The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-06-17
Distribution Of the public Lands, and an in-

Distribution Of the public Lands, and an in-
creased Tariff.
The division Of the public lands among the States. a.
means ofrelisC 10 one 0fthe greatest ahsntdites of
tho present dav disconnected from the views and A.,
cret motives Of the specnatnrs with whom the proiec
originates. The Federal Constitution wisely gave TO
Congress The exclusive power Of raising money BY du-
ties on imports. Al the time that prohed the
States frnf issuing hills oi credit it ef them the now.
er of raising money BY taxaton: duhess considering
that ifte States borrowed money they would accom-
pa the loan by tax to meet il. This would have
been sufficient check upOL borrowing, if adhered TO,
and would have prevented the difficulties that now ex>
st. Immense sums were however, borrowed, and far
he ond the means payment. The insgaiors Of this
extravagance now seek to eVade the consequences by
using the Federal Government as mere sponge to
raise money by mpolt duties, which the States are
sli'uonally prohibited from doing This is TO be done
hy emplying the Treasury and misapproprating the
funds belonging TO the Federal Government. The
specuators in their mad haste to get at The plumber o.
verooked the fact that one and the same peope have
to pay the debts both of the States and of the Federal
Government The people ofeach State have 10 pay
their proportion towards the FEDERAL expenses as surely
as that they pay those ofthe States and if money is
raised by increased Duties the indirect tax paid by the
Leope, will be double the direct tax, paid in the shape
of duties The effect OF duty laid upon imported
goods is not only rasetIe prize paid hy the consul
the extent but also to raise the prices in
the articles ofdomestic manufacture, with which they
come in competition. The average imports into the
United States for the last ten years is Sl27 900 600
yearly or $i5 10 each family TIE consumption Of
each family, yearly Of bdh domestic and imported
goods is estraed At 800, Ifthereore 1t is proposed
TO raise ST, ,0O0 900 by duties, the effect will be o-
lows:
Yearly imports, ~ $l27.000 900
Duty levied of per cent, l-,i $3.50, 900
Domestic goods consumed yearly, $lG5, ,OO0, 900
Prices raised in consequence oftariff, 8.250,000
Tho people have consequently to pay $l4 900, 900,
In order that sc s5OoOO may get into the Treasury
This money is to be put into the Treasury, supply
the place ofthe proceeds ofthe lands given away. The
folio wing Is table showing the population Of each
State the amount of interest paid BY each State the a.
mount which each State would receive under the dis
tribution ofthe public lands, the amount which each
State would have to pay on imported goods, under
increased Tariff and the oftax directly and in~
directly, on both imported and domestic goods. The
annual average ompored goods for the last ten years
$45to each white family, is the basis ofthe calculation.
The Government will raise probably So 9000 900 to
supply the deficiency caused by giving away the lands
and to meet increased EXPENSE We have estimated
the tax at per cen amount Of imports less than
the annual average
State Population, Annual Intereson State Debt, and
81, Ratio ofthe Proceeds on the Public Lands, If d
vided among The States. and the Ratio ofTaxation
under an increased Tariff.