The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-03
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.

/
| dolphia /; at Naval Academy, Annapolis, l.
THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
| ~~~-,-~.o<~~>>>>I->>~>.~>>-~-
| Cash Receipts and Imports for 1867.
Commerce compes custom houses, and 80 hong rs
nations ignore the doctrine of unqualified free trade,
and insist raising from the importation Of
products Of other people, customs collection will form
most important branch Of civil service Commerce and
navigation twin sisters and have been We ind
indications OF their coexstence far back almost
wa have recorded annals OF any people In the golden
period OF Grscan history they nourished exceedingly.
Tho Ph9ncAns those great navgators Of early times,
even with the limited knowledge they possessed OF
naval architecture did wonders in the way Of daring
struck boldly ont in their little cockeshes amid
raging waves old ocean, search the products
Of distant climes. At time PheniciA held .
monopoly Of commercial traffic; but IL afterwards
shared by Asia Minor and tho isles OF 0resoo.
Commerce prohibited in sparta by order Of
Lycurgus; but land here find that desire for gain
great in ancient times ~ now the temptations
to profit by commercial enterprise gradually compelled
Its adoption among the Spartans. Rome, TOO, had
. commerce, although was not commensurate with the
greatness OF the empire in other respects Attca,
cording to Ancharss, important nation,
sdered in its commercial aspect, and the Scanda-
navians looking oceanward from their frisid home,
were impeled to 'tempt the dangers OF the Deep Ia
oommercs Az time progressed We ind that CONNER
cia traffic grew apace; and as enlightenment became
science found be their willing handmade, and Is
has tendency Christian agency. IL has, how
its dark side. An eminent divine OF the
day Henry Ward Beecher) has ad:--"Ths spirit Of
modern times Is omncnty commercial. and many Of
Is mainly conducted by the strong against the weak
and the fertility Of that thought add feeling which has
Sfsa u.s. s. us pay dss
| TO the well being or those with whom
we conduct commerce. The Babylon OF Scrip
true is IN no one place. no one age, but evorywhere
where the energies OF people are aroused TO ply
merce, regardless Of the welfare OF mankind Wherever
there may be justice there Is the kingdom OF Cod that
of darkness whore such justice does not exist Com
msrce considered the above sense is the bane Of
| day. Formerly war. pestilence and famine we're the
aot,ve agents TOR mans destruction they de-
sroyed by coal mines, by factories by oyertaxed and
.ovcrtasxed labor in cities and plantations; by firms
and not by governments Against this spirit
tendency Christianity usrs It's solemn protest. In the
ages of antiquity discern here and there in
dicaiions OF existence cf customs duty imports;
but these surrounded with and covered up by
the then omnpresent and present cloud OF war,
which then made up the business OF nations that re-
able data are not easy OF access Recent discoveries
have madc IL certain that system OF customs duties
and regular and detailed tariff was in existence as early
the 202d year Of the Christian The French Min
years since mentions that among the ruins Of zara
| the ancient Ceonia, there was discovered, in
digging me fomnd,son iOr a n,, IaO,e' or Gus
about BOZ years before Christ. The inscription this
tablet -"imperaorious Crsaribas Lucia s.ptimo.
Sersro Marco 4,reiio Aat,iao 4ugusis Pi Coswli-
bus Ler porius post discessuo, cohorts a,ia, which
is"rbe Emperors and Cesars Lucius ssptimus. seve-
and Marcus Aurcius Antonnus, pious aud august,
being consuls customs regulations established after the
departure Of the cohorl" tnen to specify
paid objecn Among these ws ind: A horse
mare, u denari coin worth about eight conts)
woven iaDres are also "a table cover, u. de-
nar;'r . light colureA tunc, TX den. - and IL 10
Is also made for aaty on GINS glue sponsos'"
'suphoras wine, 'ngs,n 'turpcntine for lamps"
which thus ,ari applies was founded between Iss aud
l3s Of the Christian era i was garrison OF cohort.
exempt from CUSTOMS duties BY reason Of s cnsrac.
Ter Of defender OF she ironters
Il was natural consequence that, having large
soaboard ours the United States should rise 70 ths
frst rank amoug commercial nations, and IL We have
any rival at all IN this particular ue have at most bus
that the collection Of revenue from rafc in for
our government OF peace. collector Of
toms ~ any portion Of this country holds highly re-
spon.ibe position and these oicers are consequently
selected nom among the most ousinssshke and trust
worthy OF our ctrens
Aeoot gnhs thc tarif revenue Of the United
collected - Of New York, she great
commercial vi the country whose financial pulsa-
fet all The wido extent Of national
domain The custom House. formerly the Msr-
chants ExchAngrl Wall street perfect beehive Of
me oacc % the Collector who is responsible TO the
government for the general management Of tho
Surveyor o. the for are slso here. The Collectors
department. props made up Ut the follow
ias d,'s'oss ~. ne auditors department,
'he Tinted States Treasury, drawbacks, archives and
rscpsas, = the casaers department, In charge OF
tna duties aud fees; the department. Of
tAs Siurskscrs ~ the iorl having charge ct all ware
business pobic aud private warehouses sample
ot.ae, &C a the entrance and clearance department,
charged with he r-gEiy enrolling. licensing entrance
ana cssrspes 81 Nesssl granting projections 10 aea.
examinations ~ maBlests aud matters pertaining
proper ibs arb division has the control ana
sl-tss shd alhes thsn VI tho warehouse depart
nen ng 1te, q duty Nc, and all other questions
~ 0st - entTes Tor and landing 81 goods Tor con-
sunpi0n. zoe sEth DIVISION has. che control and d.
retan q the clerks ani the custody ~ all in
voices, Arpfseenenis ard damage certiioatss. The
seventh aFison has the supsIinsndsrce OF
ta Gailaeiafa cers A. me Avpfs stores, ths
rssplnaeEcs ana dFecD0n OF matters Resting 10 the
hasncss vi cutters and their officers the
tery ~. The eshlh sivson has IN charge all
rrsgon4snc- groving ost Or connected with the
bssinee. s.Agnea 10 the ana, sixth ant seventh
asslesDnH teEgrptlng f3s Fsyelgs cutter service)
asf aacb srs mar BE- specially gwen 10 it's
charge - tho Cohesion the nh division has Va
ta.ffs hs tsT-fion s8d decision % ell disputed
lsFai pc.< act quessions Of peseily seizure aud for
tBa ne custody "a stic's. ssssed Each OF these
digf ekcepa the sre, whtch n IN charge OF the
sudter 4 pestst ever ~ deputy collector, who Is
ssssled ~ csrAs the p@rforBssce OF hls dsies He
transaction u he mis- ell business
ssriv daE . ibs collection " ussioms "a 80 impo.
tast pori - ths
1bs ~arvsyors nersEtBsns has ne snpsrntcndeuce
and arscton - ths ned states veignrls InossureYF
sssssrs inspseors add dsens o1cep. u has three
grasd a ysi0ak Which ssbiiyided nto bIreals,
vl IN have s'tfFs force - Follows each ssrA ~