Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-25
irposes, holding the law in allegiance until the

purposes, holding the law In allegiance until the
completion Of the assessments.
Mr.. Dean again cased himself of griefs-hc
thought his constituents had not treated him de-
Gently. They had In a call for public meeting
denounced has bill as s'nfamous," over which be
was very much hurt. lie proceeded Into person
alities until he was called to order. Mr.. Dean
however expressed his consent TO the resolu-
ton Of M. Reynolds and said that he would
give II his hearty support and do all IN his power
to make 1t law. Should he succeed In this, the
present obnoxious bill dies In It's travail.
On motion resolution was adopted. expressing
the entire confidence Of tho meeting 10 Mr.. Dean
On notion the committee previously appoint.
ed on Tuesday evening, viz -Messrs: Rathmell
Wilson, James Il. Ray and John Plllipg, were
appointed to present the resolutions Of this meet
ing to the Legislature. Adjourned:
TifE NEW GUERILLA TAX BILL.
MEssRs EDrroRs ALLOW the writer TO state
the injurious effect that the proposed tax bill. III
1t becomes q law, will have upon the manufactur-
Ing interests of our State. With some Of 'our
firms, the expenses Of freight and travel between
this State and Philadelphia will probably amount
to $4,000 or $4,000 per annum. Add 70 thisthepro-
posed tax on the gross amount of oil the sales ef-
fected, md IL would require o manufacturer In
Delaware to make from $4,000 to $4,000 per an
mum before he could begin, successfully, 10 COM
pete with manufacturers In md about Philadel-
phla.
lucIt uIC " uuuiucI Vi hoW AZ
Gated In Delaware, who came here from other
States. When they came here, they did not cx-
poet to be burdened with State tax, In addition
to all other taxes, nor TO become the victims oil
class legislation. The spirit shown towards our
manufacturing interests by the party now 10 pow
er is such as Is calculated ultimately 10 drive the
manufacturing business from Delaware.
The manufacturer, by the terms OF this bill.
will have to pay taxes on all the disadvantages he
suffers by living far from the market where he
oil NIL
expenses. He will have to pay on all his bad
debts, on taxes paid to the United States, and on
county, road, and school taxes. And then he
will have to pay taxes on this new Guerilla tax,
for be II observed. that nothing will satisfy these
gentlemen at Dover, but the gross amount % sales
| must be taxed. FRIEND TO BUSINESS
NETTING AT MiDDLETowH.
The citizens of Middletown had meeting on
Tuesday evening of last week. john A. An
drcws presided, and j. NJ. Cox acted as Secrcta-
| ry. A committee on rcsolutions-A. g. Cox, j.
| I. Budd and Chas. Tatifan, Dr., reported the
| following:-
laturc of this State, entitled An Act Providing
Revenue for this State" and whereas, In the
Judgment of this meeting, said bill II enacted into
| u law, would operate unjustly and rnequally
| upon her citizens exempting from just proper
ton of the public landed interest," the professions
and the public officers In this State, therefore,
Resoiced That while II is necessary 10 raise sut-
fcicnt revenue to meet the requirements Of the
State taxation should be imposed equltably
upon all classes of our citizens without discrimi-
| nation.
Resoiped, That this meeting hereby gives ex-
preston to its respectful but earnest rcmon-
STRANGE against the passage of said bill.
Resoired, That the Chairman of this meeting
appoint committee to procure the signatures OF
| our citizens to this rcmonstrance, and to present
| the same to the Legislature new In session.
| LETTER FROM MIR. BRIGHT.
.-William Bright, Of this city, writes letter ia
| the Delawurean, In which he says:-
al am very sorry to see that one OF the sectiont
in the bill proposes to tax loans on real estate
fear that the people are not aware OF the grenl
distress II will bring on hemif ts section shoult
become law | ala satisfied, from my owr
knowledge, that nearly onc-half of all the rca
estate owners In the State owe bonds or mortga
ges on their property. The interest that the,
pay is G per cent. Out of that mortgages have
TO pay an income tax to the government OF pc
cent. on all over $1,000. II The State puts on an
other tax of one.hali of one per cent, the bono
and mortgage holder would only receive about
per cent. interest. What will ba the RESULT
shudder when think Off There would not hi
boxd or mortgage holder who would not pro
coed ut once to collect his money to rcinvest |
where il would pay better, and by that mean
hundreds of our very best citizens would be solt
out by the Sheriff. | know OF several person
who have given notice that their mortgages mus
uc pulu DctOIc tuc ucAi Spuitt uuu tuc uSp'oi
have called on me TO raise the money for them
but 1t is impossible for me to get money on mort
| cages for fear OF the tax. think sec the trou
bic coming. Ii tho Legislature can.do anythin
TO make real estate loans more desirable, an
sure they would do good work. As 1t is now,
sec gentlemen from oil parts of the State tryini
10 borrow money on their farms, and offering
large bonus, but cannot obtain 1t at that.
THE PROBABLE AMOUNT RAISED ny THE LAWS
vindcx,' correspondent Of the Gazette
says that the proposed bills, "if justly carrie
out, would produce nearly II not quite half
"millon of dollars" per annum. He says thu
the United States tax on manufactures (no'
abolished, except as 10 tobacco and whisky pre-
duced at this rate of two-ffths of one per cent
In 1867 in this city alone 1924 800. The propose
rate in the State bill Is one-lfth Of one per cent
but there are several articles of manufacture II
cluded which the US. law did not, among thel
, being the products Of millers. The correspondent
argues In favor of q tax OF onc-tenth OF one pr
cent, on all real and personal property, and th
he thinks would produce sl20,0OO per annun
which, in addition TO from $4,000 to $50, 00
from railroads and canals, would DO an amp
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