The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-16
THREE THOUSAND MIL,
LIONS.
Radical Taxes for Six Years-Ine-
qualities OF Taxation.
From Gen. Morgan's speech al Sidnay.

qualities OIL T0xottOn.
From Gen. Morgan's speech at sidnay.
shelby County, August 9Th.
THREE THOUSAND MILLIONS IN SIX YEARS
| hold in my hand letter just re-
ceived from the Hon. George S. Bout.
we'll, showing that the amount OF rev.
enues collected by the Government
during the last fiscal year amount to
$50, 100000 and odd dollars. Mr..
Boutweihremarks that it is proper to
say that the items given in this state
ment are in no case less than stated,
and that they will all probably be in
creasedlwhen the true amount is ascer-
tanned. Taking the total amount Of
revenues collected during the last fiscal
year at S40O,0J00O0, it makes the en-
tire amount collected since the conclu-
sion Of the war =, I00,0O0,000 which
does not include two or three hundred
millions received from the sale OF mum
tons OF war after its conclusion, and
which sum has never been accounted
for to Congress, but, in violation OF the
law and the Constitution, and without
any appropriation having been made TO
Congress, has been used by heads Of
Departments. The case stands thus,
then Within six years Of time nearly
IS, COO 100000 OF revenue have gone in
10 the hands Of those in charge OF the
Federal Government since the conclu-
sion OF the war, and vet the public
debt has been reduced only S2S4 0OO.-
600 OF money. What, fellow-citizens,
has gone with the rest?
INEQUALITIES OF T4NATloS-oHlo AND
NEW ENGLAND.
There is another point, my fellow
citizens, TO which | shall briefly call
your attention, and in doing so it is not
for the purpose Of exciting any sectional
prejudice, for ! love my whole country
from the snowy moun,ains OF Maine to
the beautiful sunny sayannas Of the
distant south; but the fact is that this
government is being entirely admins
tered, not in the interest Of the people,
but handful OF monopolists, most of
whom are the millioDaires OF the East.
Nor are they satisfied with controlling
the general legislation OF the Govern
meni to their own advantage, but with
an ingenuity tina, would excite admirs-
ton did not the burdens created by them
fall upon our shoulders, they have
thrown the great bulk OF internal reve-
nue. taxation npou the shoulders of the
West. In 1865 the New England
States paid 81, To-, 04l, while in 1871
the whole amount paid by New Eng
land is only S6.50S.0O0, being a de-
crease Of SlS,65i,0o0. On the contrary
Ohio in 1865 paid twelve millions OF
taxes, while in 1871 she pays sixteen
millions, being an increase of about
four millions. In other words, while
iu 1865, New England paid more than
double the amount Of taxes paid by
Ohio, in 1871 Ohio pays nine and 8 half
millions more than all the New England
States together. Massachusetts, alone
in 1868 paid nearly eighteen millions OF
taxes. while Ohio paid only twelve
millions, while in 1871 Ohio pays six
teen millions and Massachusetts four
and half millions.
D1rY OF DEMOCRATS.
This, my fel'ow-citizens, is the four
teenth time during the present cam
paign that / have met the people in
council, and regret to say that il is the