The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-18

Ne have 70 means Of knowing ct vhsf
conclusion the United States Revenue Com
mission, now al work, will arrive in refer
enee TO the internal taxes Of the country,
but We think there can be no question a. 70
the universal desire Of toe public to be re-
lieFed mateTlsllyof the onerous burdens Of
taxation under which they now labor So
ioug a. the over powerirg necessities created
By ne war rszdered i essential that fhe
slionsi Goveranlsnt should be provided
With unprecedented resources, IN order 40
meet an unpretedeuted emergency, every
one was wiling to pay any tax that might
be levied. Vow, hOgeysr, that all il ended.
that ihs affairs Of government have been
brought baeknearly 70 their normal state. il
seems 70 * no more thsn right that TIE
most onerOus and Cumbersome Of the inter
nal taxes should be removed. or else sub
iected 10 a gradual reduction.
Of all the taxes imposed during the war,
We know Of none half so objectionable Is the
/ income tax, accompanied as it is By an in
Z qaisltlon into ihe private affairs Of every
family, and an unjustifable publication Of
them 70 all the world. Wecars not on what
[ ground TINS publication is placed, il is q
gross outrage upon private rights, aud IL the
tax cannot be properly assessed and collect
ed without such proceeding, il is a gold
reason for the abo ition Of the whole thing
No ether civilized country in the world can
be found whera such publication has been
made, aud in England the dsEslopmeut has
| been regarded with unfeigned amusement
] An English Journal Of hign character stated
that were such an exposure Of private affai .
attempted in that country, il would hurl the
/ Ministry from power AZ once, or cause the
abolition Of the tax.
We call attention 10 the matter now be-
/ cause We see various proportions made 10
create new snd expensive bureaus TO sVal-
low up revenue and give excu e Tor employ
t ing most Of officials. We are well aware
that the national government has no desire
for these thing, but when Congress meets
| there will be swarm Of persons in Wash
1 ington boring every member TO vote for this,
| that, or the other bureau, or 70 increase
somebody's salary, or 20 grant a subvention
70 some faney steam line, or throw away
additional millions upon similar projects.
Now, as the purpose Of President johnson
/ In disbanding the great armie, Of the re-
| public and reducing the navy TO its former
] dimensions was TO economist the public
revenues, We do earnestly protest against
these intentions being interfered with By
/ creating any more bureaus, aud &c agree
with the New York Commercial Advertiser
in condemning the whole batch. Wesgree
also, with it thst il would be much bet er to
rid ourselves Of some Of the bureaus we
/ have already, than to create new ones
| When we find men circulating appeals in
behalf Of these projec s, we invariably re-
vert to the taxes collected from 70 many
millions who can i'll adord to pay them, and
ssk ourselves whether the small Inodicum
| Of benefit ever likely 10 be derived iron
these expensive Institutions can be sufficient
10 compensate ior the hardship Of these
taxes. If the surplus revenues could all be
applied 10 the redemption OF the public
debt, it would be some induceinent 20 people
I generally to put up with the exorbitant
| taxes; but when we see these revenues serv-
ing only as a temptation 70 saddle the gov
! eminent with multiplied bureaus, Of no real
use 70 the country, and merely 10 make
/ places for those who get them up, we say,
let as reduce the taxes.
We are sure that this is the sincere wish
/ OF President johnson, who has al his life
favored economy in the Administered ca Of
/ the government. Since his accession to the
1 Presidency be has maGe this { Il in every
/ department by counselling reduction Of
officers, reduction Of army and navy, re-
trenchment OF expenditures, aud by pus. :
/ ing this policy on further and further. day
after day, with q perseverance for which he
has lot yet received suffic emit honor.
10 the spirit Of his policy We oppose all new
I @I4 N'aNt A-AoNAAtA1tg VI IbfNl AAucAAf ana
advocate diminutiOn rather tban an in
| crease Of officials.
| Congress itself has been in no small meas
uFe Responsible for much Of the past in
crease Of expenditure, and the people must
learn 20 hold their Representatives 70 q strict
account for what they do hereafter ia this
way. They can tighten the popular bur-
dens, snd we shall look to them 20 do so.
The Government has no need of such en-
ormous revenues as it now receives, and
can well afford 10 stand a reduction. But
were there ever 80 much need OF these rcte
nues, the mode OF raising them ia in the
highest degree Objectionable, and ought to
be changed as speedily as possible The
| people have right to ask that war tsKes
shalt not be levied in time of peace and
l furthermore they have a right 90 demand
the removal Of he Odious aud inquisitorial
| system Of assessment now in yogue.-Pgiia-
| aelpiia a1iel-iean.