New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-08


Teepectfnllv ask yonr attention TO this subject in
making u D NE annual ta&-eyy # tbe City Of New
York, and in other measures affecting the seyei4i
cities of the State.
BY tie act Of tie 18th q February last the sum II
City thousand dollars was appropriated for the pur-
pose Of ns lin supplies add PROV lslons Tor the re-
lief OF TIC entering peopl. Of kaGsas. The Cover
nor, Controller, and Secretary II State were consti'
tutci a comm sion to sureriatend aud direct MS
eAae lditnTes OF these moneys. competent agent
was employed by them, WHO, under their direction, 10
once proceeded To carry out tie provisions o. the act.
report on the slbjeci, made by the Commiseonerrs
vii be ionnd in the last Assembly documents, No.
IiO. Tie sum Of $685. IL was drawn froal lie
Treasnry, leaving anexpended of the appropr:ai1,-
81, PA 23.
/ An event which, in more peaceful times, wcrn
have excited the lyeliest interest throughout the
tinent has, owing 10 our deep toIioude about on
domestic concerns, attracted scarcely more than ~
passing attention. / refer TO the completion, ID
October last Of the Pacific telegraph lino connecting
the Atlantic with the city OF San FlaIcsco. An en-
terprise Of such magnitude can well be classed among
the wonders OF tie present age. Recognizing this
the foreruuner of railroad uniting at no distant
day, the points, and thereby recurring an lHi-
porant share of Asiatic commerce 10 our Stale, VIC
have special reason for gratuldtl0n.
transmit cow Of the certificate Of the Secretary
Of the Interior, apportoning the representation iof
the XXNVIIlth Congress among the several J, ates,
in accordance with tie provisions OF the act Of Con-
gress, approved Hay %, 100. From this u appsaFe
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m mbers in the House Of Representatives. IL be-
comes your duty to district the State in conformity
with tbs certificate. .
! By the act Of Congress Of August 5, 1861 direct
tax OF SO, 900 600 is laid upon the United States
aud appor,ioHed to the Sines respectively: Inc
proportion of this State Is s@oJJ,9l5 90. Ihis tax
! il laid Oh real estate only. Property belonging 20
any individual VITO actually resides thereon, 10 ne
value of $500 sexempt. The delallb OF ,Ie ae' arc
unite eomulex go lar az relate 70 the collection II
! 70 urna IN q
STATE may "assume, assess, collect, and pay intc
the Treasury Of the United States tne oii,vs
tax, OF its quota thereof, in lis own way eho
manner, by and through ITS own oincers, .sNs
a valuation list made by State authority, snd any
State giving notice TO tue Secretary OF tne
previous to the second Tuesday Of FEBRUARY,
shall be entitled, in lieu of all e&lenses, 70 &c
duotion Of fifteen per cent ON suen pOr'ionss
have actually been paid into the Treasury OF .
United States on OF before the last day OF june
and ten per cent on sneh parts as sbaI nase
tlally been paid on or before the last cay u
TENDER" No assessors OF collectors are '"oo "
poiDted after State gives notice, and the qlo.a
or direct tax is liable to De paid OF saushea, IN
whole or in part by the releafe OF suco o'A.s
adysncee duly executed TO the United otatssD w
any liauda ed and determined claim oi sn't
site OF equal amount against the United States.
have no hesitation liz recommending that the YAK Oe
assumed 10y the state at once; ana snomi, ior !c
considerable. the following mode OF hqndaung ".
! The Eat OF Congress OF Jsly ~ 1901, proVlieS 10.
iudemnfyng the states tor advances to the General
Government, and all the expenditures ins
cured 10 raising volunteers, under the act o. taa
Legislature Of this State OF April 10. On the ist
lust thes@ amounted in The Egsreg.e e|'o''' "
Oh bis the late Controller received from the no "A
United States Treasury ...'..'.'.''''.''''' i,'0'V
Leaying still 3se from the Government on i'd 80 90, -
Til. neia8ee il is assumed, will he allowed vi TIE
Treasury DEPARTMENT and will be credited on ac,
count of the direct due from this STATE which -
before ga %,
Leaving net tax
DEDUCT balance Oh advances II Ssste' 'h'-<
And there (, found to be due The United States
Treasury ....''.''.. sts'S"
Under chapter 277 Laws Of 1851, direct tax u
/ ! mills on hetaxable property OF the State W..
levied The i'll produce about s., al, V OF when
but about $4,000 as appears above, VIII he re-
quced TO lquiiae the Balance OF the United states
tax II is 10 be remembered that this State tax WAC
levied upon personal as well as real property, aid
that there were no exemptions such as are provides
for in tse law of Congress. But with the privilege
of adjusting the debt due 10 the STATE Tor sd.ancess
the opportunity for making an important saving On
tie cor ecou OF the Federal tax, providing at ias
sumo line for Iayisg a demand which must be nos,
the Legislature, | think, will find no difficulty ie
making each disposition Of part of the lroceeds
Of the tax raised under chapter "a, as VIII ac''n'
plish these ends.
Tie act also provides for collecting upon tie an
npal income % every person residing ia tie Ulltes
States whether derived from property or from aay
profession vocation, carried on in tie Unite0
Sa es elsewh here IL such annual income exceeds
500, tax Of three per centum on the amount ~
such excess OF income above $780, and upon the iaS
come, accruing Upon any property, or teeuri.ls-
owned in the United States by any citizen thereof,
residing abroad, tax OF five per centum. favorsbls
exception in both Instances Ia made on income from
Treasury Notes and other securities Of the Govern.
ment These taxes are 10 be assessed and collected
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 'hs
Treasury.
| This is a novelty 10 our country. We have herss
tofore taxed only real and personal property II &c
obvious that great inequality would resul! from ae
enforcement Of this law, i'll manner 80 parIill a
would DO the case now. II Is understood thai CoaS
gress will take measures for modifying lie prov Sionss
question TO the constitutonaIy Of this measure
has been raised. II is asked If it does not oonti,h
with the of section two, article one, Unisei
States Constitution which determines that "repre.
sentation and taxation shall be apportioned amorx
the several States according to their respective
numbers"
In my annual message of 1861, l recommend 4 50
the military spirit Of the State, which for seyeT.S
years has been gradually declining should be fos-
tered and called attention TO the fact that ii a
Part Of the established policy of country 10 MAIN.
tain we'll regulated militia pledge Of domestic
security and of safety from external violence. IL
WAS obvious that our militia was in no condition,
either IA respected discipline equipment, fos
minute duty. The growing apprehension througir
out the country that a collision Nigh occur betwee@
the authorities and the insurgents and especially 10
view Of the fact that arseals and armores were
amsntsbly destitute Of supplies, induced me OH tho
9th of January, in transmitting the annual fepoi1
of the Comnisssry General, to call special sttens
ton TO the facts presented therein. Amon4
other things il was shown that the great body OF
the organized militia Of the State WAS unsnppnSe