The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-20
FuNns EoR THR WAR.


The following articles display the true views Of
the questions
From the Baltimore Republican Of yesterday evening
| "REyEHUE FoR THE wkR-DUrY ON TEA AND cor
FEE.-fhe indications becoming daily stronger,
with view TO meet the extraordinary expenditures
caused by the Mexican war, that II will be necessary
10 lay duty on tea and coffee, and other articles
now admitted free There can hardly be any OBJ
lection TO this certainly from the patriotic for
1t is our duty TO submit to any Inconvenience TO
sustain our country at all times, and more espe-
cally when involved in hostillnes with another ma
ton. Our foreiathers pledged "ther lives, their
fortunes, and their sacred honor" 10 their country
IN time of need; we so degenerate to grum-
bic at paying a cent or two more for our tea and
coffee when called upon under these cireumsiancesl
We reply-vNo! As the Union says in the follow
ing article, such tax would be cheerfully borne
by patriotic people; they would volunteer IT,"
Here follow the extracts
From the N. Y. Evening Post Of Thursday evening
"The Secretaries Of the Navy and Of War have
made their estimates Of the OF the Mexican war
for the present year. the Secretary Of the Treasury
has considered the resources OF the country, and
matured his plans for raising the necessary funds
and the President has laid before Congress their re-
ports, accompanied with a message. All these doc
uments our readers will find ia our sheet Of this
day.
THE country is ready to make every necessary
sacrifice for carrying on the war with yigor, but II
10 for Congress TO see that the resources Of the
country are husbanded 10 the best purpose. We
rely mainly upon taxes imposed on our foreign
commerce for the means Of supplying our treasury.
IL Is the duty Of Congress- them 70 80 that what
ever tribute Is raised oy dates goes into the reas-
ury, and swells the public income. At a time when
money Is 30 much wanted, at time when we are
Obliged to think Of new loans and new issues OF
treasury notes, it 10 the very faulty Of legislation
to allow duty TO stand for moment, the main OBJ.
jet OF which ID TO put money into the pocket Of
man who owns an iron foundry or a cotton mill
Every dollar raised in this way is 80 much lost 10
the government"
"rhe revision Of the tariff Is absolutely and inn
Peratiyely called for by the emergency. In a time
OF peace, when the necessary expenses Of the gov
eminent are comparatively small, we might perhaps
afford 10 fool away our Money 10 swelling the diyi-
dends Of cotton and iron mills. But now that funds
are needed for a public purpose, il is the duty of
Congress TO call all these wandering dollars back to
the treasury, where they properly belong. Every
Prohibitory duty, every duty which essentially dis.
courages the importation Of the article on which il is
placed, should be pruned from the tarif-puned
from the present tarf-pruned from the proposed
tariff, n any such is contained in it-lopped away
without hesitation, without delay, without If that be
possible, even the Formally Of debate and produce
tive revenue duty should be substituted for it, Every
diversion of taxation from the public Golfers into
those Of individuals, at such a time, is a waste,
mlsappication OF means, an embezzement masked
with legal forms.
"Nor do we see any reason for making the reduc-
ton Of the prohibitory duties gradual. When they
were imposed in l642, they were not imposed grad
ualy THEY were imposed by the senderest Of posi-
BILE maorites in Congress- against the protest OF the
main body Of the democratic party, and in the face
Of solemn declaration that they should be repealed
the first moment that their adversaries found them
selves possessed Of the power. The menace has had
its effect since; have been cautious Of en-.
gaging in manufacturing enterprises; those whose
establishments already in existence are inord-
nately prosperous, plethorc with good fortune and
will suffer nothing from immediate reduction Of
the duties TO a revenue standard"