The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-21
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, MAY q, 1855


Darset TAxnaaoa.
ADsERA0F o. FM1 RDPouf or HoN. M B0YCn. or
SOUTH OAnoLMA, or TIE srnoxAL OoMnIrrD or
xHz HOus. or REPRESENTATIVE, on fau GOVERN
M1Nr UPNDfrURns, NAvl0AfI0N LAws, DurIus
ON nGPoRFs, AND DnEcr TAXATION.
me special COMMITTEES 70 whom was referred the fol-
lowing subjscsA reduction of the expenditures Of the
government the navigation laws; the existing duties on
imports and The sxpsdenoy a sradual repeal of III du
ass imports, and resort exclusively 70 Internal
uoa--respeotfully submit ths following report
The expenditures for the fiscal year ending June &c.
1857 Independent Of the public debt q appears from
the report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury are sos o
sol 70.
Tne nrst question IL whether these expenditures are
greater than what they shoud be under an economical
administration OF the government We think they are.
me best mode Of determining this question ID TO compare
the present total expenditures OF thu government with
The total expenditures Of the governmsat q some past
period Of history; and further compare some OF
he Leading items Il expenditure now with the lead
ing items Of our expenditure then. With this view we
have compared The receipts and expenditures Of 1857
with the result Of which appears TO be the following
statement:-
Increase Of ~
1929 1857. over '2S.
Popuauon. ..... 10 0o6,240 "a 700 1888 acc
Receipts 70 6s ,al2 81 4s sAo 81
Do pro rata
70 population Lea % 100 aN % 100 4sp 100
Expenditures s,7sAl 60 ~ 500 66 II
Do pro rata
% population. o. ss-loo 2as Is 100 1ss slloo
Military cEpendi-
lures 3ose, s4 4s 10 ,l5o 81 1902 22s A
Naval expendi-
lures 2Sc3 7o5 IS IL es1 es4 81 loll7 o2s rs
spa,e would permit, this contrast might be carried
into many other ems OF expenditure, aud tho results
would be startling But enough has been done to SHOW
that the rata Of expenditure ia far in OF the
Increase OF population Tho expenditures ought not,
Tor very obvious reasons TO increase proportion
TO the increase OF population. But couceding that II
d S d
o6,oS2 $50 7o-an excess OF $31 $50 10.
THIS result 10 sufficiently striking but |. rendered
That 900 acres OF the public lands granted
during the last fiscal year for railroad purposes which
may be valued at being at tho rate Of 50 so
That appropriations to supply the deficiencies Of the
numbers to O0o making totA. xpeadures Of
the government in round nbers, for the las. fiscal
year $50 600 excess over the rates OF expead
The administration OF the government in 1928 was no.
considered peculiarly economical; the contrary, it
pronounced at the time by some extravasaat, aud
really much more 90 than ths first term OF Mr. JEFF
ferson's administration.
Considering As established the proposition that the
expenc lures OF the government far
they should be- pass to consider the reeiy fire
meey there be, for this avshmens Of the public money
What Ia the remedy for this vast aud Increasing expsnd
suIeS The only remedy likely in any degree TO DO esc
tuA. st change the extiog system Of tsxaton The
IL D
ributAoe to auy particular party or admaisua'on FOR
this Increase has constantly gone under every party
and every administration With the regularity OF great
principle. 10 make individual q prodigsl you have
only 70 supply him with unlimited amount of money to
make government exrsvAgant you have ooly 10 CO the
same thing The first economical defect OF our present
stem Of taxation by duties imports thstt
as bounty to one and that very important csss-the
manufacturers Under tue operations OF this first de.
feet the great manufacturing class which represents
vast capital which is Instantly alive 10 its peculiar inte-
rest winch vgilsnt, active, powerful and cspahle OF
nd
ths taxation Of the for the higher the
are laid on the principle ofp'osecng their products,
Suppose the question were sub iiied to the c,.t,n
manufacturers tho iron manufacturers whether the
duties on con and iron should be increased or
bes So far they concerned, they consider high
duties a boun'es 10 them and they would be in favor OF
the Uroer the present eys;em OF taxation by
duties On imports this greA. cass favorable to high
taxation.
To form some 6ea Of toe s,upendous magnitude or this
manfacsuripg interest, take the following statement.
showing TIE valse Of the products Of manufacture Of the
(s,aie nent In detail omittsd.)
Result, total products q manufacturers in the United
States estlmsted at 81 ,055, 500 500
This reference to the products Of manufactures may
give some idea OF the immense capital engaged ia
nannisctures THIS capital may be estimated at five
This vast capital Is all less Interested in high
~ Iga ~, 10, o. .ne
ton 70 be capital they represent, as COMPARED with tbs
capital engaged In osher industrial pursuits; for, from
very obvious some OF which have been already
Incidentally alluded to- Ia far beyocd this ratio. As
illustration OF this influence, would refer 70 tbs fac
connected with the modification OF the tariff during the
last Congress- that the only great interest
here ct that time by outside agents. Was the
scono@s. sdnnisr.,oo Of the ssrsranens 70
plAce that great and active interest permanently
on he side Of low taxation, and the only
which necessarily implies total abandonment Of pro
tective duties, which but another for bountcs
aide Of taxes you have akeo one Of the most decided
rteps oa You can possibly take in favor Of low TAXATION
which sne necssssry snts &c .s On economy
ton that By It's indirect operation the people guo
rant Of what they pay They gnora, OF Whist they
they pay to the protective Interests In the shapc OF boun
ties II the object be 10 obtain from the people largest
sys,sm,he present sysems the beat but II the object
be only 70 obtain from them the least amount that will
suffice for the Just wants Of he government, then the
direct system Of taxation 10 the best The happy gno-
OF the people Of the Uned States I, the
Of taxes they are pAing one grea. cause OF their
naming passive under the enormous increase OF
expenditures which has been gong for years n we
desire economical government must be lid with
me people and let each one know exactly what be pays
the enhanced price OF the Commodities, will tolerate
expenditure o: 800 900 eco much patiently tia,
u $50 0c0 COO when each has 70 pay his sscsraed
share directly from his pocket Economy here mast
be procured by vigilance among The constituency "A
long the constituency indifferent subject
the representatives will be carried alopg unressfuriy m
the vortex of exxavagaDce
Another objection 70 the present system the large en-
pepdture necessary the present mode 81 cocuss
revenue, in paying the army Of employs eagt - q
the present revenue service, in building ostly rs
in various parts Of the United States ana 10 msatsn "a
custom houses which do not pay their own erpenasa
Upon this point would call aiteafi0n 10 the foiow.
ing fscn-The direct cos. OF collecting the revcnas from
customs In the last fiscal year ing JuDe 90, 1881
o34 05, 1851 $50 so, empoyla three toa
sand and eighty eieh, officers Tbs independent o me
cost Of the custom houses and cutters the Ia
terest upon which would largely increase the sun.