Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-27

9siofei IN PrOPoFnon % their EuIlbeF 0t votes M
the council. Still, so fer the tsaners he'd besn
50 simple and unsasPieiass shaE they had cen
curTed fglly il the new policy Nor was heir
IcsseuTenes eatirsly Withdrawn, until long after
the later GH4 worse operation Of the system
spght to have clearly exgssed It's syiis and dan
gers 70 their view
"Of course, it Wss tho exclusive interest Of
the tasueTs to sell tho leather as dearly So The
aasrket wesla Fermit, aad 70 buy the szOss for
their ksHsshelds, as al other srticlts Of par
chase, as chssply as possible o. The contrary,
i it was the interest Of the shOsnairsrs to kaas
the priea of leather, their raw matsrisI as low
IS possible, and to get as high prices as psssisls
for their shoes, the manufactured prssHct Now
/ aithor-ot these opposing interests. taken slous
( eOuld be greatly promoted by The operation cf
I protecting dBtiea. Bat ~ mesHs for sffectiug
either one Of these cent cling and incompatible
| objects by legislation, the shocmaker's interest
has four votes IN the council, ans the tanner iz-
/ tsrests; but three "
! While the traveller had kesn thus opening his
yiewa tie speakers manner lad grsfusiiy ana
inssnsibly to himself, changed from beng h-
niGar ahd aln0st playful, 70 serious and ear
aest szd impressive character Eia syes, which,
I brilliant aHd remarkable as thew were bad ear
I iier bat occasionally and daasiently shot forth
bright gianees, varying c0utiHEai'y IN iAsir ai
rection or expression, were now fxsd- on 5hs
BbIagA 20 hHBNi Ae WAS 8E1eaAIuEt WIN an HhI-
neatHCss and intensity which was both iascina-
ting and commanding. TIE general expression
of bia e0untsnaNcs had increased in h1mHsss
and dignity-sRa It was asni.sst, hsweYer ighs
sight be the fern and manner Of his words,
taat he thsNghtE fIOm which they suraug were
mstsrely Wsigkss, aud iHHszibls The before
familiar ans joculsr nazzer Of ais suditar had,
ssfsrs this, given place ts The most earnest and
respectful sttentisn 20 The speaker Who without
. a-a ruffh .E-
anee, but still with perfect clearness tAps con
tinuad
'eWhsB- tss true end chief opisioz q E new
system came ts be uBdarstsoa. ere was no
lsEger any nssd to Disguise the object Of, or the
EzeEas fsr.ssnsummsting the policy. Accordingly
dHty of forty par cent. was m posed en- all inn
ported shses. Tsis, By excluding entirely aHy
tsrsizn supply, (as no lsreiga PredUeeg c9uid
sA1Ts - pay that tax freed the hgyne Broau-
esrs irsn soRpstitisn, aad enabled ihsa . add
twenty to thirty par cent to their BFsvieu5 "a tes
Of price This the tanners bad tO'DaF forshOes Tor
thsr households, tboagh the sheos seat abrosd
TO tho markets Of the world, could be sei3 only
ct The teTmer low rates, HXsd by g6aeTal comps
tition, and fall supply Falling to 6siszt this
tax, the lanasrs, 70 ob.aln something Of recon-
PeHse msved 70 have as high protecting dBtv
pat on les5heT, 50 as 20 exclude I0ragE ssppiies
snd to enable thsm 70 rsiss their Busas also
Bat in regard 70 bosh measures 5hsY wers de-
tested, by 5ss mountaineering majority On EN-
suestioBs of interest or Of seetIrn,) % f0Ur shoe
makers over the mizodty Of three tanners. In
all such qHssisHH, in which the interests were
oPposea, (aHd which were the TTast sna vital
questions IN all after tine,) even slier the t2n-
Rers had lssrBad 70 understand their peculiar
interests sgna WereiallY aroused to the necessity
Of defending them, their VOTES in the ceuu-
ell wsra always bat as lhree TO fcuu-snd
tAey were as regularly sRd as certainly defsatai
on every such question, "a If tho snoenakegs
had had seven vstes, and the tanners, 0Y the
compact. had net been allowed any.
% While the lsatABr was admitted from sbr0sd
lTee Of duty and SO kept at the minimum price
liked by open competition OF all producers, tAe
council laid duty OF i've per cent. on imported
hides. This, indeed, served t8acr7sss IS much
tie selling prices OF tira few hides furnished
iIsm slsugAtsTed beaves in 5hs settI-n-nt--6ut,
for these. and also for th, largo supply III ides
mDortad, there was levied that rata af sarrrr----a
Ike tanner, sutf AS much diminished their profits
ia sales Of l=sthsr. A. would 6s aest.iasz 10
pUTsus the results OF ihrss measures through
their details. l. Is sBViUus thst It was in tle
power Of the 6Isd majority 10 give to their la
terest any amount of bounty and TO impose on
the iBtersst of the minority any amount o.. bur
den and less, that the possible variation Of
pricss Of their respective productions w0u,d per-
mit-Rnd yet all by means Of ostensibly eqHai
taXstisa.
d" But there we're connected and also preead-
ing and independent abuses, perDetrGjei by the
unvarying vote Of four 20 three. which viii be
indicated The partial and unjust iistributiou
Of the favoTs end burdens Of Government are
not csRAned to the policy ef indirect tgzstion-
but Rsy as we'll bs effected under . system si
direct taxation. The mode, however, 10 that
cssa will be different The difference viii be
made, not IN the unequal levyise and payment
Of the taxes, but in their disbursement an ap-
PTsprRtion This operation had been Effected
very extensively, By and for the 5hsemsEer in
forest, while direct taxes only had been lavisd-
and ths same had been continued sud iu-
creased under the subsequent and 8H8rant
aliases aHd expressions, by means OF indirect
taxation. Becsusa Of their. former moro e8u-
fsTtable circumstsnca5, sad -sis0 sHa extended
and YET isolated business Of Ehs severa 5su-
nefs, requiring al the dn9 and sltenriOn
Of asch Individual about bis own hamo,
tsev did not eovet other euDlOymHBts, or seek
for ether kinds Of pTofts than their own business
afforded. They were very wiling, AZ 4 st, 70
permit, and even to aid by their votes in the
eauacil, the giving of all Of the few ssvernmsat
ofdces, and payments for other pnblic services.
to ths more needy shoamgkors, who also could
better lesVe their BsUa labor for these purposes.
Hsncs, every sfisial service Of collecting the
| taxes, aaa Of disbuTsing the public revenue,
6NefI gHAAtGIt A9l EGullG WelhAdt aAifA tt4e
msnts fer all salaries ana services, ali fell loths
shOenskers. The consent Of the tanners to this
manner Of distributing boB0Ts and sm0lanoats,
freely given at 6rst and 4hlle tho services were
necessary and act eveF-paa, attsTWard was rot
card for The shoemakers' interest bV its 6xad
msjsrity vote Of fear to she tanners three, rsgu.
larry gave 70 ono OF otheT Of the sHseInakers, or
to ssEs ess Of their families, every appointment
I aad profit that TIE administration of the Govern
i ar -rsTr fa
ioss were alss greatly increased, alid slill more
the aaeuat Of compensation for al such services.
whether real or preten9sd--snd always by ths
/ same iRevitable majority OF the foar sBogmskers
out voting the niR0rty OF three tanners. With
sush exercise of the powers Of GoVsFnment
4 Though ia no respect violating ihe letter Of the
/ original compact, Il 10 plainly TO be seen thst
| even with PaTtsstly just aud eqssi and street
/ taxation, tie majority in interest could make pFeEt
! frem the tazss, saa impose the whOo buJdsR on
| the minority interest and Whsa the OthsE see
/ saal sistribati0R OF burdens aud benefits and
greater facilities fsT sbRs9 Of power Of Injustice,
/ aud Of fIaaa of iRdrest tsxatiOn were HRbse-
I qHsntly introduced and established, aAd ali the
! facilities were msde use of 5y tho asjsrl5y for
.heT oWa benefit, ana aE ths cost Of the minority,
It followed, IS a necessary resalt that the sys-
! ten Of tRxatiSn and Of the Disbursement Of the
revenue, wss simply system of pluudSriEg the
majority interest Of tannors u every ssrPlus
or available dsllsr Of the traits of their
lsbsrs, fer ths sRjHsS gain OF the shosaske-s-
| aRd yet all eEsstea BY fair and legal xgifae ia
the ssaHsil, vita the fixed msjoTisy Of four
| 70 three vssss,
'.Fhis system Of administration had been
/ fsuAdsd, sud considerably advaneed ia opera
ton, Before its power ana evil effects were
fHlly aneersleod by the simple and tos careless
esnfsiHg tanners. Bat, wasa they csms 70
know thsir actual Disadvantages, aad their lia-
bihty to have inflicted alueh greater injustice
and WTozgs, there was ne lack, or cessation, Of
thsir sPPositisBs Complaints, aHd TsEaonsHancas.
Bat all in vain PsIfacly useless, and uBhsedsd
by the msj5rity, were ali reasoning and eYi-
aenees sddEesd 70 she8 the evil gaasEal pslicy
I'sl this system Of partial aud aRequsl taxation