The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-24

Ii IA by 40 means certain that tho plan Tor In
creasiug our revenue by io'y.ns Tax upon N rs
.s entirely dispns@l ~ In Congress. The Hon.
Ao5Rs = OuELi. ia the HUuso oi Il presentatyes,
has mNie several ocahos ufou the su'irc,, aud
Ia our op uiOn completely upsc,s ~. theories in
duged IN Wy NJ h1nvuL, 90 Vermont, letter
suoVn as tbe ,uthor Of tie ahom.nsbe T4ria Law
that nov c0'unbers o'u statuic looks, Anl pro-
vdes employment Tor scores OF SALE "Lnyal
Leaguers" unIor prcteuco ~ collcctin customs
,-vcnu- The specchel d Mr. Morsirt pre-
-ented no logical arguments why ~, "a
sales no, the mos, complete and Ia It hus icu-
some mole ot collecting portion q the immense
revenue required g. continue TIE war a carry
the operations Of the Government H. and other
,rpcucnia of the measure, instcal u 20 king upon
The sye'em as INTENDED y prepar, 10 way Tor dis.
I-nsluy with the present cumbersome no-sys.eru,
profess to zee difficulties connccted with ~ opera
eun, which prnct cal business alan can discover
The Committee engsgci IA preparing the tax lave
state that thry kc0t In Wow tour great prime pies,
which Az declared az follows
Firq,-Thst tho taxation should, A. ai- p, p5ss'.
to. ~ definite ~ regNri tu lts applicant. aud the
Tot, upon the Nr.iclcr % be taxed.
s,yonI That Z slo,ll1 h. Ia the form, and mole
l,ast hsl - 70 be evsdcj, and sport med equally
upau those IRON whoW II WIS collected.
Third That the payments should he couyonic0t,
Oy Assess'ng ue tax ON hIticloe when IN the fTm
itqIIIei for general use or consumption, ur a. n -
Possession OF tb,-e Who Wsre best Auls " AivaNce
ie amount Of The tax, which comes at last from
tie consumer VI The articles upon which tie tax "a
ci.
ually That II should he economical IN regard
&. the lahp", care and attention ~ insure L. eiI
cent assessmou. aud collection.
Aay Individual who will carefully investigate
she sublect, hardly fail 10 reach the conclusion
t'at tho proposed tai sales, II the law il framed
{. meet the shove punciplos, will he salts
tfy W the people than any other plan yet devised
l. the v'uesrres VII. uussrci a. she bus.ucs, last
winter, aud continue 90 pat forth inc1mpets
telemes in Tie present session Of Congress. Al
slough We have no fault 10 fud with Ju hcioua
sp,eHc tsN upon mauy arIce, We can raadily
present Instances where 10 would lie burieusou,
slol certain consumers, for The henehi u manl
who du NOS u.e tie article 40 LvaUly taxed
wtc-ss tx level upon sales 81 q,
assessment upou every individual consumer
upon the principles laii down above. TAX
my M the hrst proposition, one por cent, ia,
,u Gales is "de''rito IN regard " its aprl catoi
and the rate assessed rpou the artelos tAxei"
barrel Of Hour soi !ur tive 70 dollars, urnisAr
twelve cents iless cNpcu,, W. eIlecuouy To- tn
Treasury. suppose the barrel Of -four pSssei
through the hands of four Spectators or ullI lie
mru, before It reaches tAe con'um T It Il not th
tut 81 the law that the consumer tnus hur. one,
With a tax Of sixty cents, ins,c-l " tho tSel,
assessed by taxing the Original ,ic, an ", Sc n,
rtAsou why Congress may not so requisite ms 90
I,cton ~ to prevent dishunct persons from tskiu
a4yantale thereof The next proposition re-. lire
the tGxaton 10 he levied IN mode ''leA1s liable
sy sr,uu, and in a manner that appoTuons Il clia
Is upon those from whom il rs collected" n
taNIion OF sales accCnplsies th,i quite a. ehec
tualy and accurately As any sI'ocih, tax We ha'
sen In practical operation, An old proyerb IL
ysres that " there Is cheating in all trades Su
we have few laws upon lhe statute books Mat AT
not eyAded by dishonest persons The majority
lcvple howove., are gov ruci by the enactment
80 our legislators, aud the rurucs IRE sooner c
sur found out. The last eause Of ia prop
ysinn Is sufficiently answered by he iulis9ut
tas fsct ths. al consumers who purchase article
sold by honest dealers, pay 81 81 lltAb pJrIl1
i tie tx rhe third ptoposG0I| We veI