The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-27
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Private property 10 the extent Of 900 II taxed
10 cents per one hundred dollars the most burdensome
taxation, perhaps, in all the Union, while the govern
nent property pays not cent. such was the con
tract the city charter II taxed at the ratio OF the
private property, the public property in Warrington
would Weld addition OF 10000 to the city trea
sury And yet ought not to be forgotten that the an
nusl expenditure here Of millions on Uncle Sans ac
count and the direct appropriation OF many Thousands
every year the city improvements pretty fair
equivalent for the Aforesaid exemption from taxation
TO be sure the most just demands Of the city, In pursu
snce the charter allowed by the House Of Repre-
In the regular speech Of Mr. Miller Of New Jersey last
winter the Senate he the following estimate Of
| the war expenses. He said 49, -.
No one can anticipate cuties or estimate the
! expenses of such army They>AQ only De rcahsed
| when we come to settle up the account oftaA var
We may, however, in some degree, .ntcipsse- Cha
amount by the expenditures already made. From the
best Information can get am satisfied that year
OF this war will cost us about Sloo,0eocoo
At the last ,ession we appropriated TOT the army alone
By the act o. the lsth May. .sloooolool
Bv the act Of the 20h June. ........ l2.O00,0 900
ny the act Of the 9Th August. ......... 2,2oo,ooo
s24 900
We have raised by loans made expressly TO meet
expenses, as follows:
BY the act Of 2oth July, ........,. $40 100000
BY act passed this session, ......... 9OOOoG
We have alec consumed the surplus In the
treasury when the war commenced. l2WVVo
The necessary appropriation bills nov on
our table, to be passed at this session
win, understsad amount 70 about. oo,oOo,ooo
Total. ~ <,.ofovV
We believe With Gen Cass, that the moral ehect OF
this war upon Great Britain and the other nations OF
Europe will staye on bostlities which might cost ten
times the money and he longer they are STAYED on the
e~ danger there will BIZ OF their occurrence for the
United States will keep getting stronger and stronger,
as the nations Of Europe are tumbng to pieces.
But one thing In likely to occur ~ necessity arising
out OF this war aud avert which distinguish
no satisfactory expedisnt and that necessity TO- IL 70
be- the necessity Of tax tea and ooneessy 40 per
cent I'd vslorem.
An excise tax on whisksy, . direct hns all
persons retailing whisksy less than thirty days old
direct gold and silver Ia the only alter
native But the people have protested against direct
taxes IL the indignation Of the old women IN l5io
when tho census takers duty at the idea that
Martin Van Buren, enumeratng their poultry In or
der 70 them which, next TO the swartwoutsr con
trbuted to his defeat direct tax the people IL the
very last expedient.
Now, we are informed that MIR. Walker intends to re.
his recommendation of tax on tea ans coffee ana
that he will present this increased receipts OF Isao I'M
der the tariff compared with tile last year the
old tariff In order to sustain the pew Lac isom
Of higher inpostons saving IN the nrtcls o. IRON ~ ~
various fornc hut upon iron, for the relief o. VIZ
aId Mr. buchanan, the Secretary, we are lporhsu ,M
troposs 80 sitsnee W 6ya oeut bst VI shsh see
~. SOAR. uy,sa boa W. j. Brown, seo.nl sss1st
ant p NJ, G nnt hs i' p baltimore not % emos ps'F