New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-12
.JUDGE bAVlS on THE FINANCES,
Nc,c York, 81 pl. 80, 1868.


The Hon. NOAH DAVIS of Orleans County has,
M me unanuo, request OF the Republicans Of Monroe
and Orleans consented represent their district in Con-
es though this requires him to renqush his position
ON the bench Supreme Court Mr. Davis is one OF
The foremost N, Western New-Iorb. came very near
an election to e United states Senate last year. and his
nomination heal, an old feRd. and will insure an i'll
creased majority for Grant, Colfax, and Grswod. Mr.
Davis addressed citizens Of Rochester on the 7th In
speech Of decided ability and cearness which we would
gladly print entire, but must be content with the follow
ing:
But these gentlemen say that this debt should be taxed
ought to faxed. must be taxed, shall be taxed In
point of truth they know and admit that 1t cannot be
taxed 70 tax me present ponds WOui1 DC y!
the Constitution. Five decisions OF the supreme Court
have held that bonds not taxable, aud cannot
lie taxed and M Church tells his great speech that
all we need l. to nfuse into the supreme Court
shall get the bonds taxed To do that we must wait Tor
benefits GOOD while, for the gentlemen VINO nou
that few die and resign am AFRAID We cannot get
such reversal until! the debt Is paid
But they tell Us the General Government may tax
atnns aIready ined Whatever thew may do to bonds
hereafter TO Issued they cannot subject these bonds TO
taxation for that would be TO take from their creditors
which wond be taking private property for public
without compensation No court on earth would sustain
it. The only mode IN which bonds could be taxed would
10 by provisions in reference TO future bonds THIS
would DC noNp,dent for several reasons Ihe interest
To give fan marbe must III that case, necessaly Ds
very great. What amount 0i properly ecud De
n De
Government must aud to the interest enough IN he JUG
the capitalist TO make 1t equal TO the amount to
reason that the taxation by the various State Govern
mcnts wond be unequal, and the tendencies Of those
valuable If NeH:York taxed them most lightly, New
York would hold them IT. Taxed e them
The worst of all these results Will be this II
the power 10 given to the state Governments
the bond would seek market where the power to tax
did exist and entire national Indebtedness IN
in foreign countries. where taxes could be imposed
upOn them That result is just as clear az the laws OF
commerce. The debt would go thther Tor the reason
that il would be there most valuable The government
would have added increased interest. and that would
prove Tor the beieht OF the Foreign oOhdhouers VINO
would ultimately become the owners or the entire amount
and the result would be that we should be sending abroad
annually all the gold that the interest the indebted
called for for The purpose Of paving foreign bond
Judgment As question Of power am not disposed 70
soon find 10 be the most unw1se and unjust policy 70
itself that any country could ever adopt
After exposing the false statements Of Gov Church in
the National Debit Judge DAVIS proceeded
"a follows:
Gov Church cites the Hon. Freeman Clarke a witness
the General Government collects annually 100000
600 and although the statement the Treasurer shows
that but SO6JO received into the Treasury last
year. he charges IN substance SOOOOOOO was collected
and All and above the amount received stolen
DIV she officials lGreat aughter.l Andrew johnson, he
says has been rendered by the action of the Republican
party utterly unable to prevent that stealing because ne
cannot remove the officers who are doing IT, Such state
ment is too absurd TO be answered Inc very evidence
he gives us TIE assertion on tho part OF MI Clarke at
upon the basis which the revenues were assessed
been collected at All, the amount OF SsN0JO,VS ana
upon that Mr.. Church thinks himself justified in
half OF it is stolen. Why not make II
thousand o. millions One g reminded r6 OF
Yankee asked; Is there any good shooting to be
went out this morning and killed nine hundred and
niuetynine snipe before breakfast" why don't You
make it thousandP asked the Engllshman stranger
replied the Yankee, in the most solemn manner do you
think would lie for one snipeP Uproarous laughterJ
Perhaps Gov Church was aetuated by the same exraoT
binary love Of truth He not only says We are taxed
upon all we eat ana dr1S aHa Tss 0I t
out how enormously it was taxed and finally declared
the grave had been taxed over and over again may
have believed all this be true but lie did not know
items indeed-that nothing that is manufactured
is taxed to-day except splrituous liquors iermehted
LIQUORS manufactured tobacco playing cards, matches,
gas, perfumery, and patent medicines The Government
lie IL mas adopted the policy of collecting them Of
fhe OF mankind Taxes are imposed upon whisky
and tobaccO-and now want TO tell you secret that
GOV Church and his party have never found out II
man don't want to pay taxes on whisky he can let 1T
bacco he can stop chewing and smoking; and will
guarantee he could get the ndoTse1ent OF any Good
Tempar in the country that II VIII be Tor ms health ana
comfort leave them all OFF Gov Church says every
pg ooa S are taxed eat and so GOLD and
tables. Silver plate, when IL exceeds
20 taxed SRe g0G a the Se iUr ' TO-
which have alluded we raise enormous sums and yet
Insns farm is mOrtgaged to the General Government
and that everything he uses is taxed am now speak
Inent made inquiry OF our Deputy Assessor not
SINCE persons In his district PAID taxes
On siiverwaref Five only. asked how many pald
On gold watches There about 100 asked now
much collected In his district OF three towns ana
$4,000 was given by the Democratic Assessors can
nnd farmers In those three pOpuous towns VINO sOo
their apples for enough TO the whoeand yet THESE
Democratic speakers say that everything people make
aud above their living Is taken from them IN taxes
IL IA strange thing that any make 6uch o
statement Tie WOrtd called THIS speech OF Mr. Church the
greatest that has been made and compared its author
10 PaimerstOn who able 10 give TO statistics and
figures all the interest OF romance. But Gov Church
OF figures romance itself fLaughter In his hands the
figures Of arithmetic become mere ngures OF speech
When read that speech. which was pronounced to be
such evidence Of statesnanshp was reminded OF the
country Lad who, coming 70 city saw soda ioun-
tain for the first time In his life. He called Tor
ing what II was he asked What do ysu call iti7 at
IS soda water" the reply. "By hockey y no ex'
claimed, thought IL sweetened wind ~ protest
that II 1 hadn't read In tho Democratic press that
these tremendous hgures-ths higher branch OF Demo
cratic mathematics--was statesmanshlp i should
have thought IL wind without any
sweeening. Great laughter and applause
into which the distinguished author of this speech
has fallen. by reference 10 himself and TO his
burdens under the General Governments needs
illustration and where should seek IT, better than In
che record IN respect 20 the compiler OF these tremendous
figures, that march upon the Republican party with the
fury Of armed RebeIsi NY friend, Gov Church has not
half M much property as wish no had but lie has a
buildings, and well stocked He has n small farm In the
village Of AiDOu which once ~ acres, but which has
been sold tha there remains but 10 10 IL acres
lie has beautiful residence where he lives. fine picture