New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-03
SUSTAINING HE C0VT;nNMEXT.
4 SPEECH by the Hon. JOr,fA. BINGHAM Of Chic,
In Tho House Of Re' ,rc,eptatives, July n, la0i,

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Pending the Consideration Of tie bill, Nv. Wick
LIZZIE OF her cky introduced the following resolution;
he'lr'S Chat The BIN be recommitisd TO the Compee Of
nth day Of tue srson bill fenodens ne present
odltes on imports With view y ths Proaei2n o. t'e
nu AMI iu tine opinion Of tie Co umss, tnc1 odchous
IN MT produce 'um equal to he de1ns OF de ooyrnia in
the properly Of tie countrs embracing msney s;oc.s anu
IA9dgsges AZ toe ia Of taAs.ion
Whereupon Mr. BINGHAM, obtaining the floor, spoke
az follows:
Mr.. SPEAgER: The resolution Of the gentleman from
Kentucky contains two propositions: one Il TO postpone
the further consideration OF this bill until the next scs-
zion of Congress; and tho other is proportion to
change the mode Of taxation from direct tax to uni
form tax upon he personal property or toe wealth, as
the gentleman says, OF th- country. Ioacnng the
proposition of rostponencrt, i have a word 10 siy.
IL is well Known 10 gentlemen on every side OF the
House, that an enemy 10 our Constitution and lava
thundeTe This day o. TIE gates OF the Capital. H. 10
also well known, Sir, tGt the ercmy, thus at youf
very door, aud threatening the overthrow of inst
uons, Is powerful IL MURDERS, and resolved IN pur-
pose Sir Que hundred tOusaud meD, at least, aired
rebels aye within forty miles Of tie spot upon which
now stand c0nspiiiDg 70 shake Down the pillars 81
your temple OF liberty, and 70 blot out forever ts last
| experiment of free representative government.
In this view OF affairs, gentlemen every hand say
tlaI The l1ym men Of the country OF every section
must be called from the peaceful avocations Of lie,
fIom the quiet and feClI-iOn Of home, etlud "a
Wi of ire about your belsagtre capital. Sir, upon
the fist of alarm at the fret Gast Of the trumpet,
the loyal citizens Of every section fprsng TO arms, and
they here's hund ed thousand strong, aud Lonrly
/ increasing. The men VI NeN-NDgl2nd, where every
sd il soldiers tepucber, re here, to do their whole
duty in this hour of the naions extremity. Men Of
the Empifo State here true and loyal TO the Con-
stitution. The men Of the go9d Ga Keystone state
/ Gre here ready TO 10y down their lives sscrfce in
/ defense of the country and lis laws The men OF the
Wet of the Great West, covering tie valley OF the
Mississippi, are heIe, ard they ere coming Ie,0 ~
thousandB and eus Of thousands Willie speak, upon
tho great purpose--tfe deielse u Inc Iostitu-
| ton aud the Union.
Gentlemen coneede on every hand, men OF every side
Of the HOuse cCDCede, that this eca1d Army Of the
Union about yOnr Ca'iai, fOr The De euse Of the
Constitution cannot be snstalued from this until your
! next fes5iOn oil Congress without money Tie NUM-
tons Of v n with which 10 fight yoG batileg cannot
| he provided for them without money. Tie bread
which IL 10 sustain diem in the Camp and tAe march
and the eld cannot be furnished them without money.
Tents ana clothing 10 shelter them from the storm
cannot be supplied without money. Tho tranFl orta-
ton necessary for 3uccessfu yindcaon OF the Coz
sti.ution by arms, and by the dread sTbitrHnent Of
battle cannot be provided without money. Il is well
known that your treasury IL empty and IN order to
f1ppy deficit, and to supply the necessary wants OF
| tie Government 10 this war FOR tie Union agaiuss
, armed rebellion, ycl must repleuisE he Treasury
You have nlr ady provided for loan Of $500 C00
Grd Won have gone the morey market foT tie purpose
OF obtaining il. III 10 Rot prov te the meansant
this Is What Lave 10 cay upoa the question % post
| l.
1uri1g ths present seesiun OF Congress, of another
extra,rdinaTy segsion soon be convened after this
i closed TO meet ;be interest ulol ibis great oau Of
EjO,t01Cg0, ,and 70 supply The deEgnt wb'ch
I ,ou,,.s Of revenue for carrying on even tho
rees establ shtnent OF The Government, desiIe to
ay that il is my coayctlon that within tie uext ~
dave in view Of Cue perls which surround ~ and III
vI:v Of the present condition OF tic money market
yonr bonds and notes wi fa 20 % Cents CT DC dollar.
What viii te VIE result Forty millions upon every
hundred million OF your paper viii go into the pockets
OF tte Sd, '"65 Of ~, street.-The money llen OF Inc
worli. hundred million ot Of tic S25o0OJ,tO0, by
way Of discount your To1sury notes and bonds IL
10 10 into the pockets Of tho stock gamblers lad
Jea.,rl or claugc, u we postpone no UAi aud al
j,uru without IroviaiAg aceuionLi revenue do MOI
saw that all tle moueyed UeD OF tie country would
t' Ills ADVANTAGE OF the yublc want ana the public
/ necessities; bu. ray wGs, Anov 10 be fact Of
history that In all grea. emergencies, wien an ma
i.riai Interests were impcnlcn wGen the interests
dcsresl 10 the huaan raco relub,d in the balance,
the eu wlo.vcre tbs very first 70 hetfav ell That was
| sacred aud xorsn preserving, were tie money
ehaueels. Tat remars holds good, oif from tho day
r. ~ tudlf took the tiry irCcs or silver for tho be.
,rava, OF III; master until lila hour. not here
by line po,ipolemCnt OF tbs tll, or any oiher oil
which may be offered T. I. conP!lsl the rur9ose OF
this one 10 Iit into the bands OF these men at the
a,criGce OF the material interests OF the country.
That ST. Is Part which 30 man can afford to play,
and icn no paJso; will ny N this great national
| conflict.
Bpt if that were ali the sacree Of material interests
only j. would be with no cyl paFaliytly small con-
3D. ation Bat That rlc!iirG Is not Il, Wh-h, in ay
Judgment. will result from this postronement Il il
very doubtiul You DO nor take some such measure
! a. This Ireg> ntly--uow-to SUytaiu ana Uphold tie
country you viii not be able - obtain any consider
able portion Of your money at ALI ana If you fail in
/ this you will not be able TO prosecute your war; end
il NAV result tiGt you will be able to defend the
capts aaiust invasion, O. be allie 20 si1tin the
fragment OF tie Army Of the Union now here throw
IA. pl gg hflf ~
alteration " gentlemen.
Mr. Speaker, have some remarks to make'in refer
euce TO the oiher proposition OF the gentleman IRON
kentucky which Il, tIat the Committee Of Ways and
Means he instructed TO report bill ssiug tax
uuon tho whole we lth Of the country. The
House know well That there is but one kiad OF tax
under The Constitution OF tho United States, tlat eau
be appotioncd among the several states upon IopGt-
ton ind that j. direct tax, which inclldeB q tax
mon land per caDtta tax upon persons, or 2 tG&
UPON slaves TO tue extent that they are made the basis
Mr., WIcgLnr.-Do undcrtani the gentleman TO
take Tue position that the COngressof The Unitcd States
have no mode Of raising money by what s called the
! taxing SYSTEM than by direct tax upon And and
| slaves
| Mr.. BEGpAN--I took no such position. stated
sud repeat my pr0posilon--that there IS only one
Lind of tax under the Federal Constitution which
| be laid by auportionmen, according TO population
among the STATES and that u direct tg az 1t s called
in The Constitution. say that the Constitution con-
ftrs, upon TIE other band upon congress power 70 nay
ana collect duties which is tax; and to lay and coll
lect customs which l. tax TO lay and collect erciscs
which is tax; aud all these forms Of taxation, duiss
inposis and excuses must 30 laid according to the u
dyilual wealth of the citizen OF tue tulied States,
yboroyer he NAV be In the Union, ard irrespective of
the population OF the State in which he may reside;
and Ill such take, must DO laid uniformly. This il no
new idea 1t is the deeision Of your courts. 1t Ia tho
laueags OF your iudges, that the word Uniform, IA
used in tho Constitution, applies oal taAes other than
dyecL tares raised by the fe1e,sl Government, aud