, 1865-11-30
SMUGGLING on THE BORDER.

Letter from Commissioner Sargent Of
TIE Treasury Remedy
must bo found In Reformed Pabl1c
Opinion. -
iFrom the Detroit Free Press, s6th.1
At tbs request Of Hon. N. G, Isbell, Col
lector Of this port, wc publish the following
important letter. concerning smuggling, re-
cciycd By him from the Treasury DEPART
mcnt:
TuEAsCnT DErArrHEST,
~: OFFICE OF CoAlnsaIoSER or CusIoxs-
'' November =, 1869
count OF the proceedings of q meeting Of some OF
The citizens Of Detroit in relation to Smuggling,
now SO extensively carried on betMecn the Df1tish
abIe % to he s Citizens M sno insasaaisd and toof put
In this movement. that they hsya 80 cleak pctrep-
tson ot the crime as veil as the deno.allzinE e.
That m1n OK WOMAN who haoltnally s1olases any
one law Of the country. and resorts 10 deception,
9 10 r q ssa
ser ii paught any other law, human or divine.
p4Et made sleuuous ciIorl 10 check, or put stop
10 smuggling, you can bear Wffccte; and yet, In
spite Of hcse etsorts, the netarlous uaalc has not
y ss? ssR e0 ssn IL hst 0n
of duty now levied npon foreign .soodS -.
fo1ded great temptation to violate the II
paytns these dutles I'd. the facilities for 4egli4g
States ior d,stanee ol i,soo u 400 miles; ID,
t5e % people, az hess so
clam to be r<+peeGatse and are 10 reported among
their negheeIs. hays Y yefy n's1y iustaae,a zen e:
hive even piumed themselves upon their sac
cess in crime. seeming to think they bad
ahoWn superior emartness and cunning IN escaping
3a1ect1on and cnnrfctipu: 4th what ia still NOM
surprising and ,uraecouniaole. and has proved
agiea: obst1uction IN The way Of dctectings
%eaa ana csns Isse neaf .a' IL na
have shown Themselves Iaosc ready to secset
tna smuegled goods and, give w1fning e the
ofEciI than information 10 such officer, which
would lead to The arrest Of TIM sze==ssz: sze==Ssssz and
ihe seizure Of h's goods: state this with shzme
eonpesd con- 10 pubIsh to he aord M ihs st Eat oas n
own lair ladies', OF tbose who claim
10 bc and appear II the gatb Of aach-s.e among
he aca o. al 'nofe not
to Turn to account The dedcacy with which they are
halltual1y treated II this country. b. making tthe
means q doing enueesafai,y1hai Which should DE-
So long - public opinion sanctions such Tfole-
lions Of the law so long Will those violations can
aaa FL
| ing whose proceedings have read With 80 much
pleasure was, understand them sigh to arouse
he sns mor S and IL eens
ont Of he constant violations Of the revenue laws.
| II The leading merchants and hnstness men Il,
all h ss ana sowns ,sad o1 ao
and express the tentmenta which have gone totth
tom Detroit. we should soon have such healthfu1
s II r. ns
| f1sds: It would hsve is inausaes upon
isWs iSSVs voas asf' be na seseaalY sas enforced .nd
thosn whose. duty II L. to guard the public
interests would not have the paTayx1ns moEtiaea.
months Of labor md watchflneas, at last detected
1nd arrested, cscspe conviction, or let Of With
merely nominal h9s to he9'n, ,o snew ;1 thsiI Villain &
brought Is bear upon certain lady snlgglezs win
which their husbands must feel for thcna, ehould
| most capacity By being transformed into well
| paSEed. tocoInosiSe bale OF drv eooda.
scaietly need to cay that tae honest trader, and
ting stop 10 smuggling as the Government, si9ce;
whatever amount tie revenue from custom. shall
iaN ehort 8 the snonnt Ie9nissd to aeet the n =
aaqe and bnRsiness aRi es % 81 The ~ n.tioa And T !,
Rsln that L every person oSaned aaes, 1esa
Thereon, thereon not dollar et Eesaeas ,eoala Be ded!ed
fsum .importsions. Il !. Clearly, therefore, ht
interest and The duty q ths American people t. os
whicb fpiute t6c md enrich frrefgneTs-those verJ
foreigners who. during our terrible struggle, have
done Ill tn their power to embalrass n. while theJ
| Werr getting rich At our expense.
Let Tho sMugg.er then, foreign or American, u1ale
or feu,ale be looked upCn as III enemy TO tho cono
| try, and 10 treated bJ al honest people, and We
tfall foon see trade restored to it, Legitimate chan
ncls. cnsnring Eenuneratire profits to the tonest
upright and loyal merchant.
| an, sIr, With great regnrd.
| Tour obedienf sezvunt.
| N. SAKGET, Commissioner:
| To y. @. Isocli1 Esa., Collector, &C., Detroit
Michigan. ,