Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-15
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We have been requested TO call atten-
ton to a proposition to hold "Eation-
al Convention Of Manufactures of All
kinds at Cleveland, Wednesday, Dec.
18th, to plan for joint action for the ear
" repeal by Congress Of internal taxes
on manufactures and productions ex-
cept Iuxuries." It is requested that the
manufacturers Of Delaware hold q
meeting without delay, land appoint
delegation to the Convention, and that
signers be solicited to the following pc
titions
70 ne sl.a5s q.s toese ef ReP3ressagseat5ges Of
The undersigned would respectfully,
vet earnestly urge the importance Of q
repeal Of the internal taxes on manu-
features and productions, except luXu-
ries, with such simplifying and chang
ing of the tax list as shall remove bur
thens wholly unnecessary, and thus re-
heye and stimulate the productive in
dustry Of the conntry.
The call for this Convention emanated
from a meeting of she Manufacturers
Association, Of the city Of Detroit, held
I ia March last. This meeting adopted
an important report from a Committee
on tie subject Of taxation for internal
revenue, recommending,
( Ist. That taxation should be so levied
I as to exempt all articles Of prime ne
/ cessitv to the greatest extent possible,
and placed upon articles of luxury and
{ where il viii be the least obnoxious to
i the people.
I'd. 1t should be so adjusted as to be
reliable and collected with the least pos
sible expenditure or governmental ma
ehineTy.
4 The report declares that we might
profitably initiate the plan of European
nations where taxation has been reduc
ed to a science and it has been demon
strated that ample revenue can be real
lied from a few sources. 1t is stherefor,
believed that more than sufficient rev
lenue to meet the entire expenses Of tn
government might be realized from tn
following sources
YVhiskeY, Tobacco, Fermeuted Liq
uors, Steamboats, ana Railways, Bank
Insurance and Railway dividends, III
censes, Legaeies and SUGGESTIONS
Stamps, Brokers Sales, and receipt
from Customs.
This reduces the sources from whicl
revenue would be collected to ter
greatly simplifes our syttem Of taxa
ton and abolishes three-fourths Of al
the machinery now in operation for tn
: purpose Of collecting the internal reve
nue., thereby saving to the gOveTnmeE
at least $5, ,OOO, 600 annually
The repeal Of the tax on cotton is n
commended, in the belief that such II
peal would greatly stimulate the PR
3 duction Of this article and at the sam
: time take a burden of taxes from
e prime article Of necessity.
The tax on sugar should be albolishe
: for similar reasons.
The present circulating medium do
. not bear too large a proportion to Il
: business of the country and the currel
cy should not therefore be contracted.
In connection with the report Il
s meeting adopted the following resOll
r TONS:
j Resolved, That the present burdel
81 some and exhausting internal reVenJ
. taxation should be speedily reduced
Z the actual necessities of an economic
q administration of fiscal affairs, not e-
e ceeding the amount required to me
the interest on the public debt and Il
current expenses or the government
o Resolved, That the national reyenl
= under existing laws being estimated
f S15O.000,000 more per annum than q
necessities Of the government requiT
the internal revenue tax on all the ma
4 ufactures and productions Of the cou
s try, except luxuries, should be remove
Resolved, That the tariff on impo
tations of foreign manufactures shOu
be revised so as to protect WeHhome i
dUstry against the unequal c0mpetitiC
OF The cheap capital and chea per lab
Of foreign countries.
Resolved, That q return to specie pa,
ment can be neither permanent or be
/, efieial to the industry of the country
4 long as our importations exceed &
, amount of our exports, and 50 long
u we continue to be the debtor natiOns
56 Resolved, That the payment of q
l. public debt should not be attempted
the present unsettled state of affail
I and not until all the States of the Uni,
u are in a 6ua2ciaI condition to pay the
h due share, and then its reduction shou
Is be slow, commencing with the payne
4 ST a small sum annually, and gFadul
A " increasing the amount with the i
Is crease Of population and wealth Of t
L country
f. The purposes and objects set forth
the above report and resolutions W
NJ in many respects highly CONNER
themselves to the vast majority of t
h Republican party. The readjustme
OF taxation substantially in aecordan
II with the above plan should be the o
re- great business of Congress during t.
Ia coming session.