Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-07
MIR. McDUFFiE SPEC H. &

Mr.. McDUFFIES SPEE H~.-CoNcLvpEp
regard hi matter CT to unequal and Oppressive
operation OF The sys'enl OF federal tsx.tion aud res,,ie.
ton, SIS being 20 v.'aly iG porisn, that must be sxcu..
ed for p'e.en,iF Z ono more iIln,.ra,ion Of il, which Will
%Probthly be more t,uiliar AMI obvious thsn any Inst !
bsve yet suR K sted.
piled with bread, exclusively, b. IbIeI taksr,, aud TIA,
the City Ctnncil should deiermire TO rai;e he wlol.
OF the city rtvsnuo by 4 tax u3on tread, that bpiug an
friicIe which every body eats, AMI L. being we'll Ger.
tsiDed tba, the whole hu'th n OF n tax would fall unon
the con'umers. We Will nsXteup2ose that two CT HIS,
bakers resiie in the ncr,hsrn rar, OF the city, ard .ha,
owning 10 heir being very iuiuep ial NOR 10 N cry
elections, having to encounter 'hs disadvar tsg' OF lv.
log o, the north side Of b DAD street, or sons eau A..
equally substantial, he C,rscl determ ne ,hAt the
whole OF The taxes shall he l,Si d rpon tie bread OF
the other baker, who supplies just one- ihird of the COW
stump i;n OF the cry. Aisvtry one will readily ina
CINE, the un'or innate baker, thus immsl ted In an ex-
pertinent 10 test All 8b- uTd theory IN taxation, would.
forthwi b, rai'e a mish'y cla'ns r a 'siS.t his oppres5or-.
even =, tie peril Of being found guilty of 10, Ion
against The city an'horiiies But The lnIeud al and a
dernen, believing that his bsk r was o. IN ,sx-d FIX.
other people, ia proportion 70 The qusn.i y ct hresd h.
ate, would, no doubt, hsar his comps MS w i,h A, nucA
eomposUre a. i natural philosopher would coa,sn plat.
the expiritg sgon os Ct a rs', uAier 90 exhausted r..
eeieeT. l~udisusni ,hat he should b, so stupid az T. b.
leve himself oppressed IN utter conienyt Of an estlb.
lsbsd theory, thsy would cay 10 him, 1--WE ira asio.-
ished, sir, az your uu!ouudeS ciamOts; YOU are nol. mar.
hap, aware huw much you are exposing yOur isno-
rance OF political economy; for does not A lam Smith
expressly cay "taal a tax ulol scy pr, du iSn is excl.
siFsly pall by iGe c0nsuIRefs OF I?' Tt ths v.ty
Paternsi eSpCsiula'iop, tho bSksr would rep.v, " se,.
teinen, l know a. hing about your portc Al economy.
but the aeai, which YOU sfcr to gjys IA on III. con.
sumner, to indemnify rus Tor ,bs thies c-n,.I bav, IN
pay on every iOsf o. bead, will % Ger o MY pro..sed
IL you htd lad an equal tax upon the bread Of be oiA.r
two bakers, | should have stool com G. AUG 10 oct ,to,-
the consumer a considerable p'ri OF wh.tl ray ms the
hehsn' y. But my cnuPctier', hdviag n, tax 20 nav
OF ali, cn si I'D to ssl { eT bread Just as chesn A. a., y
did b-iors you laid his tax upon nina. II wero l..
raise the pace OF my loa' a single cent, ib,y wcuII
nDtpEfeH me and RnUg1ga fha uyhgl. nah - -
told me the other day, lhdt they could max, a third
mora oil bread at iha same p.ics, II Ihsy couli orly re,
3 market Tor a. Hare ih,n, to compare small Iii. e.
win great, IS a complete exaInplihca.iOn OF The re, at,y .
condition oil the Tatif and tl planting S. at-s, a. th.y
are af5cied by federal taxation. Tse iwo bakers nos,h
pLBfoad-slrest represent tho ToriH States, and The ba.
ker s5uih o. tbat line, is but too rue q repre-. enta I've
Of he oppressed placing S ates.
Ii a s'atssman were called upon 70 devise an .oual
system OF taxation for this ctn'edsracy, having TO view
TO the protecting system, aod he should thiuk il [ Il 10
Tssort to indirect taxer, whs; plan would b. adop. 10
make the nearest approach TO equality? The very first
cannon he wyu!d lay do"n, would be, hat - h, never a
tax sbouh be levied upon any portion OF a civ III rt.-
duct or msnufacurs, 'hevery same tax should be iev.e
upon h whole OF that article consumed in ID. U.itd
States. oatever du'y, thereon, should be laid upoo
an imported aftisie, the very SAGE du,y .houId he lad
upon The same description OF Article, msnUiaciu ,d in
the Uui'ed Stale. II II should be d5ts,m ned, fer px.
ample, atsr Conveying the whole Geld Of taxa ior,
tha' IT "as neSessa'y 20 raise 50, 400 900. by a duty Up.
o. Gotten idbrcs, TIE OH -ct would Ue accomplished with
the mot p%eEt5st equIty, by a duly of ten per cent
equally LEVIED on tee 8 millions imported, aud ,he l6
ml'hous MANUFACTURED al the Northern fac cries. No
nan can JeLy that such o tx would be perfectly i,s,
add equal, b0Ih a. il r gaId- ,he diff rent classes o., thu
community, aud the Cii. rent Ststes OF the confsd.racy.
] defy the seVtTsst scrutiny 10 point out a single obi, r.
iion to it in either OF 'hess respects. And ye, Ills tag,
which no one sill ail-dge o BE- VI Just or nnsant 4. i, a.
different tiom he ezis. ing tax, as The Nonh poIe 10 re.
mCts from ,ht S3utb.
Applying the same principle 10 all The articles now
fosIeTsd by u e protecting system, we shouid ave a re-.
venue ample for all tie legitimate purposes of ,hs Uriop
with a reduction OF The duties upon In in p0ris OF, ain
ed for oui great staple, from an average Of forty per
cent-io an average Of tyD. We have he verv biyh-s,
su;horiy-lhsi of ,be most intelligent Representative.
Of the manufacturers, Tor saying, that such a change io
our system OF t3Xd'ioC, would scatter fUin AMI deso,a
ton over the whole r gioh oitle manufacturing States,
and II - TOO obvi' US TO admit OF question, tbat IL would
operate upon Our property like the rsirs shing showers
OF Heaven upon a psTehed soil aud withsred vcgetatisu.
Add ye', by SONS understandable fatality, though sysTy
man mus feel aud sSe that NO are sinking in o issyi,s
BILE ruin under the existing system of high du,ier, and
although the manufacturing Sistss are necessarily ella
mor!Dg ioI al intrsa;6 OF The taxet; they have The u..
blushirg sfrouiery to tell US that he burdens OF Fed
eral taxation are equitabiy oi,r buted amsng thu s.ysr.
al $ ates At he CosiedeTacy, and We have those among
us, Who peTmii themselves to DO 80 fdr deluJed by The
Bsidious srs u he sdver,aTy, az 10 be the " Wiling iupss
OF this audacious lmpuItuTe end he very Instruments
81 It's Piofsga 100.
Whatever else msy be ssid Of the " ,f,be,n peonIr
they ceTaiuly u nIefs and ihsir iuleTest ia pseuoiatv
matter; and from all tha. / have sssn of the cosduci
OF their Representative, 1 do not bslisv W lhsy wound
eOnsent 10 he universal repeal Of lhe idxes, even IL
the Government, had no use Tor the revsAue. Asa
mrfs matter Of pecuniaTy 'pseUIa'ioO, The 6scal action
OF ihs Federal Government Is wsrh millions TO them
annually; aud II God, in The dispsasarons Of hi, Pfoyi.
dence, were ~ reveal a plsn by which Government,
could be carried Ga without rsvenus, I incersly be-.
lieve hey w3uIl Tegatdit Is tbs greatest curse. in a
pscuuiarY poin' o. we ~, that e0nld DO inflicted spob
them. Having taus attempted, el'ow.eilz.Bs, tGsx-
hibii a Nur aud idt,nftl picture ~ tie gross MUS ice
and N quality NJ our b~uiltens / viii cHsr ono &c t4o
general fsmsfks o. the neCe.sfy Of cor &c leg % great
40 evil, shi ths ding' r Of p%vfmiluBg u TO continue.
Tue great tuntetNru'ai sud cOAsot veiye prncipis OF
q CJbfsdsIaiivr GovsrnmoDt, should DO equal taxsiyp.
TIe inevi a5ie cJnseqrsHce Of vi1lMng IL &. 10 enrich,
and corrupt one portion Of tas Usisn, 10 iDpovefsb AMI
ens ays tbs o.her. ! believe kis contedsfscy cannot
possibly b held together, uEdsrs permanently une.
quail aud Utjpst - stem Of tsxsHon. No ir. geoJe.
seeing soG understanding their real situation, win ever
submit to II. never have been one Of those who pi,f.
ed much reiisnes upon mere paper limi q ions upon IN
pswsTs Of ,he Federal Government, IS a melbs Of 20.
curing liberty. Aud for myssl, I am nov prepared 10
make a com promise with the General Government, by
striking oul oil he Limitations upon I've power, upon he
susie condition has W. hsvs a w lI-ds bued, certain
aod iuyiolsble gusfaG.y for equsl taxsliob-Yes, | sm
prepared TO cay TO CoDgrss,, give NE adequate sscu
Tiisg that South Carolina shall never BE- Compelled 10
pay more than her squiiatle aud constitutional quota OF
isxes, ether by aSys,em efdifsc' taxation, or spy other