New-York tribune., 1879-09-20
4 HrpLY hY MR. FRENCH.
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY DE-
NiRs THAT TnTRE l. a UNIFORM DISAGREE

TIrr ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY DE-
NiEs THAT TnIRE Is 4 UNIFORM DISAGREE
MEST IN RFATPR,IsFWENTs.
To fhe Edilor Of Ihr grt6Ups
SIR: The letter of ilessrs. Chamberlain, Car
ter & Earon. which appeared IN THE TRIBUNE Of
sope uber H. upon raaprraisa % tlo NeN-lork
Custom House, has been brought 20 notice. TIE let
ter :, respectful IN tone. s ,gcIbo to the cgil
gentlemen WHO wrote IT, for us statement OF the law
It's however remark. We for It's m sappre enson ad
careless ot the most Important facts reaK
10 i,s -uh o.
The main purpose OF tlo whole S 70 show that im-
poriers are oppressed aud wrongel by the methods
adOp,ed for the rcanpra. .scmcn imported mefchan-
dIs, The lmporfcr may demand Il rcappraiseif O. 10
wherever ne thinks proper ana this rcappiisement Is
u-ualy made by the general appraiser who
Is Customs officer and ore " discreet ana eN-
perenced merchant" aui 80 case OF their disagree
ment le collector decides between them. Merchant
anpla s,l." sag those zen iemon, 4" members Of orr
nrgc. .ucss nrms. been selected Dy tile Cole -
tor. a ey and The onoi'l appraiser lawyer have
uniformly disagreed" And again; The decisions ol
the merchant appra scr wholly ovcrriden Dy the
general APPRAISER and Collector, whose decision u
Gu" IftAese stalcnc % were true, . woulu Indicate
Tat thefo might %, oppression Of tAe importers
hut thcy nre nor true. an plccd have no
oftrtt tud tho writer's ~ this Deg Ter Wold hl'e
known hg not true had thoy made any i"Vests"-
tion or ~ ell inquiry tlfc sni yc,l
lie iacia ~ % Inc by 10, general appraisr ars 1s
follows: t1h or JuNct lrs- ltI' iitNt III
e.l r.lrpgaisaeni~ Oi a- aud elk amt cotton gc",'
ln VI ch thc general Appraiser and the merchant "p-
prisfr have agreed 20 cVcIy particular H. HdVtnclhE @
invoices There have thirteen reappra,tmcnis or
vos.l- an August and September oi tbis year IL
which there has been the same aCfttileii'
There have been but five disagrtcmcnis since
June 81. 1875, Il SKIS Gna veiFcIs. one "l
fhc.l ir -i In August. lss', end ln tiaf case tr
merchant apprq-er advanced The goods more tndn ~
per rest four OF tAcn ln Ntftt, Mcfe az al Aus-1
AM -t-iicnnfr 0l tis year. n al az wAch cases inc
merchant advanced tho goods from 10 90 pei coul.
Iu.l. bnye heru seVrh.y--"Vcu ietnutas iurhis OF
Z Owe, u y, ich tho general 8ppr 3cr nnA ncrrhAnt ap
praf-.- nave entirely agreed ald eleven c-'ts
eleven cases .a merchant appraiser agreed o. an no
vance tue uFO,c II appears inch thht ia th'sc 81
els.- nf ityurfricl DO u1rl all ~; 'tH Oi alt'' .
' ~ icl there as oern constant complaint through
fn. press iy few parties Who pretend Il" nave urrh
I oppressed. that l. IN silks, gloves ana NclFets'
| fne grn.r-l appraiser ana iic mcfchaNt appraiser
nay. entirely sgrced iu 33l ana have offered
on. Do sixteen ct.r- ana that in al these A.
las 90 inlf some adv nee should ne made, din,iirx
from i.s general appraiser only ns To 'Ae amount Oh
We nave then ak cases only ont Of nearly $50 eases
or,.f ald expert frurtd rrlrnt" " VINO acted ne n-
piai.sf, an aoglncctl. ut Was Lot proper. IN q
U4uJ ru-1- t.r gen. I'D lr"--F ai-u iLeL,n 4ut
ls., cr. ed that no advance sh aid Poe male Iuu'
almost uniform agreement between Tho genera AZ
uflfs-r tId tLn me- chant.
Merchants OF the highest character Tn New-f"rt
ar -nlrCed 10 act as aups hn0 li j c'lhh N'i
unfosuv to rcsst tae iuu.uc of tn.r brother npor
cr aud rc press, whose columns 1hcy 80 freely us'u,
rni render true verdict accorins 10 ne eF'"'ho
Ntir Ies! crt'uNy, 80 IL. D. i@tN' ~
Treasury DelsaaeH Wost'"y'o'' H. c. sept. IL