The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-15
THE BLACK RAILING or BRIsrow
why the Sugar Men AGAINST Hiui-A Suit
for $4,000 Gold Paid under Protest.


ASH believe most of the honorable mer-
chants Of New York heartily 20 with these same
sugar brokers In their appreciation OF Mr.. Bris-
tow's uphandsome behavior, beg you To allow
me TO state the facts.
Under the last tarifY bounty was paid OF 1910
per 100 pounds on refined suFar exported from
this country, and under the bounty the tehners
mad acted with ADVANTAGE for some six months,
when there came to the United states an agent
OF the English relners deputed To- prove to the
Secretary that the Uoun was too ldrle as com
pared with the duty charged on raw sugars.
These statements Of this agent we're examined
by committee composed OF merchants aud
custom House Ulcers VINO, after so, h, s,s
ought to be reduced to e. CO.
While this committee was sitting. exports OF
course, went on under the original bounty. one
of our largest e1ners making sale during TINS
time. teleRraphed to the secretary 10 know
whether he mignt rely on his accounts being
settled under the ORIGINAL rate then ruilnR. Inc
Secretary replied that he might.
Another renner, MIR. Durant, during the same
period, also made large sales, but uid not tele-
graph to the Secretary. lhe new rate was sub
sequently issued, and when MIR. Dufant came TO
settle with the Custom House. the Custom
House insisted upon the new rate. MIR. Durant,
who knew that the other reiner above alluded
tn was allowed to settle at the old rate, object
ed. Tue matter was referred to the secretary,
VINO decided against MIR. Dur nj. ON the ground
That, as he had not tel grapded or written to
MIR. Durant, he was not hound by what he had
telegraphed to another rehnerl
luis was In SUBSTANCE MS reply to merch ants
who supported Mr.. Durants protest and TINS
Mi. Durant probably does not consider either
fair OF creditaOle conduct.
A reporter OF The SUN having asked Mr..
Durant about tho ABOVE report, lie said II was
substantially correct that there was. however,
more of It. He was unable to explain fully until
he could obtain papers from his lawyer, who
was about to commence suit In regard to this
matter for $500 gold, which he had paid under
protest. Before the committee sat he shipped a
small lot OF goods and has received S3.7j draw
back. lie ufterward went on shipping. surprising
that the announced rate would be beld To until n
NV one was promulgated. Wien this belief he
thought IL uunecess ny to telegraph, or In any
other way TROUBLE himself. He understood that
the Boston re0ners had done business during
that time, and had been paid the full drawOick
1t such an ex post fdcto ruling was u prev ,il
no merchant would dare enter uppn any enter
prise, IA lie might he trtpped no ut any time.
The drawback Is not paid till the goods are
shipped. cunseq Iently II metchin should
ship, and tue drawback then be lowered, he
would lose heavily. II was generally reported
at the time that Mr.. B:istuw intended to stand
for the old rate until tne committee decided
otherwise.
Mr.. Durant black baed Mr.. Brstow because
he thought he had acted with gross I'M lstice.
There was neither clio re nor set plan among any
OF the mem beers Of the club to black bll Mr..
Brstow. 1t was voluntary on the part OF those
who did so.