The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-11

direct taxation was pending befae this body aud mo-
un made 10 exempt the citizens q Maine and Mas
sa1husetrs from its operation from the imposition oi
tax upon amy single astce say their slf proposed q be
collected la the other STATES 0 tH Union, senators o hs
other twenty nine States w0ll revclt AZ te proposition
and even the senators States wsud cocela
that IL vas grossly unjust II not Unconstitutional Sap
pose tariff biH pcnding, aud il pgopoaad
to permit the people Of Maine and Massachusetts, to iE
port their goods free of duty merely p import tr
salt free Of duty while eNactng duty u the either poEts
Of the Tntad States This all would c9ncede world
be unequal unjust and unconstitutional
Wherein lies tile diderrnoe In prncple efert, BE-
tween the two cases supposed and that which exists
True the people Of Maine and Massachusetts pay laty
their salt Ike other people but then yor resand
them that duty. not drawback bat az bounty not
upon exported sh cured with foreign salt nf upon a
the fish thar they eatch whether consumed home
exported foreign countries ca nod only pas
them al the duy received from the hnt you give thela
all duty received from everybody elae Xoa refund
them their SIG coo paid duty sr, and seIerzad
s29a 0D0 collected 81 other people duty upon saf-
You give them twelve hundred per cent fln they
pay For every dollar which they put ia the treasury
. duty upon sAit, you return them twelve and hAA
do bars.
ask. wherein lies Gle drenoe petveea exesaptin
Siae from the payment q taxes lues to the
ernnenf and efnding il a its duties taxes Nhec.
in lies the difference between exsnptng the people cf
Mare and Massachusetts, FROM the rayment Gi any salt
duty, and reanding them all that they pay Why, Sr,
~ principle Il Is the same thing canyon say that axes
apPortioned among toe several States aecordng ~
numbers that all duties iposts and excissr uni
form throughout the United States ii collect duties
collect from every state, and then give the du
ties thus collected 50 two States IS this
imposing equal burdens and cafarTing equal benefits
the several States and the people who compose tbs
States clearly intended by those clauses Of tine
stitufion which read 1t would be- better
for the interests Of other taxpayers and of the other
twentynne States of this Union il the people of Maine
Gnd Massachusetts permitted TO import their salt
free Of duty because then instead q paying them
600 year, We should remit them bat SIG ,oeo we
should pay them but a dollar wigere pay them
twelve and a half
To establish Justice the constitution was framed
and the Union formed Justice IL the spirit ths
constitution and the bond Of the Union without which
the constitution is yaineless and the Union curse JUS
Lice il equality is conerring equal boustics and imposing
e4ual burdens upon all the States and all casse
zsns within the States.
Now, sir, 7 ask what can be more unjust than this
bounty paid the cod fisheries Is jast OF
the nackere and herring, and other hshernra, pay
me OF the duty upon their SALT and To eXf1pt the cod
fishermen from the payment gf the duty Us this
uniform taxatiSA Wherein, repeat lies the dif1cnce
between e1emptng cod fishermen from the duty and
turning them the duty Is il just ~ require of the beef
and pork packers OF the West and the Of the
entire Onion the payment OF dafy the salt which
they conse, and to relieve the iscrIien of The
burden support CT the government n il uss
rather yfhiDg he unjust than only
heve the cod fishermen from this burden imposed upon
other citizens Of the United States but give them the
proceeds Of that burden a bounty should Ike to
know what the representatives Of the other t.en
sine States OF tins Union render 10 their corstitu
ents for sustaining system which arces-
sarY Of life the salt which they use. in order to raise
bountes for privileged class Of two three Thousand
at most fifteen Thousand persons
Since the doctrine OF protection has been exploded and
s without party in the country, advocate in
Congress- upon what principle this bounty be MAIN
tanned defended 1t is the EXTREMIST greatest and
worst kind Of protection exceeding protecting duts
prohibiting DUTIES exemption from paving duties,
remission of duties. 1t s taking money derived from
taxing the many and giving it 10 the favored few Here
twelve fourteen Thousand men, the fishermen get
the bounty less than three thousand if the get
it, receiving 600 annually from the treasury
pure gratIlty. not for what they have DONE or
doing viii do, for the treasury the government
the people of the United States but for what they
doing for themselves for pursuing their own business. for
working for themselves, for catching cod fish The
sderation OF this bounty the catching ard selling or
cooling and eating of cod fish the filling cf their
purses stomacs Fer this they made pensioners
OF the government-the only civil the only honorary
pensioners for this they preferred above all other
fishermen, ali other OF all other occupations: for
this they made pScuiiar extraordinary and exclusive
favoritas for this they honored advanced
all other classes Of pensioners All pensions rest
upon ras and valuable consideration rnsais
services losses sustained sucrins endured fa rhe
government IN the army or navy but for this such
support be found The cod fishermen fhe
public service they have been public servants they
have not lost their limbs. their health suffered any
injury, orncurred any peril in the pubic service the
call Of their country They pensioners merit
but by mere faysr
No II is not what they are or have been or do or
have done must win do, for their country that
they are tsered and fed by it il for what
they may do IN the future it upon the possibility OF
future service that they thus made stipendiaes o
government We may need these man oIr s.lrs
say their advocates therefore, should cultivate their
patriotsn and encourage their pisctoy pastiYes or yu
suits by annual coneiiatory bribc $500 00a Tev
are the nnrseiings OF the the nascent Neptunes
whose hands may direct nagies defend commerce
and decide the destiny of country IN II war
comes where you find seanen in the cod is-
cries Nowhere Not among the four thousand mack
erel. the twenty thousand whale fishermen nor the
one hundred and thirty thousand merchant sailors ncr
the seven thousand navy not among these
hundred and sixty Thousand men Ia there skill
age and patriotism enough fght our naval battles
gers Of the deep and defy the terros OF gunpower and
grapple with foes
Surely the destinies of common country centre
IN the cod fisheries, then may excaim with Fisher
Ames = the eateling Of cod is very nomcntors ccs-
Germ
Why should they be better ssarnen Than whale fisher
men Goldfish voyage lis of four months 3 whaling
voyage Of two 70 four wears Are four months tuition
m ooaAsfing worth more than four wears whaling
eod-nsh excursion Is Of few hundred miles whaling
cruise d twenty thousand miles Is learned ia
short trip to Newfoundland than long one in aosbing
Cape Horn Does casting the lines for cod roquire
greater skill, dexterty, strength courage than
poonng the whsle II learned a fishing smack OK
foreand-aft schooner of five forty thar in a
whaling ship OF thousand 1laa smack
has yards but nasis and three sais- iib fore
SAIL and man -sziiali managed by haarsls or rope.
and puleys without getting OF decks The sails are M
furlei pulling a rcx,.