You can give him that much protection. Why has not this been done? Tools. railroad tools. picks. and the like of that are made entirely free to emigrants. They can come in here from Canada or Mexico and bring all the tools they want for their trade. but if a negro wants to bring in any tools he must pay 15 per cent. ad valorem. le does not enjoy the privileges of a Mexican or anybody else who conies from abroad. As to vehicles. wagons. a family coming in from Mexico or from Canada may bring in their wagons and teams entirely free from duty. but a negro can not go to Canada or Mexico and buy a wagon and team and bring it in without paying 20 per cent. ad valorem. It requires $1.20 to pay for every dollars worth of investmentin the wagon or team that the negro may want to bring from Mexico into this country. but an emigrant coming here can bring it for nothing. and bring his tools without charge. and underbid the negro upon a railroad contract. Cotton velvet. I wanted to ask some questions about that.
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