Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-05
From the Boston Journa
Finance and Business,

by reason Of the new order of things al
the South. The New York correspon.
dent of the Bulletin says;
at is well known that at least one
million dollars in foreign orders, which
have gone forward, have been counter
maaded and ordered from New York to
Mobile and New Orleans. The Clerks
of these Northern houses are sent to
the Southern ports above named, where
they become domiciled, and hang out
their shingles as commission merchants
the consignments are made directly to
them, the duties on the goods are paid
on delivery, and they 60 into bond, and
then, perhaps without breaking bulk,
they are reiuvoiced tothe Northern house,
and on their arrival here the custom
house certificates are exhibited as evidence
that they have already been duly entered
and paid for at another port of the Uni
ted States. BY ills operation there will,
until it is STOPPED, be nice little saving
/ in cargo Of English linens snd other
manufactured goods which range the
hishestn the new tariff There is still
anothe dodge which is being extensively
practced. Considerable quantities OF
goods in bond have been taken out for
re--xport 10 foreign countries, the own
eE paying the nominal fees required I'M
der the rates; they are then shipped for
he West Indies and a Market or some
other convenient destination, but are re-
ally sent to New Orleans, where they slip
in duty free, and are distributed through
the Northwest at a profitable advance to
the shippers. These things are creating
some sensation in business circles, and it
is predicted must soon bring the govern
ment to adopt some vigorous measures
for its own protection
We hope some of the foreign agents
in New York may have taken the course
above indicated, though we think they
are too sharp to be caught in such trap.
If any of them have thus undertaken to
cheat the United States Treasury, they
will be perfectly satisfied with the first
experiment We should ike to see such
a certificate as the writer speaks of hand
ed to Mr.. Goodrich. We think he would
simply say, g don't know the parties
who have signed that paper; it is clear
enough on the face that they are not Of
Gcers of this government-they do not
pretend 10 be and it is equally clear
that 10 duty on your wares has been
paid to the United States. If you pro
pose to enter them pay The duty, Or place
them in the warehouse, very well ; 9th
erwise they will be confscated.' Doubt
less Louisiana is, legally, one of the Uni
ted States, and New Orleans is a port of
entry, and any person has a right to i'm
port foreign merchandise iuto it; but
when he sends he same merchandise
from New Orleans to Boston, it must be
accompanied by a certificate from the
United States Collector at that port,
that the duties thereon have been paid.
The slight difficulty in the way of the
speculation is the want Of such an officer
to make such a certificate. One will sat
isfy his curiosity, and he had better make
that on a small scale. All such trash is
put forth by the Dry Goods interest of
New York for the purpose Of creating
with the new tariff; but
the tariff will 60 into operation, and the
duties required by it on foreign merchan-
disc will be collected, whether imports
are made directly into Northern ports, or
indirectly via a port of the Cotton States.
Another game talked about is snug
Cling; even the stately London Times
to threaten US with disguised
war in that shape-more anti-tarif '6osh.'
Ii the matter is easily done, and so prof
table, why has it not been carried on in all
he years gone by, over the borders of
he British province, from the St. Croix to
he upper lakes ? Simply, we answer,
because a few experiments, made years
ago, d|dnot pay; and ifsuch experiments
ire now made on our Southern border
b ey will be attended with like results.
We have not the slightest doubt that all
attempts to evade the revenue laws, d.
'ectly or indirectly will be entire failures.
The general business of this city for
he week past has been fair fer the season,
ales to a considerable extent having
Deen made in all of the leading articles
If import, and in althe materials required
y our manufacturers. The spring
business for shoes seems to be about over.
)f the dry goods trade we copy the fol-
owing from the Bulletin:
sour remarks last week to the effect
hat many of our leading houses saw no