Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-05-23

Il
the exclusive cOatEOl Of the fsdeEal Gov
eminent. This right, subject 10 the lin,
itatiOliimposed by the graRi,rWag given
to il for that purpose, and has been freely
exerted BY it since ils establish.
ment. II would StFofd me much pleas
ute to be able to say that the exercise Of
its power has borne as equally upon all
classes Of the people, however unequal
10 their pecuniary conditions, as the tax
es Imposed by the State governments
But this cannot with truth be said Nor
'is the inequality, unavoidably2 resulting
from the federal mode Of collecting tax
es,a new discovery. II was foFeseen
and objected 10 when The power was
conferred as an evil inherent 10 the sys.
TEN, which could not fail to show itself
in itS operation, aud the injustice of
which, no form, Of legislation however II
might be made to mitigate, could everbe
able to remove, The advocates Of the
system were, Notwithstanding, reconciled
to it BY a belief, no doubt sincerely enter
taiped, that the inequalities which, It was
feared, would result from the collection
Of duties upon imported articles, would
be prevented BY the fact that the con-
sumption would be in proportion to the
means Of the consumer. II was upon
hisground that The principles were de>
feuded. That this expectation has not
been realized, is undeniRbly true
There are but few, ifany, who cannot, in
their immediate vicinity, point out nu-
merous instances in which poor men,
with large families, are actually obliged
to pay more for the support OF the Fedes
raj Government than othsrs who are in
afluent circumstances but are either
without, or have smaller families; and
few, if. any, couutefvailing examples are
to be found At the same time, the,
great body ocwealth invested in incorpo-
rated or associsled companies, and in
bonds and notes, entirely escape federal
taxation. The mass Of the people seem,
nevertheless, to prefer this mode Of col
leciing revenue, Paying their taxes in
the form Of an increased price upon the
commodities they buy; their contribution
loses, in their estimation, much oi the o.
dium that would be attached to it ifseTV-
ed from the price ofthe Article. and con-
verted into tax BY name, as il is in fact.
II also wears the appearance of volunta-'
~ contribution, although its payment is
for the most part as unavoidable ss com.
pulsOry imposition would be. tits sup.
ported too by the odium which was at-
tached to the imposition Of direct taxes,
msny years since, for purposes which
were not approved BY the people, and by
the fact that, in most Of the States, the,
taxes are direct; rendering It, for that
reason, desirable 10 substitute some 9th.
OF mode Of fraising revenue for the Fede.
raj Government. These and other con.
siderations have given to the impost d
preference on the public mind which
would render the imposition of.direct
taxes in time Of peace exceedingly obi.
GUS, and have produced 'ss greata degree
of unanimity 10 favor Of 1 tariff fot revenue
as ever can be expected upon d public
question. Oftbe great mass of. oppo-
nents to q prolectiys tariff, there, is not,
4 so faras 1 know, a siGgle State, 'of even
district, that has taken ground agtint q
& revenue tariff. - E1g@i-s@ y" 4gsaSsH
Let US now, Tor a am6medt, look Il The
advantages which the manufacturing ia.
tefest, above any other. derives from .
d taiiff imposed for m - revenue
only. Tia Rffst tariff bill,,' pass
ed in 1859, and all those that followed
"A il between that period and the war, were
in fact, Notwithstanding The Tscitais ia
some Of them, revnue bills, The aver.
age amount Of the itnpost under them,
commencing at l2i per cent, was grad
ually increased from that 10 10, and up to
90 per cent, ~At'the latter average II
stood FROM 1900 to. 1908, and until the
commencement Of preparations for war.
j, Twenty pst centIlm, upon an average,
appears, ia the judgment Of those best
n acquainted witltEe subject here and
| elsewhere, to be the rate best adapt
ed for revenue. It is the amount also
!, to which II was the design Of The Com
promise, Act TO reduce The tariff, and one
II which ought certainly not 10 be exceeds
n ed,s except when absolutely necessary
!, for revenue, and likely, from the state ol
81 the country, to effect this object. The
rate to which aIl parties appear willing to
90, under the existing condition Of the
) treasury, dndto Contins il until that con
!. ldition ig sufficiently improved 10 justify !
|; reduction, Il, I believe, an average Of q
ii per cent To this duty Is 10 be added
! the charges upon imported articles, arfi
i sing from the costs ofttaHspOfali0n from
7 Europe ccnsistipg ef freight aipsnfsnce
I.Ithe expense Of agencies, orprOfts 70 sue
u cessiva holders and cash dates, aRhicl
]. are estimated. by those who undarstan,
ID The matter better than do, at no les
4 than 10 per cent.--makipg, .ifthe. aver
& age rate of duties is 25 per cent, an i
sr mount ofcbarges upon imported articles
10 before they are placed in OUT inarkst III
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