New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-08
Taxation.
To he Editor u The N. Y. Tribuns.


SIR: This subject, important to us ALL being
now discussed In The Ner. York Tims permit me to
suggest the taxation Of article which will produce
more income than any other artice-the most Of
which income viii DO paid by foreign nations and the
burdens Of which will DO equally distributed on
the poor and rich at homeland product which has
been Of the great causes Of the Rebellion from the
belief Of its insane worshipen that II controlled the
world and was king. CoTToNi on that deposed mon.
arch I would levy an excise Of eight cents pound,
which would produce. taking the export Of cotton in
1860 "a test viz: I767 1913 lhs at cents per n.
from those two friendly powers, Great Britain and
France experience has shown that they cannot DO
without it, Taking cotton at the average prices OF the
ten years preceding 1850 Wis l2i cents per ID. u
would only make the cost to the foreigner Ot cents
per i0. which would be comparatively cheap, as 'no
cotton mills are now active at a cents per 10
The product OF tho excise at home, snpposng we use
400 600 OF pounds would be s32 co. 90 making the
revenue from cotton over sl70,0OOW.
There is another consideration beside the Kissing OF
revenue which this 10 endcavort to pluck up from the
deep the remnants VI our decayed commerce. with
the exception OF the Circassan We have not steamer
on the route between ms and Europe or 800 vessels
In the Brazil trade In le60 only 80 are left Mr. Golden
stated in the House of Commons that over 800 900 uns
of our ships had been transferred to the British from
1851 t. 1863 and am willing to state thnt when our
tunnage returns come In from the Treasury Depart
meut that they will show falling of Of 100 900 tuns
from the returns Of 1861. What them 10 the plan of
raising the almost d.adi 1t !. this Develop and In
the export Of cotton goods OF our own MAKE ~
can be made the largest export in amount ofany article
Of manufacture, as will try TO show and how u ID 10
be done.
OF the vast exports OF England manufactured cotton
takes the first place il being $50 600 COO equal 10 s
900 C0 onethird Of the Whole export OF that nation
Our expert Of cotton manufactures has never exceeded
s9OOO we. the producers OF the best quality OF tho
raw cotton and tho price Of which. TO great extent
controls the prcos OF other cotons has been proven
in the late Rebel Great Britain Is enabled, by tins
great export Of manufactured cotton. 20 accumulate
balances In the West indies South America and Asia.
vhich she sells to US TO pay for our tea coffee ana
sugar Nv plan for changing that trade is that tae
law should be that tho eight csoss per pound OF eIcss
cotton manufactures, thus enabling hin TO go into the
foreign market q cents cheaper per yard III the cost OF
the cotton than the foreigner as an average DO
cotton manufacturers have informed me.
Then with proper postal communications OF our own,
the same those Of Great Britain, and which we hope
the lines to and from San Francisco to China and
Brazil the beginnings, We should be informed OF
the wants Of foreign markets and be able 10 supply
them. -
Yes York Tunes some Of the ways Great Britain has
ouopo zed the trade Of the world. Let Us copy leaf
OF her book. We have hard task before ~ o. Great
britain has now possession Of the foreign marketA and
every knows the difficulty Of overcoming what is
called the good will OF business" bGt let Us try
/ " Faint heart never won fair woman"
Some say that eight cents per pound Is too high
an excise meet this BY saying that 1t Is not near ~
high excise In proportion as that on whisky.
WHISKY and cotton were two OF the great causes and
supports Of the Rebellion. Let them pay for IL
Slavery another great cause. has paid and died.
1 suppose that there can be no objections TO the
views / have advanced excepting those IN favor Of
British interests OF which there has alw,vs been and
still 10 many among but the proceedings Of Laird.
Lindsay and others backed. they have been by the
British have diminished their number.
proper 70 state that my estimates OF receipts arc
based on former production. which. Of course, has
largely fallen of. When the time arrives. which hope
viii DO soon that the product comes back TO its old
amount the receipts will DO as have pointed out
O. W. b