The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-02-02

WEI cup the Suplolneu ortlclo nom
an exchange, in which it appears with.
out credit. We think we recognize,
however, the pen Of GRrELEY, of the
New York Tribuue,in the suggestions,
which seem timely, and worthy the
consideration Of our National I.egisla-
tors, while engaged in the work Of re-
modelling the revenue laws Of the coun-
try: -,.
PTineipies OF Taxation.
Congress is about proceeding to q
revision o. our Internal Revenue sys-
TEN, with view TO productiveness;
and the People should promptly con-
tribute hints toward re-adjustment
Of our scale Of taxation on the soui.d-
est and most beuetlcent basis, Taxes
have hitherto borne so slightly on the
masses here that they have given little
thought or heed to the subject; so that
principles generally accepted by think
ers are here scarcely comprehended
Oy the larger number. Let US briefly
suggest, therefore, few Of the moro
obvious truths bearing on this impor
t.nt matter
9,orcs sln,.,, te % I,.;.d n,uo,u
J;,.ovrao. ,ouoI L,,s ,,rnIurs proJv,
tire hdEs,rv This riIc M bnen nrct.
ty generally regarded in framing our
past Internal Revenue bills; but the
i,nnosit;on NJ throa 70 6yo ,,nr con. ~,
noarIv evnrv Kind of Jon,peti. mann.
(octnre ia h3rdlv ronai,tent With H.
Asa Wor.,oy tb;s mnv G,r t;mo ha
cndrrcd hnt II ie obic,,iona,Io es a
nsrt of a n.~,,o,art sy.tsrn
IT ME J;fyg;on nf E.o,rIsJo. esrs-
rj0lh, Of an T,mrntory cLarg,gcy ,Lorlh
vndsy n no,,,J,r (.o,.:ro,no,,t Ln In frns
and snclnrnoeJ II Tia oreatest 1osSihIs
e,ts,t Or fvn ner "cnt .ycisc nm
! pnoLs norticrIor,i. ecLonl Roni.s ;.a
cIcor in fran,ior nf ii,isrnIA II sLonIJ
he ono of tho Grs. toyes tol,cn off ot
essentsJIv modified
! iii 4ft;cie@ ofLlrarv ,enec;o50 tloss
( of n ,e,n;c;aus or nr,;ilns cLao1ct,r
LonjJ b. tarsJ 5ea;,L, An Intovic"
ting Beversg.s esEeciallv DistilIed
ionor. coma nnG.r IN nn-vi.y ~
tEis rnle So do Tal,orfo and other
narcolir, 90 do uII manner of imnIc.
mani ~ gsninoe En &" 0nr lowp ao
tbsv now .t,nJ con f,r,, IN tto main r.,
| mi: ruIe thonob loss cnrsistantIv fban
we conld wi,5 Go, yrss. hoyevor
came tardiIv mn to thc' ,nor,, and i'm
rosad M sJenn,fe ,sv on Distillcd
t Iiorcrs nr,il 4 f.vfLonsonlso ~ shorn
on1rators had bc.n cnebIcJ "a makn
tbeir tortrnc, ont of tbn fnresoc, ine,
vitaia enhancement nr the nrire NJ
.tc,.k. In bonJ conan5rn,t nr tEe hend.
;no incr.@sa nfi,nnras
JV Taysssbo,,I b. s6 ys,,io5 ne n III.
ninjsh The ny,nJer 5f ttogs rho liz,
ood tby,rs h, ,,,eot;ooc ,r6jcL cootrib,,tt
1otJtno tn tie lreojfL n, reU.iejno of IN.
co,,;try or nf The hmm famiJ We
snnrnL-nd tbat this rrIc < noi rcner!
aiIy understand vet il Is most imnor.
to,t onI .alut,rv Iat ps eunnose II
conceded that the ,ise Of Alcoholic Rev.
srogss il wholo,oma nronrr 1r Of an
sro1ts ;,o,,itohIa. !, il nav ,rtbaI,.s
,rno hat n emnIov ouI snb.ist On,
\ M;lIion of opr raoile mainly bv tho
! [iouor Traffic when il mi,ft he ade.
ountelv nrosccpted and sufficiently diff.
fused iho. oh the number emploved in
or subsi.ted bv it were reduced to Ono
ITlI trl -,.J -. :; 49,, 49,.
nous mis- direction Of our National en-
orrics a ruinous satisfaction from tho
ag1rerat,, product Of our National in.
dustry. Ifbnt half our people now
empl6yed in ard spbai.ted bv the sale
, and di.pcn:atien of lioxiouss stimulants
won thence to Productive Labor. the
wealth Of our couutry would be large
Is arid ro6iIly augmented. So with
REGARD to the irafic in rarco,;c.-and.
in fact, to traffic generally. We have