The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-09
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a.. .,naa,,ient dsv Mr. Madison saiA.
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Does the gent ean mean that the thirteen States
sih nave nnNeen dnerent lax laws! (i.id, S27J r-.
Mr.. Madison, In reply, said:-
II has been aapv proved that tho car.r., c,r
conveniently people as tie State govern
nents ~ insisaiy syens Q, turat,o. mid, ss
;Aed Mr. George Nicholas. also In reply to Mr.
Henry, sald:-- - f'' 49,
Wan :, xes hon, ,n,e, :. ,sx..,,v
objected To- For a. as & " wyua nave ues mn isry
sr,at iaaol ossss.ess All oJ,uysss.ons Ibid 49,
Mr.. f,eort,a Aia.o,, rn,,,~, ,,. ~ .r
TIE general sna, fran, e
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ar. Madison replied ROSS c
Tbs in the constitution was intended to introduce
slaay 10 sac ourens 10 be at on che NO gen
rmx s 10 ayns aies p Ia ha anu susarsye 81
he pracos ~ amalm r., ~ was 1 passtIs 10 ST., am
asf.se n s,i n a., 70, or st bm nhqt sol be helsy
.e. that the proportion Of each State being ascei
aimed would raised ~ the general government In tae
most convenient manner for the people, di rot W ae seas'"
~s"s '"e ia@I44f 0yeo. H.',' 80, ,..,. It'll,
Ill Ii cOnclusvely proved by the autnoiltles WHICH
have cited that The atoms Of the Judges in
TIE hylton case were entirely erroneous. rtey say
,a' the Idea mat different OBJECTS may De taxed IN
aHefent states Is novel; ana tna5 tne schene IS
tanclfuL" III tue idea Vas novel 20 theJudYes IL
must have been lie ;ause tiey had never rea the de-
bates on the constitution, or If they had read them
Patterson Thought the scheme is fenciful," it must
be admitted THAT 4 Was the ianclui scheme OF sucn
shall, Edmund Randolph and James Madison.
the provision IN the constitution that direct taxes
snall DC apportonea among the several states ac-
cordiug 10 ther respective numbers, means as mil
mated by tue Judges III tho Carriage case ony that
capi aton taxes and taxes Oh land snoud be SO APP
fortohed tnen " Is apparent irori tne eXtracIs
Mnich nave maze irohi Chcir speeches tlat oIver
ELLSWORTH, Edmund liauGoiph. James Madison, John
Ma sail, george Nichois george Mason alid iaifick
kerry did not unde stand the true meaning OF the
Scistituton, Or Cnstt tiey ala not tfuy exp an itS
meaning ut TIE Time 1t was framed and adopted.
tne JUDGES IN tiler dscfd IN tiie yHon case were
hsnt AL these men must nave Deen wrong: anu II
.oese men were fghI IN their understanding OF tie
constitution, tnen clearly the Judges III ther otctG
were wrong. Ihe practce vi congress IN lcVying
Miect taxes mas pcen o'posed to INC doolrihes VI
She Judges IN tne iiyilon case
aresuutioh uiiecLiS the oecieLtty oi ,ne treasury
W report pian lor laying and collectIns ulIecI
likes py apportioiiiheht among the seVera s,tttes,
areeaDiy 10 Tue RUE prescribed 10y tne CONSTITUTION,
aastatg He se as aedriy as may De 20 Sucn o9ectS
" uHect eetLut'OH az '"'ty ovpett' ny "e uOs aa@
~, oseS 'ssgecStcseg 70 oe nsoSt ega oe
.seucM. IAhi Std.e apciS 4ls.l anu Ile uiiect
axes Oh i!so ano islS iiicided Lay on sitvss
sece s 81 petsons property .eh eAisths III only
PaIt Vi Cne States.
may be sad, further, that while the decision in
the particular case Oh Hy!tOh can be sustained on
souna prncipes ye. lax on CARRIAGES Is not neces-
sarily anu IN al cases an iDuirect TAX. Judge
isxes, aud tiat TAX on carriages " OF inns KIND.
nut u IL not true mat dn taxes on expenses are III.
y is never oecuuse they are taxes or expenses
tlat they are indirect tax Is Indirect
pays it can charge IL over to some one else.
ms is the case with many taxes on expenditures,
but by no means with ali. Take, for example,
the article OF soap. Suppose the government
Us On eres s0p s
sght addition, TO the grocer; the grocer charges It