Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15
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revenue, being under consideration, Mr. Voor-
bees. of Indiana, said:
"Let us arrest our attention Tor moment by
looking into the legislation that exists at this
time upon the subject of cotton aud its manufac-
ture. Provision is msde in this section for
drawback of two cents per pound; and that sys-
TEN has existed and neen follow in all our rev.
enue laws since the present paEty came into
power. Theobject oft is this: the manufactured
article that i sold in this couatry pays a tax to
the Government, but the manufactured obtains a
drawback 30 exactly the amount of that tax by
charging upthe price To The consumer.
"You tax the manufacturer 10 the first place
three per cent, but be sends the goods 10 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 to
foreign countries for sale is made free of tax in
this way: When he has paid nominaily the
three. per cent. and the goods reach the Custom
house for expiration, the Governments refunds
the tax and passthe money back to him Thus
he is protected wherever he ruay sell in securing
the return OF the tax
''Sir, defy any advocate Of the mahufactur-
ing interest. in this House, to show me that the
manufacturer-from shoe-pegs to broad cloths7
pays one cent of revenue into the public treasury
that STAYS there have looked into this legisla-
ton SO carefully that preplred to assert that
no besieged city was ever so fortified against be-
ing compelled to pay into the public trezsuryone
dollar of its wealth. Every dollar comes from
the laborng. the agricultural, and the consuming
portion of the country.
II want to know whether the West has any
friends upon the floor of this House3 We pay
every dollar that is to be levied by this tax bill.
sit is true, upon the question of this drawback,
thai we are not directly interested; but it is also
true that will have to pay into the treasury
the amount which the Government refunds to
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out ef the Treasury which we will have TO re-
place. The manufacturing interest is protected
in the trade at home by tha additional import
duty you have laid on foreign articles, to the
tent, and more, of the internal tax which you
imp0se; and then, when the manufacturer sends
his goods abroad, he is protected against the pos
sibfiitr % paving any tax, upon the Governments
refunding. in the shape OF drawback, all the
taxes he has paid the article to be exported.
Now, this House may well come to the
conclusion that nobody is deceived by this kind
of legislation Gentlemen may as well lay aside
the deiusion they have sought TO impose uponthe
country-shat they are taxing these manufactur-
ers.
Here you are imposing tax of two cents
poaad upon raw, cotton. Who pays that tax?
Not the manufacturer; the consumer pays it on
what is sold in this country. On that which is to
go abroad nobody pays for, the government re-
funds it.
IL repeat the assertion, and challenge con-
tradefion that In this hour of the nations trial
and sOrest necessity the manufacturing interests
of the country pays not dollar into the public
treasury that STAYS there. And yet airs of patri-
Otsm are put on here by men representing that
interest l visited New England last summer,
and with pride and pleasure did l behold her
beautiful valleys, her bright hills her clear waters
the kind and hOspitable people with whom as
sOciated; but when l heard the swelling hum of
hor ufa aav Win nj
short time ago worked but a few hands, now
working their thousands, and rolling up their
countless wealth, I felt that It was an uaearthly
pros perity To my mind it presented wealth
wrung from the labor, the sinews the bone and
muscle OF the men who til the soil taxed to an
iiegitimate extent foster and support that
great system Of local wealth.
Mr.. Chairman. rejoice in the prosperity of the
country, and the whole country. | love this
country and every part of it, but have no sec
tiOnal animosities to crafty | do not intend to
stand idly by and see one portion of the country
robbed and oppressed for the benefit of another
! will never vote for revenue bill that embraces
that principle. Ii is robbery; it is wrong. If
the manufacturers of this country cannot CON-
pete with the manufacturers of foreign countries,
let them give up the business, and let US buy
goods where buy them the cheapest.
That IS an honest principle, and none other is
honest"
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Il am in favor, since this system Of taxation
has been resorted to for the purpose of raising a
revenue to support the Government. of making il
operate rs equally upon all classes OF men in ev-
cry State as possible; and while gentlemen upon
the other side insist that the products Of Illinois
shall be taxed three-fold their real value, 1 in
sst that the products in the hands OF New Eng
land manufacturers shall bear their proportion Of
the burdens of taxatou. That they have not
heretofore done So that they do so now, or that
they will do 50 under this proposition is too clear
FOE ANY man TO d0ubs. rThe manufacturers of
New England growing rich; they boast of the
prosperity Of their people, / would to God the
agricultural interests of the est could thus boast
While they have been able upon their
products, 10 realize. within the last two years
than three hundred per cent. upon their goods
more than they did four years ago, in the
West are selling them our wheat al a dollar a
bashel, and ourbesf atless price than we received
three years ago; and that. too, in deprecated
currency Three years ago bushel of wheat in
the market would purchase ten yards Of common
domestics of New England manufactures. To-
day it will purchase but two. We are. therefore.
paying an Indirect tax unprecedented in the his
tory OF the country; and we paying that DO
nus TO New England manufacturers aud the
GoYgument together. While they can sell TO
the operatives in their establishments anv amount
of manufactured articles free of tax. they pay no
cent. on what they sell 10 u, they never fail TO
charge that additional three per cent upon the
articles they furnish US. Ii is giving them, sir
an advantage over What the consumers of the
West enjoy. II is unjust; and tell the gentle
man from Vermont that, notwithstanding ms
constituents, agricultural as they are protected
by the tariff on wool. may be satisfied with this
condition Of things, the people of the Northwest
are act satisfied with it, and viii n0tbe satisfied
have no more 10 sayZ s. rDf
Messrs- Morriif of Vermont and Dawes oil
NassaeRusettss. having replied 40 Messrs. Allen
uand NqoFheess DIR Noorhees reioinef: - AZ
There is line of argument-is is not argu
ment, however, line OF talk, always INDUCED
in BY gentlemen upon the opposite side of the
chamber, when a discussion upon these questions
arises, that to use the niIdesf term is scarcely
tplerable to those who feel that their material
and pecuniary interests are involved in the CUES
lion
@"The gentlemen from Vermont Mr.. Morrill)
rses and deprecates sectionalism, and the gentle
mao from Massachusetts, (Ar. D4wes) follows IN
the same line, and says that be regrets this strain
sof debate, this line Of discussion | presume the
Gentlemen do. / know / would, il had a.
comfortable thing nc somebody elsc's expense
ms their constituents hive upon this question:
would not il discussed either Ii was SC
secure in wealth as their constituents are, orji
nv people were prospering and hourishing and
spreading out the branches OF their prosperity
before the world. at the expense of somebody
.eise unless | was moved by higher sense oil
Justice than | have ever seen animate single
brelst on tie other side of the House upon This
question, l. TOO, ike them, should desire silence
on this subject.
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