633:"New-York Custom House. Disclosure of Public Propriety and Decency Demand His Removal. Great Abuses in the Business of Seizures. Very Curious and Important Testimony. The Custom-house Frauds. Disclosure Extraordinary of Abuses. History of the General Order Business. Opportunities Under It for Making Money. Collector Smythe's Appreciation of its Value. Negotiations for Disposing of the Rich Prize. The Friends of the President to be Taken Care Of. Scathing Exposure of Collector Smythe's Management. Public Propriety and Decency Demand His Removal. Great Abuses in the Business of Seizures. Very Curious and Important Testimony. The Custom House Frauds"
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