New-York tribune., 1874-03-11
for hurrying up merchants

gets lts accounts qdaed hrs ana sends on the state
mept of sales showing tho result is most apt 10 get tho
next consignment; but house can do this safely
until its accounts with tho Custon-house are qudated
Now why sbonld not merchants have their accounts
with the Custom house liquidaed promptlyf Certainly
40 or 60 days long enough overhaul account n
the Customhouse has not clerks enough, why not era.
ploy more Il not that tho common sense OF Ht
think you will that point We are reasonable.
think myself that wo have got away beyond roason,
and that wo suggest much longer time than tho Gov.
ernment is entitled to- believe that the liquidation OF
the entry at Customhou should settle tho whos
question aoally. ..... ......r
Mr. BKcK-I wish You to argue little moro fully the
question favor ot final settlement after liquidation
Mr. ScHULrz-You can see tho thing at glance Az
merchants obligations are running continuously.
We all have partners and sometimes these partners rs
tire every year. ana interests created. We
not settle with outgoing partners and they cannot
safely into other business because their obligations
are out TO the Government to an indefinite amount
undertake to say that that source Of trouble and
anxiety which beyond the comprehension OF anybody
who has not gone through It, IL you fad 1t necessary
for the protection Of the 70 hold o uu
system so but II 1t s not then ask you
not to inaict this great wrong upon merchants.
Right upon that point, will mention case Of which
Informed last night do not care TO mention tho
name. Three years ago gentleman In Now-YDrk i'm
ported TO tho amOuLs OF s3OOOO Last year he stopped
never will again import any goods. lie IL going TO do
pend on buying his goods in NewYork-and noed not
toll you what that means, gentlemen The loss TO the
Treasury by these bought goods There Ia an under
valuation the part OF foreign manufacturers contnu
0usly You have to stop that Leak and that leak s
TO be stopped by putting higher class OF men In The
Custom-house. Tue who thcro know enough
now; they do always attend Co their duties In
voices belonging to manufacturers showed into the
market at n lower price than they can be bought for
abroad. There is wrong. aud we say that 1T can be
stopped by little more honesty and little moro integ
rity in the Appraisers Department. You now employ
appraisers at s10) or $4,000 year. aud you expect to
get frstcas at that salaryand 1t cannot be done
fow years ago, when Mr. MoCuIloch was Secretary OF
the Treasury I happonei TO be here ia Washington
spending Sabbath with mm, and was talking with
him on this subject. particularly In reference W
my branch OF business said to him: Secretary.
you have not in the Appraisers Department In New
York any man who knows anything about the buSi.
ness" and believe that my trade Is the second or third
largest trade in the country He sad Is that poiDef
said that is true. You have not man there who can
tell Buenos Ayres hide from Montevideo hide" He
said that is singular" and no suggested that some
hrst-class man should be employed, and he said: u
authorize you to select the man; send me his nomiua
tion and shall appoint him." went home fully m-
pressed with the determination OF getting man TO
take the place could nnd competent mao in
our trade who could not more than $4,000 year.
And 30 the Government is compelled to take second-
class men, and must abide the consequent mshsps
undertake to that cannot get nrstcass man In
NewYork. frsclass judge in any line OF goods. Tor
$500 5000 year. remember once when that sub
ect came up at public dinner in New-York and Mr. A.
r. Stewart remarked that the Government had 10 s
employment an Examiner Of Silks. and was paying him
5000 year. and he said he would be glad to give that
man 5000 year. but that he would not Ike to interfere
with the Government This shows the temptation that
tha Gov a~ntn nnnt
employ il they are honest 1t they are dishonest it
makes very little difference them what their salary
because they will make IL IN other ways; but II they
are honest 5000 year IS not enough for drsteiass
THE SALT cAsE-THs POUND or PLEsH.
Something has been said to you about certain salt
case No names mentioned. and am glad OF It,
will therefore call 1t tho salt case" know some
thing about that salt case and for the Treasury
agent did do that firm more than justice lie statea
to you that it highly honorable nrm tbat be uaa
examined case, and that be was satisfied there WIS
no intention In saying that he dld not say
one word too much But II he had gone little further
and told you the result, would have formed VERY
different estimate OF his high moral sense. He taxed
that firm $4,000. Notwithstanding Gentlemen II is sucn
acts Of injustice which disgust men with the Govern
ment and its agents There must be something iike
equity in the Government, as there Is IN The dealings
between man and Ifthere is not justice. somolhng
else takes the place OF and that cannot afford IN
this country situated with respect " our Gov
ernment We are part OF the Government and our re-
spect and for it must be kept up When that
lost there is danger IDeed not comment any more on
that case only to say that think know all about IL.
There are difficulties about that take the warrant OF
the distinguished detective here Mr jayne aud take
the warrant Of Benjamin F. Butler one of your honor
able assocates who told that he had examined the
case thoroughly and that there was not particle OK
guilt about it, He said that looked bad. but thats
was not bad, that there was no guilty intention. AMI
when he told me breath, 1--WE have let them
off cheap only charging them $4,000, when We could
have charged them OOOoJO," SAID, "ExeellentJudge
lLaughterl
Now. gentlemen, I am not here as sorehead am
not here lin the choice language Of our Distinguished
friend there) to wash dirty linen before this Commit
tee" come here for sincere purpose. It IS 10 ad
you IN adjusting these difficulties, so that we may 20 'n
harmOniousy. My relations with all these gen'eue"'
save and except this gentleman (Mr Jayneh "ho"
never TIL l saw him here have been always pleas
ant With Collector OF the port with every one IN
his department, with Mr. Lahn, Gen. Sharpe ana Col
Bliss my relations have been personally pleasant and
politically pleasant and agreeable. do not charge thst
those gentlemen have gone into this business from any
improper motive but this do say In judgment
these moeties turned their heads They are aos
ing as judges in matters that so comics
with their interests that they are incapable
OF being judges. They cannot sit In thss
capacity and give satisfaction. and they ought to see "
ought yield their point And believe their boz
Ter sense and their better judgment Will yield all A'
amendment we ask Gentlemen, they are not thieVeSi
they are unjust there is not one Of them whom
I would not to-day make the executor Of my will Bus
these moeties and such nstfumentates as they haVs
employed. have overcome them. They know not Shss
they do Shakespeare has been quoted by the Treasury
agent but remember there lie another passage In
sbakespeare which has also significance. fou romo"F