Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-23
The New YORK Custom House

le..--l i-- civil ta1v.ee reform IS basel on
he i.sr tba, grave v-51rs ana corrupt P7to'.ael
exist under al AZ fos-c-ei by the Old syf,cu.
0fcou.a o. intelligent a-v1eate Of suca reform
b. furrri.s5 vhs- Interruptions reveal specific
evidence OF tucl vrl7es Lesst of al IS il mat
,er .o- rar.r.se tl.a. abuses aud corruption an
sl-sears sfs found in TIE New YorL Cust1u
House. Which. EXISTING in the centre e that
---st and os-rup, metropolis. ana oaerirs ln the
immense sun Ct money going through IT,
tremendous opportunities for corruption ard
fs.u5. has slwsys been the centre Of attraction
f5- pol -,ie.aur &c lo1fe virtue Ire Cou-res-
.ionaI Investigation. which has been E1inE on
forA month or more, disclosed abundance Of
svch abu.ef. Thee are Of 10 new invention &;
but have been handed DOM from former admin
istrsticus. Democratic and RrvuoIca1- There
il the d. general order business an arrauge-
meat ly which cs-roos Ct goods. arriving by
steamer. ~ ordered INFO s-oreaouscs oWue1 OF
hired ty ivate psries- an delivered there
from only " payment C.. certain icef fl- s'9r-
,rs ana c.rsa-s This business hss Ter q yesr
OF two beer controlled By 2 Republican
formerly O Co.o-el IN t1e Amy, sai al aid o..
Gen. Gran. nsuiel Laet. and Democrat
named Stocking, vh5 have made by 3, from
$50 C00t5 $4,000 yea, more or less, cut
Of importer and there hsve been c1auivancef
atsmuEr LET. .nd compromising Ct frauds On
the revenue, tnd briberies Of officials no great
e-. doubtless, than under former E1niuittrs-
tors. hut big enough and diszrAce-ul enough for
.pv party. The committee hss suspenicl ito
lsbors for few C4yt. bli there remain o1' y
Generals Porter and Bs5cock. who, it has been
charged. though strongly denied by then. were
interested il the genera order buEne5r, with
sso-e..-y Boutwell, and two OF three others % te
examined. and report Is promised next T5,E.
II the mean time Genera Grant has assured
Senate Wilson, and it il otherwise genera ar
uouucei il Washington, that the abuses brought
70 light il the New York custom house arc 70 be
promptly corrected sesrs;sr- Blutwe- and
AlLIflaNE ALAANE az So AL iIHAANHNt--
substitute tl- The general orle- system which
shall REFUGE expenses To the lowest figure leav-
iaz ne surplus profits f1r any party. !, is the
intention q the ldministrsuln 20 reform the
New York customs service AZ thoroughly a. pos
sit.e aad IS Jar - possible 20 substitute iulegr-
~ and good busi1etr asasgemeut for tie pre-
sent order Of thinrt. This is in advance # the
legislation promised, and 1t vii. be 8 greet piece
Of public ss-sics. We have heard Tor years past,
ma; no Custom House 90 avg C5,mirs, had 90
bal name among travellers and mercaauta, as
tne New oIs Custom House. I.is said that the
Importers Of our Western cities are beginning so
shun New YORK as 5 port of entry, and that even
her oEn foreign merchant are ordering their
goois shipped by way Of Boston, Phiadelphis
Ard Baltimore, considering the Longest IS the
cheapest route under the Circumstance In
such state Of things the vorz Of publication
cannot tegiu too too1, an vs trur % viii be
taorouga.