New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-21
ABOLITION OF THE tax ON COTTON
ME AYBsR OF COMMERCE DECLINES TO RECON-
MEND THB MEASURE.


Abe sEsrc o. ,5osa1r Tive 2 cotton which wo. presented
N the iad stated meeting and further consideration
naenemo,a u.ga Congress to enact ,hc aodlo ondcli"
sboBon Of She y on c'on end strives % sh@" ~ ta.
and other statements THAT he TAX oi three cents F ~
American cotton has virtually ufoEn ne Wag'n1 ,r,er
influence those markets. Nit Jonathan oluiseS N''
called the Cbtmbor 70 order ,, r..
Mr M,rIa spoke blcny rrpport q the Memorial ~
was opposed these gentlemen Wlo would c9hn.l' c
play mo the hands Of Orra iiln aa 10 "a" l of e az
EEsfARKs OF Mr. muor g. oowDN;
W i P, NJ Nfer he ana able discussion OF
sfe subject now before tie ehaAi S obet ofS 50 de-
N, ~ viii ann rerars,.of nine But dCem'ns Lis one OF
te os' ~ , yrl acc while examine somewhat
~ drtah IIupoe 70 reply % soae OF We az "
.n6,iT ,SSs %, OF ' on cotton f Inc tax has lion
IN ,nrressye because aootler agricultural
pr oRos ircreJ In Ike manner TO Ills it Hay be
LED tsat in IN. Noitlcm States industry is multi
Las iGpora,t and least productive these branches OF
indsst ayoscape taxation But ihe great ma.oIG ere N
romc gl heavily bufcd Onr ch'el product arc Inanis;
Ttcc almost exclusively taxed SAD eIcI sent
snd m sty u tancs cruces ere 94o ,so rnts
op part o. ofte aricl in which ey are tgo.dA IN me
ccUpe;ed FORM On tho oLe! hand certain states sec NJ to
tionO Cotton II is commodity Is be EXEMPT IRON ta1otiol
,Siod ~ orosr he foe financial weight of The Coy
efnneu II does weaken tAc Grgu cot that e commodity
IeEote Acrsciyc suost wholly 10 one Kind. Of agriculture
iis Is 10 reaor tly h,y si0d be exempted from paying
fhcf fair share q tgyes merely ecarse no uf asses tht
Of etlt yoto anc,ienvcrtehs their capital
end eherrc commerce trade and manufactures all @. When
bcond This has been declared iucNpeeDt because Il,;
cJarsgcs production O, home and ENCOURAGES abroad a lu
snsFcr "a ths objection Nolll shlo .nS! tbs
M 70 eyen glance over now Waving ior 4o P' ,l p
sSmcr raiier hsn tho proddcer it oasht % be sual.
ceut'1o say tiat this objection wih aEpy Dot VsS
t%e5i ,i ruonp abolish Gi internal taxation II
rJ 10 De- ]
oFdomesCinduuy, then taxes upon great yal.{ OF o'L
sces shoald e abolished tie burden lirhtcicd III many
pasfouars where they press Wis crushing weight 40
basirste there rs cey any cnss o l,ors or 9u! u w
OF btgnes tie North tator not come Hin ne sweeper
gr4rierel royenievse IL the whole hd 81 manu-
Iaourea nd mechanic arts in he N1bsocieiy $50 gan
Here NR themcn5crs VI to household in mmy o. he h6nt
ogi o. outside q tlo iab5r and su coai5aicd b e
lndiyilual o. e family Fat thee PERSONS snSau U
en,ees aud 10 manufacturing in hehards
G ,.ls % Is aas S as Il ac The capitalist to
s,ufctrrc all The parts wlieh enter INTO lis IIGuet paLnS
an I'D vaorem tax ON he completed article While e IooI aa
sbo Oh led to purchase tie paris 'ast 'ei lo ms a
Se with another Tax added Hereto Under this
sSr6 n cor aaus now struggle the tendency Of which s to
gain our syem takes account 81 Incomes SO small
chat hardly ANY person oven the hunblet escapes ne N
An income derived irOn the toll AMI ski VI laDoItFA
@ecbauies professional men, and for the most, part
the entire class whose capital CONSISTS HaE O H'iI
ofa taxes the other hand taxes on the material products
ON property or on incomes derived fcm real estate have
sf~an AID enduring basis not dependent ome future of
the indvidG orncra Cotton Tor example PFouh5t nh
capital tia cannot be srk or against theloss Of which insur
can be Effected lu death sickness eesnuesr o,or
OF any kind may IN moment cat Oh the receipt OF a
teEbs q The income taxpayins class IN the North l st
o. e1en Se put let those specified suce Willie these
nov crushed under bmdcs unknown ana o.
vast expenditure demanded 10 save our country nun
6isduc6u pray tell ne what "a King Cotton ard nat the
peculiar services De rendered the nation during t TX eIl
be year he should be exempted from cont Dulme re-
waste places and tle ancient land marss Let uo
be forgotten that while snoi every maneh m l1ou! ".r
teyenue sstcn comparatively few 81 t south fall within us
sraeer yleh do not aimit The only the 40
Or can py Govenmet At present except the tra' tl
imosf Of Which lie Nor. os &c far Fr@Hot cons R
6on pays .niueasuraly nor n polor'2n 10 y" .
comparatively very tle he realized trom the S0h oacr
fo income nruia,tures customs five ranlo resort 70
thsspeca tax ON ooijoonnd ch after s ultimately its on
consawer rather taan the poue tleE are i' snrf oi
contribution the fld o. the oougir non re
Sction Of the EepIbe eeectriy dried u i9a ms tx
psnte AID FRED Gu, bcofr.e oDsiiuc,s lhr t
hs soil and tie employment c' lo'oreis eoiut Wiz. '
ngsevor dreaned u,i thc trgwod come when they would
regard ,cuol from the cotton tees as an 99 rl Ier
0osed upo1 it o. paTes's i'gsuadi .. s,.i,. Ne
oso. VIII her when hey foaid the gates Of tie cotton
a2 closing teaud thc1 hey lsn'nlei as Eve dd WAC sht
,issror strength cIipise wealth eud prosperity OF TIE
koHa compared I'D the South 40 largely due 20 The mutt
II one soti wSail esse,a hcreft her planter, az freed.
at Cl ltr ltt hr vei q
smpc. diversity hoI iutargy and
"ie4sa to Thor end % Wsl.'
TINS wcull s ratuay develop her resource, lure capital
pnd sill she u1h sfd from ,ahioad which sac 40 much
ne.s sndsoon beome not mocy planting but conucr'
cal cod manufacturing comEaii!' md thereby LlCygHt.
be- wealth and population LIT hcrrtf<e tl7t ~ ict
b. thoaio,on o sn' tix on tolon ihlt tp E 20 Iet,n
Der coyeyd State H. t1e Un" buI iaH.i - w ~
spr a. he tmes and adapt ieeli 90 nc new ORDER OF
tigs. Les h D. mindl TINT labor sond b. elevated ihGt
Sok wl'thag Of tie head or Of t'e lah u h"o"fl lhal ~
o. no GtS necessity che primogd lae, u1d aD!,e w.
h her GHd inspiration ara consolation 90 ta' HHn"T oDs
"a. W., by The ro~ rotli o'r'y-,
hirse ihus eUl- hold e. -r'vr'
Fourth. Asto tie staaru made by oc o. Tue ad'oc's o
Inc rsesl u ihit tax pfe 20 c lsr Hrc
ths of on tno cotton con, inied n tscat Btuin NJ
American growth While duriug Iatgear ou some t1'o
1s may h. 80 ! 90 rot dApuo Tho ia'L
DOT Che ar ou cotton that ha cr;aeo tie supply ll the cyi
ponS uans S0uh which wpec4 tie planters 20 de ore
cir snds 10 raising grain Tor the res Of one Coueer,Cy
t..,.o IN tto 6r N loom, al Ir-atd The llrf 81 cot
TN ii e1od therefore due ro o. tHs small taA BIZ 10 ne
gSat Rebellion which rendered Ae ry iec isa f9mi 1e
Y has been declared and uump0fut means
Of hagenug the payment 81 She Nai1ra lt. T. ny Jrdg
uctthe not ad with any special Reference % r ~
bur,sn4 From Report of the Secretary Of the Ir"a5
ay slssaass tast during the fiscal war closing
tsUOO0Ooo oni from internal feyc1ue JOOOON O tlss
aggregate ~ ESQ 10000 how much excepting The proceeds Of
the coton which the memorial now bcoe us hKfs ~
t0OOUO Wa paid by the c0l using states inc m,i'N
tiGe! Need ask the planters of those SteS What event IN
sum9nt should annuay wiring TINS enormous sun IRON lle
tspSh the sS alG .hC labor o. the 80 TIA sun'ch Nom
lot Gelatin and the other ears Seer iaes OF the Is!
eoad have deemed uous and me po~sihsol ~, COLLECTION
practically irOm one SECTION 0i tc country, chuea and
lam. and whose prompt Iayeli astolshed even our
oVr. ard flied tbe fJa'cers Europe AID tie Fohd with
0uuder Need summon those fHne,s the bar ~ History
tei WhAt part the, and teg se'eFa states bcrc IN ha
ees nf Transactions which haze piled uIsa tins colossal
sshlssnd prrplaied upon thfso grinding tVg surely
rsa tluse f tIe cfr mon fHd Of Republic IRE evrd by
lur fhef srl az both