Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-05

heretofore done 80 that they do so now. or that /
they will do so under tbs proposition TOO clear
for any man to doubt. The Manufacturers OF |
New England are growing rich; they boast OF The
prosperity OF their people Mould to God the
aericutaralinterestso OF the West could thus boast
While they have beer able upon their
products. 90 realize within the Last two years
than three hundred per cent upon their goods
more than they did four wears ago. in the |
West selling them our wheat At a dollar n
buslle and our beef ut less price than We received
three years ago; and that. too, IN deprecated |
currency Three years ago bushel OF wheat IN
the marke, would purchase ten yards of common
dOmestics of New England manufactures. To-
day IL will purchase but two. We are. therefore.
paving an Indirect tax Unprecedented in the his
tory OF the country; and We are paying that DO
mas TO New England manufacturers and the
Government together. While they can sell 10
the operatives IN their establishments anv amount
of manufactured articles free Oftax. thew pay no
the Governments, except three per
cent. on what they sell % Us, they never tal to
charge that additional three per cent upon the
articles they furnish Us IL is giving them. sir
az advantage over what the consumers of the
West enjoy. Ii is unjust; and tell the gentle
from vermont that. Notwithstanding has
constituents, agricultural as they are, protected
BIZ the tariff on wool NAV be satisfied with this
condition OF things. the people OF the Northwest
are not satisfied with it. and will not be satisfied.
have no more to say
Mes-rs. Morrill, of Vermont and Dawes Of
Massachusetts,, having replied to Messrs. Allen
and VOORHEES,, Mr.. Voorhees, reioined:
There is line of argument-it is not argu-
ment. however, line of talk, always INDUCED
in by gentlemen upon the opposite side of the
chamber, when discussion upon these questions
arises that To use he mildest term Is scarcely
tolerable to those who feel that their material
aud pecuniary interests are involved in the eues-
ton
The gentlemen from Vermont mir. MOrrilD
rises and deprecates sectionalism, and the gentle
mau from Massachusetts, (Mr Dawes follows in
the line, and SAYS that he regrets this strain
OF debate, this line of discussion | presume the
gentlemen DO. | know ] would, it | had
comfortable a thing at somebody else's expense.
as their constituents have upon this question;
would not want it discussed either If was so
secure in wealth their constituents are, if
nv people prospecting and fiourishing aud
spreading out the branches of their prosperity
before the world, at the expense of somebody
else. unless / was moved by higher of
justice than | have ever seen animate "A single
breast on the other side OF the House upon this
question. |. too, like them, should desire silence
on this subject.
81 should say, Let us have no talk about it,
| should say. Let US have no fuss; | am very
comfortable, and cannot why all the rest o.
the world should not be so too | have no
doubt"the highwayman. when he grasps his vic
tim on The highroad. would rather have him keep
still. have no doubt the burglar. when he
breaks into "A dwelling house, Is very much
moved If tie screams of the inmates disturb him
at his ieionious l,bors. And say they, we must
have peace We must have no screaming.
Well, quit robbing us Take your hands out of
our pockets Quit ilching the rewards of our
honest labor from our pockets for the benefit of
men who ADLER. no truer, no more pltri
otc to say the least of it, than the people which
the gentleman from Illinois, myself aud others
on this side of the chamber represent here. Meet
the argument, and stop this talk. Does the man
uiactgring interest paw anything 80 the support
of the Government? Or does tie agricultural
| interest pay It all am not to he deferred from
the argument by this line of talk Ali YOU are
comfortable and coy. gentlemen 1t is not so
with the people that YOU and |, Mr.. Chairman
! Mr. Cox in the chair represent on shis floor
"Of course, this question of sectonalism
the retort is very handy, so apparent SO ready to
every lin, that do not cOndescend TO use it
| The whole world will take notice with what pro
| priety any body on that side OF the chamber can
talk of sectionalism their party having been
built up the idea of pure sectionalism for more
| than thirty years past.
But as | was going to say when interrupted
/
this question OF high tariffs and high taxes.
| They make long, hard days work to the farmers
of the country: they wiring sweat from his brow.
! The farmers of my district have sent me here to
look to their interests The tariff law now on
the statute book wrings from labor every dol
| lar that the manufacturer pays as a tax. Let
members on the other side meet that if they can.
The gentleman from Vermont Mr. Morriil)
says that if | informed on the subject
would not have made this statement. have
entire respect for the gentleman from Vermont.
and beg to assure him that, to the best of my
limited ability, have informed myself Doubt
| less | have not vast a fund OF information as
/ he carries about with him, but still what little
i have | operate with. | am not so large an Ope-
rator a he is. do not belong to the Committee
OF Ways and Means. But still | have looked
into this question with what intellect God has
endowed me with and tell the gentleman that
stand by my statement If it is not true, let
! him make il manifest. | am III quest of inior-
nation Let him inform that point. Let
him show me that / am wrong and | will &C
know ledge it. Let him show me that the pleth
oric. bloated manufacturers of New England are
| paying anything 10 support the government, and
will recognize IT, Show me that our people
are not wrung day by day and hour BY hour, not
merely support the government, bull To support
the manufacturers OF New England, and will
acknowledge this too | make the assertion,
and challenge proof of the contrary
''Then comes this question OF drawb lcks. Ii
Is not true A. the gentleman from Vermont has
said that agriculture IS not interested at all in
that question. It's interest in 1t is not very ex-
tensive admit: but il has lust this interest in IT.
that what the Government pays back to these
manufactures in the shape of drawbacks makes a
vacancy in the public Treasury which somebody
has to Til up
The gentleman IRON Massachusetts, (Mr
Dawes) asked me how | would raise a revenue
Better far better, fire trade ami direct taxation
according u each mans wealth. in all sections
alike. than this discriminating policy by which
that gentleman's constituents grow rich aud mine
grow poor The true policy of government; Is e
bring the cheap markets of the world 10 our door,
10y free trade. Let our people buy where the
money will buy most; and let revenue FOR th,
support OF the Government be drawn equal,
from the wealth of the country
The debate was continued as follows
Mr. Washburne. OF lllinois-Sr. it has beer
alleged here that we in the Northwest suffer
ing more than any other part of the country from
the operation of the revenue laws. | speak for
one portion of the Northwest. and tell the gen
man from Indiana. that whatever complaint ther,
NAV he from his district in regard To the opera
ton of the laws for Rising revenue. there il nc
complaint from the loval district which | have
; the honor 10 represent The people there are no
ONLY willing 20 stand taxation which we have
already imposed. but are willing to stand any ad
dtiona taxation which may be necessary to
crush out this rebellion. and To hang the rebel:
Il. ~. ~