The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-07


that :hs Teheme offinance was .scon,r,tnedby
the convenience of the fouth. "' To the Wifi
key drinkers OF the fouth, the repeal OF the ex-
c'te, was the price, the proinifed price OF their
i1pPort. lis wheels could roll, unincumhered
by too much financial revelations, and his loaf
iiSar would be fweeter to his palate, wken il did
not demand OF him cene for the Golfers of his
country. The revenuei is paid and collected in
the north. Imports therefore may double, till
the burthen is intolerable." Let us e..s;rine
each of thoie petitions.
REPEAL Of INTERNAL TAyEs.-We can pre-
fent two views of this fuhicet, the jfy,9 of which
is fufhcient TO dcnonaIate that motives of the
mott enlightened policy, Inconne6ted with the
interets OF any of the tates, peroully dictated
the repeal OF thofe taxes. The ./ccoaa will prove
that If IN accurate compariion BIZ drawn be-
tween the contributions Of Virginia, the rate
which has been 70 ftrongly ceniured, and Malta
chu!etts, the Rate whole federal inhabitants have
atumedtothelnitveS the Office of compainants,
twill appear that Virginia paid lcis & MaNachu-
let's more than their proper proportion, ofthofe
taxes; and that it would have been confeauent-
ly the intcreit Of Virginia TO have retained, and of
Mailachutetts TO have repealed theie financial
laws.
The frF view will exhibi. fummary account of
the expencesof collection & the number OF officers
which is necehary TO colect the taxes. The fol-
lowing extracts from the Report of tic Commit
tee of Ways & Means, in the felton, OF lsol-a
Will inppy the expences OF collection.
The whole amount Of revcnue ariGng from
thote duties, executive Of portage on newspapers, as
appears BY the tatements laid before the oa bv the
Secretary Of the Treaiury, the early Gage Of the
lion, did not exceed for the year 1900, $4,000 dol
ars after deducting the OF drawbacks paid on
the expectation of domec Untitled piIts and reii. ed
ugar during that year which fun is chargeable with
an expenie OF collection equal lS7 900 dollars ex
cluive Of the experfeS CT the Offices of inspectors of
urvey, which have been aboiihed. The nett revenue
arng from thoie duties may therefore, be etateda;
10000 dollars but If from this fun be deduce cd
he duties accruing tamps, which, under the ex-
iting laws they will ceae BE collected after the 18th
OF March next, canno, be Grated among the per-
manen internal duties, the whole revenue prodc-
ed from thoie duties may be eitmated at fun 10.
ceeding 10000, chargeable with an ex en of colec
ton equal 20 10000 To produce therefore into
the Treaiury fomewhat lefs than 100000 dollars an
expenfe mutt be incurred more than equal to fifth OF
| that FUN"
| But while the expences of collecting the per-
manent internal duties amount to simoft 90 Der
cent. the expenCes of collection on merchan.
die and tonnage do not exceed per cent.
"To collect theie taxes (the Report adds
more than 400 revenue officers, executive of the
| inspectors, mutt be maintained at the public
charge. The continuance of revenue drawn
from the people on tuch terms, can be fulfilled
only by al imperious necefity; necetIty
which in the eftimation OF the committee, does
not at preient, and is not hereafter likely to ex.
ut. And yet it has been commended, BY the
tederaliits of the north, that no other reafor
has Periuaded the government to repeal thoft
! taxes than the con, enience OF Virginia.
| his nnEtinn infrn,ip,ac h r
of this fubjeGt. The following extract from, ar
addrefs, publfhed in Mafachutetts in the vea1
1902, and attributed to DR.. EufiS, will furnifll
satisfactory fsctc Of the relative contributions
paid by Virginia and Mal!achufetts
"The whole of thofe duties for the year 1900, a.
mounted to 993,66l dollars, 80 cents
" OF the whole fun of 9o366I dolls 80 cents, III,
State OF Maachldetts paid ,e94 So, whichexceed
one-htth part The State of Virginia paid Id los
81 cents, which is rather hort of one feven.h part
Or courfe in theie Maehufetts paid % dolls
81 cents than Virginia
OF tbs direct tax of two millions dollars pad ir
1885, the proportion Of Mafachuieits was 2eO4S5 81
being nearei eighth OF the whole That of Viz
gina amounedto 345,84O go, being rather mere than
one .ixth part Of the whole.
At the fame rate Virginia ought to pay l656lo g;
ana aiiachuietts l29,392. So that apportionng the
Internal Revenue between MaIachu!etts and Virginia
/ IL DE-
found. under the operation of the Internal Duties, tla,
M-ilachuietts paid ~, 5o2 dollars more than her pro-
portion, and that Virginia paid fEl IL lefs than
her proportion. And yet the people of MafIachuett:
have been mo inpudently told that their ntereit wal
iacr!iced to Virginia policy by the repeal of thee ra
es' that of the carriage tax. AS this has
been iubcet OF much federal Glamour, the reader MAJ
be gratiiied by the following official fatement.
itatement Of the duties upon carriages for convey
anee ofPerfcns, during the year ending ON the 2ls
| ofDecember, 1900.
Dolls. Cent?.
New-fiamplhire, 1908 so
Maidehdetts, l4yo96 81
Rhode-I1and, I.O46 Is
Connecticut, 4.5s4 ~
Vermont, 100 66
Ncw-York, 1907 * &c
New-Jerfey, s,299 &c
Pennsylvania, 1885 II
Delaware, 1865 ss
Maryland, s,6ss 70
Virginia, ls7o1 az
Ohio. 90, -.