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Show More, OlHeial Despotism. Xcw Y'ork, IS. The National Revenue Rev-enue Reform Association has addressed ad-dressed a communication to the Secretary Sec-retary of the Treasury asking him to revoke the order which was recently issued by Collector Arthur, of the custom house here, requiring merchants mer-chants in person to make affidavits of entries. The letter adds that the real motive for the issuance of the order was simply the gratification of self consequence, and to compel the personal per-sonal attendance pf the merchants in order to humble and si ill further hamper them with unnecessary and arbitrary rcquiremcnts,under the law. |