Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-12-02

tar makes the article cost the con,umss
near forty cents moro than il otherwise
would; Of which forty cents growing oul
Of ths tax, the government gets ten. and
the sellers Of the salt get thirty! Thus,
this tar. Ubiquitous ia itself, and funda.
msn,ally wrong, works out iuiquitonsly
and becomes the most oppressive OF any
one known in the American tariff.
have said heretofore, that IL SAT- was
Zee of duty, i, would b. brought 10 the
central parts Of the valley Of the Misais,
siPpi for twenty-five cents bushsl. O
coatssY that was laughed At. like the gold
humUug But will dow 60 farther, and
shy that when this duty 10 oil, (ss of j,
Will be before the democracy has done
with III the sal, Of the Yves, Indies, and
of the Mediterranean, (,hs best in the
wdr.d) will br sold anywhere 10 the val.
ley Of tho Mississippi to which the New
Orleans boats run, at about the one hat
81 tnentt fce cents This IS what now
say; andih data Cor thA assertion Is this
The cost &c ths article IN New Orleans;
taken from the importing vessel, viii be
eight cents, md less; The Freight will be
nominal, or no.hing, tho boat wanting Il
for under cargo TO keep herself 10 trim
The freight on sal, This year has been as
low as the tenth Of cent pound, ard
that ~ fac as tho New Orleans boats
went. This woeld give salt ut present.
in al! the ten.ta1 paris Of the valley Of
the Mississippi y, little tnors than half
twenty-five cents to al those who pur.
chased for themselves out OF the import.
ing vessel, ii thb duty was oiF. aaE
yi his o5.oss and inpioas tax ough, ID
be repea cd; and the Resolutions Of the
General AsseFably Of yddr State, Of which
you onclose me y copy, show that Illinois
is moving iG the great and tensvoleh,
work @ H
In Grca, Britain, the mos, heavily tax
ed country iR the world, I've duty on salt
has been ebS'iishcd Cor MORE than twenty
years, and, she people Of that country now
have tia, os'icls 81 prime necessity free
FROM tax, while The people Of the United
States aro paying from 100 70 600 per
cent. upons II 10 tho Government. and a
prof, Of lGO or 200 per cent. more upon
that tax lu,lhe regraters and salt dealers.
Two cssu,cs have contributed 10 keep
up This oliuus tax in the United S,ules.
namely; projection to the domestic man
ufac,urer. and The fishing boun,ies and
allowances; bu, ii is time for those causcA
10 cease operating in favor Of such IA in.
FURIOUS and Ubiquitous tax. The man
Nfac,ur-ts have had protection for more
than fihs years, and Ia all this time they
have never supplied the codnlry, And v.
are now importing tfiose than ever; and
still The country is s,in.ed do veil - taxed
in this necessary Of life. The Rshits
the salt tar; and the iishng INTEREST Q
the nor,h.cas, Is il fav or OF the tax, DC
cause il gives them about $3.50, 900 pc
annum GU, Of the public treasury; 10 on
half Of which they have no pretex' Q
riehtful claim, because the lax has beef
reduced one half since tina, rate Of boun'.
and allowance is fixed; and 10 !arg
patt ufthe remaining half they also hnv
no rish, because they use much dotnes''
salt Witch has paid no duty. These Nv
in,crcs,s mus, surrender their unjust a.
/ tan,agss in favor Of the general good
the whole UniHn. The repeal 81 the Ia
will save these $3.50, 900 annually to III
treasurS.
The par, Which / hate acted in endea'
orine d procure tho REPEAL Of this unju'
and odious tax, has doubtless procure
me Tho honor Of being named in the Re
o,utons of the General Assembly Of III
nois, and Of being favored with copy
their resolves. For this honor | Have
make my mos, grateful acknowledgment
10 the General Assembly, as also so yot
Eacslleocy for the Mind terms In Who
YOU have communicated theft act to M
and to say that my zeal Is not abated
4 dozen tears unsuccessful efforts aEa'n
Ibis tax, aud ,htt intend TO war again
it until my political life terminates,
the od,ous ,ax is abolished.
Very respectfully, SIR,
Your obod!tnt iervant,
THOMAS II BEN ION.
His Eacsllency, Gov. FoRp, Sprlngtie