The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-08-22

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Cas'1mt0u.o tHedt tir tha
present afflr9enmt would Ia p5f.
mahehi and Ring ftltif tp eufin-
nol mil tbo u~ssenbiifg n Congress
The Secretary Of nc Ticlsuy
Instantly acknowledged fbo receipt
Of che dspa' ch, Stating that be- would
inquire into tie matter (. aud there.
upon toleRraphcl the Collector aud
Deputy Collector that bic previous
order would DC withheld tor one
MONTH and ordering that they, at
once, report oil The iacts 10 the case.
aud authority Tor the practice hitherto
pursued. W%hercupon, The above Off
Gals did so, aud very clearly ond very
lairly set forth TIE facts and The dam.
age which would inevitably result to
our trade from an enforcement Of the
order.
We find only one objection to the
Collectors rcporI--his Introductory
remarks we do not allow-and that
is, he is not sufficiently candid to go
far enough to DO Pascagoula foil
justice this is owing perhaps to the
influence OF his immediate surround
ings.
With the facts that be sets forth in
regard to Pascagoula as a port, aud
as compared with ShicIdsboro, Justice
to the the former demanded that he
should have recommended the re.
moyal of the Custom House to It,
and not, that the existing order of
things be not intorlered with" w4ich
we assert are not "found so salisfac-
tory that is, not to Pdscagoula.
But the Secretary understands
this, and therefore states that the
matter will be brought before the
next Congress, when we hoTe justice
long delayed will be done US in this
matter. We publish an extract from
the Collectors report which en-
bodies our illusions, and the sccre>
tary's reply. HaI
At this present moment, as I am
credioly advised, a number of vessels
are bound 10 the Port Of Pascagoula
with different cargoes, after entering
which they intend to load with lumber.
Some Of these vessels are Of heavy
draught, and can approach the
coast of Mississippi only at Slip
Island harbor or ~Pascagoula. 1t
will be out of the question for them
TO enter and unload at Shieldsbor-
ough, rs the Coast Survey chart will
show to the most casual observer.
At Pascagoula alone, OF the two
ports mentioned, can they find a
Government officer to board them,
inspect cargo and papers. and super
intend discharge of merchandise, and
there alone can they find steam Tugs
for Tightening, pilots and a return
cargo. 1t would be a pity, ond to
the inhabitants of the Mississippi
sea>coast it would be disastrous, to
turn this thriving and prosperous
trade back, and destroy it Tor sake of
tcchnicality.
As the books of the Department
will show, the net revenue of tile
Government from this District is con.
increasing, and | can attribute
1t, and the constant growth of the lum
Der trade of Pascagoula, only 10 the
facilities given to commerce by the
existence of TIE Deputy Collectorship
at. that locality.
l would respectfully advise that
permission be given to continue the
said Deputy Collectorship, as 1t has
been permitted and endorsed by all
previous Administrations, and ear
nestly solicit, in the interest of Missis,
commerce. that the existing
order of things so long established
and found ) 5 ~tisfactory, be not
.nterfered with.