New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-06
INTERESTING NEWS FROM BOSTON.



BosroN, Saturday May !, 1861.
An extra scsson Of our Legislature is about TO be
called bv the Governor under the advice of the besn
formed people The support and equipment Of the
numerous almost innumerabe, companies and squads
Of soldiers already enrolled in the cities and towns
bears hard upon the resources of private individual
and although the wealth Of the State is poured out
with liberality wholly without parallel in its pre-
yious history, there plenty Of men here as every
where else. who are disposed TO shir; their rightul
share Of the public burdens, aud who be only
brought up to their duty by taxation. Every town OF
any considerable size has its company of sixty or
eighty men, and in some places the people, in the ex-
GEES of their lberal,y have voted to pay them sums
Of money which, with the pay they receive from the
General Government, must amount 10 forty or fifty
dollars month OF course a long war, or short war
on large scale cannot he carried at such rates as
these without reducing the resourccs Of the people
lower than is necessary proper. And the temper
Of our people T. such that nothing win satisfy them but
vigorous, cfcctual and decisive war-a war which
will not only put down the rebellion and scatter tho
rebels but make another such rebellion impossible, by
destroying the cause Of this one. We in the habit
Of raising large sums By tayation and Of expanding
them literally for charitable relcmatory and govern
mental purposes. Frequently within the last ten
wears we have raised million of dollars by direct tax
alton, over and above our Indirect taxation Of banSs
&C.. nearly n million more And if necessary 10 mase
the crushing ont Of this treason complete and final
people will checrfully pay fifty million dollars funding
The debt and making posierity pay for the benefits
which must accrue equally 10 them and 10 ". If the
Administration will slow the free States the OpVOr
tun,v we will teach The shareholders some lessons Us
70 le relative rcal OF the two sections, well astle
relative numbers, pluck, intelligence aud principle
which shall open tie eyes Of their poca ecoHonisls
Ky recent scrutiny Of the reurus Of he Assessors IN
this Commonwe alth Il las been ascernned that one
Ir5d,f9 aad ERymaIOA d0Ro,s in stocks Ruldcpgsits
escape taxation altogether and we can if Necessary
bring this amount Of hidden taxable property TO
lqhi as well as place heavier rates upon Tue property
already taxed. And the whole will he gladly borne.
| have not heard the first symptom Of grumbtns at
present or prospective expense andI have heard score
of men cay, with flashing eyes and manner indicative
Of the most resolue deteTmnation that they viii spend
all they have got sell their furniture and begin life
anew, rather than yield to the airocous conspiracy
against Freedom, which, beginning years ago. has now
eliminated IN oren revolt. There are doubtless many
men, no. Of 'iUng convictions, who will, by and by,
nreyeises ppen ol burdens become heavy, plead for
new eiIofs a. coIx.luion and adjustment and Try to
raeh mp the old maene andset it running again after
the old onesided, iotirg fashion. But tler numbers,
| think, are comparatively small. They do not dare
to show thenseesyet IL public. The great body oithe
peopehaye the conclusion that long Slavery
dominates over The Southern States, these States not
wilHandirg tbepeSenee sfS goodmaDy IeTectableala