, 1875-08-30

Cnnsrf by Enfela Duties.
Tho Hon. David A. Wells contributes 10 tie
Now Yo.k World ali Interesting letter ou ths |
subject OF tho OBJECT Of excessive tariff duties as
smuggling and other frauds OIL thu |
revenue, We make tho following extracts there.
from:
But there il further relation Of tho public to
thess smneRhnR cnAes which ~ interesting ~
II. ~ Cen. Butler asserts, only t~t,-
thirds of tho Legitimate tcVenus frotn imports
arc collected, then It would seem to follow that
one-third of tho various imports tlnd8 its wav
itaululcntly into tho cuunLsy aaa illaxssimatuly
enters intn consumption; which, Oh the basA of
tile dutY-phyfng imports Of iH7A-4, would retrc-
sont i'm nEgroGa.e OF hbnut ela0, QUO. but
II II he truo that this Bnlu. or oven ona-lalf OF
1t, reareYcntH fuct. IN 1t not c11atly trle that
no uncomfortable porEiou Ut our population
snuat have breiI cous.imeIs Of thiB snmo NOR
chandiHo3 and Also, tint 10 the eNtent they
havo welcomed and boon benefited hy tia redHc-
fion OF pfioee, winch IL always The rean1t Of e&-
tetHiYe e'sslo1.s Of. high Import duties, tlisy
have mado themselves acccssaEa alter tho fact.
Anl that our population almost without eYcer-
tion do Welcome all reduction III Prices. and em-
bruce ttls oppoFtunIt}1o buy any desirable rti-
tonH, the popular advertisement in every nous-
r1por-.. great and unprecedented reduction 10
Vriccs." "goods sslhfg below tho cuat Of ill.,
portation ia in itsolf auttciency Of t1etn anstra
gfOus 1T huuElf II IL HUI tHa uf-IHEC h1&IGIICHu
citizen tespeciAlly il ho har;eus TO havo been
Que ol tho hundreds uf thousands wbo Htnce
1850 havo visited Ensopo anl rcllcnisAcd their
wardrobes}. 1Gaty.if ca'lrd 10 sit u3on }usynrxt
month to try Lawrence l. 70. inr smuggling, u
be Affected sumoNh hut III Lis opi.Ilun after tho
manner Of co1tafn Massachusetts, turyman, III
whom IL told the following 4torss
It wss in the dayH OF tue Fugitive Slave iaH,
and Richard Il. Dhpa, ns Unltua StatcB District
Attorney, was irving citizen of Bohtnn-ouo
I'm r1or-fnr }f1n n RhH1rnsh a ffptttrA
reuisnled to slavery, Iron, tho hnnds Of tue
Uutpd Ssatcs officials. Tho evidence Was clear
mud cobofllRiyo N to tho open anil agYnnt viofA-
tioD Of tle lam OIL lho part of tue defendant, but
tho Jury Bteod ohstluate.y elcran Tor conviction
10 fur lultta1 md, ai efforts to mako tisein
l,armunizc having failed, they wcro diactargct1
AMI. tue Var counting On, tho cnse was ultimately
abandoned. Somo years Afterwards. Dir Dana
bol1ig OF tbs stump tn defense of tho War. was
approached at the termination OF patriotic
mee.iug in one ol tho alasaachusotts townA. gu
tle borders OF Now Hampshire, BY sNhstattjal-
ID, king citizen and auditor when tho following
conversation. botween the Two ens1cd:
Squire Dana ,"
hlr. Dams" Your countephnce Ia certainly
familiar. but caanos rooL!! whore wo baSo met
bofoIa."
c.tizci--" Oh, was ono OF The Jury that tried
Msydan fos tho rcscuo OF the fugitive s'aso'
Mr. Daua-' wcro you iudeol Tllen mn
especially glad to mnet YOU, Tor lave Rlways
fett good desl Of cnriosity 10 know how it was
that. notwithstanding tho inlsnntalle oyi,lonea
prosecuted bY tho government tue tury should
hayo arrived ut buctl curious rasnlt--elcven for
CONVICTION aud one for acquittal."
Clti2an--" Well, 'blusre. I'm the very man tn
give yon tlle information. for VAS tbs pes"H
thst tbls fug!.lvo aIsve bus,nors ia tiauo auI
gone. tal!ing ysr ~ sbont H. Yer SEQ. wos
tho mau that drove tho Couch that carried Snad-
rach across tho Canada lne, and it did seem to
mo that coayictlnk Hayden would be good doa
you. Squire Z"
Nov. rhosher any jury can DO called IN New
Yo,k to TIT Lawrence 4 Go. whirh nIII uos COLI
thtn one OF fnore members who. acting couBcI-
eatlously VII! not tlni themselves il the sau,o
prodicament M tho Massachusetts, jury
hothss Which drew the coacl, which carrie1
SElad. ack out Of bondage into fIeediln rtl,nIls
to oe proved. But certain It is that no verdict
Of conviction can bs gtvon which daes not equal
1y cqnheMt, to ~lseat aud beat VI tho fntlt ~ VI
t4n laepublir-tlo c1cn Ut I'll others whose ulon
u1tas in tl,!a centennial Heason We are especially
| called to honnr ata yenerAta,foha Hancock,
| for example, Hha WAS TO bo triad for eunEslln1
| Adams defending him. on tho worry day that we're
fought tho battloa at Lexington and Cnncotd
| br good old Gov. IqnhtnAu Truinbul (l!ruthur
Jonathan)+ Of Connecticut who e1r,sed himself
ID sha Same accusation Al Nc I.unlon; or one-
| l!aaf tho slEllarn nf tho declaration OF lut!s-
pcndeuee, wAo. II they llvod now Ia New iolk
aIld actod In Respect tn Customs lawe a1d rcsula-
t!ons ~ iliey aesed 100 years asu. wonh have
bsen lockod W by George IlIsa IL LudIos Street
| Jail without ceremony.
Finally, but first IN Importance, comes the
consideration OF lae s1eot Oh the moral and I'M.
teriAs degsiopppnt OF ; posuMuuiky troM the OIL
actnsoht of laws imposing ta3es w excsstiye lI
smouhs or 10 complicated Ia detail as 10 eonst!'
ARt h1rn1 -
fQT tAa viQlAttnn Of the atatutss, which al 81
peFlcuca proves arc pot productive VI tho maxi
mum Ut revenno. aud xh!oh llseessasily require
sha sm' soynsns Of methods Hhelly inconsistent
eyen tlser partial a1ecntloa. Tie oxpotienot
Of the last few years; tho record n,..le
By Jayns, Rannorn. and company, til.
teclara.!on os fen Aattat tl4ss orlg u
rer cent OF tho customs rescnu1s m
the whisky !tuR oYen III tina ohiceS ut the deere
taEY Ut tho Treasury aud the COMMISSIONER o
1ntcrra! Royonue: THO public accusation bv th'
tiovasn'nent of' bloh houses ~ Ulaal,l Il Co.
lor \ Co.. up.aa A1a~s, phvlI1, hodge s u.
Harbour i3roa., Jordan. NaTsh & Co. jamos +,
Caldwell i ca. and many others, ilAvs giyeu III
ublls su'ae llsa q lug Kenoral slfsat u tAes
Treasury reeonta Tor tLe iast eignt @ year ar
Wera thrown open j. could b show
ried ont the tntoot at its rep1oeuutatIy
officials u would hayo struok al II,
tral.t. Damaged tho reputation. aud doue i,
best to ruin, aearly syeEy Important loaso i
tho City Ut New York sngagad ~ foreign cuul
merc!ai Intercourse. beginning with tl.e vo1
ligheAt. hnd sAia atatsnlent of f&rt IL futthe
Supplemented .b1 tho assertion of a 1eerus Sec
sdtaEs IT tue Treasury, that in Lin opinion
'"He iAtetfsts Gf kAs sHetchaN!s am! Tie inte,rSt
" tts llsasurH gre dramatically otqs,uilr.
llas what suft of asystsW o} law aud samain
tEation ts that which llecesaarly atg1ys tho uoy
crnhashs against one Of the most Imports au
rlxsssa Vt tas community aud mako4 the promo
] t,un Of tho iutosesla 0f ths uuy work to tho il
evltable dettiwsnt Of the otLer2
That sonA state OF th,ngs u has bssn d.
| nloso4 nuKht mol 10 axiak Ali u1ll nroh.hl