Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-09-24
WHAT is TAXED.


We have been asked what articles
are really taxed by the government,
the inquirers saying that democrats
are telling them, that everything
thew wear, eat. and drink is heavily
taxed, and that the poor people
have to pay it all. The only arti-
cles, produced or manufactured in
this country, that are taxed under
the present revenue laws are liquors,
tobacco, and gas, the taxes on other
articles having been removed. Ar.
ticles imported from foreign coun-
tries are taxed, but it must be re-
membered that this tax is no new
thing, having been imposed during
the whole existence of our country.
We give below statement of the
articles received at the New York
custom house for one week, which
gives very good idea of the differ
ent foreign productions, used in this
country. We will add that many OF
these are also produced in this coun-
try, and therefore the same articles
can be obtained without any tax up
on them. Tea, coffee, sugar and
molasses are the only articles in this
list largely used by the people which
are not produced likewise in this
country.
slO,s6I in china. S37 .402 in
earthenware. 81 1920 in glassware,
SI2,S16 in glass plate, 5,499 in al
kali, S9,934 in acids, $40, ,522 in ar
gols. s26,417 in Peruvian bark, S11,-
351 in blea powder, S34,e47 in coch-
meal, 81 7,483 in gum Arabic, S4,-
759 in gum kowrie, S3,996 in glue,
S7,731 in indigo, $50, ,422 in madder,
S13,573 in olive oil, 1927 in opium,
S14,215 in paints, $S,242 in plumba.
90, S10,974 in saltpeter, Sll, ,556 in
soda bicarbonate, S5,97S in sal soda,
$6,437 in soda ash, Se,Il9 in YER
million, S49,773 in furs, S5,2O4 in
citron, $4,3s4 in prunes, S4,Ol9 in
sauces and preserves, Sl2,4l0 in mu-
sical instruments, S27 ,46S in jewel
ry, S31, 1904 in watches, S10,433 in
bristles, s5l, ,466 in dressed hides,
S19,S46 in undressed do, S9.224 in
manufacture of leather, S1l,903 In
brandy, Sl1 1923 in gin, 1854 in
whisky, S51,675 in wines, S3l,O75
in champagne, S4,149 in chains and
anchors, S31, log in cutlery, $6,S57
in guns, Sl7,055 in hardware, S5,-
445 in pig iron, s92,lo6 in railroad
do. bars, S3O,556 in pig lead, Sl9,-
CAT in metal goods, S4,S43 in
needles, S9,692 in nickel, S5,50S in
old metal, $4,000 in steel, s99,-
1862 in tin (boxes), S1,Oll in do.
(slaEs), $40, ,374 in books, Sc, 100 in
engravings, Sll.320 in paper, S43,-
242 in buttons, 1907 in cheese,
Is, ,S26 in cigars, 20,7l5 in coal, 81
47S in cocoa, S3,S72 in coffee, 3O,-
1913 in fancy goods, 9,6S7 in fax,
25, ,594 in fish, $3.50 in gunny cloth,
1887 in hair, 1884 ir hemp, A.
57l in honey, 6,O36 in india rubber,
9,19S in marble and manufactures,
59,03S in molasses, 4,527 in jute,
14,276 in oil paintings, 4,l43 inplas-
ter, 10.512 in pipes, 80, IA in rags,
0,262 in rice, 9,497 in rope S,O17
in stationary, 1882 in canary seed,
3,O65 in linseed, 267,559 in hhds.,
bbls. tcs. sugar. 4O,6S3 in boxes and
bags do, 1921 in tea. 12-0a1 in
H The Dispafch says Gen. Rob
ert C. Buchanan is for Seymour and
Blair. We kneU better! He is a
Grant man all over, and mas publicly
so expressed himself How about
Sherman, Sheridan, Pap Thomas,
Schofeld, and the men who pm down
the rebellion :? .ala Hf