Smyrna times., 1862-03-13
War and Taxation

OF all curses; but its influence on nation is
not necessarily debasing. Few events rouse
aud elevate the nation SO much as Just and
patriotic war. 1t raises the tone of public
morality and destroys the sordid selfshness
and degrading submissiveness which go often
result from long protracted peace. Such was
the Dutch war of independence against the
Spaniards; such the German war against the
aggression Of Leuis XIV, and the French war
against the coalition of 1892. Such were the
wars of the Revolution and of 1872. DIR.
Lleber very justly inquiries, " Whence do Amer
leans habitually take their best and purest ex-
amples OF all that 10 connected with patriotism,
public spirit, devotedaess TO common good,
purity OF motive and action, if not from the
daring hand Of their patriots of the Revoluton!'
The Government of the United Slates-the
most nd paternal on earth-a Government
that never injured unjustly single citizen en-
titled to it's protection, was ruth essly and
wickedy assailed by band of ambitious con-
spirators who sought its overthrow; and mil
lions of loyal citizens declared, in the stirring
words of the patriot Jackson, " the Union it
shall and must be preserved" These burning
words were earnestly uttered by their author.
and in seizing them as the rallying cry for the
great emergency now upon the country, their
ming is intensified a thousand fold. This is
sitssted by the fact that more than 100000
loyal hearts are now in arms TO defend that
stirring utterance to the death, and the best
blood of the land has poured forth freely in de-
votion to it, These noble men cannot be armed,
fed and clothed without money, and the Gov
ernment must sink to ruin unless the people
patrstically submit to taxation to upheld it.
Our people are unused to taxation, but they
must submit to it cheerfuly unless they are
willing to see their heritage ruined forever.
We present herewith the following abstract
OF the tax bill which is now before Congress, as
reported by the Home Committee of Ways and
Means. Let US all make up our minds to meet
it's demands without grumbling, and labor and
pray the more earnestly that the cause of
! the present trouble may speedily come to an
end.
The bill provides for the appointment by the
President of Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue, with salary Of S., 900 der annum, his
office 10 be in the Treasury Department. with
a suitable number of clerks.
The country is to be divided as the President
may direct, into convenient collection districts,
with an assessor and collector appointed by the
/ President for each district, who shall have pow
er to appoint such deputies as may be neces-
saTy.
The bill provides for duty on spiriiuous
liquors # Is cents per gallon ale and beer
81 per barrel; stem or leaf tobacco 3 cents per
pOund-to add, when manufactured. cents
and cigars 5. 10 and 20 cents per pound &C.
cording to value on lard and linseed ell, burn
ing fluid and coal oil cents per gallon RS
fined coal oil 10 cents per gallon; gas, per
1000 feet, 25 cents; bank-nole paper, 5 cents
per pound; printing paper mills per pound !;
soap mills per pound; salt cents per 100
pound sole-leather l cent per pound upper
leather ene.h half cent per pound -four 10 cents
per barrel; all other manufactures 3 per GEN.
Gum ad vGlOrem on railroad passengers 2 mills
per mile OF travel; cOmmutation ticket 3 per
cent. stea mboat travel mill per mile; omni-
buses, ferry boats and horse railroads per cen,
on gross receipts from passengers; advertise
. menis per cent on amount OF annually fol
the of carriages annually from 81 to $40
according to value; gold watches 81 !; silver
watches so cents; gold plate so cents pei
8 ounce; silver Plate cents per ounce billiard
d tables $50; en- slaughtered cattle so cent?
. each ; hogs 10 cents each; sheep 8 cents each
Licences-For bankers 800 aUctioneers $50
wholesale dealers $50 retail dealers in liquor
s 800; retail dealers in goods SO pawnbrok
# ers $50; rectifiers 800; brewers $50; hetel
E inns and taverns graduated according to renta
. from $5 to 5000; eating houses 80; CONNER
cial brokers $50; other brokers $50; thealer
. 800, crcuses $50; bowling alleys So eacl
e alley; Wholesale peddlers $50; other peddler
from SIS to $50; coal-oil distilers $50. In
O CONES per cent on oil over 5000, deductinl
, the income derived from divideAds, &C., whic
are taxed separately interest on railroad bond
II and dividends of banks and savings institution
& per cent payments of all salaries of officer
10 the civil, military or naval service of th
,. United States. including members OF Congress
per cent legacies and distributve shares
= personal property of deceased persons from
:. to D per cent. according to the degrees OF re
= lationship; and stamp duties on all kinds q
legal and commercial paper, all pateAt med
. icines, telegraphie messages, aAd all goods b
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