The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-03-15

Ills cutie fhsiEs uountry. thxt
her peculIl pine s. ia NlAieh al4 a da
co4npelition
The Dutch. prorerhiri for fhaif rracii.
CA shrewdne own the fI1| picc Is.
ianns ol The Eaalerh Arch 70 Tie
principal revenue Of fhene c6Isn con
aiats IN the elp0rl duty cn teif aagiculs
fnEaI produels Yet mankind etnnnfr4
AL the spices and the Az coda and al
the Java coAoes that lzle put IN ih6 mar
ltef- These Dutch ooI6nid nff4 anol6ef
product. the famous hrd's nesls n che
East. They are taxed one hundred and
tiity per cent Who pAys that tAx. tie
Dutchl whOd0 not eat bird NESTS. 6r the
Chinese, who consider them the hsinlne az
epicurean lnxuryi But the Ditch ex-
port duties are not confined to ihesT oolon-
In their little Holland. ilisy hive pro.
duets Of manufacturing skill. such Is
laces and certain otheI f6bfits. which they
can tax. and yef sell cheaper ~ better
than any competition. and for which fhey
can tax foreign buyers accordinRly. SWe-
den taxes her unequalied iron ore which
the skill Of another nation aliefwafds
throws into the markets u En1hkh steel.
Mexico derives . steady revenue from the
her guano other Central and South
American countries from dvewoods: Bruxil
from her diamonds Spain iona levied a.
enormous export duty on her duicksilvef.
until she found condpelitors she now
fntls caba All inexiIaustille mine of
wealth, not by liifkcl fa,rntion On the aaris
culture of that island. not by import du-
ties, onerous and iniudiciona as those are,
bat BY export duties on is sugar and to
baceo. Of which every smoker Of Havana
cigars pays his proportional share. Yet,
both IN sugar or tobacco, Cuba has never
yet been able 10 supply the demand.
These illustrations might be multiplied
TO any extent. They are ci the most
various character, and it Is thought they
are sufficient 70 deduce therefrom correct
rules relating to export duties, and to
answer the question pfopOunded at tho
head Of this article. Ono or the other.
import or export duties. We must have
Thst a Federal Government cannot safely
depend on the contributors OF the States
composing it. the experience Of the
American States, Under the articles of
Confederation, amply proves that it can.
not safely levy q direet tax On the citizena
of those States, s proved by the Whiakeg
fsAellion and the fate Of John DANA
house nnd land taxation bill, and 9 |aola
history 81 Nthe old Goeernrsenr To lev
that tax in the -e6ape q Excise laws Is
still worse. Excise laws have been odions
from the time of the Roman Empire 10
the present. as the fruitful source Of in
tolerable annoyance. and as breeding
swarms Of petty lazy, faithleas officials,
who cheat the government which they
make hateful 20 the people R ~
The present Congress In the Provisional
Constitution has omitted the clause Of the
old one prohibiting export duties. Shall
that clause be omitted in the Permanent
Constitution also THE reply IS made bv
another question evil the border
States join Us 70 But our permantnt
Constitution must stand upon certainties,
and not upon doubtful PROBABILITIES. We
must legislate for ourselves. before we
legislate for others whose Intentions we
cannot know. Besides, Constitutions are
not straight jackets in which nations are
confined and IL Is always possible and
never too late, 70 alter, modify, OF amend,
when they cease to subserve the objects
for which they were intended
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