The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-05
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Thus are the people Of England, in order to sus-
tain their monarchy, aristocracy, church establish
ment, army, navy, and all the grand machinery of
ly, in form and another, to the enormous amount
of <l26 100000, or moro than sir hundred millions
Of dollars! Is matter of wonder, that the masses
Of the people of England are crushed to the very
earth under this astounding and cruel load of taxa
ton,
II is by such rapacious and mercless exactions
that the enshackled, monarchy-ridden populations
Of Europe are impoverished, degraded, and en-.
shaved. 1t is by these ponderous. unbearable, and
memorable burdens, that they arc crushed to the
earth and kept there, beyond the possibility of re-
covering, and relieving their miserable and hopeless
condition.
II is the SOCIAL sYsTEns-the august forms Of
monarchy and aristocracy, with their ponderous,
imposing, and costly machinery of government
forms and substances which the pure federalsts Of
this country desire TO see instituted and established
herc--which reduce to bcggary and vassalagc the
working millions Of Europe, causing to thousands
upon thousands Of individuals and families untold
anguish and countless misery.
tits through the process of TAXATION, and its
unfailing consequent EXPENDITURE, That all this
atrocious mischief is perpctrnteda this incalcula-
bic misery Of the poor and humble laborer is in
nicted.
Therefore, how important is it that the AMER
IcAN woRKMsMAN should take counsel from the
example Of the governments of monarchcal Europe,
and the oppression and suffering of his fellow
workngmen in those king ridden, aristocracy rid
den and churchrdden countries, and resist with all
his energies the causes which lead to such results
He should not only resist taxation in all its forms,
whether by impost duties or otherwise, but the
causes which lead to it. a e
He should bear in mind that every officer Of the
civil list, every sailor, every soldier, every other
person maintained by the government, must be sup
ported by his labor He should remember that the
strength of his sinews, and the sweat of his brow,
coin the money which pays every clerk of the civil
government every officer, soldier, and sailor in the
army and navy. And with the omnipotent ballot
in his hand, the proud insignia Of his citizenship,
he should stand manfully up, and demand of those
whom he chooses TO be his rulers, an ECONOMICAL
eovERNmENr-a government with simple machine
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also demand REFORM fun, thorough, and radical
reform, in those arstocratc excrescences of the
government, the amy and navy. He should in
sst that their number should be reduced to the num-
Der required only for actual service. He should
never forget that nearly all the officers of both those
branches Of public service are federal in their pol
itics, arisocratic in their feelings, and hostile TO
truly republican government; and are in favor Of
profuse expenditure, because they reap the benefit
The power of taxation reaches and affects all.
By this power, the government embraces every
human being in the territory over which il extends
II is by this power that il shapes the destinies of
the masses, as well as Of the few. Il exacts from
the many their substance. II deprives them of their
comforts and means Of improvement, and thus il
reards their march in the onward progress Of civil
ization. Through the processes of expenditure,
and by the bounties of government taken from
the masses through the process Of legislation which
il confsrs upon The few, e builds up and a,,faw It's
PRIVILEGED CLASSES. They upitc on the side of
power against the people. AND THUS rs THE
GREAT PROBLEM OF FREE GOVERNMENT INVOLVED
IN THE QUESTIONS OF TAXATION AND EXPENDITURE.
Although not intimately connected with the
topics discussed in this number, propose, in con-
clusion, to contrast the duties imposed by the
American and British tariffs upon certain lending
commodities of the same kind. ~
AMERICAN rAmFr.
articles. per cent
Coson manufactures (un- 1890.
der the minimums).. ad valorem, 30 to I6o
Hardware and cutlery...... 30
Manufactured Of brass, cop
rrr nevter and lin m