The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-07

~We have been unable to sec the force
of the objection made by some to the impo-
sition Of IN additional tax on stocks AREA
dy taxed. In fact we take an exactly oppo-
site view Of the matter, and think that ex-
act justice requires such addition. II an
addition be made, the price will 60 up be-
cause Off II the price goes up those who
have the stock already manufactured and
taxed, viii have the benefit, II it be allow
| ed to escape, and the tax only imposed up
lon future manufactures. The simple ques-
ton iswhether this addition of price should
60 to the Government or to mere speculs-
tors. That is the sole question. The whole
purpose Of levying an increased tax Is to
add to the public revenue. Justice to the
consumer demands that all the increase Of
price resulting, should 60 into the public
treasury. To make matters exactly right,
stocks on hand should be taxed the differ
ence between the amount already paid and
the amount charged upon new manufac-
lures. That would make matters exactly
even. 8
But men say that some have bought whis-
Ky and other articles and paid q price rated
upon an increase Of the tax, and it would
do wrong to them. We don't see it. On
the contrary we see q great public wrong
attempted by these men for which, if they
are made to pay heavy penalty, so much
the better. Those who have bought for
legitimate business will not be wronged at
all. tits only those who attempted to anti
cipate public legislation, and who were
anxious to divert the money of the people
from the treasury to their own pockets
who will or can suffer from taxing stocks
on hand. They chose to speculate on that
problem. Their speculstions, so far as there
is an effort to make legislative action con-
form to their purposes, was dishonest
one, was against the public interests, and
deserves punishment rather than sympa.
thy. They chose to gamble upon prospec.
tive legislation. And now they want Con-
gress to enact laws to make their gambling
y success! That is the whole story in u
nutshell. Their conduct is as impudent IS
their gambling is pernicious. If they ssill
gamble let them do it fairly. II they lose
they have no right to complain. Their
conduct is just as honest as that of the man
who bets on horse-race and then brides the
rider of the one he bets against to make his
winning certain. The tax is for the public
good. It should be made certain that no
part Of it goes into the pocket Of the specu-
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made to disgorge the better for the people.
~ There is nothing like persistence in
well-doing to accomplish results. OF this
the young men hereabouts seem sensible.
They are hard at work in the effort to I'LL
up companies from this vicinity for the
hundred-day service, and are meeting with
proportionable success. The music of the
fife and drum tells no idle tale to the ears
Of the gallant and patriotic. They under
stand the call it makes, thsy appreciate the
duty of making q personal response, and
rs rapidly a. they can make necessary ar
Engagements they are answering to the call
Of the country.
All this is most encouraging. Governor
Stone will feel, we are satisfied, before the
end of twenty days, that in pledging Iowa
for ten thousand volunteers for . brief cam
paign, he did exactly the right thing and
at the right time. The people seem to think
SO. What il better still, they are acting up
on their judgment, and throughout Iowa,
IS they are in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio,
are fiocking to the standard with surpris-
ing alacrity. It is we'll that it Is 80. It tells
= good tale for our State-for our people.
They understand the emergency and are
willing and ready to meet it. They are
improving the hours. They intend to be
Tin at the DEATH of the monster conspira.
cy of the vandals against the liberties of
man. Let the ball roll on. There is in
spiration in this new development of pa.
triotism.
Judge Barnard and Horace Greeley
still continue their legal tussle. The Judge
says Horace has been guilty Of contempt
and requires him to answer. Horace
makes no answer to the contempt, but says
the Court has no jurisdiction. The Court,
in the person Of its Judge, says it has juris-
diction, and tells Horace to answer certain
interregstories. Horace steps over to
Judge Marvin Of the Supreme Court, and
asks . writ Of prohibition. While that Il
pending. Barnard says that 10 illegal and
issues al attachment requiring Horace "a
appear ia person and put in his answer,
ION Last Thursday. On Wednesday Judge
Marvin refuses the writ Of prohibition. On
Thursday morning Horace appeared in
Court and fled his answer, protesting
against the whole proceedings, denying
that the matters complained Of were, in
any sense, report Of the proceedings o.
the Court, but q mere editorial comment
thereon, and thencefrom he alleged that he
was chief editor Of the 1ttSsne, and one o.
its joint proprietors, that - such he waa
responsible for what appeared in the paper,
and declining to answer any questions
that might expose his associates to the dis
cipline Of that tribunal, preferring to abide
/ the COnsouuencea himae1f And theraun0n