Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-15
Federal Taxation.
A Increment 10 Repeal The present odiOus Tariff
lis defeat by a Republican sectional majority.
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WAsHISGroN, April T.
This morning Hon. ID. W Voorhees,, of Indi
ana. introduced into the House the following
preamble and resolution. They embody upor
the subject of which they treat the ideas of al
northwestern Democrats. The thoughts which
they express have already been evolved from ev
cry sound, thinking head that helps to work on
the destiny OF the great agricultural States o.
the far West. They are the exponent of thai
selfdependent people who are in the future tC
control the policy Of the government of the Uni
ted States.
But no sooner were they introduced and read
: than Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania th,
false teethed, wig. crowned, and club footed abo
litiOn chairman of the Committee of WAYS and
Means, moved 90 lay them upon the table Tn,
nays upon this question were: Allen of Ohio
Blair of Missouri, Calvert of Maryland, Casey
OF kentucky. Cox of Ohio, Cravens of Indiana
Crittenden of Kentucky, Delaplaine of New
York, Dunlap OF Kentucky, Order and Harding
of Kentucky, kerrigan of New York. Knapp OF
Illinois, Law of Indiana, Mallory of Kentucky
Menzes of Kentucky, Noble and Nugent oil
Ohio. Norton and NOEL of Missouri, Pendletor
of Ohio, Perry of New Jersey, Porter of lndi
ana, Price OF Missouri, Richardson of Illinois
Shell OF Oregon, Smith of n ew York. Steele oil
New York. Steele of New Jersey, Thomas Of
Maryland. Vallandigham of Ohio Voorhees, oil
York White of Ohio, Wcklihe of Kentucky.
All Democrats. or border State men, acting
with the Democracy, voted against laying upon
the table. and only two Republicans voted with
them, and they were Blair of Missouri and Por
ter OF Indiana whose names are in italics
This may be regarded as an index To the votes
which are To be given against this UNANIMOUSLY un
equal and unjust tax bill by the Democratic mem
bers of the House from the Northwe l. The
vote may be taken upon the passsge of the bill
this afternoon; if it is, will inform YOU al
length.
BE kind enough to call attention TO these reso.
lutiOns in such a manner as to impress their i'm
portance upon the taxpayers and voters of I'LL
nOis, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the other grain grow
lug States of the West. The Northwest must
look well to her interests they will be crushed
by the selfish monopolies of New England and
the Eastern States. The Democracy alone are
true To w estern rights:
WHEREAS, Justice and sound policy forbid that
the Federal Government should foster one branch
of industry to the detrment of any other. Oh
cherish the interests of one portion to the i'm
jury o: another portion OF our common cOun-
try: and
WHEREAS. The present system of tariff
as enacted during the last Congress, and amend
ed during the late extra session of the present
Congress. IS system OF injustice and oppression
tONaru the agricultural portion OF the country
and toward the laboring consumers generally
and especially so toward the people of the North
west; and
WHEREAS, IL is destructive of our commerce
with foreign nations, thereby also destroying the
revenue formerly derived from import dntes, and
giving rise 10 the necessity of increased direct
taxation which the agricultural portion OF the
country are but i'll able 10 bear: and
WHEREAS. All the advantages and wealth of
the said system OF tariff acrrue to favored and
privileged class OF IN mulacturers and capitalists
creating monopoles and thereby depressing and
paralyzing one branch of industry by compelling
II 10 pay for the support of another; and
WHEREAS. Every citizen and every section of
country has right to demand and insist upon an
equality of rights and privileges and an ample
protection against unequal and unjust burdens OF
Government; theiefo be il
ResOlred. That the COMMITTEE of WAYS and
Means OF this House he instructed 90 report bill
at n early day practicable of the pre>eRt
session. repeating the enactment aforesaid and
substituting IN lieu thereof system of tariff based
upon the principle which shall produce the great
est amount of revenue to the Government and
not upon that OF protection TO the manufacturing
interests of the country.
Remember that the above were laid on the tn
BILE by partisan and sectional vote