, 1870-11-16
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER l6, 1870.



very comfortable and philosophical view
"f matters He expresses the opinion that
,l:e administration will get along better
with a fair working majority in Congress,
than il it had tie large majority Of the
present Congress He has no uneasiness
A. tn the resn1t of the ne1t election. If
the present policy Of the party he devel-
- errs~in. He then adds:
To 10 Al this xc 1r1 required to maintain
.,.cttn. +artT tor ree.nuc. nnt We must take trom
tsr l4:.1 h>t %uch srtic1es n sugat. cnffee, aud
Sea. ~ 4 NV en Injuries alone for our income |
~ ru<t +, rrlcre cur people fEom internal !
.a1a'inu l-c.u-r |, u II. most odlous form of
4.,ltsr:'rr- T"- l,w which SAYS to nan, We
r'n - much, ard. II you do not psy T. We
;s-,.--,r, fr 'hst rrasou. il mt for the prnsec-
t'", - III. fouc trd1kiree, VIC must keep up at
,r-,'- s.:us .a'to. Wnea h: people see and
:;s-- r'ft a'srr4nistraston."
Il j. ts'tHrn't 10 imagine a greater jumb1e
q. i:;r.,">i.'ercies than is contained in this
rmr, -r-ptl. sud VS. question whether the
postmaster General was correctly reported /
1lr 1r>.lde already see and understand
tl.;, business, and are not to be deceived.
NJ. t..*~ell proposes to take the tax of
ter. ,s,d.~'. and susar, mud tax such t4lu1u-
f'c@ As boots ana shoes, snlF's, COATS pan
::.!r1~ :. socks, nnaer-clothiug. hats, caps
s.,Il",nn~ts sheets, blankets, pins, needles,
~lA"!s- c'cnks. winter garments Tor men.
~"'n'n ard children, common carpets OF
n: h:r.'~. 1u"llen yarn and cloths, cotton
r., ~ IT nj kinds, linen, and even clothes
:t..~. The Postmaster General regards
,l-~,. ,hisc. as ''luxuries," whch the peo-
,l.. VII" cst. them ought 10 pay heavily for,
n,,ll O. which, as they can do
w:tlu,,: them. they will have no objec-
,,.n I" he taxed II the Post
uaA,,rr G-ueral anticipates SUCCESS in the
pyat .'eeticu by an increase Of the tax On
ties. luAurnrs. he viii probably be disap-
p";,,:.:d. The American people understand
this Y,~ssinn just as we'll as the Postmaster
tsrL+r.s They understand that the govern
.aeu, a,--'s slio.o0o, 600 revenue from i'm
,r,r,. .cuua!1y, and no mora and
t}..v nyopose that the ta1if which
now EFFORTS from $6o0, o00, 600 to
=-,o ,.s.ooo taxes and Yields but
s,,;o a., M, Of revenue, shall be modified,
=, ,h.t there will be no ta1 levied, save
=. r Att
~nas eo''essea I've ae ..a1-m - -. ~
tnoo'aea''''' VI '0e 't'N1' >'1 'N-,,I.
..;rt AZ ,n1nrv nroner TO be taxed, not
ra'f' ~ 'aA",y p'epe. 49,. ~ ,.se 70 - ~
''' . Thar n.5srs,and, ,ths taft
S''n'f 'Hs'" .sr::s 80
as'o''' saNs = =. 1,,1 ~, and
s,'er,' t'o ri rs H. II. t -
"'.se - - s-J s,1s,;Io -
"'"'as .i ~. Va 49, se9os 80
"a Tue Stoves eonee-o'iet, .oleou y
ta''e ef"eA.s' Aai'es .uu .o.A' ~ 1 ~
etets'n'ns e..'e - .ue ~. nas ~"
und-F''ana 'hat tne S4o,uU'ooo .aa eo'-
!ect''d :a'S year from tea conee' auo sugar,
edl all so into the treasury, and sney aiso
kE"~ that that OF the Sl14 ,Oo,ooo tax they
rag annually on woollen cloths and other
g'snls, less than S2i, oo0, ,Oeo are paid into
the Treasury. They do not. object. to SC
uncE OF the ta1 as Il received by the gov
crum.nt. hut the other 500, ,0oo, 600 Of tai
they pr'pose to repeal That is
''ln1nry they can do without
II" people pay an annual ta1 OF W.
's".'ro npon- pig iron, the raw matexia
"t countless Indispensable articles Th
value of the pig iron they use annually II
e1"'".'s that OF the tea and eonee ;:oue o
tie s:"tsn.Wm Of tax paid thereon abou
IN" people propose to repeal the *le'o".
''"' ~ e1'ra sa1: 1nat ta1 Is angI1sf m .ua
MY thcy eau dispense With Ihe col