, 1865-03-11

The Rebel Press Extracts
The Efebel Tax Hill and the LtilI TO
Enlist Negroes.


(Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune1
WASHINGTON. Friday, March 10.
The Richmond papers OF Wednesday, the 6th.
are received At this bnreau. The EEamt.er says.
81 Both Houses OF Congress eueeetded yesterday
in passing the tax Law. It lcyies eight per cent
on ali property rot expressly taxed ut different
rate IN specie end bills Of exhanse: twenty per
cent On currency; five per cent Interest on Gov
efnncnt bonds Is t71ed a. Income under extsttnr
laws upon profits made by buying and selling
merchandise or property Of any description, be-
tween the years 1855 and 1sG6. tag Of ten per
CENTS LEVIED IN addition 10 the taE such pronts
as income upon ~ profits exeesdine twenV.ave
ak,1ens, churches schools. snd hi65ia; eha1its6is;
institutions are exempt from 1axstlon; also; all
exempt from taxaron as long as 1t remains within
such lines. Tho taxas are made due and are to
1T collected on the tlr1t day Of June next one-hnf
the option Of the party, In certificates Of tndebt-
cdncee, without any allowance for interest. 1t Is
also provided thai upon all subjects Of taxnt1on
February, 1S64, there shall he for the year 1855 an
additional tax sqIal tp one ne-c1ghth of the amount
Of tax on :he same s1bject imposed for the year
pl the new issue, end tic money arising there
from shall be- tit first appropriation to the p.y-
ntnt Of the ineIeased compensation OF soldiers,
provided that 1hi- additional tux shall not be con-
strned to apply to or increase the tx 10 kinl
The following Important secu9n re quote at
length: +.Ccnsress having intended By the -act of
as amended By the net OF the 14ih Of June, 1864,
only the taid net Of the l7h Of February, 1864 Is
amended, 1nsofar it can he construed to operate
eAme Is hereby repealed, and ali ta1cs imposed By
this act shall be paid without any dieCount OF
credit for yalue. The tax 10 kind. or income tar,
is1ing laws, shall be paid without any credit de-
Tic Enquirer aays: *.Thc public will be g4ealg
determined TO redeem It's notee in gold-ons dol
it is remembered TINT the blockade
he hands Of 1le enemy, and nearly every dollar
in gold that goes out for the redemption Of these
notes goes to aid and comfort the public enemy.
Tits action Of The Bonk l. q vtIginl1 WI greatly
ID bodies Of The soldiers. They hare kep; the
hands of Tue enemy ons q the Ta1lss ana nov now
thus defended It and this Bank has tlken action
TO rivc 1t to the enemy rather than feed the army
by it's USE. The strong arm ofpower is greatly
the Pres,dent and the Government to stretch forth
their arme and make men and corporations do
their dutr. The Stale Of Virgtnis has We believe,
n tae ny sps 81 II roa
out cf lhe country. Will 1t Lot authorize the
Governor to tskc possession Of the gold, md dl.
Ieea ul 70 turn every collar OF II over 10 Gcneta1
Lee; lpprete the gold for the defense OF Rich
mond. The Legislature has already nobly done
III ts guy. Let 1t now eetze the gold and deyote 1t
70 'he defcnee Of the cause.r
loe 1oioss1ng are ane comments Of the Rich
r. %ona g t1amtn.r On President Lncoln's iuaugur.
H. o.: Aanotaef Emperor, Abraham tho FIRST Of That
oe louno n tn sno1her place 1t reads Ike the tn
of come olo sermon, and seems 10 have m mar.
ucuiof meaning Of any KIND at leost # any near.
lpg turks In II we fnil to perceive Il Tne thnis
nflntf presents encIlur Contrast r. ~ u-annS
Empesor>s accrcts 10 hie ChaInhcrs Tba ietta.
1g at tcnst the nttcrancc Of patonni md cdrste
ruler 10 civilized community. The fnr1ner = =
harancue enlnentl5 1T To be made by Ahr,bs1 80 =
Lincoln to the crazy people who were psradine ~
fhot div through every street In the EorflI - w
The following editorial from JEFF. DAVIS orrap
fho Etnftn<{ IS the rebel answcr to the recent s
Closures uf their basharity to our pzfsonera
ttThc horrors OF 4Ee Imprisonment which mnli1.
tndcs nf our soldiers have suffered In the North.
ern Gssujes will ncvcr be fully knowu.. The &c.
coun.E given By those who return arc dstre: sing
IN fhc e2trcne The miserfes to which the Yam
Fees hcyc without necessity or excuse, but OF dc
lila raio purpose. Subjected the unfortunate n.l
whom they have, unlll now, refused to exchange
viii stpup them with an indelhbtc horror Ia'
uame o{ Sfan,un, the chief author OF these Zero
ciuus b1Fba1tues, viii stink ercn beside that Q
Duilcr the beakf. We receive the most pa1niu
accocpts Of the multstudes who hare died uude'
the diseases and privattons OF their Sntau1'
| trestmcnt MaDy too have died on their va!
| home, nud among the slck oprs delivered int
un1 hEnGs are numerous cascs Of tu!a1! pox. a.
It wes the desire to epread that diEe2se among on