New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-09
which we shall receive in due season, can hardly
fail 10 DO of thrilling interest.
TAXATION.

partialty IN imposing burdens. " Wherever
"you see q head, Lit it," is the maxim which
seems to have governed the decisions Of Mr.
Steyens's Committee. TO make every one aud
every thing contribute, so far as possible, to
the discharge of the heavy burdens laid upon
the country by the Shareholders Rebellion, has
been kept constantly in view, and the plan has
been pretty generally sustained by the House.
Death and tho tax-gatheror will be pretty sure
to find every one, should this bill become and
while it remains the law Of the land.
Perhaps this is best. When peace is re.
stored, business will revive. and we shall soon
be able TO reduce taxes. Every thing being
burdened. we may begin with the most onerous
imposts. and instead of reducing rates, We
may take of particular taxes-those which eos,
most in proportion to tlcir ProductSeness, and
those which tend 70 depress useful branches o.
industry. With integrity and economy in the
management Of our public affairs, we may for
many years enjoy the pleasant sensation OF
striking or at least one tax each sessicn; 60
that the meeting of Congress shall be anti
cipated with lively hopes that its deliberations
will resu. in some dminution of the public
burdens; whereas it has been more usual to
expect evil than good from the doings of a
session.
let there is danger Of sectional or class in
trieues and Vaccinations 20 secure by l0g-rol.
ING special notifications and exemptions that
are Inconsistent with the public good Selfish
combinations may be made to preserve this
tax. reduce that, and abolish the other, with
reference to ends wholly aside from the gen.
eral veal Tire multiplicity Of objects from
which the House bill seeks to draw National
income seems to us to favor these devices.
Were the whole sum required, to be raised
from four or FIVE sOurces-say Liquors. To-
bacco, Power-Loom Fabrics, and (not to screen
our own calling) Paper-the cost of collecting
the revenue could not be nearly so much "a
under tie House bill, while the chance. Of
collision between certain interests 10 favor
themselves at the expense of others would be
lelsened. Let US suppose that tie imposts
were
On Distilled Lieuors % c,ut,.o 81 psr gallon. =.
no, be less .'o0no0
nus. produce az amount small a. hsst b4A
On all Malt Liquors. to two o-ris per gallon
would produce st least ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS luul'y
On Tobacco (nsrgfsc;urrd-none on loaf) 49, 10
s1d ~ ya SS.' sd 30 S sa no. c.. .
per ' cent, would proda. At sooocoa
On Eogel Of al Xmas. one cent Per pound say. 'o"t"
$1,000 90
Hera IA n aufficigut In tl.
interest on debt of Twelve Hundred
Millions, aud, after the reductions Of interest
which could soon be effected, create a sinking
fand Of Ten, Fifteen, and ultimately Twenty
Millions per snnum. toward reducing the
pfncipal--all TO be drawn from very few
sources and which q thousand ofiicefs should
suffice 10 collect because it is all to be collected
from Distilleres Breweries, Wao.p presses .
Tobacco and Cloth manufactures, all Of them
objects of wide notOriety and easily observed. .
And these sources would yield larger aud still
larger revenue, annually; for, even though the .
consumption of Distled Spirits should fall Of, .
that OF Malt Liquors and of Native Wines
would surely and rapidly increase. We believe
the taxes above indicated would very soon
yield an aggregate of One Hundred Millions
per annum, even though the Paper tax should
be repealed al the expiration OF the THIRD year.
Three considerations should have great weight
in the framing of an internal taN-bill: I. Pro
ductiyc industry must be encouraged aud slim
ulated, ii possible, rather than burdencd and
paralyzed; 2. The taxes should be fcw az pos
sible, and 20 arranged that they can bo GER
tainly and uniformly collected by nnnl num-
Der Of agents; 3. They should be 40 laid as 10
bear on tho vices Of the community rather
than It's virtues, for many reasons-ior III
stance: /. IL 10 Vice, not Virtue, that renders
Government necessary; ,. IL i. the ayowcd
end of Government to protect Virtue and dis
courage Vice; and B. Vice does not mind II.
pense. but is willing 90 pay for qualification
and 50 u should.
We trust the Senate will be able consider.
ably 20 simplify and improve the House bill.
rendering IT TAR less onerous without reducing
its reyenue-producibg efficiency. At all events,
we are sure the Finance Committee of the
Senntc are giving it the most earnest and
thorough consideration.
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