New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-25
Outrage on Mexican NIerchnnsse

The Brownsville Rdachc-o of the twelfth
ins,an. has ia editorial which We repre-
duc.:
The Hatntnoras merchants are again in
hot ~stcr and, il we have been correctly
inform ed, from no fault of their own.
Several months since the collector OF shs
port ot Matan.oras Published a notice in-
forming the merchants doing business
n..l.iU the Zona .iorc that the new tariff Of
i've per aens upon i'm pnTtat.0ns would not
D. .xsctei OF ihem OF course the mer'
chants made IUpOrtat:enS and did business
upon .his basis. many OF whom doing
!ar." amount ot business do not pretend to
ask mora ihan i've per cent pref. upon
,Ii.,r SALES. understanding: of course. that
they had paid all duties, taxes. etc. But
NOS. comes .hc collector. backed by the
military. and demands the payment OF five
per cent on all smpugcatiOus since the hEst
%. September last.
This. wc understand, il in obedience 60
Instructions from the general government,
..u. :. i. said 10 have been brought about
b. Interested parties. which. however, does
n"t ai.er the meT!t> OF the case.
The M r,hants object to the payment OF
the tax upon that portion of business done
since the publication ot the aforesaid order,
but The collector has summoned the ard OF
the Eliitary and seized the goods Of sew
eral merchauts, and in one instance placed
his official seal upon the locks Of well
known business house and stationed a
guard over it, thereby causing great loss
and damage in addition to the 'prGstamO."
l. il said that the merchants do not OBJ
jRot To pay all proper taxes, but claim that
they are not liable for a tax on goods i'm
ported and sold while the order of the col
lector 10 the contrary Was III force, and are
only liable for the future.
Americans will hardly realize that col
'eCtur Of Gus uins iB the land OF God and
liberty" and within the free zone, may ex-
erCise judiciary powers and obtain the sup
por- Of the military TO carry into effect ci
CT armis such high handed acts. But such
is the case in Mexico. where they boast of
being governed by the civil law under the
liberal principles OF the much boasted con-
stitutiun of 1857
Such is the condition of affairs today in
the city of Matanoros, Perhaps the whole
question will stand an impartial investiga
.IOB. il so. we will publish the facts.
The Rancaero o. She fourteenth instant
has this article.
/. j. s;.2 that .he merchants of Matarno-
70. signef "a solemn protest on Sunday
against the arbitrary action or Adrian
Bu.:U, collector -; customs OF tina, port, IN
tTy!Hg by :oTce D! lr,n, 10 exact and collect
from them an un!SWfui ana unJusc YAK,
which Sh.v consider nofhing more or less
than "a prestomc.
Tae amuun. demanded by said Busso
from IL. merchants would amount 90 some
ta,ug like $4,000. "a modest sum. truly.
wn.n ia" Mexican Secretary, in his report.
Informs Congress that the balance IN Che
treasury 10 So. with . sogren! OF claims
conIins in.
We shsl! .,y nna publish al III. fact. Is
Fast ..s they reach u..
The !.anea.ro os she succeeding day
says:
II reported fha: 'he collector Of Mata-
mora. has ordered a stay ot proceedings IL
the late 2r,sta-o job, mentioned " Is.
We copy 81. subioinea paragraph from
the CoTa!dsonVille ChieI:
Car io.ds ~ railroad iron and cons truc-
ton na.arisi con r,nae 80 arrise here at ire.
9ueDt iatarvsls, and the rO-,. is being ef-
tended beyond here as rapidly as pos ,slo!ea
There is report that as soon as he la
borers have completed the track to Bayou
GJula another dead halt will be made tor