Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1844-02-19


.aaI Ismsa prseeeds by he Cd mode. -
Ne iakes a theory AM disfegards the
facts ~h4eh are III IN conformity sl.a
h. lie assumes itst his iheor, met
te aehl. and he says that da.Ics mt@
cnHHHcc pricrs. though the fat - iasa
lares have j c.5arJ ss duties have Tee %
Increased. he hunafabIc ecnten 'h
insists hoscvef. hat rficrs would Dr.
cline great dcai more 10 tae daiY were
MT increased. aud inst IL decline :
not m consequence o. fhr iuiie,. hai n
,plse af l. fbIs o. - easY way - &c
ri ri facts
propose 10 draw some doctrine fro "a
rarls on his SUBJECT / vii considef ihr
bHI as revenue mca urc l have s-en
&. stated .hau me Revenue Vas declin-
ing under ih : larjlT. ihs, oa4 Treasury
" laillng. aud that or means are ~
adequate IA our engagements Nov.
sir. wha. were the receipts from I'm
paaaiions in 1872. during which iine
The lowest rales1 They we're only -
mlIbous. The nett receipts Of lsi'
were nearly eighleea millions. the
gfess receipts iscntt ihreet The aker
aee rate oil duiles under the present Ia
td added IS thirty four per cent ! I
the results thai NC have by The Ncw
fauH ai8oi four millions II cur rero-
ma, Bs imposing additional duties "
have. therefore, derived an a idi lonal
revenue of four m lIians. Ia, the var
1 lsl3 Is not far lcsi by Which o dc.
lerune ihe character of this Farid a
revenue measure. There &c e three
mouths 10 clapse IN lBIl. -ilor the pas
,ase Of ne aci, during " ich the "a.
poftaIaus lell OF arselN, and 80 IN the
hrs quarter Of l-l3, The reason WHY
sa small an ainaani ul dullable goods ~.
BE- ported IN Inc frs, war lha: lhu iao1
vas 100 operation -loiiy eight millions
vas The exceedingly los rate al IA
/ poriation 10 the last quarter Of 1874!
aud the FIRST quarter oil ISIS. Whoa
NC last year bad this 81 peel under dis
cussion, | predicted ina. The import
would increase largely, aud the Sent
tor from South Carolina sail that there
was every indication that The duties
would no, exceed Twelve or thirteen
m,l hons. then SAID they wol b,
seventeen millions, and stated that IN,
revenue had fallen of no. fron the OPP
eranon of the Tariff Of 1912. but iro 8
the agitation AID hesitation produced b,
the discussion preceding that act.
l..
ofiets ate senef,lls gwen ler ,aen ., IN nth. 0.
advance. dafins The ahrle 81 Nhiel NJ the riui
va. audef di.on.sisn here. We knew al the n-,,
thai orders wcie .ns1rnie.i. al he nnf.uiait.n
were consequently .in.li. ihaas. The seu-,at. ara
mem weni Ia shiN that ih.y ~efe dimu..h.d y
+ the operation OF the fafh
i NC lesk 10 the Scc,,ri quarter 81 1913 We 81
la3 large increase BY that lime CaHnacrce h.,
astafacI sisbe ba-i, No aiiafaiian. Nru
aaaeipaie5 ~ he Tar n aud hu,lae" ~as iaklte
gaIt4r5. dffesIi a.
lac & a. AMI tlitd quarters nfc eencrang msn.
pfo5ueii,e ihan he .rcuud anj i.ufih Tee },
scarcely az anee n great an mere sse "a ihs
seeaad quaftt o. the thifd qusuot lao Jatlahis
inPirs ahgpnicd 10 nuu-i.sn ni,lltut. 81 hupdses
'sa sand dolia's IN The las qasror Of ste ihe,
we're ,eseh snd hall m,.lon, of dollar, "a the it.
quarter OF 1913 ten ard hall. "a lie second qearis
eleven and halt. and m ihe ihitd quartet n .eie~
mdlon, "a hundred thousand iegfei that thav
n'' lhs fr'ain, iur III launh quarter Il we tai
'he "huie yeat. ~ 10 fi.d the impafls ,ncrer.,n
aad The tevesae improving under TIM T-nd AMI
"a he neIt year. believe The tevroae "a he n,ue
iSfss' Than the Secretary Of the Ttes.uty him,cl
anticipates
I In tbs e,nnsi,on | oush'. perhaps. n ,as .omr
lung Of ihe and ion Il ne Treasury frf II la, her
slated IN ssme respectable journal. lha, aasLi 8
Know hcief that the Tfea-ur, 0. an the sere. o
bankruptcy The Treasury. ia my opinion - OF
The eenifarr, m a Ven $ Il cbndiitH Whsfl fas
- ih' revenue sct year ago. ~n lbsi VI ~rr.
permitted g. stand u spnld rh,ince retrnae enaugi
l'f 81 The Htaiuaty purposes 81 the G,,,ernucti -
Lei a. Sc h II H,i. The SCI tc,ary Of The rres.ur,
say. mat Al ne end Of the present yeaf hete Nj
re deficiency of Two aud hall mill ~ The
Secretary proposes ihe eirsEssani am ,uni Of isent
hNe anu hall millions. ithtsui including ihs
public deh' a. the expenditure isf The year B,i
10 not Sc hun II Can require twenty 10 tlt.n. t
The hscsl ye,f tn. Serfeiar, ~ssloa ,h. .an,.,
sian That all tie money Appropriated w.slJ "a,
drawn ou NJ the end 81 The year hui n. m, s..,f,
ham Ncw Hampshire IA. Truly slated III. balance,
"i outstanding appropriation, the cod 81 on. yea,
Vii a' general f"le. he eqaa 30 ihase n The end
81 ."' lHe'"n' Vssf Bui The Secreiafy suppose,
"'ta 10 he dawn oai OF ihe Treasury. ,nr oi ihs
.FrisP'iA''o"' can he p~iprned and sone saved -
'' ''"e ien'f "ll be INCREASED By the rcde1ngtiou
OF i"a n'nns OF treasury nair. oui o. N, rd,n,,,
receipts Of he year Ba he may ftl~.ue a,ir. ia
'hai amount aeoofiiae 40 law, asl va. nai it.ien
ded Nat ihef should be a charge up4n ihs wa, 49,
Ms 'he aeheiepry would lie reduced "a half d
hHtse. The Secf,tafs slsa suppose, iha ali the
outstanding ~sftafis viii le htnnrh m f., asv,,.nt
dnrus the Yeaf The. are Itahl- a. D.. ali 4 - =,
an Tine, hai a. fash a, lhey cone IA aths,, ., ,.
Iney cannot eafne lack ln.iaaianeoa.ly Thef. !.
"a' Jay % which here .'e hot inAa, oa,.,spa,n.
warrants bai all these computed b, ihe ,ee,,sr,
a. charge uPo1 the The TteAsary within the te,,
ihe fe'ei'ne vii asa be larger Than the Sseres,,
s'ima'ed At 10 he The amount ~ retenu.
Collected .. the ihifJ quaue, Of Isi3 "a. .,
millinns ons hundred thousand aullst. III 4.
''"d on examining srrie. OF year. ihsi The f,srt
q"Afef prdaer. nearly Z. much a. the ii,ifd tn,
secretary estimates the recep. Vi the fret qaane,