Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-28

COueetIon oE the Rerenue--A Prae-
teal Question.

teal kUe8IAollS
Oae Of the most immediate and press
lag questions which must occupy the AZ
tention Of the Administrztion e, in what
way the revenue collection in the seeded
States Is 70 be treated Mr.. LineOln's
Inaugural gives rs to understand THAI II e
to Be collected. though We understand
there ere persons who think it ought not
to be collected at all. In the latter case,
greater practical diffcBlty is presented,
by far, than 10 the former. The tarih in
the secession States is much lower than
ia the Gated States. II no Interruption
be put in the way Of foreign commerce
and imports In those States, that COM
meree, IN case of peace, Will be divert
ed from New York and Boston 70 Sa-
Vannah and SeH Orleans. Tie result
Of this will be threefold. and in each
incur disasters for which there can
he no apology unless the Administra-
ton is supposed 10 be morally insane
They are: /. Commerce will be diverted
from the North to the South. 2 The
revenue. 3. Since the duties indirect
taIesl are paid by the eoGsEHLsTs, the Peo-
pie of the West will pay taxes, not 70 their
own Government, buf 10 the rebel Govern
ment of the secession States. Such = re-
suit could only be caused by absolute inn
beriIity, an imbecility which is not TO be
attributed to Mr.. Lincoln. II is not =
supposAble case There are bu1 two
courses; either collect the revenue By the
naval force, or to establish line of Gus
tom Houses on tie Frontier OF the Secs
sion States. The last ag6n is surrounded
with almost insuperable difheulties-
Where u the frontier Of the Seeding
States? To-day il Is on the Southern
borders of Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Where will il be tomorrow II too, the
Border States object so much to interior
enee with the Secessionists, It would be
perfectly consistent TO object to this also
There is, then, an G6IoIgte HsceEtity to
collect the revenue on all foreign goods
entering the Secession States This
must be done The Government Is no;
yet entirely imbeeile or Poweriess. though
the late Democratic administration did all
ia,its power to make il so. Nor is it at AL
ditaGult TO accomplish. 1t is probable that
a simple notification to foreign powers that
no goods could be either cleared or en-
tered, IN Southern ports, under the au-
thoTity of the United States Government,
and consequently would be liable TO for
fixture wherever found-WouId be Sufficient
to cut OF nearly all trade, If not, few
small cruisers OF the Mississippi, the
H1OuAu vi savannah auU GuAElGSAOu-
will be quite sufficient The possession OF
the keys of Florida, of Pensacola hasbor
(which is secured by Port Pickens), and of
Chesapeake Bay, furnish ample support to
the home squadron necessary for this pur-
pose. This is the right and the shortest
course to get through this difficulty. The
Secession rebels will call it coercion. and
get up new display of political fireworks;
bat they will take care TO shed no blood,
They are uncommonly careful TO svoid
that, Indeed, there can be no blood shed;
for the secession armies are on land, aud
the vessels are on sea Any attempt to
strike at the United States through the in
terror, viii rouse spirit of patriotis1
which only needs spark to kindIe Il into
a flame That is what We need just now
IA rousing up of patriotic 6rex. which
will burn away the stubbIe covering up
the true National feeling. We have had
imbeciliiy enough AID concession enough.
Let MS now have manly exercise OF Just
constitutional power. If the seeessionisis
resist, let them take the consequences; let
them meet the volcanic eruption Of uztion-
al mitigation, which will take but little
time 10 sweep The Secession government
from existence.