBar he's not msinerpreted the meaning
Of this deepatch or misapprenended the effect the
practice adopted New Orleans in regard TO the payment
Of duties and the nature Of the bonds required Of i'm
the letters Of complaint received almost every day asking
the protection Of the against these exacons
The following is one Of these letters
LoUIsvILLE, Feb. IA. 1861.
Hon JOHN A DIX
DkAR siR-We Just In receipt OF letter from the Gus
House at New Orleans forming US that lot o. Queens
had arrived but that would be impossible for
to get would be paid dhe custornsl. ~
have bond TOR Il here and would not Ike 70
for twice You will confer great favor by answering
mined ately. Yours, &c, 0ODhkAW X FLExNRR
II IL not distinctly understood whether the duties are
by the condition OF these bonds 10 be paid at New Or
leans, or whether the obgors may be discharged by
psy ment the port OF delivery In either the
horiy OF the federal overthrow and the
free navigation OF the Mississippi abrogated. II Louisi
ana 49, she assumes TO be, foreign Power in refe
the nine States above her which have ports
OF delivery where duties goods imp red by way OF
New may be paid, the OF the right "
requiring such dds 10 DO entered and bonded for trans
potaon TO those ports Is IN violation OF the principle,
asserted by the United states In regard to the
free commercial Of naygablo streams by states bor
dcrirg on them.
The question IL not varied in principle she has be
come shall hereafter become confederate OF the five
which have assumed to throw oil their ale
glance Union While this right exercised By
Iousiana and the Ststea above, In