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pay the tax on what he expands for the
tood and clothing Of his family. The man
with an income Of $1,000 pays no
tax; the nan with an income of
S2.ot0 pays $50, or one-fortieth of the
whole; the 1nan with $4,000 pays 800, or
one-thirtieth Of his earnings Tho tax is a
discrimination not so much against wealth
as against thrift and honesty. It is not a
lax upon property, nor upon persons, for
Sush tax would, necessarily, be equal but
it is tax upon the expenditures of a few
:'ersons selected by an arbitary regulation,
while all others are exempt. Let us hone
shat the Senate will resolutely adhere to its
position.
It is the imperative duty Of Counrfns
demanded alike by the suffering conditions
of The people, and BY every consideration Of
wise policy and good faith, to repeal all thu
extraordinary taxes resorted to under The
emergencies OF the war. They ara no
longer needed by any demand unon the
government, but they are e1acting. ye1a-
tious, inquisitorial, and withdraw the
money Of the people unnecessarily from
enployments where it can be made more
productive. The worst Of these ta.es
IS this income ta1- The man with
an income of 81, 900, 900, pays tax of
S5o, GOO. That tax is 30 much withdrawn
from the wages fund of the country
There is that much less to be expended an
nunlly for labor. So with the S1OO. o0o. .0oo
OF unnecessary taxes collected from other
sources. If left in the hands of the peo-
pie, it would be turned over and over in
their hands, and swell the revenue from nil
other objects Of taxation. Great Britain
annually reduces her taxation, and each re-
duction shows greater revenue from the
remaining sources, II this be true
in that country, where the natural
increase, measured by the rate Of
interest, is so small, compared with
this country, there can be no fear that we
shall cease to have a liberal surplus, even If
We reduce the taxes each year to an amount
equal to the surplus OF the previous year.
In view Of these facts, what shall be said Of
tie stateamanship that insists that reduc-
lion of the tar on hais-pins shall he bal
anced by IN increase of the tax on shoe
strings.
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In his letter in regard to the new consti

III ls 1eEteT III ieyA1u " LIZ ueH coH9Ll-
tuition, Governor Palmer says:
ssF1xed ascertaincd salaries to public omcers. a.,
large AZ they sometimes seem to be, have nevet
been, and will not hereafter be, bureieusome Il
the people, but 1t is the leaks In the pnblc Treasu
~, unseen yet ever lowing that increase our taxes
and burden our industry"
The Governor never uttered truer re-
mark. It is not fair or liberal fixed salaries
that burden the taxpayers, but the leaks
in the public Treasury, unseen yet ever flow
ing and ever increasing, that carry away
the substance of the people. How shall
these "1eaks :" be stopped7 Governor
Palmer says, without hesitation, by voting
for the new constitution, which provides
for the payment of all officers by definite
and known salaries. It cuts up the fec,
pergnisite, special allowance, and emolu-
meut business by the roots. It dries up
those unseen but ever flowing streams that
sap the public morals and drain the public
purse. Just think of office-holdsrs in this
county, mere clerks, sucking from the in.
dustry of the people sixty thousand dollars
per anuum-tho wages Of sixty hard-work'
ing men abstracted by one suck on the
body polite What honest citizen vii
hesitate to spend few minutes on the &c
of July in applying the correction to this
fragrant wrong and abuse!
, 1870-06-27
HIS GELLANE0VS.

twenty-five English nUbl emen have been
driven into bankruptcy by gaming On the turf
within the last twelve years.
The West Point cadets say that when
lady wears long dress at ono Of their hops
they love to look at her when Hho wears
ehort one they lore to dance With her.
London, G. ", which in 1853 had only
G,Oo0 inhabitants, is now fourisl1ing city OF
22,0oU, and Boutwell,, which was wilderness
II Years ago, has IS 600,
-EEilip H., Of Spain, attempted to connect
tho Pacific and Atlantic oceans by cutting
canal through the 1sthmuB Of Daaen fifty years
alter the discovery Of America, but failed.
Thus If will be seen the present enterprise has
.llrce centuries Of failure before it.
s;-Veritab1e Transcript from the record Of
Nill admitted to probate in the State Of New
York: ] bc4ueath my body to the grave, my
soul to its Naker, aud the remainder Of ny
property to ny wife,
One Vi tho latest notions is the birth
card, resembling wedding card, boa1ing tho
name Of the new conner, and the dtte Of his
advent, with the initials OF his parents.
Tho kid glove is about to cease from its
mission as the emblem Of aristocIacy. On &C
count Of the detection in prices. Very excel
lent kids are now sold in Paris at so cents
pair, and on Broadway they arc marked as low
~ so cents. The market is absolutely over
stocked, and even the present prices cannot
long be maintained III the trade
"A few days ago, 400 bags Of Englah mail
matter passed over the Pacific HalGoad en-
,rute for Auatrala and the South Sea Islands.
This Ii practical acknowledgement that the
route from England to Australia, uia Nov York
aud Sau Francisco, is both shorter and suffer
than the Mediterranean, Suez Canal, and Red
Sea route.
-Guuny bags and bagging for covering the
cotton crop Of 1870 PROMISE to be very scarce.
The stock on hand and on the way from Cal-
cutta amounts to only ., 800 bales, while it WAS
19, 900 bales in 1862 and 27.750 bales to the
same date in 1868. Under these circumstances
great difficulty will be experienced in obtaining
covers for the cotton bales, as the crop, it is
predicted, will reach 3,50o, 900 bales.
Only 60, 600 people attend church in Bos-
ton. out Of population OF 1000. The Epis-
copaIians arc the weaithiest, the Unitarians
come next and the Roman Catholics are In
creasing moro rapidly than any other.
At meeting Of the Pilgrim Society, hold
at Plymouth on Tuesday last, it WIS decided to
celebrate the 250th anniversary o1 the landing
Of the Pilgrims On the 21st Of December, by
an oratiuD, dinner, and ball By a mistake N
reckoning the difference between old style and
new style, previous celebrations have been
held on the 22d
One Of the sufferers by the late Vermont
railway accident was rushing wildly About,
when some one asked him Il he Was hurt.
mo" he said, "but / can't find my umbrella y
Great fears 2re again entertained in Rome
Of = Garibaldian ir1uption. The authorities
seem to feel no confidence in tho pacafytne
, 1870-06-27

1t is alleged by tue Bessemer-steelers
that the refusal of the Senate to re-enacs
the income tar will render it necessary to
revise the whole bill, and that the end of
the session isso close at hand that perhaps
no bill at al for reducing ta-ses can now
be passed. Very good! It is certain that
the income tax repeals itself, whether the
bin .paases or not. It is certain that
the: :Beaeeu1er steel robbery will not
be consummated II the bill does not pass
II is certain that the equally glaring out
rage, foisted upon the bill in the senate
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NEW YORK.


-vop, TIE ,1,ze e9r1oS T. ~ ny ss,tsss saxSr.
INC Mss& q nas sa6 6een light Receipts, 17 Da1es
eApoi's' '''o'7 patss arcp,, -.,v
The oaocra1 tre,1s - ~. ~ So ,.a, ,,,, ar,
inn this Weae aA8 "a 'ne 1at5 nAS oee" aon os1~
'Ae tD1a ,.,,,o,n.rw
n,enf N 1e cnaa 1 ~ aot1s ~ ,h ST S1,se ~
Nesr Wv ~ reai9.+ Vh " Rsrso ~ T.1
.Jersey. reTersinr the inarnent nj ths 1oWer
,o1rf e ~ 11os "a -" '
1,rr s7ncx FREIGHT e-u.Ra1s
BEFF.1o. jnn, * -The fretoht hetw.eu II, -
ycW foTE cenfrst ami Erie P,sfs,sa. on fhe -
dnctlon Of freiabts. Is cnnanesi' e1cf1sivsi1. r.
catIt. and live StocE. Frejghta on Veusral M :.
eha4iIse arc not adecicd, tfe Elie EoaI naYt 10
au accumulation OF freight here, autt both ruf IA
having ail they can do.
ALBtsv. June ea-The journal to-,lay says cat
tle sheep and hogs could hive been shippedI 4 ro1s
Buffalo, deliverable here or In New YORK n one
cent head.
THt 1AILRcAp VAR,
The Erie Railway fss Issus.a order, eaut ;a1ent
to prohibiting the Norris cod Essex u2.Us from
running through the HerHen tunnel The latter
ularevarJed thenn no-321 Trouble Is Quprz-
hentsed next Yeek The Presidents or
.bota rpauI Nefn as he tunnel to-day.
and, for 4 tine violence Tas appreheuJ,sE
WAvY RoaHxKr
, 1870-06-27
THE INCOME TAX

The Senate of the United States has per-
formed an act of practical relief to tie peo-
pie, by aboishing. large number of spe-
cial taxes, and refusing to re-enact the in
come ta1, which expired On the 30th OF
April last. An income ta1 is the last re-
sort Of governments in distress OF danger,
or in cases where governments become 81
despotic, that, setting law and justice aside,
they impose taxation arbitrarily, and eu-
force it without any reference to the
wishes or interests of the people,
or the laws of political economy. This
tax was first levied upon the incomes Of
1868, and in the act imposing it there was
stipulation that the tax should be collected.
annually. until 1870, Hnd. no longer. The
act WIS continusd1a 1ay acts Of Congress OF
1866, G7, and g End IN each Of these the
limitation of the iaxto the year 1870 wa
repeated There has, therefore, been Ii
standing pledge by the government that the
tar paid in 1870 should he the last: of the:
kind ezacted. We do not question the
power of Congress TO re-enactit, Int We
deny the justice of such an act. The TIME.
the occasion, and the justification fol. al
extraordinary Levy OF that kind, have passed
away.
W. "1'e . l ,s.,, 44eo o Aoa1Ae m
-. ~. M, "a - o. ni1n' Al 1.s 1fn.!pies " -
49, ~. H~''"ts' W 1n.E auesuon' .uS Icy
Aset "'ss1e'4us VIC
~ 80 hs - t.a-s1 .ss~s,aso ~ s n.y. a., .,o.s
which belongs to The principle oi an income Inc tx,
,e oe faq @Aos n 70 aaca 70 r. ~ practice: 1nH
modes Of raising revenue, i, ID elect. more un-
IT. laan Man5 g1aess Wch a,s fa n aes @ mo n
to concnr in The opinion whicn until of late, has
nsa5 aaes tsare On re- *@ga, oya
national enezpsndes IN nhieh ne necessity ef aary
aaeas'''a4 .f'ea1 OK, 'a'e. e4 o''est.o, s'n
s1 80 - .e..'..aa. - ..s. - ' .se.sana ~ -, ,,ar,
e'oo5 P .., ~ ~ ~: -. 49, 49,.
49,. 49, @ - ~ 49, .,.a1 - 49, y;st, 49,
t1nt @ = - 49, M . hnrdsn @ NOV canita, en | rh;ch
,.on,5 otberuisa he hona hv 1abor Th;s
is not I'm. IN fact This far is mid hv
about eco. 600 persons, or these. 1o7. 600
pay $50 On net incomes Of 800 or less;
70, GOO pay from Sso5 to $50 on net incomes
of $500 to $1,000 each; 41,o00 pay
from $50 to 800 tax on net incomes
from s., 600 to $4,000; S45, 600 pay from
800 to $500 on net incomes from $1,000
to 81, 600; and but 9,46f pay taxes on in
comes over 81, 600. Il will be seen. there-
fore, that the tax does not reach any con-
siderable number Of rich men, The whole
number Of persons returning taxable IN:
...,, orraoHips 81 f{}fl each does not reach
10000. The great bulk OF those who pay
an income ta1 are professional men, mas
ter mechanics, clerks, and other salaried
persons who nre too honest to cheat
the government To these, this is
"a, on necessary expenditures. It is d
"a, rb;cb ID taken from the means they
hnza ~ INV Tho ernanses of living. It IS
~ ~ ~ rnnn,s s,rnlus. but is COL
1ootsa ~s - - ero,n ~ ,rhat ba ernands If man
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RocnIIl1, Ill, Jupa aa-The weather Is DIR
anu hot. the thetmometer % degrees In the shade.
ACRoRA, H., June 2a-The weather la Intense
" hot, io5 degrees In the shade, II We do not
hAye rain before long the crops in this vicinity Will
i0If.
MADISON, Wis. June e3.-The weather has been
intensely hot for the past three daya YesterdaJ
tue thermometer stood at 90 In the shade, and to-
tsy as in the saade. It eontlnpes very dry here;
rain ls needed very badly.
ST. LOUIS, June 2a-1ne weather continues = ~, q,
tenAe1y hot. the melcEzy ranging dom ~ 70 A
degrees during the middle 1t The day; .a Meagy
showers Seu In this vicinity yesterday. ous Aoao III
C1Scissa71, June 2a-Weather intensely hot.
Thermometer this afteruoo9 - u 1ae Saad'..
NEw Yosz, June - the snsTmG1aetsF s;,3 e fes Two
~sv ,rI;cafst 100 Ttls has been tue hott< ,1ay
staes LII SUMNER. severai fstal casea uf snn.
siTofe xfe reported tonight, There II hut little
shstercen{ IN tho heat
' AGS1S1, n. r, Juno sA-1he shauaometer To-
Il I1xw1s1ox, Ne, ]aue II Tho u bermome.er 10
day stood 1M
, 1870-06-27
WISCONSIN,,
Arrival Nemc OF the Editorial Ex-
CurB1onAtk.


Special Despatch To The Chicato Tribune
MADISON, Wis, Jnhe 26.-The Wisconsin Editorial
Association finished Its grand excursion to-day,
1eachlpg Be1oit, over the Western Union Railroad
having left davenport 1t $50 q N, and coming
through at rapid rate In order to enable MEM
ttrs To CONNECT with the afternoon trains going
north There vas nothing of1ute1est rottte except
a little speech h-mak1ng and cheering 1t Fteeport
where some Uf its editors and other citizens mel
rs, und It vas intended TO provide refreahments
where resolutions Of thanks to the railroads. Pres
s!ent Seymour, aud others were adopted Thus,
within week, the association has gathered its
son and tarrted day It Prairie da CHEN takinR
l1u mile river TIP, crossed IoWa to the Missouri
River bJ one route, returning by another, visited
being on the road oul5 TWO nights, aud returning
home without accident serious sickness feeling
,l,y grateful for the libesshty q railroad corpo
tattUhs w1u have provided facilities for rapidly
;siid comfortably taking 30 pleasant tour.
Next year The excursion Is expected to be taken
from Green lay. on Lake Superior.
II continues very dry here, and small grain
c1up must be tbs result The pastures are All
dried up. Mercury - in the shade to-day.
New England Items.
BOSTON. June za-General Sherman visited the
Shoe and Leather Exchange. TO-DAY, and Has made
ILL honorary member.
tts object icing to enrol Sabbath School children
throughout New England to the enid Water rznks
noVetuor Cladln presided, and Mr. Cough deltE-
cred the add-ess-
WORCESTER, Mass, june ek--An inqueat has
been 1n progress here to-day, on the body or Gro
nan, Killed by The explosion yssteriay. 1nyesti9a-
I'oded contained one bo1 Of q thousand
eAp!odc-s, used In blasting. and ten cases,
the xcoittnts Of which arc net known,
but ace supposed to have been 4aYaline,r
All explosive, Of which sixV-six parts are Miro
glyceril'e. Several clerks n the Boston freight
mica we're examined, y well as the CONDUCTOR q
the train and those nesF By at the time Of tbs ex-
rcstbn. The inquest Kin probably last for several
days, Is 1t ls determined that the matter shall
be slfted to the bpt.nn- The boxes mentioned
were directed to Stanley, OF North Adams, one
Of the Hooeac Tuqael contractors, aud he will
le examined before the Jury. No other tseaths
have occurred Imong the wounded. Tho ruins
1AFe been Waited by thousands during the.d1y.
S 81 Jonns DaS Tas = ,s celebrated ey The aasons
social gathering at NechanIcs' Hall tn tbs evening
The french catholic Society devoted the day to
labor, giviny the proceeds to the payment Of a
church 3atetT purchased.
, 1870-06-27

Finance Committee, increasing the duty on
telegraph srire from IS per cent to So per
cent, will not be pespetrated if the bill does
not pass Indeed, there have been 80
many new taxes added to the tariff tail Of
the bill, that it is matter
Of sone doubt whether the
bill. as whole, is best entitled TO be called
bill to reduce taxes, OF one to increase.
them. Now TINT the Senate has vetoed the
despicable attempt to revive the dead in
come tax. worse things might happen thai,
to let the bill 60 over till the uext session
when it is fair to presume that houorabl,
members Will have learned some wisdom,
from interviews with their constituents,
, 1870-06-27
TIE NORTHWEST.

In Tazeveu County last gear there, were
over one hundred and cighty-nine Weddings
and twenty-nlne applications for DIVORCE;
Mr. Dunham, wealthy farmer OF Mscon-
pin County, VIA attacked With apople1y on IT,
cars OF Monday last, and died iu few hour
He h8d I60, 900 insurance On his lie, one-nat'
previous. ,;
George Edmonls, OF Hancock County,
having recently fitted up patent gas worka =:
, 1870-06-27

- LONDON, June 95--ENilLE the late ft0tg at Cork,
barrlcades were erected and defended They
we're finally captured By the cavalry Many 81
tie police we're injured. md soldier had hIs skull
fractured by stone thrown by roter.
The Spectator. To-day, has long article on the
r.ccnt affairs In Canada. and argues for the main
tenaDce Uf the colonial empire.
LONDON. June aa.-Tnc London merchants insist,
1t the Foreign ONCE, on their objections to tue
China treaty.
LONDON, June Is The steamship City OF Brook
bn, 1rom Liverpool, 23l Inst, for New York. ran
IUEn anl sunk the Gezcr, uu Arklow, Ireland,
yesterday. The crew of the Geizer Weresayetl.
The steamer was not Injured, and proceeded on
hcr course.
The carpetweavers, OF England, threaten
strife for higher wages.
The iesl Vi the Canadian emtgrants for the sea-
soE, numbering 1,2o0 sail IN the ships Ganges and
Tweed.
Lore Ehury is dangerously III. ..
LOsEuS, June 2h-The shipping Gazette thinks
there i'll tie general fall ui lueIeat soon, which
VIII enal.le the Lombard street brokers to under
bid tie Bank Of England.
Quiet rulgns at Cork. Thirty people, more OF
lsss. were seriously Injured in the recent riots
1Eerr.
LiyERrool, June ea-Aksa banquet, this eTen-
Ing. in honor Of N. Lesseps, that gentleman de-
claIed that the only want u the Sue1 Canal was
money, untl tEat would be certainly forthcoming.
, 1870-06-27
AN INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT

1t Is given out in the Washington des-
patches that the pending Internal Revenue
b'u, as reported by the Committee Of Ways
and Means contains q provision making the
Internal Revenue Bureau n separate de-
partment, and couferring upon it's chief
the corresponding dignity of Cabinet po-
s'tion. From the time when it became nee
essarY to burden us with the excise system,
it has been the aim Of succeeding Congress
es to lessen the drain that thereby measura
bly, exhausted our industries, and 50. since
1869, when revenue taxation assumed liy
ing shape, notifications of the ta1 law
were very Justly entitled acts to reduce
internal revenue taxation, acts amenda.
tory of ncts to reduce internal revenue
ta1ation, aud 80 forth. But at this dis
tance of time, when the chief policy Of
Congress and the country is to reduce taxa
tion, and especially to reduce the number
OF articles and things taxed, thereby reduc-
ing the machinery and lessening the cost
OF col1ecaion, We are greeted with the as
tonishing proposition to raise a bureau,
whose functions are diminishing, to the
dignity Of a department.
er,,a oFea A = s.,'nls.' As: .ne An'efah ~ hev-
nan..4,n.st ha's nNa " .ne treasury
rsca.s;t1 ~ 49, .h.ssa Ios-a .ne
,,.,io1oa t,as ta..sht .1sat =. p
ef 49, - ., p.1. ~.. ~. .''4aaniSttat'on
ana ;rao,,s.aaa. ee ~ ~ ra"' apars ifoln
,a,,t - .ss...,. Depaa'-
~ na"sss;4,,a - 7o' !" ,a - enuess ~ ~eUntus'on
N. ~ eApensu'a1e OF
~ aass. ~ .h:..,a es 1ne eaeeucaeS 'nas soen an
.oet - 1.Ihes "oulo require and, indeed,
s:s..n4. .1.e auos1iaaon OF 1ne one, separate md
a.s ,.t aon .pe o'nef' ~ooio % virtually
Gsms ene et'ssence OF TWO treasury
op1'eua' ~, ;, An ano"a.y qul!e IN contra-
.euuou *''u Lug anom 1nat part cannot
10 eaoai 70 toe "noie' and directly antago-
Alss1c % Tue oflglna1 act uhder "h1cn the
, 1870-06-27

For Judge Of tie Supreme Cour-SeuenM
District:
CHARLES HITCHCOCK.
For Judges Of 1.e Circuit Court for Cook
County:
Wll. y. TARWELL, HENRY BOOTH.
Election Saturday, July 2.
, 1870-06-27
Terms OF .SabrcFfDtfon
MONDAY, JUNE q, 1870.
NEW CONSTITUTION TICKET.

wEU s,0ESTlTUTlOt TICKET
.-n mt cancelled with ink or pencil; aud
against al propositions which arc SO can
called.
For tic new Constitution.
For he sections relating to Dailrosds in the
Article entitled Corporations.
For the Article entitled Counties.
For the Article entitled Warehouses.
For a three-ffths vote to remove County
Seats.
For the sections relating to the Illinois Cen
t1al Iailroad-
For the section relating to Minority Repre-
Bentation.
For the section relating 10 Municipal Sub
scripions to Railroads or Trirate Corporations.
For the section relating to the Canal
, 1870-06-27
TIE SAN DOMINGO REPORTS.

The reports Of the majority and minority
Of the select committee of the Senate
on tho imprisonment of Mr. Davis
Hatch, an American citizen, by the
Baez Government in San Domiu-
SO, agree on one point, and that is
TINT Mr.. Hatch was imprisoned for alleged
political offences. It is not denied that the
Dominican Secretary Of State, Gautier,
officially advised our government that Mr..
Hatch was detained in prison af-
ter his pardon had been legally
decreed by the Dominican legislative body,
and that the reason for his detention was
that it was believed that, if set at liberty, he
would interfere with the projects for an
nexing the country to the United States.
An issue is thus made up which the
country can readily understand. The ma
jority of the committee (Nye, Howard,
Williams, and Warner) hold that the un-
lawful incarceration of an American citizen
by foreign government is not Of sufficient
consequence to make any fuss about The
minority Of the committee, {Schurz, Ferry,
and Vickers) contend that an outrage has
been committed upon Mr.. Hatch by the
Dominican Government, for which rcpara-
ton should be demanded.
In tie light Of these facts, the conduct
Of Major Babcock sinks into insigni6cance.
Tic minority Of the committee say that he
not only did not do anything TO procure
aIr. Hatch's release, but discouraged others
from doing so, II this be true, Senator
Sumner was right in saying that he
crglt 10 be cashiered. But the main
question Is about the unlawful i1nprison-
ment Of an American citizen. If there is
any responsible government in San Do
lingo, and the fact that We are negotiatiu.
for the purchase Of the island presumcs
that there is, demand, backed by ships Of
war, should be male upon it for indenuii-
cation. If similar outrage had been
pespetrated by Great Britain, or France, or
Anstria, the country would be profoundly
aeitated by it, and the government would
be compelled to take the most prompt an1
decisive steps concerning it. Shall any-
thing less be done because the offending
country is weak and seni-barbarous pow
er? Are the rights Of American citizeus
any the less in San Domingo
than in England? Messra. Eye aud How
ard would lead us to suppose either that All
outrage of this character is an affair of no
consequence, by whatever government per-
pesrated, or that it ceases to be Of any con-
sequence when perpetrated by tenth rate
power. The tenor of their argument indi-
Gates TINT 1t is OF no consequence under
any circumstances
We trust that this question will be
thoroughly discussed in the Senate, and
hat the yeas and nays will be taken upon
it There need be no fear Of jeopardizing
hat gum-elastic treaty with Baez by de-
iay. Before We pay any money to him for
selling his country, let him settle that little
bill with Mr.. Davis Hatch, of Connecticut.