Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-17
FROM TnE UNITED STATES.
We SUI join additional extracts from the latest United
Safes papers received at this office:


Il is estimated that the new Tax bill which recently
passed the United States House of Representatives and
now before the Senate FOR concurrence will produce
20 the government annual revenue amounting to
three hundred aud fifty millions Of dollas but We
irclined to the bel Ct that during tie fcal year
meneipg on the first day Of July next not more than
two bundled and fifty millions can with any safety be
relied upon from that source TIE grounds upon which
We base this assuU pton that it will require at least
twelve months 10 pat the complicated machinery necss
sary to enforce he mutarious provisions If the law
into working order and for the coll ctors 10 becoma
colversanI with its ram fcaons. If this theory should
urove correct the total OF the country during
that year. after adding hundred Millions the
ceipts ,om customs which is q very bera estimate,
would nos be more than three hundred and fly NIL
lions On the son Of June, 1854, the liabilities of the
government will be a. lea 81 S62 900 000 $l75 000
goo than the Secretary Of the Treasury estimated
they would be in bis last annual report to Congress- II
the war connu6s brought o yea, t. carry it pay
he civil expenses Of the government and discharge the
nte its ncebedness viii require The expenditure
of a thousand millions Of dollars more, Of which $50
millions must be produced by rev ltans ard
the seus Of Treasury notes Il add this lsstsum
10 the debt which viii have accumulated by the 1s Of
Juy next viii End that the total liabilities of the
country the 80h Of June, 1865 will be 5l2 0O0,
600 the interest 90 Wh Oh, after taking from l. the
amount Of Treasury no:Ce which have been iseued will
be upwards OF hundred millions of dollars annually
a sum much larger than is quired TO meet the ordn
ary civil expenses OF the government By that time,
we are Of opinion, if the iebe lion be ye. cruhed,
il will he found necessary to again take up the tax bl
and 10 extend its provisions or increase the rates. In
order that five 60 seven hu1dfed millions annually will
flow from s into he nstionsl Treasury. will not 90
to follow the fnsncial policy of the rebel government
10 the extent Of Wiping Gu. entire non-nterest
arng debt which now amounts to about i've hundred
millions and to make fresh issue of Treasury notes
The PEOPLE would prefer enlarged system taxation,
4 Md nj In n v n
kind Bet the preeen Congress, before it closes lie
stence on the 4 h Of March next, will find, ii our
troubles continue that the tax BILL 1t is presented,
W not produce sufficient to carry along, The
nation will b aoe to bear much heavier buhen Of
debt than be upon before the end ofthe
fsca year. We rapidly approaching the limit to
oar credit and for the honor safety the country
t would be vel not TO get too near the end because
suddsn hreak-and like the straw to the cames back,
it will take bta HAle TO do t-would play sad havoc
among the elements that produce the wealth oil the
country, and pros rate nation low III the esLiTa
ton OF foreign governments that May years would
elapse be ore would BE- enabled resume proud
ana commanding position The capt Gus OppoJton 10
the new Tax bill which has b,en dsplayC b. some Of
the coppsrheed members OF Congress has led TO take
this prospective view Of Our fusncal sffaiTs and as
we have eyer advocated the policy Of placing at least
half of the expenses OF tic the generation that
inauguraed IT, We viii hal the final passage OF TIE Tax
bill as of the intentions OF the presen, Con-
sress to make proper provisions for the future l. will
De, however, bat drop in the bucket compared with
the rapidly increasing msgaituie OF our public debt
Bu little it Is, lit terve to s;rsngthen tn national
creci, and tend for q time to cheek the vaHng conf
dsnes Of he people.
LOGIC OF THE GorHANITEs.
Beure; in his iesuo of the OH has the following in
his editorial column:
But when VIC issued an ezra Herald, at about che
o'clock Yesterday, the excitement! vas most intense
Md with
magic. moment before tie stsee.s werS almosS de-
ser ed-noT they ssaTmed with men. Our eKIa con-
tanned the despatch from Secretary Stanton to GeuCr
Dix which We TepIblsh this moTuiug. This deapetoh
was carefully and dplouatioalJ poFdtd bat il evident.
" meant victory. IL claimed nothing, bu.t stated
Triumphant facts. That there were six or eight thou
SAND OF our wounded proved that heavy battle had
b. en- fought thai the wounded we're being cent to
WAshI gion proged that our sas all rglL and The
nee OF communication perfect; tia. acquisitions hsd
been made for seven days gram ralons, and for rail-
road construction trains, proved that he army adj
Varcing. Consequ nty, as there had been battle and
were still advancing, Nc must have o vic
tory
This was the peoples logic, and it was rrefutabe -
Our second e1tra containing the news of General Bot
ers Occur ion OF Petersburg, cench tie argument.
Clearly, everything was working vel The approach
the rebel capital steady ard cure, and the mas
tTly plan Of the campaign beclDe TALLY revealed
the pubic. As the good news spresd there great
cheering and people copg aulsted each other as upoA
some personal good fortune Especial satisfaction was
expressed a. the promise of Sec etary Stanton TO with
hVil nothing from the puoic anu 10 isuo accurate i
cal atmeots Of info nation, received. This course
vas resolved up in compliance with Tepel cd sug-
gestioue, and It at once disTmed M1dI-e Rumor AID
spred public confidence in the state OF afiirs at the
'front.' Bad loses half i.s terror when it il tuy
told. GOoi'ntWs ia doutly welcome when il comes
"a ckIy Nothing is so suspicious that wlieh is
concealed
TART DEBATE DEIwEEN WINTER DAVIS AND HARRIS OF
, MARYLAND.
Pending the consoles alton of the contested Il con
case Of Bruce vs. Loan, of the 7,h Congressional Dis
trict of Missouri, the following debate occurred:
Nr Henry Winter Davis, of Nd, raid the question
and the only preston was, wne;her there was valid
election in the h Congressional DstrcE Of Mi souri, =
he proceeded discusyWhat would constitute such on
interference With it TO v,te the under IT, -
Where there such intimidation to prevent the
voters generally from having access to the p1lI then
tie election void. Il had never been held by any
parliamentary BODY in the United Staes that yioletce
IN one of the sever precincts viated the whole tlec
ton Ia case viOe ce vas exercised all or three
quarters tf the pr6cucH, then it would destroy the
election eniirtly. II, said that the militia Of Missouri
d:asu up IA arms 81 the polls was the legal power CT
the Safe in M lot TO iniimidate voters but 10 en-
force the law Il this rule be applied he eight pre-
cucs where violence is charged, it will show that there
was such intimidation IS CHI Tged. Since the case
o. Vala digham and Campbell there has been no such
bold brought into this House to eject member
frCm his ee1s
He then replied TO the remarks OF Mr.. Dawes on Sat-
urday in reference to tie condition of tfIirs in May.
land. Ee said in Their uncivi Esd way they tried 10
mainlin toe purity oi cleo ions in Missouri and Mary
land and he thought they had done it. He thought
that the gentleman from Assssc usetts was unkad il
asssng those Who covered with dust and perspiration
had emerged victorious from tue battle to uphold Ie
publican government He spoke of Mr. DIVES as a
da per gentleman, who came, Ike the dandy Harry
Percy TO rad rim e,tur3 on the corAc. Ii his
sborn al for puri of electors and to protect the
ajminis ration from sic common scolds Of the Demo-
cratic parry tie geplsman bad made an attack upon
his ov political iiiCnds
Mr. wis then charged that radds and bloo6shed had
been committed by Democrats at various places to put