Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-12

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1.-THE New York Times, on the authority of o
verbal statement made BY Gen. scorr, week
or ten days ago, says there are nov, under arms
and in the pay oflthe Governnent sf the United
States, 22O, 900 men. The maintenance Of this
army win require. sccordipg 70 the Times
81 900, 600 annually . each segimens, or 1920.
OOO. 900 year. The;NAsy will require. In ad-
dition, at least half thu, sum, 80 that with the
ordinary expenses of the Governmett, VS. may
9 afely put down our natioDsl expenses az the
rate Of $685.. .o00. 900. year. or 81 .000.OOV a
day. This estimate, Il should be borne IN
mind, is based upon the presentstais OF fafairs'
and shows at what az enormous rate eur ma
tional Indebtedness 10 now ,accumulsnng. By
another year, If tho war goes on,is be
necessary to double or even treble II. H. will
be observed further, -tbet In the foregoingca cal
oalasion, no account Is taken Of the increased
expenditures Of the State Governments. These
are all accauulatibg debA az tapidly' ard per-
haps more rapidly, In proportion to their7neaus,
than the General Government. ?
Il Is interesting to note how the Times pro-
poses to meet our Increasing national expendi-
ture. I,mus. be provided for by q war tariff
The ordinary revenue will NOT, according to the
Tim,s, even under the Morrill, tariff, exceed
S60. 1000. 900 . years. but BY imposing tax on
tea, o.ffee, and other articles Of cannon con-
sumption now admitted duty free, the Times
thinks the annual revenue may be raised to
1000, 900. To show that this Ia practicable,
the example Of heavy taxation 10 European
OOuntries, particularly in England, L. cited,
where the people pay taxes on tea, coffee. and
on almost every Imported article OF general
consumptionss as well as Of luxury.
The T.mss gives tables showing how many
sources OF income are made available 10 Eog-
land, OF which our Government neglects the
use. The general results are summed up in
the following paragraph which we quote:
The consumption Of tea in the United States,
in 1860, was 25 223 377 lbs, which, if taxed at
the British rate. would have yielded the aeasu.
~ about SO o. 0 900 To the same year we CON
sumed ls0 9OS. .655 ibs of coffee, which, u taxed
at the rate Of cents pound, would have af-
forded some five and half millions of dollars.
The principal of which these yearly sums would
be the interest, very nearly represents the prob
able direct cost of the war. IL would also be
perfectly just and expedient to impose decided
ly advanced duty upon foreign sugars and mo-
lasses, OF which. In 1860, We imported 7,0OO,-
600 Bs, and 81, 600, 600 of gallons. These are
Developments of Que own revenue system ,.as TO
the utility Of which there can be no question.
However useful such system may be made
to appear for meeting he wants of the Govern
meut, we question whether the people are yet
prepared TO submit quietly to, this onerous tax
on articles which were once esteemed Injuries,
but now take rank among the Decessitiesof dai
ly life. But the foregoing calculations are based
upon the fallacious idea that with the increased
duty, nearly or quite doubling the cost of the
articles named, the consumption would remain
the same. 1t is evident that, If the proposed
duties we're imposed in the present crippled con.
dition Of the country, the consumption Of the ar.
ticles in question would be lessened one half or
more, and the anticipated revenue diminished
in proportion. ..,.s ...l t--s-.
But the Times. finds other elements in the
British revenue system, which 10 recommends
to the careful study Of our legislators, such as
the excise, the stamp duty, sud-the income
tsx. IL thioks that it may be found expedient
to impose an excise upon spirits, wine, tobacco,
and sugars Of home production. A stamp du.
ty on every bank note, promissory note, or con-
tract in writing, and an income tax on the pro-
H's, wages or income that every farmer, and
professional and laboring man might make
from his occupation, might produce hand
some revenue TO the Government, but we sus-
pect the people would generally regard il ia the
light of intolerable Oppression.
The Times is leading Republican organ,
and foreshadows In its recommendations in re.
gard to taxation, measures that are intended to
be pressed upon the attention Of the new Con
gress. !. will be urged that the necessities Of
the Government, growing out Of the war, are
60 urgent, that system Of general and heavy
taxation, like that adopted In Great Britain,
must be resorted to in this country. We alluds
to these things at this time, that the people
NAV he foreWarned. - aar ert Its rt