The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-05-06
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ufaiured IN This country Now onc Of Two thing
a certain; either increased duties do or do no
Ga,.r the prizes of goods To the consumer. iflhe,
dd hpond that which is absolutely necessary To til,
seaport Of the Government they are nmnlirsly
uu}lsi, lulSmuvh rs they tax HE many for the hen
e,it G h. few, If they dn moi raise the prices, rs
il gll l'd nv the advocates of il tariff hat that The
trlrlur o., plid b., the foreign manufacturers, The
hau' IN, nj "rurrrS can dr,>e no benefit vhntcv-
cr from 'iuif; aud II must be the same Ia hiu
WHETHER there is il duty or not. The fact is, how
s,'r lnd ad.ni.S Of no cnvII, that prices are in
crossed h, H., duties. If on the above imports of
So .OtG, 0J0 revenue or3 0O5 900 Is To he raised
to refund tn, proceat, of the public lands voted
away, 1t will Amount TO an ad vaorem duty of 8
pr cent, whirh will not raise the price of the
Imported goods to the same extent but those OF
the hnur manufacture also. The consumers will
,h'n have 10 pay dn additional per Cent On S'i46-
Qua, 600 Of goods annun, which amounts to = 3
500 900, Of whl"h the Government will get 3d.
900 900, and lhh manufacturers $l060O Co.,
lhe 're,irf' offered to the States by the diS,rihu-
ton act, to the extent Of 900 900, will thus cost
tho 'lasSes Of The people $5i3,6OD. A most ,insu-
lac manner of conerr'ns the greatest good upon
the greatest number
Aud nav. sir, in connection with this subject
and IN order IN show that independently of the
innpnsn loss which have proved the people sus.
tain IN This Uperalon, there l. vet another source ur
loss to them in HE iacI TIN, the money distributed
will not 20 10 III" men VINO were taxed for il, in
the prnpor'lom they paid wall, in conclusion, read
an extract from snrle remarks ofa,y own lnade in
this holy on the 18th January, 1871 On that
occasion, ! said:
And who are to receive the fund distributed
koi thu people, who, IN the first place. paid it but
the S'ales-lhr Legislatures of the States. In
what would his rcsuh' Eylrnvag nee and waste
Not i,daed, because Legislative hndles are tor
they u"') lilsriy ~ be conposcd OF men less
vlrluous than Others hat brchnSr no hody of men,
however honor'h'e Individually, ever could, ~
ever can, with safety, he ch lrged with The conduct
of pabc aii'irS in the absence Of all responsible.
t., II was for this rensun, drawn from the caan,.
lions experience The world. that the serious, the
ihonghiini the CAUTIOUS, people of Amcra in
p,s,d upm all hh departments of power, aS well
~ uP,n each phh'ir unrlinmry, the most no,ii,p
restraints and highest sinrnn'. by their written
orgInl' laws / h. great, The only security, the
pnnp'n Ola State now have for The rronnnl, If rs
Legislature IN the expenditure Of The Duh ic niunr, ,
Is the r"SpoiiblI'y under whi'h the Legislature
acts, ut hNng, SrI. lir1, to tax Us avn rnn>titu-
enry, IN order t. r,lS, it, Bar, nv the system Of
diSIrlhnllnn,lhe responsibility, Of coheciin 2 revenue
Il @pWHc fnn the power 10 Ippy il; Congress!
IL Ia tax th' popr, III" iH!i.'iiurr 10 exp nd The
tax. Each member If hr latter ho,t, aware, there
fare, ~ h. w,Id b., ihn, wh he State Treas.
nry VS. 'yhrI.Ird, Cnn.t">< nui h.. aust bear
the "ill - Of Ilirg new tIx 10 rrp',nish it would
very nluraly Srei Ia oblliu for all Objects j., hIs
put'n',r district or county the lar seS npproprI,.
uons p,!.hn; considering, ~ h. wonId, e,ery
dollar hnS Obtained c,rni glin, To thu eyteni,
ont Of ih coin,lnn spoil IN This manner, the very
desire now 50 strong with lh- representative and
justly 81, 10 priSe his in Mediate constituents by
Ina eronuuy oFlht puh: mnnrv. wonh then b.
cpns II reason equally strong for 'S prnAisair
vase. Where. in such case, would be the lin
II IN exp 'ndliurc whore 10 laSdlin necessary 10
meet III No where, until Government hid con.
sIn,l h, whoe substance Of lie 'niimr multitude
nnl l"Ii i"n here, ~ in England, clad in the
ragged livery of piuperisn- beadIess and hope.
less
" Sir, have a'rendy said thai the money irdis.
trbu'rd, will not ~ 10 the people who in the first
instance, paid it. Again, have said that in nil
go comments protesting to be- free, thi. power of
unlimited taxati,n ever his divided the mass into
classes of the rich and the poor, and upon surh d-
vision founded separate orders IN the S,te the one
WIN govern and riot; inr other, wh, toll and obey.
Such always will be found 10 bn the result The
prn'r1s viii II lends IN it il pam. The aggregate
fund IN the hIndS Of Government i made up of
contributions by every citizen. IN the application
Of IT, therefore, or 'S ben-fis Justice requires that
each should receive prnporlon equal 10 that he
advanced But il lhl1 the ease, Never: nor ever
can 1t he II is one Of he evils in the hes, of yoy
ernmens, that equality in the distribution of bur
den. and benefits is found ulinrl, npraclr,alle. -
And, sir, it Is for This vely reason more than for