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PERSONAL APPEARANCE
AXD CHARACTER OP ALL THE PRESIDENTS
OP THE UNITED STATES.
H ED W1H WILLIAMS.
madison!
Mr. Mmlison wus of small stature'and
pither portly. He line) n calm expression,
penetrating lilue eyes, uml \v;is slow and
prnve in his Sfieech. At the close of the
Presidency he seemed to lie care worn,
""h «n appearance of more advanced
ape than was,the lact. He was bald on
I lie (*ro\vn of ihe head, h I ways wore liis
Jijiir powdered, and generally dressed in
Rltii’k. His manner was modest and re-
{■ring, hut in conversation he was pleas
ing and instructive, having a mind well
stored with the treasures of learning, nnd
being particularly familiar with the po
litical world. Oil his accession to the
Presidency he restored the custom nr le
vees at the presidential mansion which
hail I teen abolished by Mr. J< fferson. It
vvas on the occasion of these levees that
his accomplished liidy, hy her polite and
nll.rai livr attetiiions mid manners, shone
with peculiar lustre. Mr. Madison was
fond Ilf society, although lie had travelled
lint little, never having visileil liircign
countries or seen much of tile people mid
■ouiilry over which he presided.
Wlmiii member of delilienilive bodies,
Mr. Madison was an able debater, having
acquired st'lf-coiifiricni e hy slow degrees.
As a writer he Inis lew equals mnnno
Ameriiqn statesmen, and the style of his
public documents ami hi? correspondence
lias always been much admired.: He
was, m llieiiuti'of his ilenlh, the Iasi sur-
iving signet of the Coiisliliition ; ami
the pari lie Imre in framing dial instru
ment. Ins subsequent advocacy of it, bv
bis writings, with Ids mllurcricc toils
provisions, nhiuiucd fur him the title of
•‘Father of the Constitution.”
MONROE.
Mr. Monroe was tall mid well formed,
being six leet in stature, with light com
plexion and blue eyes. His countenance
had no indications of superior intellect,
but mi honesty ami firmness of purpose
which commanded respect, and gained
favor mid friendship. He was lalmrious
mid industrious, mid doubtless compen
sated, in some degree, bv diligence, Ibr
slowness of thought find want of iuingi-
iiaiimi. His talents, however, were re
spectable, and bo was a fine specimen of
the old school Virginia gentlemen—gen
erous, hospitable, am I devoted' to his
country, which lie did not hesitate to
serve to the utmost of his ability, lluougli
a long life, mid Ids career wns highly hon
orable. useful mid worthy of nduiitalinn.
The administration of Mr. Monroe was
eminently prosperous and advantageous
to the nation. At no period in our his
tory. has party spirit lieen so much sub
dued, nnd the intention of our national le
gislature mure exclusively devoted to ob
jects of politic benefit.
Though, in the course of Ids public
life, Mr. Monroe had received from the
public treasury, lor Ids serviies, S3S5,-
000 lie retired from olfiee deeply in debt.
He wns, however relieved at last hy the
adjustment, hv Congress, ol his claims
founded cilia fly on the disbursements
made dining the"war,
JOHN Q. ADAM
Mr. Adams is of middle stature ; Ids
eyes dark and piercing, bis countenance
pleasing mill beaming with intelligence ;
Ids milliners rather reserved mid distant.
He has always leal the inaist aa-tive life,
anal enjoyed good health, mid accustom-
eat from his youth to habits of early rising
and • iHieliiiil employment of bis mind in
literary mid scientific knowledge, he is nl
this flay i-misidered one of the most, (il
not the most,) uccouiplished scholars in
America.
Tin' private character of Mr. Aalams
a member fourteen years. [Mr. Aalams
has since Ix-enre-elected for unotherterm,
Nov. 1846.]
He lias taken an active part in debate
on nenrly every topic of public interest,
anal his spei’i-be* have lieen frequently
markeal with the most fervid eloquence,
ami with the stem and peculiar imle|ieii-
■lence which has characterized his whole
life.
The suhjea-t of this memoir is now in
jtls eightieth year, mnl although “his eye
is aliin, and bis nalural force Somewhat
abated,,’’ he was, at the session of Con
gress still (omul at his post in the public
servia-e, where like the Earl of Chatham,
it may lie expected his mortal career will
finally close.
JACKSON.
The personal appearance anal private
chnraa-li-r of General Jaa-kson are thus
afeserilieal hy his frienal anal biographer,
Mr. Eaton, previous to his election to the
Presidency :
‘‘•la the person of Gen. Jackson is per-
eiveal nothing of the robust anal elegant.
He is six feet anal an inch high, remarka
bly straight anal spare, mid weighs not
more than (me hundred mnl fortv-five lbs.
His aoulorm-’iioii appears to disqualify
Ilian Ibr harilsldps ; yet accustomed to "it
from early life, few are ea pa I lie of endur
ing fatigue to the same extent, nr with
less injury. His alark blue eyes, with
browsurvheal mill slightly prajotTing, pos
sess a markeal expression; but when from
any cause excited, they sparkle with pe
culiar lustre mnl penetration. In his innii-
tiers lie is pleasing—in his aaldress 111111-
nimiding : while Ids a-ounienaiiee, mark
'll with firmness ami decision. beams
with a strength nnd intelligence that
strikes m first sight. In his aleparlmerit
there is nothing repulsive. Easy, nffhhle
and liimiliHr, lie is open ami accessible to
all. Influenced by the belief that merit
should constitute the only difference in
men, his attention is equally bestowed on
honest poverty ns am tilled consequence.
His moral character is wiihaiui reproach",
and by those who know him irnist inti
mately, lie is most esla-emeal. Benevo
lence in him is a prominent virtue. He
was never known to pass distress without
seeking to assist ami relia-ve it.”
The violence ad' political strife will
long confuse men’s judgment of the char
acter and abilities of Gen. Jackson ; tail
all will nca-aird to him the praise of great
firmness, energy, decision, and disinter-'
esta'alness ; ad remarkable military skill,
and nralent patriotism. With regard to
his qualifications ami services as a states
man. his a-ountryineu have been ami are
divialcil in opinion. It is peiliaps nan yet
lima* to speak decisively am this point, hut
it must be left fair the impartial verdict
aif posterity.
(Concluded next week.)
ly,‘if ever I nm a man, I do not want to
lie as you are.’
His father blushed, turned pule, stnoal
confused a moment and then opened the
aloor and alnsheal both jug mid pitcher to
piea-es, saying—
‘You shall have a fattier that you won’t
be ashamed In lm like.
From that hour he has never taken any
thing that can intoxicate; anal is happy
hiinsell, mid rentiers his family. happy
hesitlea : ami I will venturn to say, that
Joseph will have nn answer rc-aalv Ibr
any one who asks him, ‘What gawd it
will tlti to sign the pletlge !’
‘Uncle KdvvartI, you nitty put my name
tlnwti,* saial Henry, ‘mill 1 thunk you lor
telling me that story.’
Sai saying, he put on his skates, anal
went upon ihe ice, with a swilt motion, to
tell llie story of Black-eyed Joe to his
nmpuniim.—Cultl Water Army.
VALUE OF A CHILD’S TIMF..
It is sometimes.saial that a chilli's time
is not worth much ; some even say they
semi their children to school to get them
out of the way. But parents often filial
that they learn soma: tilings very young.
Children “ leiirn to go astray as soon
ns they an* born, speaking lies;” i. e.
they learn to aleceive ami niter false
hood at a vety early |ierin<l in their cldld-
hnnal. Anal lollieir joy, ton, they some
times final, that when very young children
have till- opportunity afloraleal them, (hey
lay a broad loiimbiiion Ibr such a saqiei-
structure ns makes men holal upNIieir
hands ami wonder. The manlier of Ba
ron Cuvier, I reinemlier to have beard,
would have her son rtvite his Latin lather
very morning '.adore going to school, al
1 hough she dial not umlerstaml g woral of
it, because she hail an impression that, 1111
the whole, spring whs the time to east in
seeal. His sadiaml mates anal his teacher
wondered how it was, that the little ba
ron always hail so gnnal a lesson, anal
France hug still wondered how Cuvier
enme to la> so great n man: the secret
was, he was schooled upon his mother's
lap.
From (he Washington Union, of April 1,1847.
PROPOSED MEXICAN TARIFF.
To the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sia—The Government of Mexico liav-
Tng repeatedly rejected the frienally over
tures ol the Unileal States to open negni
lialiiins with a view to the restoration of
pence, sound policy ami a just regaial to
tiie inti-rests of our own country retjuite
that the enemy should lie made, ns far as
pnacliealile, to hear the expenses ofa war
ofvvliicli they are the authors, anal which
they nlislinultly persist in protracting.
It is the right of tho conqueror to levy
riintriliutintis upon the enemy in lludr sea
ports, towns, or provinces, which may In
in Ids military possession ny conquest,
nml In apply the same to alcfruy the ex
penses ol ihe war. The conqucrot pos
THE BLACK-EYED BOY.
Two or three years ago I went into a sess the. tight also to establish a tempora-
J. LAW,
■attorney at law,
Iainbrldgc, Decatur Conut j, Georgia,
win attend punctually the Superior Courts of the
tomtiw of Eerir, Baker end Decetur.of the South-
J»eni, end of tho County of Thorn** of the Soptb-
J «>y9,l’845, 13 y
WALTER GRAVES RANDLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Tl^yi-Xfi tneateal in Slarkesvilte, Ire rounty,
X~~ »*•, will attend to all business entrusted to
•**]*'?’ m the various counties, composing the ■ . ,.
00110-Western Circuit, with promptitude and tideli- has always lieen nlmvc reproach, lit Ills
LMarch 34,1847. 60 tf I intercourse with bis fellow-uien, and all
ilia- vnrious aluties of a Inug life. With
out any unrouiiiion profession he has uni
formly shown u great respect for the
Christian religion, anal, like his father,
gave a preference In the Unitarian church.
In March, 1629. Mr. Aalams retired to
private tile, (from the Presialency.) carry
ing with him the esteem of his pailiiii al
friends, anal the respect ofhis opponents,
who . geuetidly gave him the crealit ail
poaal intentions, however they might have
differed from )iim in his views of public
policy.
But the people of his own immediate
neiglibtirhtxitl were p.ot willing la> allow
him I11 remain long in retirement, iln
1630 he was eleeleil 10 represent the alis-
triel in which he resialeal, 111 the Congress
of the Unileal Stales, anal the following
year, namely, in Decemlier 1831, he look
his seat in the House ol Representatives,
at Washington City, batitfg then in the
fifth year ef hts age, nml having already
pnsseal about forty years In the public ser
vice. In the National Legislature, he has
taken I lie spinal to which eminent talents
nnal distinguisheal services fully entu.ed
him. The confidence of his constituents
has beien manifesteal by seven re-elections
to the House of which he has now been
albxamdbr w. RNCED,
ATTORjfEY at LAW,
Bauirido*, Decatur Courty, Ga.
will practice in the Counties of Decatur Early,
Atluoo*Cki ^ ll °' n jrt‘ an<1 Osdsden
D * ! -»o.ltM. ’ a* if
JOHN R. HAYES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
"UlnbrlalgD, Dccntnr County, Geo.
^5!!J«.Ua«. as tf
, m JOB IV BILBO,
ATTORNEY at law,
. ALBANY GA. '
“ die several Courts of the Soutn-
t»i. m Clreui b*nd Thomas and Stewart couh
^16.18t. "I tf.
J^-WORK ofal] kinds executed at this Office
town in the Slate of New Hampshire, to
give n temperance lecture. There were
ninny persons in the village wli ■ alrauk
intoxicating liquors. But ninny came to
hear mi-, and I noticed, just 113 1 com-
mena-eal speaking, 11 little bright-eyed liny,
just about seven years old, who came in
to the hall, and sa-t down na-ar lie- aloor.
He listeueal very attentively ; ami when
I spaike aif the cruel tra-iitma'iil of wives
anal ehilatren, from intemperate men, I
saw him maire than once take his hand
kerchief anal wipe away the tears. I told
Ilit-in 'he plealge would prevent nil of this
and make men kind and pleasant—and
I told the children to sign it, il ihev would
prosper anal la* happy in the world.—
This little la-llaiw was almost almnt the
first tai pat Iris name alnvvn ; nnd when I
asked him wlm lie Was, they told me lie
was a-aHed Black-eyeal Joe, anal that his
father wus one of the wairst drunkards in
taiwn.
It was his eastern every morning to
mingle rum mid sugar with water, nnd
pass it round to every one ofhis children,
who tank a little, as wa ll us their father
anal another. He would think again at
eleven o’trltvck, at noon-lime, at lour t>’-
Inck, anal nt supper—sai that when eve
ning came, he wiudil always he mtoxiea-
teal, cruel anal revengeful ; sometimes he
wimlil bent his Wife, nml sometimes his
liililren. or shut them out of aloors in
rohrstorms. It was this that maile Jo
seph weep, when I tidal of ernelly to
t-hilalren, nml it was this that imluced him
to sigp the plealge,
He went home frnrq the meeting, nnd
ilelermilieil In keep his resnlutinn. The
next inoniing ns aisual. the father taaik mu
the brown jug, mixed the pitcher ol poi
son, and hamlell it to Joseph first. He
shook his head, nnal ilra-lincil taking it.
■Dritik, Joe said the father.
*1 alo not wish any again, sir,* replied
Joseph,
His father looked at him fora moment,
then said roughly—
‘Did you g6 to that temperance meet
ing, Joe?’ '
"‘Yes, sir.’ he replied.
•Dial you sign the plealgo ?*
‘Yes, sir.’
•What did you do that for, Joe'?*
• Because,.father,’ said Joe hesitating-
ry military government over such seaports
towns, or provinces, uml to prescribe the
Tiiiilitinus nml restrictions upon which
Commerce with such places may be jier-
uiilla'd. Ha- may, in his discretinil, ex
clude all trade, or admit il, without limi
tation or restriction ; or impose terms the
observance of which will be the condition
of carrying it on. One ail these condi
tions may Ik- the payment of a prescrili-
ed rate of duties am tonnage nml imports.
Ill the exercise of these unquestioned
rights of war, I have, am full consideration,
determined to order that the ports or
plaa-i's in Mexico which now are, Ju n-al'-
trr may lie, in the actual possession of out
land ami naval forces by comptest, shall
lie npciii-il, while our military occupation
may i-imiinue, to the ixiui(tierce of nil
iientrul nations, us well as our own, in ar
ticles tint contraband ~nf war, upon the
payment of pra'scriliei! tales of aluties.
whieli will lm innate known anal enforeeal
by our military and navul commander-.
While the aaloplion of this policy will
lie to impose n burden nn llie t'nemy, anal
al the same time to deprive them of the
revenue to be ala-riyeil from trade at such
ports or plaa-es, ns well as in secure it to
ourselves, whereby the expenses of the
war may lie liiiiiuisheal, n just regaral to
the general interests of commerce, uml
the obvious advantages of tiuilhrminly in
he exercise of these belligerent rights,
requires thatWell considered regulations
nttil' restrictions should lie pn-pareal for
the giiialmice of those who mny be charg-
ral with cariying it into effect.
You lire the ref ire instructed to exam
ine the>xi*ting Mexican tariffof altilies,
ami In re|nii-| in tne a Si hedule of articles
of traale, to lie admitteal nt such ports or
plqce aa may nt any lime lie in our milita
ry possession, with such rales of dufies
0.1 tliem. and also nn tonnage, as will he
likely to produce the greatest amount of
revenue You will also communicate the
considerations .which mny. recommend
the scale of duties which you mi\y prepare
arid will submit siu h regulations as you
may. deem advisable, in order to enforce
thetf collect Ion- ‘ an ‘ • w
der the orders of the Secretary of War
and the Secretary of the Navy, by the
miltary and naval commanders at the
ports or places in Mexico which may be
in possession of out arms. The report
required is therefore necessary in order
to enable me to give the proper directions
to the War and Navy Departments.
JAMES K. POLK.
Washington, March 23,1847.
Treasury Department, March 30. 1847.
Sis: Your insl ructions of the 23-1 ins!,
have lieen received by ties Department,
nnd in conformity thereto I present you
herewith, Ibr your consideration, 11 scale
of duties proposed to lie collected as a
military conirihulion during the war, in
the jairts of Mexico, in possession of our
army or navy hy conquest, with regula
tion* for the ascertainment and collection
of such-duties, together with the reasons
which appear to me to recommend their
adoption.
It is clear that we must either adopt
our own tarifi'or that of MVxii o, or estab
lish a new system of duties. Our own
tarifl"could not be adopted, lu-cnuse llie
Mexican exports ami imports are go <ti(-
lerent from our own that different rales
ol duties are indispensable in order to
collect the largest revenue. Thus, 11 jam
many articles produced in great abund
ance here, duties must lie iiii|Hisrd at the
lowest rate in order to collect any reve
tine; whereas many of the same articles
are not produced ill Mexico, or ro a very
incoiisideiable extent, nnd would tliere-
liire liear there a much higher duly lor
revenue. A great change is also render-'
ed necessary by the proposed exaction of
duties on nil imports to any Mexican port
occupied by us in llie same manner.—
This measure would hugely increase the
revenue whii It we might collect. It is
lecoinmemied, however, fir reasons of
obvious safety, that this Mi xican coast
wise trade should lie eotihued to our own
vessels, as well as the interi ir trade nliove
any port of entry in our possession, lint
that in all other respects the ports of Mex
ico held by us should Ik* freely opened at
the rale of duties herein recommended to
the vessels nnd commerce ofnll the world.
The ad valorem system of duties adopt
ed liy us, although hy fur the u-.ost just
and equitable, yet requires an appraise
ment to ascertain the actual value of eve
ry article. This demands great mercan
tile skill, knowledge and experience, and
therefore, tin the want of skillful apprais
ers—a class of offirers. wholly unknown
in Mexico—could mu at once be pul into
successful operation there. If, also, as
pmposed, these duties are to be ascertain
ed ami collected ns a military eoiitriViu
lion through the officers ol our army nml
nnvy, those brave men could more easily
perform almost any other duty than that
of estimating the value of every ilescrip
lion of goods, wares, and merchandise.
The system of specific duties already
prevails in Mexico, and inny f,e put hy us
into immediate operation ; and if, as is
conceded, specific duties should lie more
burdensome upon the people ol Mexico,
the more onerous the operation of thesp
luties upon them, the sooner il is likely
that they will force their military rulers to
agree to a pence. • It is certain that a mild
and forbearing system of warfare, cnllce-
ling no duties in their ports in oar posses
sion on the Gulf, mid levung 110 eoittri-
Iniiions, whil,st our armies purchase sup
plies frith) them at high prices, by render
ing lit* war a la-nclii to the people of Mex
ico rn'her than an injury, has not hastened
the c omdusion of a peace. It may lie
however, that speiific duties, oner
ous as they ure, atitl heavy contributions,
accompanied by n vigorous prosecution
of the war, may more speedily en
sure that peace wlm-h we h ive failed
to obtain from magnanimous forbearance,
Irlim brilliant victories, 01 from pniflereil
negotiation. Tin-duties, however, whilst
they inny be specific, and therefore more
oiierohi than ml valorem duties, sllould
not he go high as to defeat revenue.
Il is impossible to adopt as y basis the
tariff of Mexico, because the du'ies are
extravagantly high, defeating iin|Kirtation
commercentitl revenue, and prod'ieinfe In-
numerable fraud? and smuggling. There
are also sixtv articles the importation of
which into Mexico is strictly prohibited
by their tariff, embracing most of dm nee-
esjaries of life, ami far the greater portion
of our products and fabrics.
Amonglhe sixty prohibited nrticlesnre
sugar, rice, intton.dioofs, and coffee,' nails
ofnll kinds, leather of most kinds, flour,
cotton yarn ami thread, soap ofnll kinds,
common eaitheru ware, lard, molasses,
timber of aif kinds, saddles ofenll kinds
As the Wy bf the contribution propos-
edris a military right, derived from life
We turn from the’ prohibitions tcYtlfe
actual duties imposed Ity Mexico! Th<*
duties are specific throughout, and almost
universally by weight, irrespective ol val
ue, arc* generally protective or exorbitant,
and without nny'diScriimnatinii for reve
nue. Tile duties proposed to lie suhstiv
luted are moderate u hen compared with
those proposed bv Mexico; lieing general
ly reduced to a standard more than one*
half lielmv the Mexicnn duties. The'dot-
ties are also bused upon a discrimination
thniiiglniiit fir revenue, and, keeping'll
view die customs nml liahits of' the -pro.
pie of Mexico, so different from our owtr, ’
are fixed in each ease nt that rats which,
it is lielieved, will product- in the Mexi
can ports the largest amount nf revenue.
In order to realize from that system the
largest amount of revenue, it would ho
necessary that our urmy and nnvy should
seize every important port nnd place up*
on ihe Gulf of Mexico, or Cnlifirniabr
die Pm-ific, uml open the wnv through the
interior for the free tran*it of imports and
exports, am]-especially that the interior
passage through the Mexican isthmus
siioidd la* serur-il limn ocean tn ocean
fir the benefit of our commerce and that
of ibe world. This measure, while: it
would greatly inert-nse our revenue from
these duties, and faeiluate communica
tion la-tween our forces upon the eastern
mnl western coast of Mexico, would prob
ably lcml,*!ii the conclusion.of- peace, to
results of iiii'tdcii'ahle importance fn owr
own commerce and to that of all the
world. • 1 •’ ri
111 the mean lime the Mexican govern*
meat monopoly in (pbarco, Irom which, a
considerable revenue is realized by Mex
ico, together with the culture there which
yields that revenue, should lie abolished,
so ns to diminish the resources of ihht
Government nml nugment our own, by
cotlecting die duty U|hui nil the imported
tobacco. 'I lie* Mexican interior transit
duties should also lie abolished, mid tbeif
internal government duty mi coin anil hub
lion. The prohibition ofcxports .-v d'da*
ties Upon cx|Hirls should be annulled','nnd
especially the heavy ex|xirt duties mr coin
mid bullion, so us to. cheapen uml.facili
tate the'purehase of imports, nnd permit
the precious metals to flow out freely
Irom Mexico into general c irculation.—
Quicksilver mid machinery for working
tin-mines of precious metals in Mexico,
fir die same leason*. should also beads
milted duty free ; which with the menu
ores nlmve indicated, would largely in
crease the production mid citculalinn:af
ihe precious metals, improve our own
commerce utnl industry mid that of all
neutral powers. . - i
In thus opening ihe ports of Mexico to
the commerce of the world, you would
present to all nations with w linin' we nre
at peace llie I mat evidence of your dt-sinj
to maintain with them our friendly .rela
tions, to render the war to them produc*
live of as little injury ns possible,fend even
to advance their, interests so/nr as it Safe
ly can be done, by nfferding to them id
common with ourselves the mlvnntHges of
a liberal commerce with Mexico. To ex
tend this commerce, yon will have- un
sealed the purls of Mexico, repealed
their interior transit duties which obstruct
the passage of merchandise to and from
tin; coast ; you will have annulled the
government duty on cciiii nnd bullion, nml
abolished tile heavy e\|xirt duly on the
precious mends, so as to. permit them Iff
flow out freely for the hem lit of mankind;
you will have expunged the long list -nf
their prohibited articles, arid seduced
more than uiic-liutViheirduiieemi imports!
whilst tlie freest scope would he' left for
the mining ol the precious metals. Theslj
are great advantages which would lie SU*
cured to friendly nations, especially wlretl
compared with the cxclusionnf their com-
meice by rigorous blockades. It is true,
the duties' collected, from the*): imports
would be Ibr the lieiiefll of onrnWit’GW 1 .
eminent ; bat it i4 equally true that the
expenses of the war which Mexico insists
upon prosecuting ore lioiife 1 exelusivelw
ny ourselves, nml not liy foreign nations;
It cannot be ibeibteil but that nil neutral
nations w ill see in tbe adoption of-ulehrtt
course'by von, n manifestation of your
good will inwards them, 'amt n strong de
sire to advance thnsn just and huirihrfe
principles W hich make it llie diny' Vif bel
ligerents, as weliaVe always contended,
to render llie wsir 'in whieli they nre en
gaged as little iiijuritius us. practicable to
neutral Powers. '. '<;!> 04
These duties would not lie imposed up
on imy imports into oiirou-ncountry,)>nt
only upon iuqiorts into Mexico, and life
liix would fall upon the people of Meji-
i-o in the enliam einenl to ihem ol'lhe prJ-
coarse woollen clbih. c loths for cloaks, jees ol ihege imports,' Nearly nil mir pro
ducts ure excluded hv the Mexican tariff,
even in lime of peace; they nre excluded
also during the war. so f.ir as We contin
ue the system of blockading uny of the
ports of Mexico ; and they arc hlso exelu-
ready made clothing of all kinds, salt, to
bacco of nil lind*, cotton goods or tex-
Yureg, chiefly such as am made by our
selves, pork, fresh or salted, smoked or
corned, woollen or cotton blankets or,.
counterpanes, shoes and slippers, wheat j ded even from the ports mil blockaded in
and grain of nil kinds. Buck is n list rtf j- Mexico; w he tea* the new system would
hut a part nf the article's w hose importii-; soon open to our cnumierce all the ports
lion is prohibited by the Mexii-ah tariff.— >f Mexico, as they whiclt Hill into om mili-
Tltese prohibitions should not he permit-] tarv possession. Neither our own nor
. .... . teiff'lnii rfentiiiue, because, they exclude] foreign iiier; li.ini> nre requiied to semi
laws of nations, the collection arid dik- most of our" product# 1 and fabrics, and ] any goods to Mexico, and, it they do to
bursement of the duties will be made un-1 prevent the collection of revenue I voluntarily, it will be bccaccc ihey can