The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-17
THE TAX ON TEA AND COFFEE.

The Revenue bill passed the House by MAORI
ty Of I6 1t not free from objections. But as
it was deemed Indispensable for the purposes of
revenue TO meet the wants of the Government, it
was thought advisable to adopt it, although the
preponderating good was not unmxed with evil.
A correspondent of the Richmond Wing explains
in the following letter, very fairly, we believe, the
manner in which tea and coffee were subjected to
duty:
There is one feature in which the bill was parti
ularly Objectionable to most Of the Wings, viz:
! tax tea and coffee. The Wing members held a
| caucus on this subject at which a large majority
determined that tea and coffee should be exempt
from taxation. Accordingly when the bill was un
der consideration in the Committee of the Whole,
Mr. Lawrence from Pennsylvania, prominent
| Wing member, moved to amend the bill by adding
tea and coffeesto the list of free articles Before
the question could be taken the proposition, Mr.
Clifford, OF Maine; leading Locofoco, aud ready
parliamentary taclician. (havng been Speaker OF
one branch of the Legislature of Maine,) immedi-
atey moved to amend the amendment Of Mr. Law.
renee by adding TO tea and coffee, sugar, molasses
and salt.'-The whole Locofoco party then united
| with Mr. G. in voting for the amendment to the a.
mendment, and in conjunction with such of the ul
ira and anti tariff wings wished tea and coffee
De taxed, carried amenument. Inc wings
! were thus placed in very awkward predicament,
from which they in vain attempted to extricate
themselves.
| Mr. Winthrop, of Boston, called for division of
| the question the amendment amended, so as
to prese mt the question separately, but the chair
very promptly decided that the vote OF tho commit
tee having joined them together, the char could
not put them asunder. The Wing party were thus
/ oIoI o.,Io ~
or to vote the whole down. Under these circum-
stances they could not hesitate to reject il entirely
And by manGvre of the locos, tea and coffee are TO
[ be taxed! And yet with these facts staring them
in the face should not be surprised if the Locos
had the hardihood to attempt raise an cutlery a
gainst the Wings for ing articles which entered
into the consumption of the poor! l hope you will
keep these facts prominently before the public and
let the people the measures which are TO be re-
sorted to, to make political capital.
LOOK OUT FOR COUNTERFEIT DOLLARS
On Saturday bag Of Dollars was taken for ex>
change to broker, by Mr. Ebonczcr Watson, IA far
mer in Stewartstown. N. H. Among the dollars
there about Seventy nterfets, of the M ext
can stamp of 1874. The coun terfeits were taken
to Mr. Harding, silversmih, who pronounced them
to be made of German silver. MIR Watson receiv-
| ed tnem IN pay LOT cattie, OF Person who
tookt hem in Montreal II is impossible
to tell how much of this spurious money may
be about Boston y4ildS
| AN INDIAN BATTLE.-The ST. Louis papers men
ton battle between party Of the Po,tawatomies
and ban ofSacs. The attack was made by the
Pottawatomies, who were said to have killed five
of the Sacs and to have lost three of their party
The Pottawatomies were expecting visit from the
Sacs, and were apprehensve of beingIcut TO pieces
as most Of their warriors were out hunting e,
cursion.
i s'Let the Wings charter Bank and we will un
charter it, This is every where the cry of the !,
cofoco leaders. Ifthey have their own way, the,
will only uncharter the bank, but break open il
vaults and pocket the money = Louisville Journ
al.
The FLORIDA WAR AGAIN NEARLY ENDED -
Advices to the Goth ut. from Florida, speak Of
probable termination OF the war. Fifteen Ind ian
, had gone to Tampa from Sam Jones's camp an,
, stated that he and one hundred and fifty warrior.
were at hand, and that many of them desire
to surrender. Col. Worth had sent strong Undue
menls for them to come in, and it thought tina