Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-08-09


new settled countres--and in old settled
communities the changes are but seldom
the burden again is with us. Imight oc
cupy the House in citing similar cases
one other is deemed sufficient at this time
Under the bill, as it passed this House,
you levied duty Of fifteen cents upon each
gallon of whiskey manufactured without
regard to its value when manufactured
In Illinois, we raise of corn nearly six
times as many bushels as you raise in all
New England together, and nearly three
times as much as the New England States
together with New York in the six North
western States of Indiana, Illinois, Mich
igan, Iowa, Wisconsin aud Minnesota,
about six times as much. A part of this
is manufactured into whiskey, and it finds
market at home and abroad it is cheap
article, selling usually at from twelve to
twenty cents per gallon. BY the bill as it
passed the House, no drawback was allow.
ed for that sent abroad. The tax as fixed
by this House destroyed the manufacture
in the Northwest, and would have driven
into Canada every manufacturer from that
section.
Sir, in the six northwestern States that
I have already named, with population
of over five million people, we have no
member upon the Committee of Ways and
Means, while New Eng and, with a popu-
lation Of little over three million, has
two members; New York, with popula-
ton of less than four million people has
two members on that Committee. The
Committee of Ways and Means originate
and report the tax and tariff bills, aud
venture the assertion that where any
tax is assessed upon an article manufac-
tured in New England, a duty equal to
the tax is placed in the tariff bill, so that
the price may be increased to the consumer
and thus the New England manufacturer
be safe. I will add, sir, one thing more 4:
all of New England's interests are partic-
ularly guarded when tax is to be laid
upon things in which they are particularly
interested it is lightly touched. For in
stance, you levy duty of three per cent
upon the dividends, &C., and by your tax
every hundred dollars worth of tallow
; candles pays to the Government 81, so tax
!, while one hundred dollars worth of dia
: monds pay only three dollars. Upon la
ger beer, as the bill passed the House
, there was tax of dollar per barrel
upon piano fortes, four dollars apiece. A
barrel of beer is worth about four dollars
. The tax was twenty-five cent on the dol
, lar on the piano forte one per cent OF
7 the dollar, upon the average. AS the Law
5 now exists, there is no duty upon piano.
: and fifty cents upon the dollars worth o
t lager. l might run this parallel through
, 1t is not important should do so ROW. |
is said we can remedy whatever of wronI
there is in this bill at the next session o
, Congress Indeed this is the prompt ant
ready reply when any measure is urged o
C passed to which objection is made. !
= wisdom in legislation is exercised, if jus
= and necessary acts are, and unjust an
v unequal ones are made just, and equal, "
: must look to some future Congress. Fo
=, one, I have no hope from the present Con
t gress, who have done so much mischief
x the country, to civilization, and to man
t kind.
y l hope, trust, believe there is publ
o virtue and intelligence enough among tn
y people to repair in some degree the error
, and follics this Congress has committed
y If there is not, the future of our countr
is dark and gloomy enough.