Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-05


But here he would say the opposition that they had only
stand still and wait the progress of time and Of events and
these would accomplish all for that could desire these
would do more for than we could do for ourselves We
had already arrived at that point when not only
were needed but largely greater income WOULD be perma-
nen needed than realized from the present reduced
tar The great issue would have to be peserited must
be OF necessitywheher would go into system oil direct
taxation, whether would review entire sys
tenn and while, the hand, provided TO meet the
necessities OF the Government should, the other do
something to protect the labor Of the country For HIMSELF
he was IN favor OF bestowng attention ON the wants Of
the people while he making provision to supply the wants
| of their Government.
These the two great systems which submitted to
the consideration OF the people and OF their representatives.
The Administration would be compelled recommend the
or the other The thing inevitable there was no
from it. Mr. v was for opates, no anodyncs, no small
doses lie was not for tax ten and coffee he was for
gong much further and much deeper lie was Tor looking
into the condition of iron interest," cotton and
wooen manufactures These great interests OF the country
In great danger from the revulson which had taken
place, especially the iron interest He went for the whole
protective system for When the Administration should
have the the other alternative Mr. would
be prepared to consider and to act upon it, hey gave up
tariff we must necessarily have direct taxation Congress
would then have choose protecting the people by
tariff Of duties that would supply the of Government
while 1t covered the Interests OF labor and grinding
them by system Of direct taxation This (sad Mr.. W is
their system the other is ours.
Have gentlemen considered how direct tax would operate
on the different parts Of the country Do they remember that
property of the kind and Of the value would be
taxed at different rates in different States This difference
results from that provision Of the constitution which directs
that direct taxes shall among the according
their population To show how it would operate, take, for
example, the proposition submitted by the gentleman fom
Pennsyvana MIR BRoDnEAD, and let see how his tax Of
five millions would be raised Ohio has tenth part Of the
population Of the Union she would therefore be assessed with
five hundred thousand dollars which would be paid by d
rect assessment on the property OF the people OF that State
But has Ohio oneenh part Of the property of the Union
be of Representatives with Massachusetts,, the two States
would pay equal share Of these five millions 1t would be
comparatively light burden Massachusetts, and geyous
one on Indiana The tax is increased upon the property of
State, not in proportion to its wealth. but lis poverty From
those who have much little taken but from those who have
little, nothing of that little is left This provision of the con-
sution must have had its origin idea entertained by its
trainers that the legislation of Congress would be vastly more
local and exclusive in its benefits than experience has shown
to be the is the price which the constitution imposes
for the supposed local advantage that would be derived by
State by having representation here. Our experience all
the other way. While the gentleman from Indiana (Mr
Sairu) speaking endeavored to recall my rccoec
on any Of any great moment in which, during
almost twenty years that have been here Igave vote differ
ent from what would have given had been member from
Massachusetts, Louisiana instead Of Ohio without being
able TO remember single The great commercial and
trading interests of the country interviewer together
and identified, the interior and the seaboard bound
together, that true representation of is epresen
taion of the other. Beyond the advancement Of those
great and general interests which promote the good Of ALL
what benefit is conferred the interior None whatever
and it is for this easoD aside from the oppressive nature of
the tax ITSELF that this mode of raising should be
sorted only when all others fail The estimated expendi
lures of the Government for the present year exceeds sixty
two millions of dollars What would be tie effect of such
tax on Ohio
She already raises for purpose of meeting her pub
lie debt and carrying her Government, million
and quarter dollars per by direct taxation Add
millions, her share of what will be necessary to carry you
through year and the direct the
of hp oall
and silver but TO all her bank paper besdesw be equal to
the whole circulation Of the State Now am going into no
such taxation that do not by my action give any
tenance to any such thing here elsewhere. wish it to
be distinctly understood that coun,enance such thing
The agricultural States OF the West and South the aericul
tura States every WHERE this description Of tax
alton II is nowhere but in the great commercial and manu-
featuring districts of this country and where there is great
accumulation of personal property that The thing be borne
for day. There not single Southern Western State
that live for a day under such systems and not
disposed for TO countenance the idea that
resort to that system Of taxation account Of this in
which involved As said when rose, have
thing to do but TO bde me by the progress Of events
they who in power would be compelled to and
sk protection and those which they
voluntarily took away That is my doctrine. When they
repent and back when the prodiga returns, will
ceiye him kindly Twill wait for that.
In conclusion Mr. " remarked that he had yesterday gave
notice that he would the previous question this de-
BATE He had then intended to have said wor and il
only in consequence Of this particular topic, which had
sprung up that he had been induced say any thing
He did wish engage in the general debate ALL and
for the purpose Of terminating this discussion, that they
might get other business and at the time by referring
this message, that might under the consideration of
the committees, he moved the previous question.
The previous question seconded and the main ques
ton ordered and announced be FIRST ON the
amendment of Mr. Conn, proposing add, in the eighth
resolution after the word personal the words and other u
10 provide for the taxing Of personal and other pro-
perty."
Mr. STEPHENS inquired, in case the amendment Of his
colleague (Mr Conn voted down. whether il would not
then be in order TO call for DIVISION as to vote separately
on the original resolutions
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative.
The question being taken the amendment Of Mr. Conn.,
II was rejected
The 1s 3D. 3D. 4th, 5h, 9th and 9TH resolutions as re-
ported by the Committee Of the Whole were then read and
concurrcd in by the House.
The 9Th resolution being next in order
Mr.. STEPHENS asked for a division Of the question on
agreeing the sad resolution as 10 take separate ques
ton each branch Of it,
The question then put the first branch Of the
luioo, and IL was concurred in, follows
That much Of said message as relates 10 the revenue
to the pubic debt TO the increase thereof the creation
sinking fund, 10 duty tea and coffee, the collection
safe keeping add disbursement Of the public moneys the
coinage aud the establishment OF branch mint a the city
OF New York. TO the amendment OF the and 10
the estimated expenditures OF the Government be referred TO
the Committee OF Ways and Means
The question then stated the second branch Of the
said resolution, viz
"And that the said committee be instructed inquire
the expedeney OF raising annually during the continuance OF
l -.