, 1863-06-05

| exnressfve of The ob,aot ,r ~. ,.o....-
r. ,Ts4~.s, - o1ees - tne inee1'ng,
five be appointed upon resolutions expressly,
IF +bc sense ~ tb;s convant,on - ~ 49,.
1'0 ~ ~ "as hee
onGeo ana carried, ano the Chair Instructed
| 10 name Inc comm1t1ee. Ihe following gen
tlemen were appointed:
| hon. H. N. Soper. New Yo,,,
Edward sonthworth. :. Mass. va
Nv WGtes........:.:..::Mi1lss Gstes. i1jno,s
ries were appointed by the vote of the cop
yention: wv
VICE PRESIDENTS.
JIG. McMurray, NY: P. Blsnkipton. M.ss.
IN. Biosn, Msine; IL. Carey: Ohio: 4. Iitch
III. r M Mi1ia INA. Iaf;r NJ gym Go.e
s''tA' A''A' . Nlen1aa,oa, saea99anzs AasS'
J.n. Parsons, n. Z; B. Brown, Mass; D. II
Ford, III.
snpcest;on VIVA mode bv Mr. Rooerz .,
BufIalo, \. z, TINT the Viee Presidents and
secretaries s1oalu coms 1ol"ara ana snow
themselves, so tn. tne eonrenu1h e 1h.o Goutq see
upon invited the Vice Presidents and Secrcta-
mes to rally around him and give HIN their
support eofng Inc mee1ing. 1he5 according
y came FORWARD.
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III. ~ s III iah 49, ~ tue
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na,"es we7e accor;naiy m9 re,d e. aa ,ne
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DELEGATES TO TIE CONTENTION.
Erastue Corning. New York; g. n. Cass, Penn
eJlsania T. Sonthwick, massachusetts,; Cutler
11 aaaln: a9 = y: Colsef, Wisconsin; robert Gear.
fvjsanis coeri 1G H. o. James M sopey peyi teaa. m
IL II. indi wiscansitn gs"fs parsans W. ~,
YORK: T. F. Mawicv> illinois: james s X PTesptics
New York; Henry L. Dawes. Mass 1chusetts; s.
2. saxtop; New York: y. q Young, do; F. A.
6held9n+ 90; CHARLES Eddy. do; u: l. Fuley, do;
- 4scks' n' q9; g. M:AnTay. dq: Tb Sexton DO;
chrntcr Via MmiI.r HstEis. Wi!s. w tart'. mh~
4 T city. p Fnosf' III n < f,aIn wv HiI' it
Ny; c & Moore. Wis:E E Brown. = civ
Calf & Co. III; Thompson & CO, III; D Wads.
worth. n =. j G Stolp, Ill A 1ichteuheim, Ind;
n Mills; Iowa Howard, n y Rumsey
S1 S',1,;, . z NJ Eu9nf - = JeWeI . hoot, -
oh3e: R11n Msts Eini1,ns., Hna Pn15ss, Ga5s,
Y:P Bnfus. N y: j Huston iii. I5ndsfwn,od 4
Mass !; c c Cometock, Mich = smith, iii; j II
Aansel. III J Reed. N Y B Fairbanks, III 8
laAin, No Rogers; 1;J Owen, osxs-
Co. n :. ~ = AnoM!Ioa. ~ Emerson 9 Co. I'LL.
sfEEca OF AoS' hESEi L. DAWES.
lion. Henry L. Dawes WIS nominated as
ONE of the Vice Presidents, as also one Of the
Committee on Resolutions, but he begged
leave to Secline. as he believed he could serve
the interests tf the Convention betterin Wash.
lngton By not being connected as an officer
with the Convention. The Chair accepted his
excuse, fully acquiescing in the truth oft.
Mr.. Dawes said he was happy to meet the
gentlemen of the Convention. He was not q
manufacturer, but Was n citizen of SGlssachu-
set s, which waa largely Interested in manu-
factures-perhaps a. much SO as any Sta in
fYn-E- H. : I.
attend the Canal Convention, when he was
met ut the cars by Committee of mannfac-
1urrrs, who requested him to represent them
in this Contention, aud that accounted for his
presence
tlei. tull share Of the burdens imposed By the
Excise LAW but no more than their share
They could not see why they should pay more
on an Income Tax than the merchants, who
did rs lucrative, Il not more lucrative, busi-
ness 1hau they. They feel there is fantt in
the law, and that It should tall more equally
They could not expect, IN Excise
Law to be made that would fall en-
tlre]y equal upon all, but SO long as
the Government, proflting BY experience, with
eyes and cars open listening to all arguments,
is willing to meet those arguments candidiy,
mistakes it has been led into, then, gentle
men, the Government is acting fairly to wards
yon. The law was an experiment There
Eas no precedent In auy other country by
which it could be guided. The Government
branched out into an unknown field, aud 1t is
cur. think the Government has done its
best, and believe it is willing, as far asits
defects are pointed out, to correct its errors.
We have undertaken to collect the revenue
by the present sys'em, and as far US mistakes
are made, they will be corrected.
The twelve hundred million dollars grow
Ing up by three million dollars day, has got
to be provided for, and the Government has
to attempt all means and try every enterprise
in order to draw tho necessities for its sup
port ....
But the principal feature Of the Excise Law
which hus drawn this meeting together is
thas which imposes on the manufacturer.
After having been required to pay three per
cent on his sales, to re4uire him to pay three
or five per cent. on I'LL the prutits he makes
out Of those sales, is manifes1ly unjust. In
the original Inv 1t was expressly pro-
should not be derived from the sales
CT business on which he had to pay his three
per cent. That seemed just, aud every body
Supported that proposition. Then there
came upon them unexpectedly, without any
Tarnipg, the proyision that they should 50
back and pay three per cent. upon NIL tue
profits they hare derived from these sales.
Without any warning, go they could properly
apply to their accounts to assist them Ia esti-
matirEt csc profits, that they might honestly
state whit they we're, they were required to
come forward, and from their memory, state
what these profits are, and to pay IN addition
III tax OF from three to i've per cent.
! think, sir, thu; In my opinion, that il
not right say tlts IN the face Of the tact that
voted for it. did nntknow it was in thebiEl.
l am NJ l8med to say was not a~are Of that
provision. It vas not in the bill when il
pA6s ed the House OF Representatives.. It went
10 the other branch of Congress mud when 1t
ca1be back this amendment was in it. II was
put in no doubt. witt1'a desire to derive the
create s. possible revenue to the Government
But think experience would have sho Yn
them the e1peiiency Of seeking out some
other chunutl br which to reimburse and en-
large their rercnue.
Now the practical question Is for you to
decide upon the mode you will adopt to re-
ofess tnts gnesance a9o ans@S srhs Lne parppscs
" VI .ns ~ tanss ueauGa len fet; s a,sst es aa
Nv. ~ ~ II .us fasvus spnh.' ~ ~ W..
suGe ~ us .@an W. t,i sn
s,e!.,, 1,,;rst1r anI nnenn,jjC saxed .ritI tha;r
ne;rhbors.
do not wish to snreest auy measure to
YOU, but wish to saw That this provision ID
In thc I'm withont ria I-rnw1ndTa ~ Eon.
sTcs-I nm CERTAIN that nj those in the
House Who REPRESENTED such 1arse interes.s
as your ReprestntatIyes from this d;strict.
and in some narts of MsssacInsetts and MAJ
York, would not have sat quietly and let this
proyis,on 70 without strnrrIe. / should
haye made come humble eff:,rfSf do not sny
l should have voted aeafnst It. but I should
have done my best to rrjicrc nv Constituents
Of their bufdens. I shoul1 Gnve made nm
effort, and am ouite certain that Won would
have known that the bill tad moi passed with
out let Or hinderance On the psrt Of those who
represented your interests,
hope yon will address yourzelf to this
matter with calmness and without any irrita.
ton OF language or purpose, but IT Mr.
Chase aud the Commissioner of Iatetnal Rev
1pEs Of this thing think that In some way