Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-02-18
New England and the West .
who Pays the Taxes.

Washington, on 2lst ult, bill 10 increase
the internal revenue being underconsidcsa-
ton, Mr.. Voorhies, of Indiana, used the
following language
Let us arrest our attention for mo.
ment by looking into the legislation that
exists at this time upon the subject of cot
ton and its manufacture. Provision is made
in this section for q drawback of two cents
per pound; and that system has existed
and been followed in Il our revenue laws
since the present party came into power
The object of it is this: the manufactured
article that is sold in this country pays a
tax to the Government, but the manufac.
tured obtains a drawback to exactly the
amount Of that tax by charging up the
price to the consumer.
You tax the manufacturer, in the first
place, three per cent, but he sends the
goods to the agricultural part of the coun-
try and charges up the amount of the tax,
and it comes back into his pocket. And in
that way he pays no tax at all. And again,
the little that is exported to foreign coun-
tries for sale is made free Of tax in this way:
When he has paid nominaHy the three per
cent, and the goods reach the Custom
House for expectation the Government re-
funds the tax and pays the money back to
him. Thus he is protected wherever he
may sell in securing the return of the tax.
'Sir, defy any advocate of the manu-
featuring interest, in this House, to show
me that the manufacturcr-from shoe pegs
to broad-cloths-pays one cent of revenue
into the public treasury that STAYS there.
| have looked into this legislation so care.
fully that am prepaied to assert that nc
beseiged city was ever so fortified against
being compelled to pay into the public trea
sury one dollar of its wealth. Every dollar
comes from the laboring, the agriculture
and consuming portion of the country.
Il want to know whether the West ha.
any friend upon the floor of this House p
We pay every dollar that is to be levied By
this tax bill.
1t is true, upon the question of thi
drawback, that we are not directly interest
ed; but it is also true that we will have t.
pay into the treasury the amount which tn,
Government refunds to these manufactur
ers. 1t is just SO much taken out of th
treasury which We will have to replace -
The manufacturing interest in the trade a
home by that additional import duty 70,
have laid on foreign articles, to the extent
and more, of the internal tax which yo,
impose; and then, when the manufacture
sends his goods abroad, he is protecte
againsi ,san ~ tne possoil.y OF paying any tax
upon 'lie oIvei1inigle ~ reIuhding, In tn
snaPe VI . Ilawgack, I all taxes he has pai
oh .sie af'iIle u oe exported
A. VOW tilis IiouSe may as wen cone t
III his ;nd of rlHv a0Dody Is daaeiVed D
vol law aside tbe daluS;on Gaon tLaU ha,a may
to ;mnose ,non tbo onrn.n .ne9 ilato sousl
tox;ng tbese mnnnf, ct,uart ,is 'iia' 'ney ai
HHere Won ara ;nnnnS;na . ., % =.
cents nov nound rnnp po,.mS rn 80. .aA Vi wv Nv
navs tbat tax9 Nnt tho ~" "ar,fot uF.oVn " -
conspmer nays II wnon t ~ ,Cacr, m.h;"b !; III !!
tb;s conntrv On That tbat 'J, mh;eh J,ium nal 10 sIiu
nobody navs for the Governmssnt @ sut' rafna af,ua
r If. f ~ - "'''o'' 'oio'''
"T rcncot tbe assertion and cbo,,on,
!, controd;ct;op that in tb;, bn,. @ ,f taa " "
! t;on's trial and sorest nocesn;tu tho 'no W. IL
fctur;n~ Interest navs not doilor ,.'i mn atl ~
nmblc Treasury that stavs tbere "' Amd ,,.I ~ y,
airs of natriotism ara nnt % nn bcro Imu h., ,oe C
rcnrcsent;na m that interest," VI "isE H;s;ta3 Nc Ne
EppIop1 In ST Summar opI writ III mil, o