The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-10-08

huulCal lax COLLECTORS NO IN
deed 4! they must disgorge and emp
ty their pockets Of their hard earn
cd labor, MS we will show the read
CT, il he will follow us through
Then it appears that there are
other taxes upon the people besides
the direct tax of 1921 900. There is
the indirect tax to be paid out Of
this surplus crop of wheat and
wool. This indirect tax, which we
estimated to equal the direct tax. is
paid by every man, woman, and
child Of this county. THIS indirect
tax is imposed upon the people 10y
the Radicq. Congress by duties lev.
lcd and collected upon foreign
goods Of all kinds imported into and
consumed in this country, ard is
taken from the pockets Of the pco.
! pie for the double purpose of pay
ing the expenses OF an eXtravagaut
aud wastclul Administration, and
TO pay gold interest to Bondhold.
crs; and to pay hlgl, and cXhorbl-
1 tant boun!ics to manufacturers and
other interests, n bounty to capital
at tho cost Of labor. Therefore, all
articles upon which this tax IS as
scssed, both Of foreign and domcs
TIC product, consumed in Morgan
county, takes from the pdcRots OF
the people, indirectly, the amount
OF the Tariff tax assessed. and that
tax is added to the cost Of the arti-
Gle bought and consumed before 1t
passes from the hands OF the manu-
fncturcr or seller How much Of
this indirect tax amounts TO IN
Morgan county, Per year, is difficult
TO ascertain, but every one who rs
an obrorver Of these things can
make his own estimate Of the a.
mount of this tax, when we give,
from the Radical Protective Tariff
Law, somo Of the items, or articles,
and tho amount Of tax tho purcha-
ser and consumer pays in addition
to the original cost of tho article
There arc, at least, 5000 families in
this county, averaging five persons
TO each. Each family consume, at
Least, 500 worth OF these articles
indirectly taxed by the Radical
Congress and in this 800 worth
OF goods, &c, bought and consumed
in each family, You will find that
one fourth of IT, s25,0C is tho indi,
rec. tax. Then We have an indi-
rect tax upon the people Of Morgan
county to tho enormous sum Of
1926, 900, and that sum. in addition
to tho direct tax Of S12l,000, must
come out of the surplus crops Of
wheat and wool.
From this showing, which is q
low estimate OF the demands on
these crops, and taking the Her
AIDS estimate OF the value Of those
crops, there is nothing left OF thcso
crops in the purses OF the farmers
but large deficiency TO be made
up out Of somo other cash crop
Now, we propose, briefly, to show
from tho Radical Protective Tariff
Law, how the people, who consume
the various articles hereafter emu
merated. are taxed, and 70 what a.
mount they are subject to, by this
oppressive system Of indirect taxa
/ ton -
On teas of all kinds, % cents per
pound. On sugars Of different
grades and qualities, 3, 30, 4 and 3
cents per pound. On sugar>candy,
10 and Is cents per pound-on
molasses, s cents per gallon, and
other kinds, p cents per pound
On tobacco in the leaf, 30 cents per
mound. On manufactured tobacco,
80 cents per pound. On unground
pepper, Is cents on ground, Is cts.
per pound. On salt in sacks, &c,
20 cents per 100 pounds. On rico,
clean, % cents unclean, 2 cenisper
pound. On blacksmith s hammers,
sledgcs, aXlcs, and castings, p cts.
per pound. On horseshoe nails, 5
cents per pound. On cross.cut and
other saws, 10 and 121 cents per
foot. On hand saws, rs cents per
dozen. On saws "a inches IN length,
81, 90 por dozen. On all other kinds
Of saws, 75 cents per dozen, and an
additional tax of 80 per cent. On
flies, file blanks, rasps, and fonts of
all descriptions, 10 cents per pound,
and 80 per cont. additional tax. o.
pen knives, jack knives and pocket
, knives of all kinds, 80 per cent
On needles for knitting or sewing
machines. 81 per 1000. On iron
squares, 2 cents per pound on all
other squares of iron or steel, 6 cts,
per pound, ard 80 per cent, addi~
uonal tax. On cotton shirts, draw
ors, braids, inscrlings, lace trimm~
ings or bobbmot. and other manu-.
| features Of cotton, 80 per cont tax.
On wool cloths and all kinds of
manufactures made wholly or in
part of wool, 80 cents por pound,
and 80 cents additional tax, %
flannels, blankets, wool hats, &C.,
from 40 TO 60 cents per pound, and
35 per cent. additional tax, On
womons' and childrcns' dress goods,
20 cents on the square yard, and 30
, per cent additional tax. On cloth
ing ready made and wearing Oppa'
rel Of every description manufact-
urod wholly or in part by tailor
soamstross, &C., 80 cents per pound
and an additional tax OF 40 per cent
On weddings, beltings, &c, 80 cts
per pound, ana an additional tax oI
80 per cont. On carpetlng, rugs