Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-09

aud freedom Il cheap at any price,.
II ButWe must not 0hly attain maximum
of revenue; we must secure a minimum Of
lexpenditnre. An unnecessary expenses
should be diligently sought out and abol-
Il iShed. All questionable appropriations
fof the public m0neys, and all suspected
embezElements, should be closely and
sternly Inquired into And where an OH
Ger entrusted with funds is living beyond
his isalhty and private means, he should
be Instantly dismissed for that sufficient
reason. II allowed 70 remain, he will
cover up his frauds under false exhibits,
and perhaps defeat investigation; but if he
is spending more than belongs TO him, he
Il clearly cheating somebody. and most
fprObRbly 1t is the government. Put him
in the trenches without days delay. We
4 do not kn0w but that il would be well to
have inspectors for civil Offices as we'll as
for the armies; men Of shrewdness and
Stubborn integrity, who would know how
to examine exhibits, and who would use
their eyes and ears and look at something
besides exhibits.
But the main resource for reducing ex-
peuditures is to be sought in the increase
of the purchasing power of our currency.
| From various causes, some of them dHe to
our condition, others due to our faults
aud errors, our currency Is greatly depre-
ciated. So far as the correction lies in
our power, and It does SO lie to great eX-
tent, we should apply it. In our present
circumstances we can scarcely expect our
money to be valuable in the outside werld;
but there is no reason why It should not
be valuable here. We must increase the
demand for it by increasing the necessity
for Il. High taxation, properly distribute
ted, will 90 far towards effecting this
Men will need money, if not to buy luxu.
ries in England, ct least to pay their taxes
and in order to get money they will have
to produce all they can, and will have to
throw these products upon the market
This demand aud quest for money will
appreciate It, and will increase its par
chasing power. This, by bringing down
prices, will diminish the public expendi-
lures and lesson the burdens of the Treas
ury. .....
We think our present tax bill errs fatal
" In so laying the taxes as to relieve the
great mass of producers from that necessl-
ty for money which would be 80 salutary
in its effect. The tax falls in heaviest force
upon those engaged in traffic. 1t imposes
a percentage on the amount Of sales, per-
centage on profits, aud various leVies that
amount in the whole TO an enormous tax.
This does not touch the producer. tits me-
cessariIy laid upon the goods sold, iucreas-
Ing: the prices, already enormous, and thus
finaily imposing grinding burden on the
consumer, In addition to his own proper
tax. Taxes laid upon prodncers-and not
upon their products 80 much as on their
ability to produce, that is to say on their
capital and adVantages-wOuld have a diff
feFent and happy effect. Production
would be stimulated and sales become
prompt. This rule should be applied not
only to manufactures, but equally 70 tarm-,
ers, who constitute the largest class Of pros
lsdneerSs 70 q q .FemaFkabls fact that Indiaul
corr, which fs produced. on thefer tile ieldsI
in sight Of our city, on the same ground and
in the same way as formerly, is this day
selling at q greater exsggeratiOn Of price
than the cRlicOes imported from Europe,
purchased there with specie, or its equlVa-
lent, and brought in with all the expense
and hazard of running the blockade. The
policy which produces such results is
wrong, if not indeed mOnstrOus. II needs
not to be replied that corn is scarce. So
are caiicoes. But scarce or not there is
enough of it, for nobody starves, and IL
can always be had for money enough. It
is not the scarcity that mainly makes the
price 1t is because those who hold it
have no necessity to spare it, and no need
for the money it will bring. Many mau
who has not hushel to sell, would find
many bashel to cell if the necessity 70
raise money was upon him.
Nor needs any one complain of his high
taxes, especially those persons whose dis
trust of the currency makes prices so high.
They say Confederate money is valueless-
then they lose nothing by paying 1t into
the Treasury. Perhaps they will then ind
that it is at least a good and desirable
thing to pay taXes with.
Let all discrimination in the times of
assessment of property be done away with.
Il is not just to tax some according to the
valuation of peace, and others according
/ to that of war. Let the basis be uniform,
and iudulgences allowed only those who
have suffered, or are maFred in their hus-
iness by the depredatiOns, the presence, or
vicinity of the enemy or OF our own
armies. Tax all, according to the uniform
stardard, upon their property; and put also
q suitable tax on incomes, salaries, profits
and the like. Nobody will then have q
right to complain, aud many of our pres.
ent evils will disappear or be mttigated.
There are some other thoughts which
We designed TO present, but the present
length Of this article warns rs to defer
them. -E
OUTBREAK AMONG NEGRO PRISOHRRs AT DAN.
WILLIE.
Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock,
the negro prisoners engaged at work on the
Notifications around Danvilie. made an
attack upon the guard, and after desPer-
ate struggle, succeeded in OVerpOwering
the small force, and gaining possession OF
about 30 muskets. 0ne hundred of the
scoundrels then made their escape, follow
ing the Dan river in an easterly direction
Daring the scufle, eight of the negroes
were killed. These negro prisoners, with
their white brethren, were carried over the
Danyille road during the last week, or
their way South, but for want Of trauspof-
ta,ion were temporarily detained IN Dan
Vile. The authorities thereupon determ-
ined to place the negroes at work on the
EortiRaations and while so engaged, they