New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-13
TREASURY DKPAi.TsYyr.
OFFICE OF Co.xIssIoSgH OF Cvsr0ss

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SIR have had goat peasur. IN reading Tie F,o. p,s
the 10th aud 18th inst tccouu, Of the proceeding
meeting Of some Of the citizens OF Detroit bed at the ResA
ing Room Of tie Young Mems Chris.ian Asocis,ion In @
ton TO Annoying extensively carried between the
British Provinces ard tie United states Il Is most ereditass
the Christian young and other citizens who manga
rated and took part this movement ,hst they have cS
perceJiio Of the crime. wei the denoraizng efrc1
OF tIsfc which is from beginning to end yioaion Of tn
Thsi nn OF woman who asitu.ry violates s,y one law .,
The coanry and resorts to deception rc nd chieaEsy t:
DO so will become caous 70 al moral c5s ous and
nav b. easily Induced by seinsres orbe prospect Of gain,
To 80, Of mari h any other .av, human OF c.yte
That his department. has for tyOoF tire psf made
strenuous efforts to check or pat 500 to si yon can
bear witness and yet in spite e. ths' eaors the nei.oGs
the nCTese and why becsgse, is De l'sA TAie o. Oily
now levied upon foreign goods have ges tens'icn
10 violate the law end avoid PEI g tn~ du'-s 20 "a H.
iiies for smuggling without a.iecion 1e very sr' aen&
slch line separates tie fTis provinces on tsc Ohi're
States foF ds,5ncc Of 800 Of iVo miles, 80 TEL not 70
Gath publish not Ia the streets Asksou tle AIs.s.
people even those who claim to b. rrefGs ana are "
ieruei org their mel sho2s Lave IN very n'hy .
engaged Ia eyedips and violating tle laws Of Ne 1910
without shane rrepToach; nay hsye even p.L'i tt.a
selves upon their sucoess n crime. 'eiungio TINS ,sy n
shown superior snlarbsss AM e9piAs IN .sesp'-s -
and conviction sth vi 4 Il It'll more supn M an' ghS
courisble end Las proved s,e-. oO.L'sN r'rs h2 =
citizens residing nearhe s ksye .a6sn themselves sss
r-sdy 70 'ses the sard coors ard give gannst 20 'hs
;l5..ers Of The spposch Of custo,ho ,e oH mn =
10 such oifcer which would lead 70 TIC sea~
the smu der snd The seizure Of - L. ,s. ' h VIM
shame snd cr,ihcaon; nor e. 20 80, ~ &
somesdics or ho- who claim 70 b. u 'nS
geb o. srehafe srpong the most soccrsll $40 '.s VI -
tho,e engaged n this deessing tFfici th1 ste ~
Isr,d 10 torn 10 account the decacr with witch hey
habitunly treated I'm this country. by i"aAinz tu' ~ ~
doing successfully that which should deprive 'Lsn'" "
sp,ct go a., =, -. .,for. N the
lsw long vii these violations continue ed r .As 10
the OF iepcsid boast that We are IA" lns psoSss
The obocl Of the meeting Whose ptoesednl' htys . 80
much pleasure understand them rsh 70 49,
public opuion from its stupor and spathy in eard 60 s.s
-rnor Social and nancisi-grow ing out oil .,e
aton OF the the leadns M aha
men in nj the cities and the Nofthef iro7ss
and Atlantic coast would hold similar meet ana e,pss:
tie sentiments which have gone lc,t ron Dr9' soon
soon have such a healthul snd scti'e public opinion u
regsrd to this systan Of deinutng the GJv-tn-
cnt Us we, honest trader, wCad oF io ard Ass.x-
ng up Illicit trade Ii would have A. MI esce upon coaTtA
res and executives that the laws would be iigorogsy en-
forced aud those whose duty i - slG the pf1c interests
would not have the rar yzn, modification OF seeing ne ras
- whom thew had ar months Of sb1 and vat hfnncss.
last detected and arrested tsepe conviction OF on Wits
merely nominal Cue, 90 begin anew their vanoi ocenpe-
ton Nor II public opiuon brought 20 b-si upon Ger
lin ADJ srusvcrs with such power them to fed
ne sLae which their husbands mus. 81 io them shoeld &c
80 often witness crnone expanded 20 T. utmost cspaey W
,ins transformed into wv packed locomotive bale Of 81
goods. -, n,
generally much Interested IN pnsiias stop TO msf
Cling The GcYeghent since whsoveT amount me teYens
en customs hs fa short OF the amount reqaied 10 nes
The annual Of the Government 1T b. ms
nv direct taxes npon the capital spd business % The ra
Aud IL is plain that every psrson obtained hetio ia so
,hon, f,yu, duties on not dollar Of Good
w. dsyIy,d rom portors Itis clearly therefore ths
crest and the duty of the American rec 10 - h~ fies
ss,in n fraudulent m"ori. which ~ Sfc theu and n
eS rrs tts-iross 7s,y oresoers who dqr1 our erd,5
trngSlc -e done ali In ,eir power TO embiUas' u' WIZ
they Mere getti.,x rich a, our expense. -,
Let the .mussle then foseis2 o. Anereln mae OF ~
made be looked upon a. % en.in, ~, .oen 49,, trde h
stored is legitimate clonnels nsurins
to the honest, nrrsh, md Loyal merchant.
am sr, with great regard ysur osetisnt 'ev.n
To ~ g. IsSeI esq Collector, Ae., Detroit, Mica