Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-23

INDICATIONS IN TIE HOUSE of ihEfsEsL' = -
Il is very apparent from the proposition made oy hr
Fillmore to refer that portion of the President mes
sage recommending the attention OF Congress TO us
function Of raising ways and means TO carry on me 70
vernme nj not to the Committee OF ways ana means,
Jut TO that Of Manufactures, that the design IS en-
,ertaned of Lowing taxes, not for the necessities OF
the Government but to add to the profits OF CAPT.
ial invested in manufacturing establishments. All
know that tax to conclude foreign COMMONLY
for the purpose of enabling stockholders IN manuac
turing establishments TO levy tax, IN the shape Of
n Lpher price on similar commodity made BY ihen1,
i mt n tariff to raise revenue for the Government;
for by excluding the foreign article to any extent,
which pays duty at the custom house, the treasury
is lust to that extent deprived Of an INCOME winch,
instead of going TO the Government from consumers,
goe TO private companies or corporations ''s
son those members no are in the manufacturers N
forest insist that the recommendation Tor raising the
,,yes should 90 10 the Committee on Manufactures;
and so indeed il should If the President pfoposhi Is
understood as meant 10 raise taxes to beneht pafcu
lar class and not TO promote the specified and COM
non objects for which the Government was instituted
If the and means for this latter be Intended then
the subject recommended in the message should 90 70
the Committee of Ways and Means; unless, indeed
some of our cunning inventors OF notions snail nave
some continuance for manufacturing revenue with
GU, taking il off of the peope-the consumers. In
which case we would admit that the new direction tney
would rive the question Of ways and means, would be
wise one.
IF however. the means for the support OF Govern.
nent il 10 come from the great body OF the people,
we would ask why is the important point OF niscrl-
nipatng who can best bear II, referred TO the paucu-
lar class of manufacturers who want 10 tax the people
for the be neft ofther private concern mol ior tue com
mon veal, We are of opinion That discrimination sho"u
be made in levyng taxes and upon genera a'u hAeo
n,nc;pes having reference to The greatest good OF
The greatest number. And we hold that those VINO
arc The abest to pay and have the greatest s'ake IN
society which Government is established to protect,
should paw the most taxes. The manufacturing ca
n;talist. we think, will be found among the veal.
h;as, ~ cl,sses in The community. What right have
thew to insist that such discrimination should be
made in Lowing duties foreign commodities COM
no in competition with their products, that the great
body Of the people should paj two prices Tor what
they are obliged to consume that the donoe PRICE uy
a into corporate treasures and the National Treasury
he denrred of revenue on the article to the whole ex-
ent Of the exclusion for the benefit OF the manuiactu
rer when the whole preence on when the tax IS evieo
NJ ALL is revenue for the Government: instead OF IN
the burdens Of the mass OF Inc people Tor the
emoIunlent of privileged manufacturing companies,
ought not the discrimination have an eye TO deriving
greatest portion of the revenue from the most aueni
classes those Who without labor get rch on the TABOR OF
thousands Ought not the exemptions TO be IN aVor OF
the aboring poor who work to accumulate eah LOT te
few Ought not the exemption to be gwen 70 tne'f SAT-
tea coffee the instruments ofthe labor, and The
coarse fabrics necessary TO shield them from ncemeni
skies, Justice, humanity every instinct oil our nature
would answer in The affirmative, if heartess nvarice,
pride, and habitual indifference To the rights OF the
iaboring multitude, did not place them, the consa
Grafton of the arrogant in the relation OF mere ant
mails created rather for the of superiors, Ethan or
the enjoyment Of life.
In the infancy of our manufacturing establishments
The people were willing to make great sacrifices to en-
courage then-to enable them to take root and gro"
m among u.s. They are now full grown, have the van
tage ground of all other by the twenty per cent
.d vaorem tax laid on foreign articles under the Com
p,omi,e Act and to this, an agreement to settle
dangerous issue, the country is willing to adhere Blu
we believe it will 60 further to fatten this pam
pered interest Globe.
IsDIAsA.-The Legislature of Indiana met at Indian
snols on the 9th instant. John w. Davis was chose
Speaker of tho House. and Lieutenant Governor Hal
took the chair of the Senate. On the following day,
message was received from Governor Bigger.
The message exhibits the finances OF the State in
mos, disastrous condition. The whole amount of tn
public debt is set down at sl5,0ss,la6. A portion
ibis sssss Of what h called the sssssnasd debt th'