New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-26
CHAMBER or COMMERCE..


errnlent. PELEriAH PERT in 'he chair.
TIE letter oi Mr. Bright, which We hava already
publi,hcd Il guking the Ch .nber for their res u
iious and address 10 hn, wac read, and ordered on
lle.
Mr. OrprKy, Chairman of tte Taxation Commit
tsc niIer few PREDATORY remarts, snom ttso i"r Tue
consideration OF tie Chamber tho following memo
n.l:
To tas sera;e Grd EsHe II Rrrr,s,H'at'rr, Of ~ CH'd
Sia'e. - COH5rss. a''s"bsef; m ,
New RI rprsr,s 'Ls. the eI s-ne.s o ihe country as.
msHd adoption a. an etry ci, o. 'y, o. "o
the irtr- it public debt fhs b. provided Yi ana
uLns fund ei,aOshee she proceeds OF Which 'asl sTsnsa
hst The usss II the people ready and dsous 10 CON
rbuo ,ei, 10 b- usTy snd erIsofd. . revenues
OF Tn. onuuT. the burden o. expenditure nsJ D.
-qriaby between te pI-seHt sea'inioo AID th''
witch 'hai im'r 4.n;sy 'ueceed a., 49,,
a.. osrips al tsxsuon which hsve been desei"ped
TIED snd !" sS. sD bt taS SpGe. p
hous by he people according - thsf inci dus
asinty to msot .uc h dciih,d.
MS, the current -Ipenourcs Of thu Government during
the pre.s SOD ceuoe h,cs years demand annual Pn'ie
r, u- Of least gJOeJuU, and La probably no a'.
h.. sJ.on.t. % The prompt p.yuen - sucL rfdi s-y
e1pendi the Of n; iLiecat on she P~oc
debt the sb !shui-nt Of siuLirs tund ana nns! hs
sora ion OF TITO pahc crtd, 70 such Ioai OF eondtol a.
will th. Treasury gtis' on isoatIo terms tbe
r-lusl lcars ofth- present. sud iutil- y~.r-
fbs, Al, veun. him p.ne the ehe ion ard subseGDert
r., ,;sl, IN tie tr-,eut 'nv1d be as lsie =
1o.ib- aud pie snd e1y Of o1H pft hrno" 10y IN
pone AZ are hs al may reality uodersi ho
20 comnon lani .e beE,G, Of ,he whole
view Of The acting the public
tn, coeveui"res Of Taxpayer and pionpt resni.on %
.och income l. r-qii'- ihz ihe 'u'et' OF OBJECTS 81 TAX
AZ. on should 10 :, few a. pos-ib.r.
m, =, a. th ee of Objects of tsSst on the rsr@s-sfie
cflifr n p. so sui -qu sy taxed ~ :, uake
- h,,S,sil an ci..., .rrnr5Dg 80 p ua'. -bi 10
sv snd tightly possbs wbi. the liIuri~a ~ society
q, h. rr,yrn. Of the fch fhuuld large ,ha
OF the puho aud nuay tnn, the !essig rroou'
Of tn South which been sInong hs causes o Ihe rs'
5,,i should b. made contii5ue ard tho speedy
Of -
As,,nina these truths to hs s.fevsent your memoh-'
pra, that Con. ~, eey cay fraEe Tesur"e sys
n bs,1 Upon saheea oF departments ef iaAa'ion
from ali soo6s and eeh and other property
At er4 ard wholesale tax Of rer ee1l J.ld 3 yons
memo iast. believe the shnual .um of..v , - 1920
From III. tHrf the of............ oOuD'"O
From an .Icias or ts1 cotton Of cents rer
From a. ,,ei.. or aI on tobacco Of % cent, pr
From 30 excise or tar on whisky aud other
lqaor. Of l5 cents pr gs'u............'.. -9NoNO
From erci.e or TAX nsit liquors D cents per
sallOn tNO'FO
Fton direct ufoI real md personal froPoy lso"ooo
To,,l. t96icC900
IN der-u.- o. hi. brlsf .chedae Of t'tou, yon eor
it take occasion say TIA, from e1tesast rea lee snd
sc.ny Sads "Ip5. % ts' s. e sac .,e 81 so9f'
.oonnt % AZ los; slsono ON' snf ihai e VI per
tn. irrq~at su trans of is property. while
woul produce tue sfgo Of sli50 90 % the PuVc
tres,ary would ut upon iadi,aasl cos,onss
tia the p.7 pie would scarcely fee T..
Gh.i from the pr-sea and FROM ieasonabe s,'na'e' of
the quantities OF forr 90 rcds iHpone dariag the presel
spproashug nsc,i yosTs the tsTs, fsed will
yi.id /. no lrss .uu than ,50Vf.UJ1
That eEse cotton a. ore q the prominent or
leading products Of The soush while viii id r Of
Hp ths e-iiuaied irdn-h GRIP o th"e uioS, 81
bsss uill encourage competition 10 th- growth Of in
staple IL foreign couuti-s and ths the United Scs u
colue g. hrrefonr m nam 'iahoa o. tnfol Tor
their supply OF ~. stcie further. ths the r-uFn -
pr,o. nay b. r-d - .'. 10 the c"antry
"a anuzl prodrciiou cf f)rr uicns Of bales which ~
, further CO tribute IN iutdre yeas 70 u" prop reye
nu this source.
hs, Propo.ed =si tsE ppon ,'eaoo' ss m sres
cf uErry III yield IL y-sr tt- named end tn.' ou.
the y-cuar htpes o he climate SID -ei1 he 'o'asco pro
prdc,n Of is iupoF;.t ataple, how 30 largely used
abroad aud eounbIug lilly 10 the wealth. u tia La
That the ,rci.e oreI biky aud oih-r domestic Heoo
while it l. es' saen tr Fl e ~ ers o. snch Ff"1uct.
W o'h., oonnrirs VII yiui l'r fVenn" 81 a. least
twer,y y.is- nl,ons - uoleis, ana pfosPotNciy aony
Your n-iror.,s ---e ,hs, such tax will have highly
ac. upon tho cJumufEy 4 lsfgv, By
daerE iucmre-.re "hieh . Tie principal source Of iae
e re poverty prevail ug in many poo. of the land
Your m-n"i.l tAn, -Sci-- of hss cenis per gal
ION on suog, scarcely b- frlt By the paye ard
sh,. seei Of ta-y, they saculd c made to contribute
a i.r 70 snare toward the pno.c rrvenre.
or e.t, uT repsseu; snsi these tsres when
impossd aud fesssd wi V5Tair IN. necessity OF laying
further bld-n upon real AID p'''on. property ~hh .. eadJ
h@t 'As psrsta -tw wtr-r6y sIovwV ot !ess than 81
pef ca,ia) gfc be rce'zed Is suhc.ent this head.
Your respectfully psTsnt that IN heir cpln
"A eat ses woa aso 20 mo public treasury
h. sioFhp otihc Plan now 'sSsesed by your msnot
qhr expea,es of tho collection Of ths public rev~nuo
under and sntioy uutr.d system. and estimated ~
Act vi C,ayes- spIo'ed Augus s. ltG section 81 At
IN eel. pef would DO scsuo,d ea than three
by the cotnposfy inp@,liion Of lee c,sid stamp
II rne app uuHeut OF largo number Of nov oaceholl
or w'ntg thonsan Ia ugnber collector, OF special
revenue would 10 obviaed veil The ks whieh would
is,so 60 te ceicou ad payment toto the Treasury Of
.ueh a,.e by and tIied 0rcalr he
lated by tho pr possd may Be almost
urry eosct,l by posimGsters and Others already hoi
ec. ho haze proved sir tdoiy sad 20 Under bouts or
Gh. faithful pert rnanco of their uus,i
III Renewed confidence IN tho integrity, power and
source, - ths Cover neut would be fs abroad sd 81
hou-a feeling which would mush toward speedy
re,lors.lon 81 peace ibal would otharyise occur
~ An income TAI ALREADY crowded Tor hy Law AID A.
ms be thu. avoided such the urpopulafi,y of his tan
,isd shat Oi the asle. s!seen " the age has
sueh oust, fora. par. Of the ordI
nary af.venne OF the state, bet should with the
ncesty which could alone S,,y adoption lns. ach a.
be,ids al The ob-I necton. TO hish "a habls ito nguil
ever tairs may be th- sbs,iacsd The facility with
which II collected otcrr constant temptation 10 extrava
ssn,r on Ito part OF Government The uost
chech upon -,peDdi us and dspeB'es with tho necessity Of
'e-ing fr an equality between Income and upendurs In
economy
40 VIII be reached BY the schedule suggested
b-cauts hrs "a man will coutrbute IN she ratio ef a'
ondy who spend huudrods Of millions Of dollars Annn-
ally in What may b. termed the aInries .nd eIsvssaneos
plcd 10 contribute largely toward tho pubic revenue
than hSse whose Incomes aud expenditures are on limited
scale. 4. .. -,
Your nsmosts bsa leave 70 reconuend to your eonsd.
spiion report made the Boston Board OF Ssae, uaser
date pr TO- 6l which report youE CONCEIVE
shlisd upon ssand principles Of hnsses and IN ,eoncs
wrs tho We've now urged by you msmsf.Alisa
The report elected considerable debate;
Mr. A. A. Low would vote for II, but didn't think
the Chamber should commi. itself 70 such largo
estimate az the memorial set forth. oo
Nr OpnYKE's estimate had never been over &lOo,'
c00 oor hut he felt sat.6ed after considering the
matter. thai tho Goverpmcn. would require $a'o,'
OO0, 900 ,.s,,sx.