Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-27
RICHMOND wHIG.
From the London Times April s /.

from the London Times April s.
The Quarterly Returns Of the Revenue possess an un
usual interest at moment when are entering on war
uncertain alike In extent and DURATION and when
are ound TO assure US that have committed fatal
error In throwing away financial resources II isrue
enough that We are emoarking on an unknown sea Of
trouble, expense, and possible disaster with taxation
reduced to its lowest possible SCALE lower as respects tn.
great mass of the people than has been for the presen,
century This great engine Of now a, ia loves,
pressure, and, II do say how high tba, pre,,ur.
can be raised without crushing the national powers of
endurance it is because in this country II Is no, usual to
anticipate the demands OF the Treasury. We can opl,
congratulate the public the unbeatable fact tba, in
spite OF reduction after reduction repeated "a
told to the extreme Of iudiscretiou aud in spite too Of
vars and STRIKES and high prices the revenue is sill,
ouoyant aud has recovered from the inevitable effect of
the late financial sacrifices The return for the quarter
ended last night and completing the financial year Ia yerv
favorable In the Customs, indeed, there Is 4 decrcas
70 the eI'ens OF l0e,s9lL IL WILL however, be remem-
oered that besides further reduction in the du,i.. NJ,
sugar the duty tea the most universal luxury of ,b.
people, was last year reduced by l2J pound Nor has
there been the increased consumption that nigh, have
been expected under ordinary circumstances The rebel
lion in China has raised the prce there and on this side
he excessive price ofbread has proporona;ey diminish
e forgotten that there many thousands now holding
ut against their employers and sustaining life on dole
which, scanty as they may find it, still detrscts largely
rom the comforts Of the men, women and children out
II whose earnings it is obtained. Other circum.tapces
uch as the blight currants, which almost obbera
ed one important article revenue have had their effect
Is therefore, proof either OF injudicous finance or
1 future difficulty that the Customs exhibit this compars
lively trhing decrease The Excise OF the quarter no
onger assisted by those productive soap duties which
Lord Derby thought unwse to surrender on the ev.
If a m ie~ra Oh. rsS ootv
Sithstandng the adoption Of the uniform penny stamp on
eceipt and other reductions the loss under this head
ny 6o5O In the Assessed Taxes there is an increase
sIsSS and IN the Property Tax of the quarter the i'm
nense increase Of 4l5iSli which we can ony suppose
q arise from the rigorus collection OF arrears or some
ther extraordinary stimulus On the heads there
no difference TO speak Of The result s that on the
total revenue of the quarter there increase Of el3
.iiG The very prosperous OF the several pre-
edins quarters make the financial year just completed
productive than the previous year by no less sum
han 4s5 O56L The Customs of the year exhbit an in
rease OF 35s, 1881; the Excise 3T4 the Stamps 65
Sl3L the Taxes +I,+30k; the Property Tax 3s2 633L
the Post-oice, 5s,OVO and the Crown Lauds l43
ssst tie only head of decrease being the Misceaneou.
20 the extent OF IO3,eTOk
There denying and certainly no wish on ou. part
20 deny that We might have entered the before
Us with circumstances entirely favorable We might
example, have had abundant harvest than last
sears aud wheat consequently 4Us -stead of Sos
quarter There might not have been unusual drain on
Iur population. There might have been better under
landing between workpeople aud their EMPLOYERS The
st OF d<ndcrdd does not erd here for a very brief sur
vey Of the world Is sufficient bring many other mat
ters not quite could wish them. But on the whole
Se have be dissatisfied. Ii has often been
he fate of naohs to be caught disadvantage and
just soldiers sometimes forced to battle by wv
oe, who knows their provisions ammunition to be e1
pended their strength exhausted by fore, marches
might have been compelled 10 make up fleets whom
ships were engaged elsewhere money when taxation
ad reached its utmost limits recruits when the
scpton and the pressgang had fled and courage in the
of continual defeats. Suc1 our case in anv
these respects Never had such armameut. so bnov
revenue, or unanimous a resolution ia all classes
maintain at the honor of the country and the
great interests OF justice truth and civilization ITSELF in
gov ed in the We have dwelt largely
people will think than need have done on tue les. "A
Sorable features Of the times in which are cast
night argue for the gloomy we did not apds IN
much there is especially in favor ireland is hot on
he eve Of rebellion; it Is not sending emsaes solicit
French aid and IL It IS not quite 4; good recruiting
ground as before the days OF famine and il
require half the army and the whole attention of Go
TO keep il n order. Canada is loya and so
generous IL is said as TO offer to supply and keep up
rigate for the There is war at the Ca nor
there in any other part Of toe world any difficulty with
many colonies, depeudences allies aud neghbofs thai
little tact and good humor will enable US TO get
through The Corn Laws and the Navigation Lava hav
repealed For these blessings Others as long
they last, cannot be too grateful How long thew
S last during protracted which cannot but have
share OF disasters, Is man can saw IL s
much TO begin well do.
As TO the particular OF finance to be aoptei for
carrying on the contest that is question which must
come before Parliament in July at atest The choice
Sll then lie between direct aud indirect taxation A
continuance Of the for doubling the half wears
lAcometaI would probably furnish enough for the first
wears expenditure; and that this tax has been
tended Ireland and lower class Of incomes there
be less objection to it the ground of its partial
character But the whole British nation must never for
get that this is pre- emneuy popular war The peopls
themselves have insisted on it, aud, had Minister bsan
found who could conDye at the aggression Russia and
the destruction Of the Turkish empire under the hoof of
the Cossack he could have stood against the unan
resolution Of the people to allow such outrage on
the order and peace Of the world That people therefor,
Who have taken up the sword with 80 hearty A
relish, and sent so many thousand of our fellow
subjects to perish, may be, in the swamps of tho
Danube, in bloody strife with fearful odds will
not be light, so base, and so false as to shrink
from their very small share in the struggle II b.v
pay little for their sugar and tea and oven
for their soap, to feed the soldier aud sailor who fynt
their battles abroad. We great people, very great
people-let us be proud Of IT, aud act accordingly INIT
also very nch people, and every class among us
far Weather than its class in other nation IL
is from this wealth that We must feed greatness and
she wealth OF the lAbourer Contribute as we'll "a The
wealth Of the lord. The whole nation must ioiu in what
ALL Tor the present Is contest not Of Soyer
-gns, OF Ministers, Of dplomass or of classes IL
that astocrscy burus punish democratic, in
science that loyalty Is reused by the catastrophe of
<ngs; It IL Of uatious-the generous spirit OF the
civilized rising against the violence Of savage and br
al The nation feels ths aud. cannot ALLOW ourselves
doubt will cheeffulIy pay for the vigorous prosecution
Of ts honorable cause That pay need no o;her
proof than the before and financial history
OF the last dozen years.
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