Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-10
heat produced in 1850, in the counties of
$3Sy,6Ty,Si

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$3s9,6Iy,Si
To this important sum does the CONNER
cial tribute, which is levied by the North,
annually amount, on the article of wheat ex-
ported from the enumerated counties"
The Petition then goes on to say:-"A few
years ago law was passed by which n mer-
chant, who paid duties Oh any article at any
custom house in the State, took credit on his
sales for the amount Of the cost Of the goods
which he imported from abroad. The results
of this act have been highly beneficial in its
effects on the coffee trade, which prior to this
act, was only an occasional cargo. For the
present year, the importations Of this article
into our State. directly from foreign ports,
will not be far from forty thousand bags rs
We arc advised. This has followed when
the article is only exempted from State tax
a. ton upon its first sale, TO the extent simply
of its cost when entered at the custom house
If SO Indifferent obedience TO correct the
duty principles has been 80 signally sue
cessful, shall we appeal in vain to you, for
the correction Of an evil in our State Legis-
lation, which we deem so obvious that we
!
pecting it and its operations.
We will suppose an article in general con-
sumption is brought into Virginia, from an
other State, by one Of our merchants in large
quantity, and is sold by him TO the jobbers, in
such quantities rs they may need, and then
sold by the .jobbcr, to the retailer, who sells it
to one of your petitioners, and this is the usual
direction which all articles of merchandise
take. As the law respecting merchants
licenses now stands, the State of Virginia,
collects from this article, three separate State
tarcS. Whilst if the retailer, who generally
supplies the consumer, will 20 into any other
State and buy his supplies and bring them
into Virginia, and sell them to us, he pW
| only pay n state hQJ once. We crave your
serious attention to this false and malignant
system Of State policy. Wemust think that
the policy by which every article is made to
pay tax upon its sale every time it changes
hands on Virginia soil, is one Of the causes,
by which we have been deprived of our for
eign trade. We do not ask that any interest
should be exempted from the burtlens OF
State taxation, unless it can be clearly shown
that such IN exemption would be adyanta-
geOus to every other interest in the State,
but for State situated rs Virginia is, deep
ly interested in description of property to-
wards which, we are without any evidences
of partiality from the Northern States to be
using her power of taxation upon the sub
cct of merchants licenses, in that way which
seems to your petitioners, so directly antag
oniatical to our interests ~ 4 people and
State, is an evidence of folly, to which we
direct your attention, feeling assured that you
can and will apply II remedy.
We think it judicious that every merchant
! should be made to- pay the same for his license,
whether he lives in Abingdon. Wheeling, or
| Alexandria, and a certain percentage on his
sales, provided that M article shall be tared
morc Man o"ce onitS Saie nor ought our i'm
portcrs, who bring goods from abroad into
our State, be compelled to pay any taxes on
Tie sales n Ncr caJyoes, because they would
not pay anything upon similar sales, Unto
our State treasury if they sold their cargocs
iii other markets out Of tho State, to our own
merchants. We deem it sound policy to
encourage direct foreign commerce, because
it will cheaper the articles We consume, and
the articles which we raise for sale, will be
enhanced in value, to say nothing Of that in
calculuhle sentiment Of neighborly and fra
tcrnal regard, which frequent commercial
intercourse between our seaport and interior
towns, must bring about and cultivate, but
. beyond this sentiment, we must think that
an independent and direct intercourse with
| all the world is our birthright rs Nirginisns."
Physician FOR RAILROAD CoMPANY.-A
few evenings since wel-dressed individual,
having about him all the evidences Of a
modern gentleman, Il diamond pin, massive
gold watch, and patent leather shoes, was
arrested and lodged in the Ninth street sta.
tcn-housc He was charged with being
drunk and disorderly but faithfully promis-
ing to go and SIN no more" the officers
concluded 10 Withdraw the charge and dis
miss him. Previous to setting him free,
however, he was Intercepted as to his resi-
dence, To which he Seplicd that he was from
Egypt, meaning southern Illinois. "iour
business inquired the lieutenant on duty.
Il am physician" replied he. "Oh!' re-
piled the lieutenant, in half querulous
tone. "a physician-to his royal highness,
the Pasha, | suppose" NO" spake the
doctor, 81 am physicion 10 the Illinois Cen-
hai Railroad C0mpany" Cincinnati COM
mercid.
An ITEM FOR BOYs.-It il one Of the beset-
ting sins of the young of this extravagant
age, to endeayor 10 get rid of work-to seek
for easy and lazy employment the con-
sequence is that many of them turn out
worthless vagabouds. Boys, avoid this whirl-
pool as you would plague spot, Danish
from you the dangerous desire to live
without work. Labor is honorable, ligniied;
it is a parent of health, wealth, and hap
piness; look upon it as al Invaluable bless
ing.