Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-16
POLITICAL.
From ti- Ra,i,wcrs R'fnbi'cGh.
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This gentleman, who has oseh iiaue t"e ea' s'pa"
of The Kentucky schemer, mas been very industrious
IN forcing through the iuusa OF Representatives. the
new plan Of imposing additional lAAES upon the
ro,R in the shape Of distribution bill! With view
Of hum5ugging the ignorant and unsusPecnns, he al
fects 10 represent il great Eeasure Of reie 10 lh'
,eooe If he had titled it "a bill TO cypress the pro
pe in general, and 10 increase the IAAEs OF roof
MES, he would have given !: lis proper cognomen' :
Let us look into tins matter little
In case OF division Of The proceeds CT the sales
the public lands among the several States, Mary.aht
will receive but little than cigdy thousand dot
iars-rot one fifth Of the present direct tax LEVIED ny
our Wig Legislature and not as much as that tax WI
be increased next year, ii the people should be 81
blind as to elect majority OF Delegates OF that party
with Mr. Johnson al their head, whose system OF ie
gslaon has already involved the Stale IN ueos O
millions Il, is seii.evident that whilst Mr. Johnson
scheme will not contribute single cent to the IRE
LIEF Of the people of Maryland, Il viii add sFea,
deal TO their burden of taxes Let US prove TINS ana
then the people Will understand what the hypocFltca
humbuegng Wings at Washington mean ey Tue w0fo
"rehef"
The General Government not only stands IN need
of the money arising from the sales OF the pnbc anuS
10 keep its wheels motion, but VIII he cohPeeo' DIS
MIR. Ewing SAYS, to BORROW a large additional sum
for that purpose Then take this money from her, and
the deficiency be made up By an increased targ
tar, No matter what article this tax IS la'c, the ell
feet Will be the same upon the "SoBiLlrY OF LABOR -
the farmers, planters, mechanics ard t"Oort'S:
Mr. johnson says he is for increasing the dulles
.upon wines, silks and other luxuries consumed BY
rho rich and vet would ave us believe that the tax
would not in the end fall upon the poor This piece oil
Wing humbug scarcely deceive the duiIest ihtei'
iect To the wines and silks OF France IS Just inc
same as taxing those products OF American labor "hch
France is enabled purchase OF rs BY the sales OF her
luxuries and It lessen the ability OF our customers
bun of by taxing what they have to sell TO U.s. OF
course we cut short the sales OF our own produce No
geometrical problem was ever more self'eVcenl IMAM
this Hence will appear clear to every man OF COM
mon sense, that although the rich may consume the
greater portion of the wines and silks Of France, the
oppressive effects of taxing them viii fall upon the
shoulders Of the farmers planters, mechanics, and Ia
borers, who exchange their produce for them.
Mr.. johnson must have put great reliance upon the
efficacy Of hunbuggcry, played oil during Tho ute
s.hard cider canvass and therefore has determined 10
try it again. the shape of pretended "reet to the
people but we hope he will find that the days Of poli-
teal hnmbuggery are rapidly drawing to close and
,ha, people deceived by party viii be 10th ia
The people we hope and believe, Will be able to see
that s plan of're is in fact INT an increase q tafes
and he must himself be aware oi The tact, tnat IL was
for much less oncTs scheme OF oppression 'ai '','s
that our ancestors AZ Revolution, in the very month
of JULY l776 resolved shake oil the CALLING cppres
sions Of foreign land That important and eventu
STRUGGLE was broasll on by a tar upon tea, and Mr.
Johnson proposes not only to tax the room GIRL SUI
nay DRESS but 10 tax The artyan and a5oIer on our
our best market. From such "retJ as THIS, may
gracious Providence vcuchsae TO deliver the people
and from such a State ruler as Mr.. Johnson may the
good sense Of Maryland freemen save them! Undei
his dominion. the iron hand Of oppression and lAAA
TON will strengthen and severely smi'e the ihaus'si'
Gus yeomanry Of the State.
IF we would avoid the evils which Wing Legislation
is about to inlict still more heavily upon our state we
must be moving Immediately from one END oil Inc Sa't
TO the other-in all parts, and IN all paces-we mus
I. r., tI.a;r 1atha hefD q
is,ines have completely overpowered, disarmed, ane
bound them in unyIeding ietters;-we must orsanizt
our forces scatter the light OF truth INTO Inc oarH
corners, and in the language OF the Apostle of Liberty
warn the "cpmitteo If vigilance 10 Dc on their guard
The trained bands OF the opprcssors already NOV
mo secret; through The State, and they must be
met promptly and boldly they were IN the last gu
bernatoria electon:ihe truth laid fully and freely be
fore the ueope, and they will AID US IN our endeavor
TO bring back the State to Inc days oi lu coEsfs' S
taxes and Democratic rule -,
Since writinr the above, we have received Kendall
Exposi,or, containing the following remarks upon INT
SUBJECT - .,.
MIR Johnson oints II tell his constituents, that M
first proposes BY his bill to give ONE.TENTii OF Ma
Tylands share Of the money froE sales o punc anos
10 nine of hc neic States and then to ter ne pEOfLf
CT MARYLAND, TWO OR THREE TIMES Mohf
THAN THEIR SHARE 10 replace The money 'ehieh
sciH take out Of tie T,sasHry'
loving facts
The State of MARYLAND IS entitled an equal proper
Tomato share of the benefits arising from the sales o
public lands.
This bill berins by giving one-tentl part OF th'
money received for such sales 20 the new States, ant
then proceeds TO divide the residue among all ;h'
States.
Maryands proportion for year we will suppose I
hs sl00,O0t
one.,snth of this is TO be gwen 70 the new
states 10000
Ic,v;rr MARYLAND but 100000
GA the other hand, the money thus taken out OF The
Treasury NEST be replaced bv tar ldriU on airport
cd articles TO be Paia tyMe consumers
Maryland and the other States on the seaboard, con
su,ne than tacee Us mach oil those articles, as o'
the new States
Consequently, Maryland, which ought to get $500,
O0o but IN fact only gets $50 go ofthe "eommon fund
by this bill distributed will have TO pay back 2uuoo'
to replace the money which ii will take from the Trea
sury. ,,,,
the purpose of getting S,wGUo ont OF the treasury WI
be compelled 10 pay uo the same Treasury S2uu,CNu
;ncprr;na loss By the operation .f ONE HUNDRED
AND TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS!:
Tie sums are assumed to illustrate the principle, bu
believed 10 be within the truth
An admirable scheme for the people OF wary a"'
all the Atlantic States is this distribution, and an I'M
mortality will be achieved BY her statesmen IL they
shall succeed in accomplishing II.
ToRaCCO-rnE TARIFF. 49,
But then wonders TO be wrought IN favor OF Inc
tobacco planter through the tariff which is to be I'M
posed on French wines and silks Let us see how the
magic will work:
Nlr. Johnson says, 'Now 1t is fac, that send 9s,
800 hogsheads of tobacco abroad every year ltis the
produce of several of the States chiefly of Maryland
Virginia and Kentucky, and what does France do when
gets ,here She lays the moderate duty of one dollar
ner mound upon every pound of it. In the moan time
What duty do YOU impose upon her vines What did
Hamilton recommend that you should impose VIVA,
did Galla,u advise, Do You RAISE as once you did
raise revenue Of million Of dollars on The article OF
Madeira wine alone, No. What revenue Goes fance
derive from The 3i6 hocsheads of tobacco we send
her: And what do We receive from 1886 pipes OF
French wine. 1t comes free of duty And France
makes out of this stimulan revenue OF TEN MILLIONS
OF dollars"