Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-08-16

sun that tract Of land In Ohio worth 81 O01 might he
taxed $780, and tract Of land Of the value In H.
lnos be taxed S50Of
Mr. Bngbam--I assume this position that when you
the aud Of the country. by every constfuc
ton and all precedent you lay direct tax and appor
ton It among the several States according to their pre
sentative population.
Mr. Btngham-No, siri direct TAX must not be "un
trmg u must be "appurtioncd" among the several
states according % their representative population res
Mr. oin-I ask the gentleman whether the tax upon
negroes Is Imposed direct tax or uniform tax3
Mr. Buieham--I have told thc gentleman before that
Is direct tax. understand my own position whether
the gentleman from New York does not Such Is the
express language " the bill
Mir Olin--lfitis sucha tax as the gentleman states
u must be appUriioucd among the States.
Mr. Dugham--SO IL Is.
people
Mr.. Bingham--rho gentleman seems to have given
himself no trouble In examining this question, else he
Npposes that nobody else knows anything about IT, In
The first place, the superintendent Of direct tax Is
among white people, but among States and the rule
Of AppOrt0nmrnt Is simply the whole amount Of p,pulA
ton IN each which constitute it, basis of represcn
tsinn Ia the Congress N the United States. the
gentleman u answered But that the gentleman from
New York nav not mistake my meanng.T state further
u South Cafua, flr instance has five hundred thousand
Of representative population. aud Ohio has million "
rercseulauve population, according % this provision "
NE Constitution this hcng direct LAX that you are
lag ng You aporun 20 the state u South Carolina.
he levied upon the taxable poporiy named Va this Act
within hcr limits. just ouehalf as much as you levy
the state ofOhn. | trust the gentleman now knows
how it /, hpp'rouci, among "shiie people" but
among the states.
desire TO read from the text ofhc opinion n Judge
lreic im the 10 which referred the other day.
merely 10 show gentlemen here that AM not raising any
rapisus objection uncpnsiacfcd aud undgcsted ON my
Pht' 10 we motion Of TIE gentleman tom heniuckl.-
Judge ledell IN delivering ihe opinion n he ease re-
ported ne 81 Dallas, page ISL uses this language:
he Congress pnssesses the power " taxing III
bic Objects without Limitations with The particular cxcep
lpn Of a duty on exports fApe are two restrictions
only on the exercise n This authority ! al dirc,t
taxes nusi be apporiioncd ? All dutes mposts. aud
cHrises, must be uniform"
That IT, al duties, mpass snd cxciscs must be uni
form, irrespective of population aud irrespective Of re-
presentation 10 any State
Now, sir. the gentcmin from Kentucky proposes to
abandon the proposition TO mppse dilcct tax which
alone can be apporiioncd and BY which atone you can
impose upon these Rebel States their just proportion NJ
burden frum tho Rebel States 81 South Carolina Finra.
Louisiana, Mississippi Alabama, Texas, Georgia, North
Carolina, Virginia, aud all their cnpsprators In other
slave States 10 the loyal States, New England, New
York. Pennsy vania, and the Great West stand here
10 protest against il stand here 10 invoke that wise
provision Of the Constitution against these Rebels
stand hctc 10 ask The Representatives OF The people 70
mortgage the lands this DAY all that domain
nov pcoplrd i'm rebels aud traitors. fr The purpose II
sustaining our honest suldc.s aud loyal men in their de-
iernned purpose 70 uph1d our nag and to sndicatc the
supremacy ~ oar Constitution.
Lot The genlenan's proposition prevail and how will
your Legislation stand then here
the fact that when you come 10 lay tax, not npon
land or sa'cs-nr yoa cannot do a, under The terms uf
that rcsoiuon-but upon the goods, chatels, money,
credit and ELECTS, bonds aud mortgages railroad stocks
and bank ucks il you will " the ciricis u the United
States within the several Sates insanuch as such
must be uniform aud not appornned, the great State Of
New lork, loyal miihluli
"Flithfu hund among the faiihless"
whose pulsation Is tAs muucut the side N the
Constitution aud the laws, Uil. iy your unjust legisa
ti1u. be compelled 90 pay much the entire slave
States ~ his ion 20 put down this war. is thar usi
Is IL hri l. 10 righi Why, sir, by such legislation
YOU lay The burden " thc warupon the loyal citizens Of
the lla States. nd almost exempt the wicked traitors
-cnusprafors who iuau4 Hrlt aud made taxation m.
touai necessity DO not ihiak those rohc. entitled
10 amy such special favor think Justice demands that
they should pay their dac proportion least and d.
no, h'ieve that justice tAe atuute of The Deity, would
be offended II al ihc burdens II his laid upon
the rebels who inaugor teh and NV wage with savage
| cruelty.
NJ wickiae--I would say to the gentleman that he
has misreucciycd me or pcrlaps have niiscancsyed
the matter myself Ia order 30 ub,iae any difficulty
the subject, propose % modiy my motion by directing
the Committee 81 Ways and Means 20 report bill Tor
direct taxation, under the Constitution Ard system of
revenue equal among he people ~ she DATED States.
MI Bnghm-t object To ihst ln idiii alton nov, be-
cause am speaking 20 The resolution of the gentleman
reported by the Clerk and bccaase hear the
genilemanScp distinctly in what hc nov proposes, A.
understand The gcniicnans proposed mobilization of
his recitation hnk ID would he Incompetent for
Committee 20 do AMY such utg he noW proposes u
maS be- BIO tevcr, that do understand the proposed
modification Il the gentleman, and make the remark
su'Jer - INA, liniia''ph tHNr inc res"lnti'n as u
stands before the ouso Itinclucs tho proposition
have stated lrioic, TO p1Nplne lhe l until the next
session II tungfc.s with a-rpeiions that tho Commit
tee Of Ways and Means shA then report a uniform
iaN TO le imposed ~ rizens and not ''apporiioued
among TIE states Now, repeat in this connection,
that when YOU do that do injustice 10 every
loyal citizen " every lo,N State in the Uuion
NJ. nawes-ls here any legal injection e. i
2 Mr.. Din-baw-Nuhe AZ si sir. thank The gentle
ipr bis grstilu Bat IL does follow that be-
tic,c is 80 legal restraint yuu do thi, tning.
equity aud Justice VIII allow you Co 90 b. under The ci'-
{ cunstauccs
/ Nj. Davc,-That Is What want to know
/ Mr.. BiuphAm--Nnw aiiiw iue q make another re-
mark 81 have doubt lba; my ficud from New York
tMr O!nl intends 20 do cxactly what he deems TO be
right Under hi, vi sou pInpo'c TO lay ON slave States
direct n over $40 010Jl1 asset here, that
less you adopt is mugc uftayapu you cannot lat just
Is and cqutably, 20 use mss friends own expression,
lcgall," on ihesc States s. oO1 0l1, because when
you las general uAilm yiu cannot tax slaves
/ at all. They never were taxed under the Federal
Constitution. lhues comparatively nothing in the rob
I cl Slave STATES 20 TAI but lsuds aud slaves.
/ Mr.. LN"Jny the gentleman is now referring 10
justice. desire % ask him UhaJusiec iaef. . sing
Sl@o ofpmpc.Y ia Connecticut pay - 3il g. aud the
same amount - property in Kansas lay s.
Mr. Brgham--l viii answer thc gentleman from Hi
noi,, touciug That pfapo-iu1n u h'' good d.ai as
Franklin answered the question ~ aa anxious phiiosu-
Ihsiwhy IL vas. That tnctc Oe bowl full Of water
and dsh Hanged into H. the water does nos run over
best 90 settle whether the Let IL SO or not
Mr. Lpvejny Unqucsli nahy tho fArl is so.
/ Mr ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS do not see that this is
a sef evident prop 1stou. know that my flcnd Is a
gcnucaau 90 ifut ana 'er'fiy' hui an no ghnH iui"
Tint inquiry ju.t nov. will, however. m4hr ths re-
ni4iA that even Il the statement 81 Dr. gentleman lc
correct il Is better o h"'. D. s rather rau To allow these
disny al States "a carape their inst prop1ftl u the
penst necessarily Incurred ip This Or the COnsiitu
ton and tho Union, hat isniy answer.
! Mr. LoveJoy-Wc propose 10 coutscate all their prop
crty. MOI merely To- tax H.
Mr. Bnsham-Wr have passed such ml; aud /
have made remark already, undri which ana 10 have
the benefit ~ that suggestion NJ the gentleman. II there
is any value 20 be attached 20 Sc That IT, that am not
welded this particular bill. but favor VI any bill
which may be- hetr aud which will bring present relief
Bat the gentleman, h g. unf Itunatcy, has not yet seen
the hgh u is Thing which he trs US is going TO be-.
+ will cnn-id.rit When 1t coines
Mr. l.avrio,--l ask tIe gentleman whether he expects
immediately 20 collect tins tax ffon d.oyd staissi
Mr. Bmgham-l the gentleman Ia, not any more i'm
porant question 10 AK hone De will not interrupt
state 70 him that we propose 10 collect the tax in the
way aud at the time app nted by the terms oi the bill.
II the gentleman thinks he make the Oil any better,
let him move 10 amend IT, and not stand here finding
fault with H. Having answered ihe gentleman from
Illinois, desire 10 return TO Icmarks when the geu-
ueman interrupted upon the ujusiie 70 the citi1ene
LOT the lONa States which viii be done II you only
. hin n,inu a "uniffm" law Tho little Stac Of Massa-
chusetts has S3)2 nUl 90 " personal property which
un6ef thi, irnpp,ion, wuuii he subject 10 taxation
ask gentlemen on this hpor the two, the six
D., Rebel Slave States in The Union that show that
amount of personal property irrespective OF slaves. sub
ect alton. They do not cNsi sig. According Ia
this proposition you would impose upon cill2ens Of the
State OF Observation-Disclosures state which has been faith
l to the sscrcd cause of liberty since the MA flaw
or touched her ehotch,e dailis Il iaXs for every dol
lar you would impose the rebd citizsns Of the STATE
Of Virginia Ia support II this war for the Union.
Mr.. Kellogg ~ Aclnsan-Nil the gentleman ailo"
G me 20 ask him a question
\, Mr.. y ngham-Wh is the gcntlemAn's wish
M H. 4 ftrlr IN muf ltT