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

l,htaa8 as 81 4rt and Fec e.iasiieai F.
r. sh#sh ...aI.. Nanv u them bad
frcessar raise ! ihey can y IL .
Ios on mPeris. aa8, lg addition 10 hat
o resar ~ ses Stamp bunes. L.
,ame I x.a#8 other modes ol laA"nan .
= 4ai sort "a raIde d. they present
Is as. no sfe .AIe ~ supply oar a
8ry ~ dates oH IHIafs a'aaeI " ny
should ~ a5ap 30 - which taeY
we're rcIueaauv compelled To result /"
for Re pafro.e olsapp Nng dehe"neies
ln tbelr ka.enae2 3ul there arc rea-
SONS Nh, - SID sIJ mi.e all or tese.
Huc from duties on imports which 10
me-, Apply IL other nations In The hfsi
place while "a ta4elun nation fai~s a
revenue as an eu4Ife naHun, ~ nave
Two governments - supp lhe states
raise an aggregate ameaui ~ revenue
for Their lelal purposes much 'afgf'
than the Nation Ne sustain Two GOV
ernmen's, iae, bit ore. We charge
The Nauoaa Reycoue 90 Imports. while
The States RI Sc theirs by direct ates
and her means The reveuns Of lie
States m1eh exceeds oass mud thus he
rule Of other naliaus ~ not practically
apply 10 ms TIE Senator remarked
tat England raIs3 hai one tenth Of
her revenue from duties ora imports. bui
he ha, explained that be referred to a
former state Of ihines. and did uo' ap
ply II 10 the present revenue Of esg
land The revenue 81 Grea, Bran for
the fe1r l-42 was hfy three millions
sterling, of which twenty three millions
were derived from customs. ] willven
ture 10 assert lsal. Il any accurate state
meut were made oil he amount 81 feye
nue. derived from various sources bt
.our State Governments, IL would lan
oJi that iess proportion vas RAISED
here from customs ihas 10 Great Bu-
tan. SO, # the example OF other IA
lions We're any guide cor Us, We have
followed 1t as lar as praelicau.e
The honorable Senator expressed hi.
convection Of the injustice flhis mole
oi raising revenue. bat did noi SAY ihti
he desifedtn change il II he should
make The attempt "a impose the burden
on any other olBeeis. he would fnd /.
exceedingly difficult appteheni Z Al
a projecl 10 supply the necessary reve
nue. by resort TO Direct Ta>es or Ex
clscs, or ia tho mode adopted IN parl b
other nations, would b. exclaimed =
pa'nsi by the people, OF all parties and
IN every portion Of the country A. tho
very origin OF the Government /, wa
settled that This moic Of raising reye-
nue was the least oncrous on the peo.
pie, because 4 imposed the duty, IN som,
measure on the foreiga prodncrr--a
fact that shall more particularly no
lice and illustrate N the cou.se ef ms
remarks.
The honorable Senator proceeded ID
speak OF the farir Of isi2. condcmninr
u 10 the strongest manner. lie spoke
OF 1t as a measure Of deception aud fraud
stamped on Is face. as fsahlcss iniqai
toas AMI unjust, aud a. designed no, for
the purpose OF revenue, bat OF plumber
Now, desire 10 consider me acl a rev
eoue measure The honorable Senator
has obtained from practical merchant,
a schedule olarteles the duties on wh'sh
run up very high aud he said that with
such eNifavagaut rates of dulY, amount.
ing almost 10 prohibition, we yet called
this bill 10 raise rcyrnuc--a revenue
arm. The asgrega e ofihe imporla-
ionS oi some articles - greatly lncrens.
ed aud ul Others reduced bv the tarin.
ne rue rule for asceriaining the a.
mount Of revenue ihata farf viii give.
IS not to take mp single arguments ha,
me whole. We mast look al The b II
as whole. not 10 particular items -
! he importation Of many articles may
oe diminished or prob bued but vet. Oh
The whole, the scheme may add 10 the
revenue. Il Is one Of The benefils Of
The policy Of proleciiun that the reye.
nuc derived from imports is imposed.
not on Tho importation, bar he consumn
ton oil foreign articles. Such disea
siuons oil the duties may be made thar
some articles may be prohibited. and
Vet as a whole, the revenue increased
from the artlc es actually consumed AMI
a policy VII ch Increases the whole
consumption adds 10 the revenue sun.
pose that BY The dtminulon Of the im
poflailon OF one article, "a call lnio ac
uon a large amount Of industry here.
we add 10 The ability OF the nation 10
consume. The amount Of goods eScla
Died = oi no account, Il thereby tho con
sumption Of other dull bic articles -
lno 'e4sed' 50 as 10 add TO the lmporla
non Of them We are often al loss
10 0ceodn; i7r The fact that when We
impose additional duties he imports are
increased as awhale. lis because The
consumption OF The country is always
~ proportion 10 lis ability 10 ,nnor,