The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-02
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The Taxcs--Ti,c Payment sf Southern
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Kept Out I'm tho CoId-NyashIngton
Gossip.
IrRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON November 20.
The Presidents recent declaration that he
should not recommend any reduction in the rates
OF internal taxation, has been met by vigorous
protests from the West, where trade languishes
and where 1t is found almost impossible to get
currency enough TO move grain TO the Eastern
markets Mt prices even below the Old coin stand
ard. 1t Is in this depression that the admInistra-
ton proposes to continue to eXact q portion OF
the ':uctive capital OF that section, and to keep
up constant drain on the volume OF currency
by collecting Its taxes and removing the revenue
to Washington. In fact, SO great have been these
representations that II Is semoflcially given out
that the annual message will, after all suggest
modification OF taxes, while Western members
unreservcdly declare that they shnll vote for
large reduction OF taxes, and for legislation that
shall give the West q more equal volume OF cur
| Tcncy. They have the facts to sustain them
The internal revenue receipts for the present fiscal
year will exceed twenty millions OF dollars In
excess OF the very liberal estimate made by the
Treasury Department., and OF course that amount
is wrongfuily taken from the capital OF the coun-
try. But whether Mr. Boutwell, or Mr. Deano op-
pose any reduction in taxation, 1t Is very evident
that the House, at least, will have majority
against them. / ind among the ncwly-arrived
members q general disposition 10 reduce the in
come tax from the present oppressive rate; and
they are not at all pleased with Mr.. Delanes iden
that II Is the most equitable OF oil OF the internal
taxes
During the last Congress an effort was made In
an appropriation bill to pny such officers as were
| appointed by the Treasury and other departments
In the South, who had performed honestly and
faithfully their Official duties, but who had been
| refused their salaries because they were unable
to take the oath prescribed by the act Of 1852,
ma ha irop 1o1 noth hio
effort failed In one house. but will he renewed at
| the coming session, and II is more probable VIII
succeed, as the opponents Of the measure have
become more eyen.tempercd and better convinced
that these men should be paid. The Official cor
respondcnce shows that the government could
not, at tile time these officers appointed get
trustworthy and competent men to do its work
who could take the iron.clad oath. There ia no
charge that they failed to perform their whole
duty; but the spcclous point Is made by ccrtnin
congressman that they held their Offices In viola.
tion OF law, tbecausc they could not take that
particular oath,) and, therefore, should not be
paid But the government accepted their SER
vices, and is In duty bound, us n matter OF equity
and justice, to pay them; and with all Its sins OF
omission Congress, It is not believed will refuse
at this session to make the necessary appropra-
tIon.
The President has substantially finished his
message. 1t VIII not make more than two COL
umns ami n half OF solid type in THE NEWS and
will be tclegrnphed, and not sent in advance to.
the press by mall. All the gossip and speculation
about the contents OF this document arc quite
useless, for no one has yet seen It but the President
and his private secretary-all the other state
ments TO tho contrary notwithstanding. Mr..
Grant wrote his own inaugural, as everybody ad.
| inlts who read II. TIc has also written his first
annual message to Congress, ss everybody will
doubtless admit when they read 1t. Grant is
'ain-his friends are beginning TO admit that
ana nc Is particularly so on Estate papers," This
was Illustrated when he sent his Irst special mes
sage to Congress, asking for the repeal OF time.
hohored statute, 80 that he could appoint A. T.
Stewart Secretary Of the Treasury. That was the
only Important step he ever took without con
sulting his close friend and adjutant, John A..
Iiawiins. The letter going the rounds from
baltimore paper, that Attorney General iIoar has
written the greater part OF the message, is about
as untrue as the statement In another part of the
came letter, that the Secretary of State has com.