Merchants Demand End to Custom House Injustice
The text argues that tariff moieties and informers corrupt the revenue system, harming merchants and credit. It cites Jayne Butler and Harvey Barnes cases to show how wallets are bled by improper practices, urging simplification of tariffs and replacement of incompetent officials to protect commerce and honest trade.
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