The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-30
From the Cincinnati Gazette
Collection Of the Revenue..A Practical
81 Question.

One of the most immediate and pressing
questions which must occupy the attention Of
the Administration il, in what way the revenue
collection in the seeded States is to be treated :!
Mr.. Lincoln's Inaugural gives US to understand
that it Is to be collected, though we understand
there are persons who think it ought not to be
collected at all. In the latter case, greater prac
teal difficulty is presented, by far, than the for
mer. The tariff in the secession States is much
lower than in the United States. If no inter-
ruption be put in the way of foreign commerce
and import into those States, that commerce, in
ease of peace, will be diverted from New York
and Boston to Savannah and New Orleans. The
result of this will be threefold, and in each incur
disasters for which there be no apology unless
the Administration is supposed to be morally in
sane. They are: /. Commerce will be diver
ted from the North to the South. g. The Uni
ted States Government will lose the revenue
8. Since the duties (indirsct taxes) are paid by
the consumers, the people Of the West will pay
taxes, not to their own government, but to the
rebel government of the secession States. Such
a result could only be caused by absolute imbe-
cility an imbecility which is not to be attlibu-
ted to Mr.. Lincoln. 1t is not a supposable case
There are but two remaining courses; either
collect the revenue by the naval force, or to es-
tablish line Of Custom Houses on the frontier
of the Secession States The last again is sur
rounded with almost insuperabls diEculties.-
Where is the frontier of the Seeding States |!
To-day it is on the Southern borders Of Tennes.
see and North Carolina Where will it be to-
morrow? If, too, the Border States object 30
| much to interference with the Secessionists, it
| would be perfectly consistent to object to this
also. There is then an absolute necessity to col.
lect the revenue on all foreign goods entering
the Secession States. This must be done. This
government is not yet entirely imbecile or pow
erless, though the late Democratic Admnistra
ton did all its power to make it So. Nor 10 it
at all difficult to accomplish. 1t is probable that
q simple notification TO foreign powers that no
goods could be either cleared or entered, in the
Southern ports, under the authority Of the Uni.
| ted States government, and consequently would
be liable to forfeiture wherever found-would be
sufficient to cut off nearly al trade. If not, o
few small cruisers off the Mississippi, the mouth
| of Savannah river, and Charleston, will be quite
sufficient The possession of the keys Of Flori.
da, of Pensacola harbor (which is secured by Fl.
Pickens,) and of Chesapeake Bay, furnish ample
| support to the home squadron necessary for this
| purpose. This is the right and the shortest way
| to get through this difficulty. The Secession
| rebels will call it coercion, and get up new
DISPLAY of political fireworks; but they will take
care to shed no blood They are uncommonly
careful to avoid that Indeed, there can be nc
blood shed for the Secession armies are on land
and the vessels are on the sea. Any attempt to
strike at the United States through the interior
will rouse spirit of patriotism which only needs
q spark to kindls it into fame. That is just
what we need just nova rousng up of pstri
otto fires, which will burn away the stubble Gov
ering up the true National feeling. We hav,
had imbecility enough, and concession enough
Let us now have manly exercise of just con
stitutional power. If the Secessionists resist
let them take tho consequences; let them NEE
the volcanic eruption of National indignation
which will take but little time to sweep the Sc
cession Government from existence