Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-24
iCOMNUSlCATED.

Tue Tax BILL.-"A LOCKER On, in his
communication to the Gazette Of Thursday
morning, endeavors to justify the imposition
Of an unequal and unjust tax upon Mer-
chants. for the following reasons, (among
others
l. "A good many Of our citizens were
greeR enough-among them, "A LOCKER
On"--to subscribe 500 to 500, 900 to build
i Factory" The final result OF which, was
the loss Of nearly all the money invested.
Now, are we to understand from this state
mcnt, that every man who invests money in
the erection Of Factory j yerIunt and
should be warned III the fate Of the green
LOCKER on, t. make more profitable in
ye>tmcnt-? Ii thus understood, il il I'm ar
gumonr against home manufactures. IL j.
true, "A LOCKER On" cndeayors to fr the
failure of the Mount Vernon Cotton Fac
tory upon the Merchants Of Alexandria.
But when it Is understood that al the sales
ii AM the merchants IN this city, would not
amount to more than four on five bales ont
every fifty manufactured, and when ii is
remembered that the merchants could often
buy the cotton manufactured ia Alexandria,
!; cent yard cheaper H. thc North than
they could buy II ~ home, the imlacy q
the argument VIII " seen, ana some other
reason must be Sought !"r fnr failure y me
Factory.
p DO the merchants of Alexandria, Oh
n Ivy "'ler PORTION ol thc 5Cale' eAlTc'
CHAT sc are going on increasing the public
debt, without making provision for the in
Iere'' Is wen a. lor the sinking iuha y,
Ihere could not nave Deen obtained ~
votes II the House u Delegates nor 2 ~
inc SENATE LIT ah increase over me - 81.
~ Il Iaaus' ~. i, J,
\" '"',' ''lc H'ercnaHt' reply II aIe WI !,
l'"S - "e"i J"'t ai'u 'lua' part - ~
I'AcN necessary ~ ~ imposed pul W. isfe
Ivy Willie - pear VIE "h2i' ourthen' anu
II 5oti''' S.ra''-e' 'i'aV thT A." S"' y I'e
,I''''lgsrs II ."g ilouse 1T l'tle-I-esi ''lu 7
lit. ,'''''.o' WV i'P'e'e"' w '"''i 'u'ei
IT. ~ '.,''l'' ~ ~ e@'o NJ ~ upon ',i'lI
S"ou't N 0H'P''g !" - = 80.
SU" WY VIZ "i'hloeIS 'ese"''hS niercaIi-
O'ie interests 'houlu vote - impose the "nole
'aH upon 'ie!r constituency, I,
II rs oe'isil ~ 'Ili' measure = y force
I'Io '~iS''h'o "o',ie manufacturers anu
l ... l.....f..l l. 49,. -. :ll
NC III u''''i ''''''' ~" " 80 V"S. n =,
"c't7 e''ry i.''Se uea'eF II 'loEc"al'l''e ~
n y business 4 " DrIhS aGouI Soch = result.
~" eah VIZ merchants - -A.e% II. COM
pete win the merchants 81 Washington,
when the former are paying 81, 900 license,
and tho latter SO?
ltiS very easy r. talk about direct lmpor-
tatjon, but i i quite another thing 70 accom-
pn-h IT H the large cities, there are sepa-
fate importation houses lor nearly every
a II. Y tT&de. from these immense eStaD-
Iisnments, how the gloves, me hoisery, the
ribbons, the threads, me slks, the cloths,
the caSSImcreS, the needles, the pms, &C.,
49, that are y supply not Jew stores W
Iew towns, bat a!I the stores q AL the towns,
villages, and by-ways, q All the land. These
houses do notonly buy on their own account,
5ut large quantities of goods arc sent ~
them an sale. Hy the immense business
they ~, 1hey IRE able Y sustain immense
LOSSES, ana goods are often sold ~ V 5O per
cent below tine cost VI Importation. The