Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-06-25
HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES, June II. 1916.

4,
GeHts-This mornings Union is rich. Pillbury's
speech in answer to Culver, the wing abolitionist-
Seake In answer to Stevcns-and above ALL the mes
sage, demanding modification of the tariff further than
heretofore asked, and with direct reference to the
greatest possible amount of revenue TO meet the ex-
penses of the possible. You will see
that the President indicates the necessity of resorting
taxation of the free list, in which tea and coffee are
included. The schedule of duties upon the free list
proposed by the President is not printed, and there
fore cannot speak from the book but learn that
among other things, tax of twenty per cent. upon
coffee, and probably on tea is proposed When the
schedule is printed shall send it TO you. If the -
sident asks this tax, although we have not dreahle
any thing of the kind, Gin piping times of peace,)
SHALL unless otherwise instructed, presume that the
Presidents friends will expect accede to bis
demand. shall also presume that the supporters of
the will expect the same But above all, shall
expect those who indignant because the pay of
the army was not increased, thereby adding to our
expenditure million and half per year, to support
in the vote which (uness otherwise instructed)
shall certainly give in favor of taxing coffee, tea,
and every thing else which can find TO tax through
the tariff, and without resort to direct taxation.
And in word if the tariff duties turn out to be In
sufficient to carry the war, will, (unless other
wise nstruced) rather than increase public debt
to extent injurious to national credit resort to
direct taxation so far my vote goes. And from my
observations of the late National Fair in this CITY,
from the perfection of American manufactures there
exhibited and the moderate price at which they were
there offered for sale, and from the fact that the
ufactuiers able to meet the expenses of bringing
their articles from great distance for exhibition
erect enormously large house to contain them, and
in which to exhibit them, well the outlay incl
dent to residence of several weeks here at the
pensive public houses of this city, shall vote for the
first excise, lin the way of direct taxaton,) to
levied of the manufacturers. Next on my list v j
come the professional men and merchants and wieS
can do otherwise, will tax town lots and farms
and wild lands of the country.
l. am told that there is some objection made to my
vote against Mr.. Stewards motion to suspend the
rulesto enable him TO introduce bill to raise the pay
of the volunteers. Some men never blush But
pledge myself when l return home, and have oppor
tuntes Of seeing the people face to face, will max,
every decent democrat, who has objected to myzvot,
a1R hed, willingly blush that he could have beer
SO misled by momentary impulse induced by some
designing men, as to have found fault with that vote
will prove the vote to have been right end expedi
ent and to have been given from disinterested ant
honestehotves-fro a sheer sense Of duty.
I When was a candidate and talked to the peop
at public places, plainly told them that governments
expenses were derived from them solely from ia xatoi
through the tariff and that if any event should pro
duce war; that war would increase the necessity 70
taxation, and that should vote to tax them, even Il
their farms, rather than incur an extent of public
T debt inconsistent with public credit The time ha
come when must show myself to be of the 'sgrit"
do as said. "a
"a man Of words and mai sfdeeds
J Is Ike garden full Of weeds"
Unless expressly instructed to the contrary, sha
fulfil my words and shahexpect to- be Sustained b
taxpaying community, the interested juggling upo
momentary popular impulses by demagognes, VIII
8 want go to Congress themselves, to the contrar
Notwithstanding. ~ -
may as well say now that one reason why | di
not vote for Mr.. Stewards motion, may be remove
: by the introduction in the Senate, and its passag
through that body, Of bill raising the pay Of ihe ran
and file of the army. including volunteers and militia
If so, | may vet give my vote for the propositio
before the end Of this session. do not expect how
, ever, that it be got through the Senate.
need not tell you that design the above for put
LEGATION. IL, -