Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-24
National1 1tmotrat.
Act of Congress to Provide In
Inv creased Revenue.

Mi. important docement appeared in the
..u.,ip. of Thursday, making five and a
f oolumns of closely printed matter. We
"' ,bs following abstract of the same from
nf I'rI IRulletin's Washington Letter:
THE NEW TARIFF.
..,onc the duties under the new tariff
t;oh 90 into immediate operation are the
following ,oD....,
.anJard. and syrup of sugar, Q cents per
f'd fs"Dd white and cloyed sugar, above No
Po'q ,S qI cents per pound refined, 4 cents per
Ilound candy, G cents per pound; molasses,
cents per gallon.
On ali tens, Is cents per pound
Coffee. cents per pound. Cocoa 8 cents
.s ponnd; Manufactured Cocoa, s cents per
sornd. Chocolate 6 cents per pound; Salt
sacks, IS cents per 100 pounds; in bulk,
10 10 cents per 100 pounds.
Rrandy 81 % per gallon. Spirits distilled
e.nr, grain or other materials, so cents per
gallon n,
hand leather, 80 per cent ad uaioren India
Rubber raw, 10 per cent; India Rubber
boots and shoes. 80 per cent.
Wines of all kinds, so per cent al pdL
Silks not more than 81 per square yard
80 per cent. al Ualorem. Silks costing more
than 81 per square yard, 40 per cent.
All articles imported from beyond the Cape
Of Good Hope in foreign vessels, not entitled
already to be exempt from discriminating du-
ties, and all other articles not imported direct
from either place of growth or production,
mr. in foreign vessels not entitled to exemption
from discriminating duties, shall be subject
to nav. in addition to the duties imposed by
,his act 10 per cent I'D ralorem; Pro0ided
that this rule shall not apply to goods i'm
uorted from beyond the Cape of Good Hope
in American vessels.
All goods actually in bond in the United
States, or on shipboard and bound to the
United States at the date of the passage of
this Act, shah be subject to the tariff hereto
fore existing. Bonded goods for home con-
sumption must be Withdrawn, or the duties
Maid thereon within three months after the
massage of this Act or if designed for ex-
portalion, must be withdrawn within three
vears from the date of their being deposited,
otherwise they shall be deemed abandoned
To the United States, and shall be sold; pro
yiJed, that merchandise upon which the
owner may have neglected to pay duties
within three months from the time of its de-
posit may he withdrawn and entered for
consumption any time within two years of
the time of its deposit. upon the payment of
the legal duties with an addition of % per
cent. thereto.
DIRECT TAX PORTION OF THE BILL.
The Direct Tax levied by the same Lill
upon the several States of the Union includ-
ing those in rebellion, is 100000 900, Of
which the share assed to
California is ..............'.... .S254 ,54S
oregon ............... 30,lIO
Washington. ........ Z, 7j5
Nevada. Owl
This tax ,is to be raised and collected bV
the Several States and Territories themselves,
i. they will accept the duty, for the fulfill
ment of which they are allowed s per cent
of their respective assessments. If they fail
to undertake the collection, provision is made
for the collection of the direct tax by Federal
officers This direct tax is to be assessed on
tie value Of lands, lots, houses, etc. at the
rate each is worth in money on the lst of
April next, proyiIed, however that there
shall be an exemption on each mans property
TO the value of $500.
Coon EtFEcrs or THE APPOINTMENT on
GEN. McCLELLAN.--lt is scarcely possible to
.eyer-rate the good results which have fol-
lowed the appointment Of Gen. Mcclellan to
the command of the main army Of the Union
NoS only Washington City,and the surround
ing camps give evidence of the new order Of
things, but the whole country already feels
its influence and evidences the fact in the
rapidly restored confidence Of the people
Wherever he goes our forces Immediately
become systematised, more rigid military
discipline is established, and thorough order
prevails. He found our vast army exceed
ingly lax in disciplne-a half organized mob.
of fine materials badly differed. At glance
he seemed to take in the whole situation, and
he proceeded at once to introduce reforms
adapted to the end Of securing comfort to in
dvdual soldiers, and efficiency to the mass
Nothing is to small to escape his notice.
heretofore many company and regiment
suffered in health and in spirits because of
tie carelessness or inefiiciency Of officers
whose business it is to see that their men are
properly fed and that the simplest rules for
the preservation ofheath are observed This
neglect now is so sure to meet such prompt
.acd stern rebuke from the commanding Gen
eral that it is already becoming the eXccp-
ton instead of the rule. Officers no longer
lounge about the hotels and bar rooms of
the Capital-but are compelled to remain in
camp. and thus made TO realize the stern re-
s!ities Of the work in which they are engag-
cd As a consequence the camps have become,
as they should have been from the beginning,
tie school Of the soldier Having nothing
else with which to employ their time, both
officers and men proceed to the drill ground
with real pleasure and are rapidly acquir
ing the proficiency essential to success in the
field The men too are learning to know
their officers; and the Generals face is be-
coming familiar tothem as wGs the great
Napoeon's to the vast armies who ever hail
ed his presence with mcst genuine enthusi-
a3m. General Mcclellan appears to possess
ia marked degree the faculty of impressing
his men and inspiring them with his own
lrave spirit; and to day those who were re
pulsed at Bull Run are more anxious than
ever to meet the foe again, full of confidence
that they can and will triumph in the next
contest, no matter when or where it may
oecur.-BMleta'S Wash. Cor
A pRAYFuL suBlEor-Mr Weeks, the Re
publican orator. in his Nevada speech, on
saturday night, said that he voted for James
buchanan in 1855, and in doing so, perpe-
ueted the grand damning sin of his life. For
TINS one terrific sin, he said he had smplored
forgiveness of God, every night for years, but
was afraid that God had not forgiven him,
ana never would. This is certainly an eX-
'eeedingly unpleasant predicament for any
man. ana especially so to one of such jolly
'dlihenSlons AS Mr. Weeks. AS his own pray
ere seem to be ineflicacous, and as it is en-
joined upon VII true believers to pray for
their enemies, We would respectfully com
mend the deplorable case of Mr. Weeks to
hn a i. al,