Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-08-17
~ The Philadelphia U. s. Gazette of

0T The Philadelphia u, s, Gazette Of
the 4th saws:
"The sales Of foreign produce this
week have been limited, the holders Of
teas and coffee expecting to realise an
advance on their present stocks, from
the operation of the Revenue Bill now
before congress, and which will doubt
lass become law"
The same cling prevails among
wholesale dealers here, and all over the
country.
WHIT Because tho Revenue or tax
bill, leves a tax of twenty per cent. upon
tea and coffee, which lax will of course
be added to the cost, aud be paid by the
consumer.
Should this bill pass, therefore, you
will have to pay one dollar and twenty
cents for pound of tea, which you have
heretofore got for a dollar.
You aciH pay fire cents tar upon erery
quarter Of tea that you use.
The poor man, the mechanic, the la
borsr, the farmer, can now see the kind
Of relief that the Federalists in Congress
hold out to them. They are taxed one
fifth the value of the common nccesS-
aries of life, to raise a large revenue, for
tho benefit of the stock. .jUbbers and the
United States Bank
What monstrous folly it is TO distribute
three millions among The States, when
more than an equal amount has TO be
raised by taxation among the people, and
that not upon property but upon consump-
ton. What IS this but increasing our
State taxes, three millions in the aggre.
gate.
While tea, coffee, &c. are denomnated
Injuries, watches, gems, and other arti'
cles of real luxury are admitted duty free.
While our iron-founderS are taxed upon
almost every article they set upon their
tables, our ports are thrown open 10 any
quantity Of foreign castings, under the
denomination of railroad iron. This is
done by the men who raised such terri
rible outcry about the chicken tax. Ev-
cry Federalst in the Ohio delegation
including Mr. Pendleton-voted for it.
The tax upon imports is not tax unon
prOperty-il is tax upon the productive
industry Of the country. The importer
who first pays, adds i; TO the cost of The
article. The retailing merchant pays it
to him, and the man who buys it TO make
use OF, pays the retaiier-so much COST
so much tax--so much profit. A man O
vast property, with small family aud few
hands, may actually consume less, and oI
course pay less than an industrious me
ch'mic with a large family and numerou:
hands, who may have no taxable property
If The latter is doing business 'hat he
saves one fifth Of, aud lays it up in the
hope TO he able soon TO purchase home
for himseIfand family, he will find at the
end Of the year, under the new order O
things, that he has made nothing-hii
expenses win have increased one fifth
+ and swept away his entire profits. II,
must retrench--BUr How2 This tax i
laid upon the hecessaries Of lfa, and h,
cannot do without them! He mWsr re
duce the pages Of his laborers, ,-lher
is no other way! And thus i is ia,
laid upon labor, not property-a1d th
men who push the plane. or WELD tn
sledge, or turn the fnrrows, have i
pay il by reduced wages, and stinted ly
ing.
The men who impose this tax are the
. who charged the Democrats with design
, ing to put dowE prices, and reduce til
J wages Of labor.
0rShame shame upon them!