Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-05

course, for the whole year. 3,5l9 000i. II appears
to be asCertaned that the Incometa tax produces
about ,200OOOi a-penny. The mouths of Continental
tnanciers must when they see a mere "0pen Sc
same, elicit such wealth It's all the trouble easy
to say 0d. I'd, and shilling either This is too
like the mastery acquired by modern sciences vast
masses Of material which places them the mercy of
key, turncOck spark, a wire With turn OF the
wrist touch Of the finger YOU may discharge a clil
into the sea- blow up city, food half province, place
theatre in darkness do anything think OF in
reason. The Chancellor OF the Exchequer puts the index
OF the property taI.o To- and he knows the result to
within few thousands. Next to the tyrants wish that
all the citizehs of Rome had neck among them moth
ing can be more summary and comprehensive We all
OF us know what is meant by thermometer at %, what
by zero and what by go The bare figures make shiy
or sweter. So ncomeitax at Sd or I'D. positive
sensations The ore hacks of reduced Estimates
aud Administrative Reibrm the other of Arm
strong guns and stlam three deckeIs To
Egyptian Imagination the figures of the Nl)meter
consOatory or pOrteuous hs the may be. In the
Income-tax tie figure is nbt the index but the regulator
and gives us perfect com land Of the supply. How for
tunate that such nsrI ment is in British hands In
the Eastern apologize tlk two shepherds could have
either ryuet or the Gircs as they wished IT, through
their land The got Dme water meadows the other
was washed away 1t carl hardly be said that Mr. Glad
stone is content with a ril but Heaven il Napo
leon ILL., had to choose Think of such man being
able to whisper Two fra tcS and bring down twenty
five millions sterling lit it appears that the British
Chancellor o. the ENcheqter, with the concurrence OF
Parliament las the powcd if he has also the will.
But when 0ur neighborh hear OF this prodgy-lust .
600 OOOl added to the re enue byq word all in
ming and without the lea kt additional rouble-hey will
have "A mslying 1t vi III occur to them that the poor
taxpayer upon whom thy have tried all sorts OF tricks
and whose paving pOwjrs they have probcd 20 the ut
t,rmost must be- a man Ne finite resources. There is a
bottom TO tyery lug ard il can 30 more than run
over II YOU take it OUT in Income ax you will get the
less out of expenditure Very true. The philosophy Of
taxation is universal llou cannot have 1t in meal and
in malt too Nay, if ybu seize the income which the
owner had destined for profitable employment, you
near the folly of killing the goose that laid the golden
eggs So, mp Income q x, down Customs and Excise
This might be true OF FIancc of Austria the SUI
t,ns dominous but it b. not true of England; at least,
there is ne sign Of IT, Here in this very return for the
Quarter ending last Ilturdly night, notwithstanding
the immense sum OF G.OOO.OOOk taken bodily out
of our pocktts for IlcOme-tax aud notwithstanding
the immense increast of three and a-half millions,
COMPARING Quarter Iih Quarter, there is no de-
crease hut a very large increase, in the Indirect
t,xes-ttat j. those dn expenditure. One exception,
indeed there is if ED pion It may be called. On the
comparison of the Qu rter there Is 000 less for Gus
toms Hut this il easily accounted for. The trade in
foreign vines spirits k and other Continental articles,
ha, almo,t suspjlded since the financial statement
everybody waiting ill the duties oil, were
duccd So there has been first temporary cessation of
trade su a lower salc OF duties and in some
duties a, all This / made the difference. In the Quar-
trrs Ex:se there i. $50 great an increase that
hardly believe il enelv accounted for by the increased
consumption OF malt hops and paper, great appears
To have beer. Il il 500 oOOl Stamps too have Weld
ed &C. o10l more thI in the Quarter last year,
which il encouraging for Mr. Gladstones grand scheme
of new Stamp Dutcl The pOstOice has been more pro-
duciye by 81 cool hnd the "Micelaucous"-we always
dread TO inquire whI iiincules-fgures for 3Ss ooO-
Altogether the net Increase on the Quarter FIVE
mi.ons So much for the comparison of Quarter with
Quartet The com arson of Year with Year only be
reydw of old newt The Quarter Just ended is the
remarkable feature IT, But the total of the years
Revenue is worth nbtce IL is II 0S9 6G9l
What figure What a revenuel Il is no mere mat
ter of account; nd -hidowy estimate; antiquarian
computation OF drI chms swollen sum in reals, but
sevenfv-une mloit golden sOyereigns actually collected
and paid into the British Treasury What selfcompi.
cency such a sum ingt inspire What regrets it might
sugg,s, II would harrow the feelings Of the patriot
the paianthropi-t 100 much suggest what might be
done with nl this houey, besides building threedeckers
10 rot ia POr'sno lth harbor, paving for doing
nothing or wo-se In point OF fact, however such
SUN ,ll ueyer hJ collected, except the stimulus OF
national danger br national glory. We don't probe
cverv pocket and livery conscience in the country for the
sake of Paladan designs or even Partisan Boulevard
or ANYTHING we ctu exist without War is sull the in
cenFe OF great Efforts War national jealousy prowes
in word the Warrior BY sea or by land is the story
of this Quarterly Return it is Of the granies histo
ries poems and Epeeche- in all ages. How solcmnly
Perlles would d yc stated these figures with what
pomD Demostheles would have drawn them out!
They are too suggestive OF what Euglaud can
do, if il wi,hd A nation that raise 90,
900 doJ a year Il ~ easily raise lUOUIOOOO True,
the money (. wllirRn from trade and from private
ioyTent II We Ihoose throw all stviugs into the
STATE chest W, mi-t 90 building with brck instead Of
stone: We mus, r. the Yankees carry off old pic
tpr,s and books must let the village aboreT remain
mu.h the same hhrdworaing clodhopper he was huu-
dred wears aeO But why not ? The State with all its
grandeur it, eef and its armies is the property Of ALL
Our glory our Empire, our colonies and dependencies
belong to ALL whatever happens to are still En-
p.brpen as our ichildren will be after But let
sion This comes of rentroi Of II 900 Olul 1t makes
us All proud eytrhagant and careless OF the
Perkins il Is oru late that the shoe pnches in point
At least The mci ime-'1l will keep alive the tradition Of
economy if noth h else will Nobody pays his l0d in
tbe pbund Wthoua PRAYER for the soul Of Jos ph Hume,
and a wish that heI were here had left worthy
,essor But now hat Golden and Bright mcdiatzed
we fear the race extinct Erorore aiY,ss you have
plenty to do. Thtk Of II OjoOoOL year to be opera
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