The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-07

on the cvo OF receiving another upward impetus
1nat tnls Is done moro for tho purpose Of enrich-
lnS Northern manufacturers than to produce an
increase OF national revenue can be little corsola-
tlon to us. We havo IN Internal Revenue Bureau,
exercising paternal supervision over every branch
OF business on overy product Of industry over all
arts, sciences, trades and professions. Parlor
matches and chow-chow pickles, Brandreths 6 pills
and gin cocktails, cotton osnaburgs, Monongahela,
and Yankee brogans, arc all inspected, taxed and
stamped, before tshsJ arc pronounced fit for use.
Then thorc is IN income tax, and tax on sales,
licenses, patents, and what not all besides. A
thousand ways of levyi.g tribute from the unfor-
tunate individual who finds himself thrown on
these overta1ed American shores. Quoth tho tax
man (always poetical, rs wc know from expert
ence), ''Ihe world is mine oyster Shell out"
The State tax also, heretofore light is now vory
onerous and the more so because tho bill impos-
ing it was unwisely, inconsidoratcly, and hastily
concocted. 1t boars unequnlly on differeat sec
tions Of the State Tho city and its interests are
treated with marked injustice. 1t was a shame
fully narrow-minded and short-sighted policy that
could dictate such tax bill Since we last wrcte
on this subject VIC havo been informed that some
OF the members of our city delegation did their ut
most to induce the Legislature to modify some Of
tho most objectionable features Of the bill, but
failed OF success. We still think, however that If
these gentiemen had come up to q full sense of
their duty to their constituents, and had kept this
bill clearly in view through the entire session, es-
pecial1y if they had acted in concert,-they could
not have thus failed of SUCCESS. wv
Wo SEQ, in tho transactions OF the Board OF
Trade on Tuesday evening last, resolution was
adopted requesting the Committee on Grievances
(of that Society to report what remedy, If any
can be sugg ssted whereby the merchants may be
relieved from tho onerous and impoltic tax Of ter
por cent. upon tho sales OF liquors. We under.
| stand the resolution was objected to upon thu
ground that the Board Of Trade had nothing to DE-
with tee matter; that the tax was imposed by th.
Legislature, end tho Board not com p.tont to de
clare the law unconstitutional. We cannot see th.
force OF this objection. It would seem to us tina
| 1t was within the province Of the Board of Trade
Chamber Of Commerce, or any other body Of mer
chants, to take such questions into consideration
They could not do 80 before the passage of the Ta
Act, because au witnesses agree in the statemen
that the Bill was hurried through tho two House
in such hot haste TINT it would have been impossi
ble even to call special meeting OF the Board O
Chamber, with a view Of procuring and tenderin,
advice to the Committee who had this Bill unde
consideration. Everybody acknowledges the i'm
practicability OF some Of the provisions Of thi
Bll yet it is said that the Board Of Trade ha
nothing to do with it. The merchants of Charles
ton have a right to protest against this law The
can refuse payment Of these taxes and stand suit
and it would seem to US that none Of these step
should be taken except upon mature reflection an
proper consultation. A free interchange OF opin
ions between men Of experience, OF largo Anancia
and commercial knowledge, upon subject Of sucl
universal interest, will not be without it's uses
even though their action cannot reach the Leeisla
ture before next winter.