, 1864-12-24

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THE vyHaIsIkY QUESTION II
CONGRESS-.
Comlcal Side Of the Great Controvcrs,
J During theprotracted controversy on til
whisky question In Congress, there has bee1
considerable sport, as we'll as considerabl,
heat developed. Now that the "muss'' i
over, and there is no more speculation in tht
eyes OF Its dealers, and no further opportu
nifty to tux the stock on hand, We copy from
our files Of the Globe, enc or two extinct,
from the debates.
GARRETT DAVIS ON TIE VIRTUES OF
OLD BOURBON AND THE VICES or
ADULTERATED LIQUOR, IN THE SEN.
ATE, JUNE $, 1869 ~''1&'
~: DAVIS. desire to offer al amendment.
which consider an important one. 1t Is to CONG
e1ghty-lourh to the ninetisth line, which las been
stricken out. It is to insert:
" On whisky Or other spirits rsctlaed or mixed
which any matter whateyer infused to be sold as
otheETisc ;, provided Tor, ten cents per gallon"
the largest and nlost lucrative bus1nesses connect
cd with the whole whinky trade o. manufacture in
sf e aaa atRg q Of hs
cess. It is one Of the most yillainous businesses
e1e1S he nt + IT IT, L u wes
states- Whisky distilled from rye and corn il he
ysrnaculaE drtak Of the Western people, and
:dulteratcd OF counterfcitcd, suppose if{s one Of
.ae most Hnoiesome and Agreeable beverages that
sSen en- ne t,s Sssd bd remember ts tine
lnfusine ash berries or coeculus t1A|eus Into IT,
and strJchninc and arsenic and red pepper and
sosp sues and half dozen other compounds, did
| not exist. Then, sir, we had a verJ wholesome
and ealubrions drink; and hare seen gentlemen
who have ndulged in the use Of 1t until they were
apparent pfejudiee: Ii would sSiten s the@ anI an
nmm them, but It wou!d never burn them out.
(laushter.1 But the viliainous stud they have
! got to manufacturing now IS counterfeit or
substitute, dcdforation Of the article. Il one
q the most slrulcnt and destructive po!sons that
ass dIst ne ne h9man npnnt family ana doubt whether il
j. lsst TT could be established in my court Of
Justice tnat ~, where rect.hef buys barrel Of the
! four barrels Of his Eectiaed an adulterated STUFF
| out Of It It in that way that such enormous
Of man bayps bsrfsi o9 I'D Bousboa ts
cents gallon, and taEi1g that to bis establish 1 @
from 1t, and ceiling that at about twenty cents
gallon. The prof1s are enormous.
NOW, slr. The adnlteratoh or counterfelttug Of
me current coin OF any country il very hei6ous
ohe9se. 1t ts one against which severe laws aud
R@uals9ments @ are denounced, md very properly.
ct the whole population Of The United Ststea, and
IT, s ssastaa q ihe Fs fse
uere is IN afticle that is used u e1tenssyev
annoy as tobacco. The exception Is, not to dnd
&C. nse Y aoss re t to IND Who
sumption. on the present enormous quantity used,
.t ne fntc Gf ten pr CENT per annutn, according
OF connterfcters, adulterators Of liouo1 rectiers
who intusc all sorts Of the most ytllainpu5 and
poisonous compounds into Il, and palm that upon
@ tne eountfy a. Bourbon Why, Sit, 1t is aa enor
II there il any business, legitimate or i'leelu. |
maate at eopmendabe R o. Otherwise, that would per-
neric term. Me in the West know The extent to |
raj the7 know il il Louisville; they Know M f a
" Louis, and IN all the river towns. Why, sir,
T. H. Is dol 1o1nS T. gEeat sE To- ths country Il Kill
allowed to drink, aud would bc permitted to drink
4 they had used wholesome liquor. IIaushter.,
!nsn I'm t9la an ths n5 r., fes H. qpe5a ?; f.;
Ancrtca- has been built by-rectiHcd liquor: nni
that u .5 Gn5 one instance u the many large for
process of adn1teration and Of couneerfeitinc.
do trust that, Tor the purpose ofpfotectins the
hong, homer oi Hlu Bourbon, which bus now become or
for The purpose Of protecting the fair name md
Eoul relutation Of old Bourbon, u we'll as to saIe
6s reeed ST s Rseps w5a f 9ssdd 1 rs to ke
Ievenae-fhat tRe senate VII impsss ura lis NOD. 3.
esate tax OF ten cents gallon on this stuff that
is thus adu1tcrate3 and countertcited.
SENATOR HOWE ON THE GREAT SCAN
DAL OF CHEAP WHISKY-IN THE
SENATE, FEB. 4, 1864.
ME. HOWE. Mr. President, would not say
TG1d y npon ths amendment but for he f,et hat
Weet, and the fact that happen to represent
portion R o. that great constituency myeelf and for
tee which reported this bill, and cordially aconi-
esced II the increase Of the tax proposed. i be.
lieve 1t Is just measure, md was Influenced bY
what section.f In its character. did desire by IN
cTeasns this tax to do something, il We cooli. TO-
Ma5d F, bringing ABOUT litue reciprocity il the
west and The Northeast notice that ali The boots
snu saoes me East manufactures for ind all the
sotto1 and all thc woolen goods and all the petro
Ieum thc5 produce, Rrc taxed. They send them
mt to us, and charge the tax over to US. We I
manufacture but very little, at least NC manutsc.
pens 10 be whisky. Th.t Is lie oniy astice % TIT Tat
nc East buys Of Us; and In order. to bring about
:ome equality We bad to put the whole Tux On this
believe VIC shall get is much revenue out Of our
Eastern friends who drink our whisky "a they ret
,ut Of Us in the West who wear their SHIRTS and 7
Influenced By sectional considerations. .
WAS further induced to think that we pronnote | r
nc national character BY ralsIng this tax. There
1teencies ofthe Government that we are able to d
aerd to anybody at any reasonable or tolerabie ],
ct gallon Of oil, you cannot got coat ron can.
ot get shirt, yon can9ot ret any thing that Is
mn 5rnn t1CSe |
'hisky, distilled spirits, hare been furnished to
he people rutnosts!y eh1ap., an told that when =
,anufacturcd for about forty cents gallon. Il Won L.
FINISHED to The people ct dollar gallon. Now, Il
'ur men drunk. do not Know what the exact
cures are; presume the chairman OF the com
tee ST. tsl = 'R9t =; nq I'M much aks: laugh
on Of country they come fro@. tlaughter.j & &
IN sate u hars tn 6 oq aa
efore a the necesea11es fife and 1t aid strike
c as scandal, that We should still continue to
low rates, thought 1t wonla be &C
1 t. Pt os9 OF t5 Which w9n1d
u o iUst p
little better In his Owl conscience IT,. when be IL
ys ten cents for glass Of whisky, he 1elects =
out Of that ssd, : is suggested By lie sen SEM !
0f from Iowa, lMr arimes,l lie is yery likely to ~
Il better article; 1t may Improve the quality. I'll
mot say about that Ithoughtit would Improve, =
I .a1d before. the national Character to put on |.
IN tax. IT
It il said that 1t will influence the price osn great
Hcultnral .,roduct Of the Northwest. am utterly
upon That point. II I had ever seen |
IN SO sQualid, SO poor, 70 miserable, so imporer-
led destitute, that be could not get glass Of
uor when he wanted it, would hesitate from :
Z fear that we might get the price up to point -
auence the price Of the revenue to be derived
in 1t. never have seen that individual. never i
&c seen fhc individual who Ind an appetite for O.
Ink no matter what his circumstances mirht be u
matter what his ability might be to pfocure
? thing else, who could not procure enough Of
nor. to Rend him into the gutter, and who did e.
do 1t. So am utterly lncrcdu1oas that The 80 80
The cost off and until it is 1t Is not going to Be
luence the price Of any OF the materials which w
Ter into it.
An ELECTION BET PA1n>1N A NOVEL Way c
few days previous to the Presidential clec-
n, two gentlemen, one fiom Vermont and
: other from Pittsbu1g, residing temporarily i
this city, made q bet to tie follovin- TO ~
cct: The ls1ter bet the former full suit IF Ros R
thes and hat that Mcclellan would re-
We the electoral yote Of New York. Soon
the result was known the Vermont man
eel ed his clothes, whilst the loser cnntend. H.,
his right to prescribe the style of the bat. de-;
accordingly went to the establishment Of car
:. VIM. D. McCord, Baltimore street. opno. d.
e Hanover, and ordered hat of the folhw- !.
dimensions: Height fifteen inches. a
adth Of brim SIX inches, and breedth OF tor - -,
elTe inches. It Is just about three times NV
afze If an Ordinary haf md rf1t al tr,.t |