M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-18
w WMO PAYS THE TAXES I
SPEECH UF VOORHEES,.
DEBATE IN HOUSE OF RFPR -sEN
TArlYEs AT WASHINGTON.

In the Ilonse Of Representatives. .
Washington, on the 2lst nit, a bill
increase the internal revepus, beir
nuder consideration, Mr.. VOORHEES,
Of Indiana, said: e..
let uS arrest oar attention Cor
moment by looking into tho legisll
tion that exists o, thia time upun til
su' ject OF cotton and its msnuhc,ur,
Provision is made in this section IL
a draw back oi two cents per pnnud
and that system haS existed aud bee
followed in all our revenue lava sinc
the prrNent patty came into power
The object Of it 10 this: the mann.
featured article that 10 solI in thi
country paya a tag to the Govern
Inent, hut The manufacturer obtains
drawback to exactly the amount q
that tax 10y charging up tho price t
the consumer. r,
"You tax the manufacturer IN II,
first place three per cent, put he send
the guods TO the agricultural portiul
of the country and charges up III,
amount Of the tax and it comes bacl
Iinto liis pecEet. And in that way h,
pays no tax at all. And again, th,
little that il exported to foreign coun
tries for ane IL made free OF tax il
this way: When he has paid uomin.
ally the three por ceLt, and the good,
reach the Custom-honse tor expor,a-
iion, the Government retnnds the iaI
and pays tho money back to him
Thus lie 10 protected wherever he
may Sell in securing the return OF lh,
tax. ...... r.,......
Sir, | defy any advocate Of tn,
manufacturing interest in this House
to chow me that the manufacturer
from shoe-pegs to broad cloths, pay,
one cent Of revenue into the public
treasury thst stays there, have
looked into ihiS legislation 90 csrtf
: that ] am prepared to sssert that
no besieged city was ever 50 fortified
agains. the possibility Of attack az in
The manufacturing interest OF this
country sgAiDst being compelled 10
pay into the public treasury one dol
lar OF its wealth. Every dollar curnes
from the laboring the agricultural,
Hnd the consuming potion OF the
country. @ ..U..t - ..yt
II want to know whether the West
has any friends upon the floor Of this
Hcnsei We pay every dollar that
IS 10 be levied by this tax bill. s
ut is true, upon the question Of
this draw back that we arc not directly
interested but it is Hlso true that we
will bave to pay into the treasury the
amount which tho Government re-
funds 10 these manufacturers. Ii il
just so much taken out OF the T,eas
ury which we will have T. replace
The manufacturing interest 10 pro-
tccted in the trade NJ home by ,hs al
diti6nal import duty you have laid on
foreign aiticles 10 oihe extent and more
II the Internal tux which you impose.
and then, when tho manuIacturer
seuds his'gooIs abroad, he Ia protect
cd against the possibility OF paying
any tax BY the Government refund.
ing in the shape Of u drawback alI
ihe taxes he has paid on the ealticle to
Do exported. .F -a s'e,.T ...
Nov this House nigh. as well
come to the exclusion that nobody ia
deceived by this kind of legislation
Gentlemen may as we'll lay aside The
delusion they have sought tn uupos.
upon the country, that thew arc tax.
ing these manufacturers ,..,..... n.
''llere yru are imposing a.tax o.
TWO cents a pound upon raw cotton.
Who pays that taxi Not the manu-
iacturer. The consumer pays it ou
what is sold in this county. Ga that
whit h is to 20 abroad nobody pays
for, the Government refunds il.
~ repeat the assertion, AMI | cha
lenge contradiction, that in this honr
Of the nations trial and sorest necess
Iity the manufacturing interest OF the
country lays not II dollar into the
public treasury thai stays there. Ard
yet airs OF palriotifm ars put on here
by men representing that interest.
visited New England last sl.lmer
ard with pride and pleasure did | be.
hold tho beautiful valleys. her bright
hills, her clear waters, the kind and
hospitable people vi h whom asso
ciatyd but when | heard the sweil-
ing hum Of her manufactures, anC
saw those which only Q short time
ago worked bat . few hands, nov
working their thousands, and rolling
| yP their countless wealth. l felt tha
4 wss IN unhealthy prosperity. II
my mind IL presented . wealth wrun,