New-York tribune., 1867-02-14
WASHINGTON.
cr4rxrrp PROM yiasr sAGE.

VIII the duty was Only 10 Az pci bolVis
duce the number Of gallons charged Oy aDU 20 ~, Itnsb
nopuatien were not obviously Of the most meaGer
sort In spite of all we can 90 u WonU aPp Ppes NOT an
near 70 be advisable put down the rate OF tax 10 low
as to leave temptation to smuggling ms ana ly ABANDON
the tax We have very boldly attempted ~ o9
largest sum OF revenue hoSGe S Il Is bHt fair TO give
the hghest rate Of duty an ample anu & bi tp i CON- Nv
least pesos % % tbe entire amount OF the in
creased cost added by tax hut hitherto other parties
Than the Government have collected and pOcketed much
fhe largest share of the tax II the Government nave
got S29OOOOOO the Whisky Princes have got SJoUOV9v
found who may engage in the business, and 70 punish
with a pitiless impaTtiay all Of any 0ther eoIts;
Among other measures Il proposed 70 TalsG t1
tax from 500 TO $780, while IL Is known that many S
sized disteres are a. WGH SOnoegu at ~ dsses which
are duly authorized, practice tle lnegriiy Dt{Ou
ing the special license but find an outlet from the ses
quantities of the contra6and article III Ine mI9g 9in VA
dstileIies be diminished, we shall undouDeuy uI
ish tho OF fraud and an increase OF he eC A
"a step IN the right direction We raised last year rom
distilled spirits $2e09s7s - we coeGted on S do i C
or over The tax on sugar made from sugarcane II Is
proposed to reduce to one uniform rate OF one per cent
exafnaOn that this is sectional ana unfair; put
When We oXamine into the facts, and fnd tnat we III
mort OF competing sugars about yOO,OOOOOO TO- HOiu
which we derive more than $95OC9,OOo OF revenue;
aud thus protect Louisiana sugars by duty OF tree ano
four ns the amount Of tax, the charge OF sectOhahsu
f hf n ouid he Hnns that Louisiana and Texas should
do less B the unfaithfuness of Louisiana and other
States involved IN an expensive war TO put uoWn
the Rel" On and now our own loyal people submit 70
an unusual tax Of less than three cents per pound
ON all Tho sugar they consume, while the people q Los
ana and Texas though subjected TO tax Oh one cent pei
pound on tho sugar they produce receive as cOnpehS
tOn addition Of not less than three cents TO the pmSe
of all toy SELL by virtue Of the act ALREADY reSG3 dS 1
sugar Of the South surprisingly profitable ana
immensely more proaOle thah ~ N9G n1Fe an 1 ,IaT az
The prices which must prevail will stimulate production
nla7nf and could much better afford to pay the
internal AK OF one cent than 70 see the taH reduceu 10
on coSi This is about the only considerable tax we
collect the south and fear not one hai 9i Z s IS
ia the 10 States which rebcled S2O9s749 OS but from
New England. New-York Pennsy yania ana NeT'Jerse9 Jersey
Western states, Ohio Indiana Illinois, Mlchgan iowa
wisconsin Missouri, Minnesota and Kansas We collected
but FOR the great crime OF the South no tax on cotton
would been required and now 1t is pretty certain
that upon what goes abroad foreigners are paying the
lions share Of the tax and much the largest amount
OF the enander is consumed in the loyal states,
What /, s5d to 60 abroad is undoubtedly enhanced
I'm pric: b. reason Of the tax, but exactly TO what
shCuid tn. tax ever be found oppressive to loyal
were seldom buster or more pr0ntaDly emPNyea, ana
now mill, constantly springng mp Only last week
saw notice of 70 mills in operation in South Carolina
10 the drawbacks manufactured goods In force, VIII
intact on This subject may be assumed TO be not
distant than the time Of repeal Other countries have
Sroduct .ons and With some success but not much
Than equa! to tne increase of the worlds consumption
rTbe pre- also remains dear The disposition to under
a4a2 te NICE of cotton is chronic and universal Last
ss tb 1e mo1t I'm tbs count was so adroitly con.
and so greatly exceeded expectations that all
who laid in stocks for rise came to grief.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr.. McCulloch,
sSd Se new T crop Of 1895 at bales but it proved
TO be twice much. 100000 bales The Liver
might from America at but little more than half
OF the amount they gQt An accurate inventory even 0
the STOCK on hand IN Llveipooi Is pursuit OF hhoWedge
Under difficulties. When the puce falls the stock Is md
den only out when is safe TO uncover the
actual facts. The Mdla crop was similarly uhdeIesl!
mated, being miSreUTesened toy the Indian Government
The amount already brought 10 the aealoard and the
amount Of weekly Shipments show that the crop Of last
year has yet by means been brought TO market and
The crop be hidden forever. although both the
planters and speculators conpre to nislcad The price
Ts tempting 70 allow cotton lands to remain idle
Next yoeT, il the season should not be uuPc-
present The crop of the past year, after paying the
fourths as much in gold as that Of the largest crop
great cotton market and although the stock on hand
CROWNS frncr than was last May selling Tor 9nddine
Upand about % cents per pound IN gold aud tending
upward aud 1t is selling IN New-1ork at - cents per
pound currency The promise for cotton from most other
not increase their crops notwithstanding the temptation
OF high prices and India it is estimated Will fall short OF
the crop of heresent year by 100000 bales There Is no
disbursement IN the way Of tho production of cotton IN
the United States, and the tax should 40 sooner be e
moved il than that petroleum. The manufacture
every state and Territory has Iloro or less capital
and shoes ia the log cabin is not trfcqucuy greater
than in the ourst0ry az The harness,
trunk and carriage maker also 1t material,
which. n taxed, duplicates their burdens Before We
Sere compeled To levy internal taxes we had pros.
porous and growing export trade OF several millions in
boots and shoes which Of must DC nearly or quite
annhated by the tax on leather no Part OF which could
DE returned by virtue Of drawback But with leather
free ts trade again have better chance OF being
recOvereJ. Tn-Ware, hOlOWwarc,- and crOckery
ware, employed large numbers Of workmen and arc used
by all classes Of people 10: domestic purposes, and by
fhOse in moderate circumstance perhaps beyond their
falr proportion II eXciuhs I'm pali' ani am pam sia
tend 20 diminish the cost OF good butter. who VIII
De likely to complaint Last year we exempted all
dry casks aud barrels, but why should not pork on
beef Oil or fish barrel be free well as flour baTTeli
1T is proposed TO answer this question by making all the
work OF The mertOiOus cass Of cOOpcTS free. have be-
fore hal occasion TO say that tax IN the nature OF an
manufactures could have been rcSOTted 10
only from the imperative necessity OF at placing in
the hands Of the Government an unusual and large
amount Of revenue This resort has been successful Last
year q produced Sl7s36GGl 81, but the eXgenCy has
passed and measures designed to be but temporary must
be replaced by others Of a more satisfactory chaT-
Rcter IN the speedlest time possible. do not doubt
that shall al very carly day, Dc able 10 relieve lr0n
cotton WOODEN and all other general manufactures from
Rny internal tax. II is With this promden idea that the
COumttec have diligently labOrcd in framing the present
bill A reduction Of expenditure and more eftectual
collection Of taxes the few articles which the iud
Inent OF the world cOnsgns 70 suc burdens will hasten
The day when hcre will De fun relief To the industry OF
the county from all such taxes Meantime in addition
10 concessions in various other directions it is
proposed 20 reduce the tax on wooden manufacture
from per cent 70 y per cent Some may think that
bar iron should have been liberated instead or wOoens
but the tax bar iron has been IN the form Of specific
aud is not and m been equal TO the ad valOre
tax OF five per cent The trade in each branch of bust
equally depressed and tie action now proposed
will make the distribution O ftvOrs not unequal. But
higher motive moved the Committee and that was To
place wooden manufacture in the hands the al
Seduced reducing the tax home manufactured OF
WOOlens y per cent reduction Of the rates Otherwise
asked fT bv manufacturers be made in tie duties
Imported wOOens Of per centum equivalent. This
viii tend IN degree 70 satisfy the just claims OF con
sumers The amount Of internal revenue last year from
SwOOlens nj per cent was SslIO O3 but in the act Of
July last with all cter manufactures reduced to
per The loss TO the this year by the pro
uf.iIO