Washington telegraph., 1863-07-22


published last year at Richmond. It con.
sists of series of articles contributed by
the same author to "DeBow's Review
"The Messenger" "The Examiner" ana
"The Whig." The following views are
ceinmeuded to the careful study Of our
readers:
FREE Observation-Disclosures
SALES. &c.-SoURcEs OF Revenue
DIRECr TAXATfoN.-K nov apnroach
tie subject Of taxation, the true method
.fur raising the revenues OF tie Confeier
arc States -vhether by taxes Of an indi-
Iact character On imports-by excises-
t5y Taxation un the sales cf merchandise
or ~ direct tax on tile whole property
.of tie ciiiz.us OF the COufederacy. His
.to.y furnishes Us with the fact, that two
prolific sources Ot wars amongst mankind
have been the coICcIol and d>bursema nt
of the public revenue The decay aud
luwuial. of nations .i-s. deeper, and Is
tracoal ie 70 tie wearing cut of the lands
om which thcy I've, uore than tl any de-
fleets i'll Government. An crqnlIy iptp
;ue reu~uns which lgl to our separation
from our laie associates. must compel ~
tn rcc1rnize 81 oue Of the chief causes Of
+ dispute. and, indeed, the very rot and
) hrrinuiu. al the quarrel. q tariff on im-
ports Tor obviously until the collection
wa- made. uu distribution could occur ;
aud Though we ieli and saw the injustice
prac,iceG upon u 10 the distribution, as
well - ID the collection "l ;Ae revenue,
I,rt. Z; there la4 L-ger been auT duty le
, ,Ied urnn thr imports ui tHe United States
, uur itu i-iyn i-u., anI IiIOl.lss would
havu been w.le.y -I.l-tenr from that w
nov occupy. Iao dispute between tn,
disciple, VI protection and revenue ma,
.iuGicate tLg fills ut uae side ur thr other
H lut tLr system ut .ai-ia- ,hg revenues i1I
\ Coafyllracy covering .o many degree.
= d. tnr carA's surface, iy TAX upon th'
d productions brought into It ior sale at tbs
very moment of their iutr0ductiou, i o.
. .lecfeI ,o because Nj it~ Injustice and want
.uf diffusion --n n-ta.t tI.- IcNrlt, ana par
ticular!y ty tariff varying the clargcs %
the Z fercut articles
! ;ax spot all the property o. a coun
, trr, according o. value, IL 30 dd crioreH
! tnx but III property iu land III taxed on
dollar, and property III horses or slaves Y
I be taxed al fity ccurs, ii l. not uG roloT
e5a, and, singular as 1t may seem, our tar
p Fl has been euaeie! 20 IS TO violate thes
9 simple principles. Different charges te
4 ing czactcd upon lhe value of differen
" articles tile article, nUt it- value, Tegula
. liug The charges yXacIed by tie Govern
p meut-thc reasons which controlled oul
G Congress mast have been those which
. have been offered BY The ia Governmen
that now j. tuftariug into The grave, viz.
+ that articles gf luxury must aud ought Z
Y pay more than uecessares-the decisio
!: of what Is 4 luxury aud what a necessar
/ being made, ut course, by Congress.
. pair ul bouts cJ-t> hva dollars in Paris
!, thr duty j. fifteen rcr cent ur seventy-hT
cents Giamoln may clst the same 4
= ornament brel-i-pia, the duty Is Tel
:, per cent. OF E'iy cents the cost of c.Otl
enough 10 make q coat may be IN England
. ten collars. thc duty will be- one do-lai
/. and tTy cents tle value ot forty pounds
q III South America wool may be the same
aud yeJ it will lay oH!y one dollar. Ior
= tax one citizen upon his consumption oat
h sum aud smother citizen 4 different sun
y anon the same rdL1r M fOrei-n mercha r.
n dizc-the folly anl injustice of these dis
crlnnatous Is too obvious but the state
= mcut that neither would pay anything
q unless we used thc articles, thus render
iug aIl impost> optional with The citizen
IL ot alI The deleuces fir iniu~tict the mos
deceptive and jesuitical, ID this, that II
assumes we ought not to trade with any
nation except ourselves, as all other buy
i'm j. taxed rightly. The whole argu
mynt comes 10 this absurdity. and ought
: doncd forever. ii a uniform rate OF duty
"a upon all articles was adopted, II would be
: nearer approximation to justice ano
to equity but a fatal objection exists res
pecti~e Hi duties upon imports whicf
'e cannot be removed by any device yet as
~ covered. How can the value be asceF
~ tained! Ii the value at the place OF eT X
10 port is taken, that varies as between sei
ler and buyer ID much AS 70 favor aii VIZ
.d consign goods on their own accouht, 'nau
81 bv themselves. and Of course the iorelgl
u mau uiacturer becomes the supplier oil ou
n markets, through his owl agent, Wh'
e swears to al the invoices sent MN, a
N the cost and value to the maker, Withou
N detriment, if lie escapes detection ~
J resi- lent importers are merely dealers II
5, selected articles, and, if honest cannot g
8, beyond this limited sphere except with
Of loss. If you take home valuation, uii
ferent values will attach TO the same art
On % Gle at different ports. This objection
" y i nositive. and cannot be removed as :
er gainst either system nome VI i0ieis
valuation.
q q The policy Of making the merchants :
"a the country its collectors q revenue can
If not be sound, since the honest man l. de
si- feated in his vocation by the unserupulou'
ID, The Government, BY gathering Its tax'
hny at the gates Of the country, declares Use
ne unwilling to place any confidence 10 tho:
he Who bring in their property for sale. III
ny smuggler, undetected, Is without crlm
ire and with his class, is an object of admir-
on tiou. The detective, as the Governmer
~ officer is obliged to become, is not an e.
yiable character. The worthy merchar
feels and sees the injustice to him, whic