Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-08
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Injuries, and are consumed principally by
Inc ngner classes. 4,l26,O22
$4,000, 900
The whole of the matter Of English taxation may be
med sentence Threehhs the annual amount is
levied upon articles Of necessary consumption, used daily by
the great Of the peopenot Of which is taxed in
the United States, whilst the other twohs levied in Eng
land upon the and income Of the ch and upon the
real and personal wealth of the higher classes.
In England the mode Of raising the is protective
in the very worst sense, for it extends protection to the veal
thy few against the comparatively needy many In the Uni
ted States the is levied bear upon the
sumer Of luxures, and not upon the necessaes Of e
whilst the Industry Of the country is aided by incidental
couragemen to develop its and promote it's skill and
enterprise To which financial scheme does the ephe pro-
tectiue most properly apply
We make this statement in nvdious spirit but when
the Times, the Economist, and other English journals
denouncing Mr. CoRwIss Treasury report Of pro-
econ mssatemens and the very Of high tariff doc
nes think it time to show that there another view of
the question: and that protection has many ways Of showing
itself besides those recommended by your Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Lord JoHs RUSSELL has difficult task in egislans about
the papal aggressions. Whatever may be bis ultimate
measures they will be to dsappoint extreme party
one will be mountain Of oppression in that Of the other
What cold Protestant intolerance will be red hot plough
shares to Catholic bsoty Lord John Russell inevitably
fixed between the two camorers Of too little and much,
and to hit upon the golden will be matter Of great
difficulty Perhaps his ordship increased his difficulty by
rushing he did into the of papa agitation in bis
very decided letter to the Bishop Of Durham. We do not
at his having been thoroughly reused when he behed
the encroacher the temporal rights OF the throne, the TO
reign nominee appointed partition and gore the realm,
taking up such position that headlong assault upon him
would have been in the highest degree rash and mpolc
To strike the naughty adversary without woundng civil
religious liberty, kndng dscord, seemed well nigh hope
less But necessary interval has elapsed between the dash
ing entry Lord John and the onsaught do know,
however, that the difficulty has in any way diminished du
ring that interval.
Mr.. D1sRAELIs motion upon the Agricultural dstresses
introduced by that gentleman Tuesday evening. He
recommended no particular measure and seemed feel that
any upon grain entirely out Of the ques
ton Dividing the Of taxation into three branches
the CUSTOMS inland revenue and local burdens be
marked that from the first the chief receipts from a-
ces which the British agrculurst forbidden raise
out Of the second the chief place held in the returns by
one single article of agricultural produce and Of the twelve
millions comprised in the third than levied
wholly upon the agricultural body Going into considerable
details respecting the possibility Of cuvatng tobacco profit
ably unprecedented the BishIses and the heavy pressure
Of the malt tax upon the farmers, he thus summed up the
agriculturs casehat they subjected open compe
on in regard to the crop which they least able pro-
duce and either taxed nedicted with regard to crops
which they could defy the world surpass Mr. DrsaAELr
concluded by proposing that Parliament should take
sdsraon the whole question of agricultural difficulties with
view to the adoption Of for their removal abae
ment The Chancellor Of the Exchequer coniended that
liberty to grow tobacco could do the farmer good though
it seriously damage the revenue seeing that the whole
value Of the manufactured article consumed every year
was little over half million; that the malt and hop du-
ties based upon sound financial principles and paid pn
cpay by the consumers and that the honorable member had
COMPOUNDED agricultural land with the whole of real
property, though the Of the former paid but small
portion Of his alleged soeca burdens II the taxes which
called unjust should be repealed how the deficiency
to be made up After remarking that Lord Stanley had
pronounced against any immediate sbogaon Of the malt
the Chancellor Of the Excheque ecounted the fiscal changes
that had occurred durng the last ten years Taxes to the
amount Of ten millions per annum had been removed and
five millions imposed the gradual expansion Of trade and
consumption had added four millions to the receipts that
the had lost but million, while the public had
balance Of FIVE in their favor The discussion adjourned
until this day.
i ln reply TO Sir JOSHUA WALMsLEr-
Lord RUSSELL stated that the Ministry had intention,
during the present session, Of introducing bill for extending
the suffrage The noble lord, however. admitted that the
Reform Act imperfect, snd still his conviction thai,
it ought to be amended when the proper time came.
II understood that the CHANCELLOR TIE ExcHr
has determined proposing in Parliament some measure for
that great and increasing nuisance to revenue to health and
to fa dealings the adulteraton Of coffee quarrel among
the chccoy growers has betrayed the fact that chccoy tss
Is sdOl.eraed BY mixture Of other roos-psnifs, carrots