The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-04-15
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9csl ,at hi..s for cal.ec
800 ss g large additional burden.
bca Wusf b6 10 ended - ihat
ile Ff.Htifal performers caa nreer reap.
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ata aufsalast b iul ui4 au-
and uus. r4ppear. Our brave
mfu 81 io.lay ast shed their blood s.i-
aaa,arr nrsagi thaa io sei theif uaaaes Is
@ a the history 81 lhe limes--a.d
taeg ask go as3tc--h0ta generation must
h uaagl.y taxed for ibl paundal 81.
temgl GO y tie gowHme8, Of ouf
h.a0 laxW.on for many years, lgal.
Haai be .Ie role. and have piace Ia oar
statutes ~ piu 81 cur ordinary leei.l.
fea lis tPtnta5'e illaithe Govern
mebl laa base within is owa colui-
responsive 70 3 regular and stated pe-
rods-- i.ie meHna of meeting al. its vast
engagements. lhis can oiy Ike scared
by % own ae ats 9a4eg Hs tWm laws.
Even aAele PIE States are allowed. a.
iity - q fA direct tax, fifteen Per cent
IL Ang au3 collecting .s&. uhcu
ama thlfc aoadtaaaE gained. 4
iH6 Aea cqllc iae rs @ be Pit
lfleen per cat higher Ian would ether
Nise be eslej fr; ana tie GeHe,al Cox
eramepl can collect tie amount al much
less expense.
0fthe officers provided Cor III tie bill, 4
81 says
FOR tbs purpose we propose a COM
missioner Of internal revenap, unler the
direction Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
who "a hsye lhe general charge and sa-
perinen3euee Of ali matters IN relation 10
Internal teYehue. Tie salary named.
$4,000, Is nol considered too much 10 a.
dictate Tie s'andui d capacity md inlcg-
liiy required ior 4 position Of such labor
aud responsibility. Bgyond This, il il
20 have one collector and one /,
assessor appointed for each State or dis
.riel--in the larger States possibly more
and % many deputy collectors and assist
lnt asses fs may bc use.uiiy employed. !,
The number q The latter musi necessarily
g large, ba. they will naturally be taken
rom among those exercising similar tunc-
ions under Stale authority aud, ii % tax
'H, i'e number Of officers, State and na-
'onal Hced not lc much increased
Speaking Of tobacco, he gives the fol. Z,
owing Interesting statistics Ia
he duty proposed nunmanuiaciured 10
1batc3 q three cents per pound, and Oh u
tobacco ana snulf an addi- ic
em duty q I.re cent per pognl. Tie a
hole crop u tobacco ii the United State, a.
j 1850, was about 400000,09J pounds. re
d ibis fourteen Of the loyal States pro ii
aced l90.36G $40 and Virginia l23,967- "a
81 pounds. The entire crop OF 1859 Ii.
as estimated az 331200,000 pounds, and M
this 79200,o00 vas consumed at home. W
I'd about 268,000,000 pounds was export d
]. In England the consumption per cap Va
a Of tobacco, by males over eighteen Ei
ears old, is rcgkoned al four aud ten hun s,
'edths pounds, and Ia France At iiyeand ~
hall pounds. In the United States !,
a been estimated at seven and sixty 49,
pounds, but il is more likely IN
be, fer males over twenty years old, us i.
uch as 1t is III Belgium, where it is nine 4.
Hnds. a fair cAewer, it i said, con s
mes pound . month, or twelve pounds
year and a moderate smoker Of cigars,
rms Up aboai twenty pounds pr an- -
.m." ool
OF Petroleum OF rock oil, be gives tic Is,
lowing account; san
vt was cmly known to the Indian mil
bcs, aud used with pain, to Lesmeat e
,ir persons. In 1919 It's true uses were hHl
st discovered in OHIO, bus not until 1858 usi
!. rise above tie dignity Of quack Alo
.diciue. Since then !, las rapidly gain. ca
eonslleraj,en a anaricle Of commerce for
! for Illuminating purposes, Since 10 {
agrees assembled, wells have been las
.ncd in Cauada rigaliHg our own. The Tie
tii.aiioa Of coal oil developed the pro- sof,
s by which petroleum has assumed its and
sent importance. The spoutiug wells us,
covered IN Pennsylvaniaaud Ohio mark ID.
era IN lie history Of the article, ana n 5
'haps y dome Tie economy The prod bav
Of 1860 vas twenty millions, IN 1861 rum
mated g forty millions, and IN 1862 il !, ,
''iimaed HAT il win be fifty millions Of ~
Ions. In the process Of refining, ben . :,
g is separated iron il, and, since the I'D,
ellloa, lakcs ihs place Of turpeUtinc. H..
1t these wonderful wells, petroleum 80
' sells a. from twenty-five 10 tbirly.Gye
g per barrel Of forty gallons Tie l''
rel costs two dollars cost of refining, ,,oA'
Freight to Atlantic cities has been nun
and over per barrel. But this leaves ao"'
{ az extremely low price The Gov - r
meat il now paying 81 GO per gallon ". @n''
sperm oil, aud il has been higher, bat iney
a convinced that, in proportion to The = g
sure Of light and heat, tic refined pc Wiat
.ns, Ii e,,f IA 4 elear,.r ll,an tl.o h.. larg-