Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-01
THE SHOPPER.
M no.t,;n,s IF he Treasury Report.

IN. Doctrines of The Treasury report
II ia the employment of some mnds 10 sa'e
clearly: it is frequently the reverse however, N hso,s
,nfor,unately a man in high official postum p'' 49,
and his party clearly upon unienaDie glou"' ,ho
..,nod that the Secretary of the Treasury states '
onrents chiefly relied by his party, anu '''a' ""eA
have seen his statements, we have before 10 ~ !.
beads of the policy of the administrator u
. hod the administration responsible to those Ut
puments is acting but fairly towards IT. a'u " hoso
osora laid down in the Treasury report we do not
po''''',' ;,f-or foe but we must do battle win
ho Ala, Of the party We have made these ooser'a''' "
=, o of stotinp fully to the reader the grouhus vi
,h;.h ,s intend to review this State paper Inc eee"'
.,a, unon be powcrs Of Congress over commerce We
ss over for the present without obJectlon ana we '' f
The foacy of the conclusions 10 which TINS Pape
;ts author and his party for the denunciaons u WIN"
are liable. ,,,,;nco rho
e ,be objects sought be gained is to convince TIE
counrv of the proprety of changing the taxes ''ie " m
norations from an ad raorem tax or dufy 10 sPo'i wv
We will explain the of these terms An da ra"f uD
means duty assessed on the value oil he af'i',e
sneci6c duty or tax amount fixed dro"rdr"y "
-. ,;b i; N hc maid without any reference TO the
,e f he article An example exactly in point Is Us io
lows We now nav % per Calico piece oil WHICH
m coat Gu sterling in Manchester England, or - io say
hv Yards measuring about % inches in width The duty Ut
r.nded nv the Governments say fifty cents on ths NO" m
Secretary wishes this be changed, and particular
and that larger one demanded upon TINS piece Vi PRINTS
rardless of its cost 10 compel the people, VIM Use
calico 10 buy of the who manufactures II In 's cou
FRY We had specific minimum duty under the lam u
1919 in which the feature was exhibited, mat uii'i
the nrce of calico carried up beyond given sum- anu
that high one and applicable only to the inner sraaes
ho duv amounted to about six the yard resulting in
| huy Off hp
nufacmrer, regardless of his exacons. We speak win
certainty. .
Now it might be paroncdwe saw the disposition e'cca
- mako rho duty advance in something like the following RATIO
IN wit, On calico costing 6s per cent? on calico costing s
% ner on calico costing cent? on calico costing
o. 40 nor cent? on calico costing 0s 50 cent? ana SO on
in proporon to its cost advancing upon the hhe aescp
lions In that form would convey the idea clearly 'hat
was designed make the rich pay the heaviest ourehs "
the country because they the finer qualities OF goods
but whe the intention is clearly ayowed 10 protect INC mn
In America who produce the lower eraaes We
can readily see for whom the benefits are intended NO" We
ask in all candor and fairness 10 what oos anu lucu
lu attitude the Secretary commits his party, in avowng the
absury that the duty OF Congress 80 10 es
late upon this subject produce these absurd results
We further ask upon what principle any State tax assess
I'd I'm, upon valuation! with little Is taxed little;
man with much is taxed much and in instance Is any tax
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assessed in specific FORM when any means al all reaDc
be found TO indicate the value of the subject taxed Even
sunpose State were articles in SPECIFIC form, be-
cause of reasons applicable only her own people, an apollo
rv might be found for such course because only her own
peope were interested; but in form of Government COM
nosd of separate and diversified interests what standard Is
anncabe TO national tax but national standard OF vaue
And the value of goods ofany kind eascealned sui
GENTLY near for all practicable purposes more easily than
even the value of the soil which we walk For what pur
is the knowledge of the value Of any article needed by
apr Government when that article is passing into It's ports
For none known country except for taxation and for
statistics 1t is useless people, TO the foreigner TO the
elsewhere 10 ascertain era. :" its
yalue in dollars and cents unless the government
ieed to take obliged TO SELL the article al the asce
value But the invoice of its costs, and the oath OF
" paving the Duty as we'll as the privilege OF tesii' VI
lue of the article by the appraisers OF the Governm
safeguards against differentiation, and con II
under taxation or duty. Are these means nad' " %" @
| vent frauds7 Ii So answer that the CONF 4'4''
the ADVANTAGES and in all fairness we are ready i
he 10 hetpr entitled than the manufacturers rse
! forr H. ~ a.lalss,-s and our Secretary
| this Co.. .-s,.- szsia - the gol
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