Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-09-07


The TARIEF-THR "RELIEF ."-This
tariff bill has passed The House OF Con-
CESS, and will soon be under discussion
in the Senate.-Some of its measures
are of importance to the Western people
generrlly, and should be well understood
by them.
The tarffbil was introduced ostensi-
bly,, for the purpose Of filing an empty
Trdsmy; and contemplates raising rev.
enue from duties upon all articles which
have heretofore been admitted free, a.
mounting to SEVENTY MILLS sNs OF DOLLARS.
To do this, all articles which have hero
tofore been Admitted free, will under this
bill, be taxed t,oenfy per cent. and which
paid less will be taxed additionally to
raise it TO tpenty per cent.
Tea and coffee paid 10 revenue, but
will, under this bill, pay tax of twenty
per cent. This will increase the plice
upon each pound Of TEA TWENTY-FIVE
CENTS, and where sic pounds of COZ
FEE could be sold for one dollar, it the
economy of the Wings trumpbs, only
FIVE can be purchased for that amount.
This is one way the Federal party are
striving to bring "Religf" to the people.
1t is reIet which will be felt in every
house, cabin, or cottage in the Vest
The very beverage which our wives aud
mothers take such delight in slipping,
must be ta1ed to aid other schemes OF
wickedness, plotted by the party in pow
er.
Whence the necessity of this! Why
tax the necessities of the peopIe-their
food and cIothing-to fill an empty Trea-
suryi How came it emptyt The Bri-
tlsh stockholders have enterod the Halls
Of Congress with their influence, and tam.
pered in person with that willing traitor,
Daniel Webster, Secretary Of State
They hold majority Of the States as
their debtOrs-our own Ohio is ono o
them TO the tune of Sl5,000,000-and
it is to secure the payment ofthese heavy
debts, amounting in the total to two hun
dred millions of dollars, that the Wings
have appropriated the public domain from
the use of the Treasury, to the use Of the
States for the use of these British stock.
jobbers and brokers.
By this means the National Treasury
will be robbed of about three and hall
millions Of its lawful revenue, which the
people must make up by some means
If not by direct tax, it must be indirect
by taxing their necessaries and comforts
Of life. What kind of relief is this, we
ask the reader in seriousness? Abstract
from the Treasury three millions of dol.
lars, and return it by taxing the people,
charging them additionally for the pay OF
officers who collect it. Is this The kind
Of relief we were promiseds Who will
it relieve! They who labor, or they who
live on the labor of OthelsS
But close investigation Of this Relief,
makes it even more odious. When the
plan was first Matched of the assumption
of the dcbs ofthe States by the National
Government, all but those who were in
the confidence and the pay of the British
capitalists, stood aghast and protested n
galnst the monstrous doctrine. Webster
first broached it, and his services were
first purchased with $4,000 by the Ba-
rings, Brothers, g. Co. of London. The
Wings dared not avow the design before
the last electOn--on the contrary, they
protested against it, and when resolutions
were introduced into the Senate denoun-
cling the measure, they voted against them
assigning the reason that such a meas
ure was not, and would not be introduced.
What is this Distribution but the as
sumption in disguise? The very same
-"a rose by any other name" The pub
lie lands are taken from the General Gov
eminent and given to the, States, and
the revenue thus distracted is drawn BY
duties from the pockets of the people
What use is it expected the States
will make of these Iandss Dispose
Of them to the payment Of their British
crsdiiors- nothing else.
Will the people submit TO thiss Will
they silently approve of this treachery to
their liberties and war upon their inter-
ests, that British fund mongSrs may
pocket the proftsi Less causes than
this we're thought worthy of revolution
by arms ia 7G-the battle of the bal
lOt-box may be equally potent and eff
cient in Al.