M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-18

whole country. | 1--we this countr,
and every part OF it, bnt have u,
sectional aniTusitics to crafty. | d,
not intend to stand id y by and sc,
ono portion Of The country robbed anC
pppreeaed for the benefit of another
! Hill never vote. FIR u now revenn,
IbllI that embraces that principle. |
10 robbery; it is WRONG. II the manu-
aeturers OF this country can not com
pete with the manu- acturers of lor
elRn countries. let them give up III,
husintaS, and let u' buy goods wher,
We can buy them eheapest. That il
IN honest principle, and none other il
honest" VII. .. .... -.....
Mr.. j. q. Allen, OF Illinois, said
u am in favor, slm:s this system n
taxatiun has been resorted h. for the
purpose o! raising u revenue TO sup
port the Government OF mak;ag il
operate az equally upon all classes oI
men in every State as possible; anu
while gentleman upon the other side
insist that tho products OF illinois
shall be taxed thieeiold their real
value, insist that the products in the
hands of,New England manufacturers
shall bear their proportion Of the
burdens Of tnxalion. That they have
not heretofore done 80, that they do 81
now, or that they will do 80 under
this proposition, is too clear t,r any
nan to doubt. The manufacturers OF
New Epgland are growing rich; they
beast OF the prosperity ot their peo-
pie. | would to God the agr cultural
interests Of the West could thus bpast.
While they have been eble upon their
products 10 real z, within the last
two years m1ie than three hunJre,l
per cent, upon their gpols than they
did four years agu, We in the West
aIe scllidg them our wheat at q dollar
y bushel, aud yonr beef at leas price
than we received three years ago, an !
that, too, in q deprecated currency.
Three years ago bushel Of wheat III
the narke; would purchase ten yards
Vi common doDestics of New England
mauuIac.urs. To day it will par
clIass but two. We are, therefor,
pay ing an indirect tax Unprecedented
IN the history ui the Country; AMI We
ARE paying that bonus to Now Eng
land manuIactnrera and the Govern
ment together. While they can sell
to the 0perativea in their establish
m6nis any amount Of manufactured
articles Tree OF tax, they pay no rev
enue 10 tho Government, except three
per ceut. on what they seil to ns, tley'
never fail to charge that additional
thrss per cent. upon tho article they
furnish I'D. II is giving to them, sir,
an advantage over what The consum
ere OF the West enjoy, II is unjust;
aud | toll the gentleman from Vsr
mout ttis:, ,nutwishstaR ling his consli.
tusnts, agricultural ~ they are, rr,..
tectod by -tha lar,tf upon wool. may
bs Latletied with this condition ui
things, HE peo,'le of the Northwest
arc ult satisfied with it. and will not
bo satisfied. ] have no more to
any" 49, . -.....a
Messrs. Morrill,, of Vermont, and
Dawes, oi Massachusetts,, having re
piled to Mes 10. Alien and Voorhees,,
Mr.. VOORHEES, rtjo,nsd +: I
"Thvre. ID u line OF ar rsument--it is
not atgum, mt, however IA line ol
talk, always INDUCED in by gentle
msn upon the opposite side pi the
chamber when a adlscussiOn upon these
questions arlses, that, 10 use the mid
estterni, is scarcely tuIerable to Those
who leei that their material anl pc
cuniary interests are involved in the
QUESTION. .st. gsa' r-feag. i
"rhe gentleman from Vermont
lMr, Mvlril) rises ard deprecates oec
and tho gentleuian from
MASSACHUSETTS, (Mr. Dawes) follows
in the same hue, and says that he
regrets tllls strain vi debate, tins line
II discussion. | presume the gentle,
men do, know would ii | had as
comfortable u thing at somebody elses
cxpeLse % their constituents have
upun this question | would not want
1t discussed either. Ii Was ~ secure
in wealth US their constituents are, or
ii u y peopls were ,prospering aud
furnishing aud spreading out the
branches Of their prosperity before
tho world at the expense of somebody
else, unless was moved by q higher
sense Of justice than | have ever seen
ANIMATE q single breast Oh the other
side ol the House upon this question,
1, TOO, like them, shouId desire silsnce
on the subject.
II saoaid SAY, Let us have no tab
aboss ii. ! should say, sLss rs havs
% fnas; ] On very eomtostable. and