The New York herald., 1862-03-07


The disunion abolition journals are display
ing the cloven foot in the case of The Tax bill.
They have hitherto pretended to be in favor Of
the war; but now that they discover that 1t is .
war for the restoration of the Union, and not
for the emancipation OF negroes they scarcely
disguise the fact that they would prefer 70 see
it fail, because, in that case, being rid OF tie
democratic Southern States, they calculate they
would retain the federal government Of the
northern half of the republic and majorilies in
Congress in their hands If they could carry
their emancipation and territorial schemes, they
would have no objection to see the war sue
cessful for then the retention Of the Southern
States as subjugated provinces, to be ruled by
satrars or proconsuls appointed at Washington,
would not interfere with the republican ma
|. jority But finding that this is impracticabie,
their most earnest desire is that our generals
should make fatal blunders and fail, or that the
war should at first languish, and finally be cus
short for want of sustcnance. Now, a tax bill 10
the very life blood of the war. Withoutitan another
campaign could not be carried on. Hence tho
radical disunion journals of New York denouncs
the Tax bill. To prevent taxation or to exotic
| public odium against it is virtually to oppose
| the progress of the war-the offence for which
the Northern secession journals have been
squelched by the government 1t is disioyalty
to the Union, the constitution and the laws; and
| the republican journals ought to be served up
with the same sauce as the organs of scce, sion.
| There is another reason besides political
one which prompts the opposition of the repub-
4 ko t6o II 10 Of a purnlV
personal and selfish nature. The tax will press
heavily upon their tottering establishments: and
perhaps overthrow them. That would not be
much loss to the community; and if they were
true patriots they would bear the personal loss
with eqnanimity if it essentially contributed to
the salvation of the country, and they would
advocate the passage of the Tax bill for the
public good, though it were to injure them
selves for time But patriotism is something
of which they never had the remotest idea; po-
litical partisanship is all that they recognize or
understand in public affairs. Therefore 1t -
that the Tribune, the Times and the World In
weigh against the bill.
But We trust that Congress, which has already
delayed the measure too long, will pass it imme-
diately, without debate. Discussion will only
cause injurious delay. If there are any pro-
visions which, by experience may be found un-
desirable, or requiring alteration, they can
easily be repealed or modified hereafter. There
is only one exception to this, and that is the
provision for collection, which ought to be
struck out at once without debate, and the bill
assimiated to tie Twenty Millions Land Tar
bill passed last August, and shortly to come
into operation. In this it is provided that the
several States should have the option of collect
ing the tax, and be allowed fifteen per cent for
the same. This has been agreed to by every loyal
State whose Legislature has been in session
since the passage Of the act, except little Della
ware. 1t will be gain of fifteen per cent 10
the people at large, instead of throwing 90
much away upon set Of hungry politicians.
This tax will cost the States nothing additional
to collect. Their collectors will collect it at
the same time with their own taxes; whereas
il federal collectors were to collect it the fifteen
per cent discount would not be allowed. and il
would probably cost the people double that
amount in salaries for the collection. The same
method ought obviously to be adopted in The
new bill. :. ',,ssHs
Lot tic measure be put through Congress -
speedily as possible. Its passage will teach
Europe another lesson. When we raised seven
hundred thousand fighting men, navy of four
hundred vessels, and five hundred millions Of
dollars, the great Powers changed their opinion
of us. They concluded we were military
Power which it would not be safe TO provoke
Let the bill be adopted at once, and Europe
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our military and raval capabilities, and it will
be sure to accord us the full need of respect
which such power ever commands.
Tue BROADWAY RAILROAD JoB.-Our readers
have noticed the tremendous efforts for and
against the broadway Railroad job now in pro-
g,ess at Albany. Mr.. A. r. Stewart and other
we'll known gentlemen vehemcntly oppose tho
job, and offer million of dollars to the city or
State for The very privileges which tic Legsla-
ture is apparently about to give away. gratis,
TO set of men who have little or no interest in
tho welfare of our city. and care nothing for the
Inconvenience and losses which the passage Of
such bill would entail upon us. We suppose
that such railroad as Chat proposed would
really be worth five millions Of dollars to ths
city; and yet these Albany jobbers impudently
demand il for nothing. Certainly it would do
us five millions of dollars worth Of injury, and
ought never to he authorized at any price.
Yet it seems almost certain that this mammoth
lob. as Infamous and atrocious as the Gridiron
BILL will pass The Legislature. The elections last
year were conducted almost entirely IVY these
railroad schcmcrs, and their candidates were
smugglod into power. The "Littlo Villain" OF
Speaker was secretly e.ectcd to aid in this ter
ribIe .~indle. The silence of the press has been