Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-09-10
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CUMBERLAND.
From The olsrre County D,mooya, ,


5heilabaTRsr In Favor "f the Maine
Tax on Whtskoyl
EDITOR DEhOoaAT:-Mr. Shellabarger, on the
3o,b Day OF MaFoa last, made the folio wing re-
m i'ks 10 Congress-, 10 be found 10 the Consyss-
stonal Gots. 10 shows distinctly bis position
on the tax or whiskey.
"Mr. Shellebarger-I move 10 amend the
amendment, by making the tax ak cents per
gallon. suppose the amendment offered by
the committee will prevail, as the reccr>aenos
tioas OF that committee generally d., IA1d as
they generally ought to; but | wish to say
that the reason gwen BY the committee to my
colleague 10 not satisfactory 70 my mind, and
that lie, that 10 will be impraoticable TO collect
the proposed tax of twenty Eve cents. I~that
be valid reason for introducing this amend
ment, the same reason will be found to apply
to large class OF manufactures which can es-
cape assessment with equal facility. am of
the opinion-and II iss mere matter Of opinion,
upon which gentlemen must form tber own
judgments as well az they Can by their observ-
ation-that II will be practicable to coil CT the
tax now assessed by ihe bill, fer the reason that
the class Of products which Is Indicated In ,his
paragraph is 9 very large interest in this coun-
Try, unfortunately. TIE men who produce Il
are not cDly numerous, but their productions,
In the aggregate, are enormous. They, there.
fore, cannot very readily fnd those places of
cover snd ocnGealment which will enable them
70 escape the eye of the officers whom the laR
has provided 10 make the assessment.
"Bns, SIR, my great objeci %, that while
this 10 Gu enoI NOUS Inter esf, IL 10, venture 10
Say to the committee, of oil the interests which
Will be eeixed upon by this tsx. the one above
ell others that 10 most able 20 pay tdis sssess-
meBt Why, sir, 10 reference 20 this produo lon ,
toe price vi twelve aud half cent Ihtkey ,
when Converted into brsndy, 10 raised from one
dollar 70 three dollars u gallon. The prod. 10
enormous, and IL IL simply bee. .use Il . Uue OF
'hoie articles appealing to the sppetiies OF
men which will alHays be gratidtd. ynst enables
ihese manu'so urr, TO produce 10 enoi nous
quantities., and ~ sell as enormous profits,
,nese aonlterated and vitiated ccmmodI lies
HeuGe, wuile IL 10 = simple matter, aud shlle
he assessment will fall upon very large clsss
OF consumers, it Is the very class OF articles,
which, OF all oihere, should pay very hlgh tsx
and The tax will make no peicepiibls difference
Ia STE amount OF production While | think
it 10 not wise In n 20 become moral Esfo msrs
IL matters like the, yes every gentleman will
conceive that it will be much Oct er for us we're
LIS use prohibited, and hope the ommitlee
will conclude, ct least for the preseLtsto Try
and collect this twenty-five cepts."
Ali who are In favor Of distillerlee being
stopped by tax of rs oenss per gallon on
zhiskey, which 10 tax on the farmers of about
e0 cents per bushel on corn, will vote for MIR
Snellabarger. Money .shavere are taxed 3 per
cent OF al their profits. This is equality with
a vengeance! Are "sll men burn .qusla"
GERMAN