The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-11
Eastern correspondence.
BosroN, March, 1861.

Editors Journal AS per your request
and my promise, avail myself of a few
moments to say that from all that can see
and hear, there exists in this community
but one sentiment touching our political
troubles, and that is Union, Union .foTecer-
Some say let US have peaceabe Union if
liberal concessions can bring about such a
result; if not Union with vengeance. Great
hopes are entertained here that after the
Ship of State has been buffeted about almost
to destruction, the storm will become a calm,
and she will yet make the harbor triumph
anty and with safety, and peace and har-
mony will again reign in the North and
South God speed it,
find a great many Southern merchants
in the market, some from Charleston, Sa-
vannah, Mobile, and New Orleans, purchas-
ing goods quite extensively. Last week
Boston exhibited much life aud animation
in trade The Southern Tariff of twenty
/ four per cent. on all manufactured and i'm
ported goods, went into effect on the 1st of
| March.-(Tariff same as that of Canada -
| Purchasers have been availing themselves of
s'duty Free" by purchasing and shipping in
/ February, and yesterday and the day be
fore goods were bought in February, inEoiced
in February, and shipped in February. So
you will perceive February, 1861, is destined
to be long month. Another thing wor-
thy of note, and should be borne in mind by
those southern merchants, viz: To mark their
own goods, for fear home folks may get hold
of the wrong invoice. There is nothing
like having two invoices these tariff times
For if You lose the original, multiply the
duplicate by two and you have it exactly.
We would ask who is to pay this duty ?
/ Unquestionably the consumer. He must
nav lust "a per cent. more than the citizens
of the q. S. do, for the same descriptions Of
goods The citizens of the Confederate
States must of necessity, pay about one
third their earnings to defray the actual ex.
penses of their government Already they
are enormously taxed. A heavy specific tay
upon all their merchandise is assessed. anC
a specific tax upon their negroes as well al
an ad valorem tax. AS a Mr.. S., o
Charleston, remarked yesterday, 1--WE thnl
tax, talk tax and pay tax, and every few
days an additional assessment is made Il
raise funds for some specific purpose of gov
eminent. We hope, after trade and com
merce have become properly regulated ant
established our taxes will be less burthen
some"
Will the honest yeomanry of the Soutf
submit to be thus taxed by the demagogue
of the South? "There is a point beyont
! which forbearance ceases to be virtue
think that point will be attained after
while, when the masses will rise in thei
majesty and put down all traitors and poll
ticianS that look to their own aggrandise
ment ever at the expense of the Union.
Touching the Boot and Shoe market
would remark that in the manufacturing
2 towns ofNew England there is not half tn
customary stock on hand. Trade is abou
half the usual amount. All parties seen
perfectly satisfied to do as little as possibl
until the vexed question is settled and tn
country once more at rest. Some few Yves
tern Jobbers are in the market, all buyinl
lightly, contemplating a second visit in tn
; event of peaceful adjustment of dificultie:
! The weather here is fine. Indeed, neve
saw more lovely spring morning in m
life. Respectfully, R.