Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-23

NJ understanding either facts ~ principles The Cohss
,,on is in danger of being thu.Sicated IN MOST es'
sential particular. c,:,
To dwell no longer on considerations OF tbis chalac
ter shall pass 10 others oil Inherent osai''s' 1,t.
depur,u;e this distribution from lhat eqna
,y and Justice among the nenhers ~ u'e mon "''
are the only efiectnal presarv"uvts u e''.ei '
st;,ution or the Union Thus, ii IS mahiies'y mea
- 10 all the indebted States rather than tie rest
Nav. more, i. done III some respects at the expense
az those not indebted, you tax bill Tor Inc heP OF
the former. The pradcncc and economy OF the iat-
ter are uniustly reGui;ed. They neither need your
distribution, nor they willingly submit 10 hish
taxation for The benefit of others. Ii they take your
riffs ,hey viii prove like Indian gifts, for which you
will exact in return much III amount These ms
called donations cannot by them. be often employed III
my beneficial munner without risk I'D beginning
new works or specuations taa VIII Involve lhe"'
like the deposi;es OF 1887, in larger taxes ana heaVy
losses II divided per capita among their citizens,
which is p.rhaps the more Just course, II will come like
money won BY chance drawn III iat;ery ana n)ure
as we'll as corrupt most Of those connected IN any way
with its employment. 1t will prove worse IMAM the
Georgia land lotteries strongly denounced oy oter'
N th; debate and like the gilt Of Pandoras box, be
fatal with eyery evil except delusive hope. Thirteen
States little ipdebted-severa OF them not al ALL ana
the whole million each on an average, are, oy
this measure to be oppressed ana deorazeu IN ooef
10 carry this distribution into other Saies-olhers' 100
WHICH need only because they have been less frugal
and nrov;dent. What does this resemble but pilage
and thunder under the forms OF law? This is not only
mpotc and unwse but it is unjust, immoral, and de-
sraclve of every fraterna feeling between the differ
ent States .
II ia martial ALSO the West, contradistingushed
from the Atlantic so as in material respect to consti
tute another inequality among members OF the same
Union possessing equal rights. Because larger por-
ton of imported articles from which the additional tax
is to be obtained, is consumed on the seaboard. The
articles being cheaper to the latter than the ormer are
more used and the latter by habit attached to the.
use But no inequality would be caused if the dG 10
button was not made, and each Stale was obi own
supply its wants or pay It's own debts ban also
system Of taxation. The Western states million of
ten per cent in money and bales and thus
acres more in land than the Atlantic r,dnceJ What.
another great apparent inequality lore another census
ever increase of population may,cv his IN some de-
occur, in the States, to and 4 wiIl bapnen too.
gree il has not yet taken psssEsuch as New York and
in some of the Atlantic West Yet the last States
Maiheas wen as IN cent nor The half million acres
get He''sl Tue zen hat theory they are equally and
o. ianu, BOTH Again. this measure d'scrim-
Justly ressvely against and in favor Of parlcu-
mates most Against consumers, who lose in all ways
as manufacturers, who gain II almost every
by IT. The rich, also, are relieved fromthe direct taxes
'nn States, which would otherwise tall chiefly on
er property for this three or tour illons; anu the
the mddng and lower classes, the agrlcuturaliss and
mechanics who, with their families, viii be obliged to
pay quite much under the proposed JaEiii, as Tue
most opulent.
1t is thus made more onerous to the masses, whose
wants on the contrary most need relief and neglect
of whom brought the Bourbons TO the guillone. Ii
will tend to excite retaliation abroad by higher duties
ON foreign products and thus derunge capital at home
rcumscribe commerce. and depess some branches oil
industry Il may ALLEVIATE whole sections OF the Union as
it revived the hearburnngs ealouses that preced
cd the last tariff compromise 1t not like National
Bank nor an ordinary bad law, such MS the Sedltion
act which operates bat on few or temporarily. IL
rather poisons the whole fabric of society, and II IS
feared eradcahly. IL is like the taste oil that forbidden
fruit by our first parents which brought III death and
sim with all our woes and difiused the faint Of depra
yilv through the whole OF their erring race.
Beware, them Sir, lest the first step IN tins d'strbu-
ton be not the last onethe fatal step to the preserva-
ton of the Constitution and the peace, as we'll as per-
petuty vi The Union.
few minutes more, Sir, on the other tendencies Of
this measure independent Of the Constitution.
WHY have before called il exceedingly mpoltc
Because il is measure that, under the existing condI-
ton of the Treasury, will require us first to collect back
in taxes every dollar distributed from The public lands
This is amply enough 10 stamp the measure as idle
md if intended to operate equally, useless. But
This s not ALL We are next compelled to collect the
same amount! by resortIng to high duties, and thus
greatly increasing the expenses of collection, in order
to guard by officers and cutters, against SNUG
Cling This will obviae all the usual difference dwelt
ON hy the Senator from Virginia Mr. Archerl in favor
of the greater cheapncss that sometimes exists IN col
leetinr Indirect rather than direct taxes That Sc
nator has however, entirely overlooked one or two
other large additions TO the burdens IMPOSED over and
above the amount of the gift There IS the new and
extra cost, and risk aud delay Of paying over and
transferring this money to the States. There is high
er price paid for the domestic manufactures whenever
il. ryal from abroad is taxed and almost equal to that
tax There is also higher price also Tor The profits OF
the rrent dealers the increased cost of the article
by means Of the duties.
There is nm augmented burden, as before explained,
flung uniusy and npoticly on the agriculturst, to
aid indirectly the manufacturer, and on the mddling
and less wealthy classes 10 aid The Tlch Ihis IS a
burden from, which, under tariff necessares, the
former canno, escape the Senator before me, MIR.
Archer, has hastily supposed, unless they flee IRON
civilization to more than savage life.
Under most tariffs, when judicous, Injuries alone
are taxed high and the necessarics of life left either
low entirely free. Then his theory would be Pau-
sble that the tax would fall on income more than capi-
tall and would be usually voluntary, and would be most
" avoided by not consuming uxures But here, Sir,
you propose 10 tax almost every necessary quite as high
as the most useless luxury; and he that would avoid
the tax hardly escape il, either by dying or living.
II nesls every thing and every body Let one return
10 the use OF mere bread and waller evtn the water he
must drink from a gourd, or pay tax on his pitcher
and tumber and as 10 his bread, the grain must be
pulled, aud not reaped with taxed s'eAle-must be
eaten without SALT moiasses or sugar. Tor they are all
taxed as high as the most costly wines and splendid
jewellery. More, Sir: He must wear skins, as both
cotons and woollens will pay large DUTY. ("Coon
SKINS, said Mr. Sever.l Yes, Wing "coon skins
and gourds." He cannot venture even on an In
dian blanket, it is taxed so enormously much more
buy taxed Indian kettle, even trap, knife,
or rife, like The poorest savage, for they are all
5urdened 10 help pay for this execraLe distribution
lie must, in truth, rebarbarse and become more
helpless and degraded than the mcanes savage, in
der to realize the Senators fancy sketch Of free indie
pendent, and prosperous American avoiding the beau
Tu and beneiicent operation oFhs favorite tariff sys-
,enl-by not using taxed articles. What blessing
and exemption it must prove TO the Virginia planter
us well as the farmer of the East Does not the gen
temun see that, the great oforeisn iron, nethe.
of them can turn furrow withoua tax on their plough
and chains; neither weed their but with taxed
hoes-nor load spread their manure without taxed
shoves-nor reap, NOW, grind their grain, with
out being taxed in all possible ways Not even horse
shoe knife can escape.
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