Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-16
E1pences Of collection on SIMS ,eceired.
ISi4-iiS,9oi 79 or 7's-I, per cent
ISi5-279, Pr 81 or 5 6 10
lSI6-253, 40 AZ or Ito
ISi7-lSO, 900 90 or 6 per cent.
Tetal. sol ,7O0 81 or 5 10 per cant
600 90 or 6 per cent.

The charges of collection upon this re-
venues have certainly been higher than
those upon the impost. These have, how
ever, been very different at different times.
Mr.. Gaiidtln estimated them, in 1900, at
som thing less than per cent. on mo-
nlrs collected from the people. hir. Dali
las, Ia one OF ms reports, suppoSes them,
intending freS, to be about pei cent. aud
they have been still lower in the three
last years. This difference in the eXpence
OF collecting internal and foreign duties.
VIII not appear extraordinary, when we
remember how few are the domestic pro
ducts, which are subject to duty. and Of
foreign, which are exempt from IL; how
long and regularly the impost has been
acquiring maturity and improvement. and
how frequent have been the changes, and
how short the duration of our system of
internal revenue.
In abandoning that portion of orr tax
es which Is considered as the most incou-
venient, neither Congress or the nation
VIII form so exaggerated d notion of these
Iaconvenlencles, as 10 deter them from
again applying TO tie same resource, when
the necessities of the state shall REQUIRE
IT. Ii Is one of the duties Of Congress TO
provide, when ii can do so, that the reve-
nue shall be collected from sources which
may comport with public convenience ::
but 1t Is higher duly 10 provide, from
whatever sources the constitution NAV
nave opened to IT'S operation, such a
revenue as shall moi permit the fate of
war, ana The most important interests of
the nation, TO depend on precarious and
olten eXtravaSant loans, The government
can have no reasonable fear but that tbe
rIrCHUn cfanra- taftai,.l
necessary, will find in the people dispo-
sition promptly TO pay them. The Com
miiee believe that in any future emer0en-
cy, which shall require resort 20 these
taxes, tie House OF Representatives will
unhesItailngly perform their peculiar du-
ty, by instltuiing them on a scale suited
10 the occasion.
The bill having been read through
Mir. LowNDEs, the chairman OF the
committee of way aud means. made few
remarks OF the same beaalng as the rca-
soning OF the above report. lie took oc-
casIon also TO say, that it was due 10 can
dor and to himself TO add. that he Should
haVelndividually thot it better. instead Of
a total repeal, to have made a modl6ca.
lIon OF tie duties, so as to reduce their
amount ana Tighten their burthep but
stIll TO leave part Of the system in ooera
ton. Believing, however, That the exnec-
tatlon OF the total repeal was such as TO
render vain any attempt to discriminate.
or TO modify, he had concurred In liz
course adopted by tie committee Of ~
commenting total repeal, in preference
to retaining The whole.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of North Carolina.
heartily concurred in tie sentiment of fl,e
gentleman from s. Carolina, tia, these
taxes ought not TO be retained lor tbc
purpose of adding to the surplus in the
treasury. He reioiccd that, whether GEN
liemen votedo The subject from the spon-
laneous deierm'u3tonoft their own milnis.