Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-05
New England aud the west-W In O
Pays the Taxes!
DEBATE IN HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES AT WASH

DEBATE IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AT WASH
iSGroS.
In the House OF Representatives. at Washing
ton. the 2lst ult bill to increase the internal
revenue, being under consideration. Mr.. NOOr-
heeS, OF Indiana, sad
"Let L attention for moment BY
looking into the legislation that exists at this
time upon the subject OF cotton and its manufac
ture Provision Is made in this section for
drawback of two cents per pound; and that sys
TEN has existed and been followed in all our rev.
enue laws since the present party came into
power The object oft is this the manufactured
article that is sold in this country paws a tax to
the Government, but the manufacturer obtains a
drawback to exactly the amount of that tax by
charging up the price TO the consumer.
"IOu tax the manufactures in the first place
three per cent but he sends the goods TO the
agricultural portion of the country and charges
up the amount of the tax. and it comes back in
To his pocket. And in that way he pays no tax
at all Aud again, the little that is exported 10
foreign countries for sale is made free of tax in
this way: When he has paid nominally the
three per cent. and the goods reach the Custom
house for expectation. the Government refunds
the tax and paws the money btck to him. Thus
he is protected wherever he NAV sell in securing
the return of tie tax
Sir, defy anv advocate of the manufacture
ing interest in this House. To show me that the
manuficturer-from shOe-pegs To broad cloths
paws one cent OF revenue into the public treasury
that STAYS there. have looked into this legsla
ton so carefully that am prepared to assert that
no besieeei city fortified against be
ing compelled 10 pay into the public treasury one
dollar OF It's wealth. Every dollar comes from
the laboring. the agricultural. and the consuming
portion OF the country.
Il want to know whether the West has any
friends upon the floor of this House2 /, We pay
a.. Ill
1T is true uDor the question of this drawback
that not directly interested; but it i also
true that we will have 10 pay into the treasury
the amount which the Government refunds To
these manufacturers liz i just - much taken
out of the Treasury which we will have To re
place The manufacturing interest Is protected
in the trade at home bv tha additional import
duty YOU have laid on foreign articles, TO the ex
tent and more of the internal tax which YOU
impoSe; and then when the manufacturer sends
his goods abroad, he is protected against the pos
sibilitv of paving any tax, upon the Government
refunding. in the shape of drawback all the
taxes he has paii on the article TO be exported.
Nov this House may as well come 10 the
conclusion that nobody is deceived by this kind
of legislation Gentlemen may well lay aside
the delusion they have sought TO impose upon the
country-that they taxing these manufactur-
erS
Here you are imposing tax of two cents a
pound upon rawi cotton. Who paws that taxi
Net the manufacturer; the consumer paws il on
what * sold in this country. On that which is &c
go abroad nobody pays for. the government re
funds It,
Il repeat the assertion, and | challenge con-
tradiction that in this hour Of the nations trial
and SOreSi necessity, the manufacturing interests
of the country pays not dollar INTO the public
treasury that STAYS there And yet airs of patri-
oi,sm are put on here by men representing that
interest | visited New England last summer
and with pride and pleasure did | behold her
beautiful valleys her bright hills her clear waters
the kind and hospitable people with whom | a.
socitted: but when heard the swelling hum OF
her manufactures. and saw those which only a
short time ago worked but few hands, now
working their thousands. aud rolling up their
countless wealth. felt that II WAS IN unearthly
prosperity To nv mind il presented wealth
wruns from the labor, the sinews. the bone and
muscle OF the men who I'LL the soil taxed To an
illesit.mate extent foster and support that
great system OF local wealth.
Mr.. Chairmau.I rejoice in the prosperity of the
country. and the whole country. | love this
country AMI every part Of it, but have no sec
tioatl animosties % crafty. DO not intend to
stAni idl~by aud see one portion Of the country
robbed aud oppressed for the benefit of another
viii never vote tor revenue bill that embrace.
that pFitcfle IL i ROBBERY, u u wrong. IL
the manufacturers of this country cannot com
pete with the manufacturers OF foreign countries
lei them give up the business. aud let Us buy
goods where buy them the cheapest
That Is an honest principle, and none other is
honest"
Mr. j c Allen of Illinois sad
i an ia favor. since this system of taxation
has been resoried to l0s the purpose of raising a
revenue To support the Government. OF making i;
operate a equally upon all classes OF men in ev-
err Sttie as possible; and while gentlemen upon
the other side insist that the products of Illinois
shall he taxed threc-iOld their real value 1 in
slst that the products in the hands OF New Eng
land manufacturers shall bear their proportion OF