, 1873-06-09


reachcd It highest agure-927 ,2o6. a. In 1860 It
steadily inorossod to sa4b SIS. II last yoar. The
total Of barrol and special taxos for tho nino
Of tho manufacture Of fcrmcnted liquors during
the Same poriod was GOT per cent. The amount
Of tho beor tax In 1879 was divided among tho
following 6tatoa.
Pr ctnt.l fsr cs,st.
Ohio: e9toallfernte. ........... 24e
Now jersey. III eSssn Iastsa a1s
1llmoa .,........... 922 Indiana ........... 2.o5
Tho receipts from fermentcd liquors for tho
FL frat dda nno months of the soal year ending June
Rod Of the ourront fiscal yoar they wero eo, ,463-
o1o:18-an increase Of $3.50, ,091.78. Everything
Indicates that this proportion OF inoroaao will
hare boon maintained for the rest Of Tho year.
gross, aays Tint tho aot II juno 8, is49, though
partial concession to tho bteisors, has not
boon found to in1uro tho public interests. But
tho broworH taxes arc not too low. In tho North
German Confederation tho consumption Of bocr
In 1869 WAS 21.23 quarts por head, and tho boor
tax 500 oonts per hend. In our country last year
the consumption Of beor WAS 25.47 quarts and
the tax al cents por head. In 1869 the North
Germans consumed 4, 782, 2o1 barrels OF boer aH
Thoao aguros show tho larger dimensions md
Ing trade. Tho North German spirituoua liquors
tn IN 1869 Tas only 23.os &C eents gold
81 9sa hdaa wno as Tth US In u 1879 9 y
62,810 barrels Of mutt liquors. mostly in
bottles, md paid on thoin O total duty OF
e586,o71.79. Two-thirda Of tho whole internal
ta1. Of last year-na1no1y, SOL 40, 18554-weto
and tobacco.
Hlr. sclado then Bpoko OF the Massachusetts
prohibdtory laws, dcnouncing thom as laws opo-
rating to conilscate private property, and avor-
ring that II other States ohooso to initiate her
ernmont and establish State rights by declaring
Illegal whatoyor industries the Genornl Govorn-
mont taxee. Ho likewise denounced tho liquor
laws Of Illinois mud ohio, and the law proposed
for Now York, na wholly unconstitutional, and
longer be tolerated. and TINT browors must unite
In ronounciug defonslvo and In adopting au
aggressive policy. Mr. schado then wont into
reyiow Of Puritan history and conduct, maxi
Ing sovoral sharp points. In his opinion, tho
as IN inevitable fact TINT mankind viii drink
liquors containing alcohol-Is to permit the salo
Of malt liquors. aa Tub loaBt dooteriouR Of spirit
uous beverages. The brewing interest Of tho
Of tho diatil1ories. Tho capital invested in dB-
tilloriea Ia e15,546,116. fhoy pay in wagon
s2.010,8 $40 per yoar. Tho nnnual value Of tholr
1ssa T. MeFh nS sa &C. % ss1slas sDa ass ang gr9ag9 s
houses aro worth 1856, 79o, ,6s3; annual wages
paid, e7,458, ,22g; annual ynluo OF materials,
ss7,180,778; annual product. s67, ,72a, ,158. Tho
distillofs employ. nearly 5,2oo. hands, aud the
KnowNothing agitation, Gr. H. schade made cal.
oulation as to the oxtent Of immigration to this
country, Oh the following basis:
In 1700, when tho first census was taken, tho
population of tie United States, including whito
and FREQ colored porsons, WAS I, ,231 $3.50. II all
increase from immigration had boen cut of, the
surplus Of births over deaths would have con-
stituted tho only growth OF our population. In
1850 that increase Was 1.88 per cent. In 1870 it
population Of 1900 would hnve increased evory
year 1888 por cent, what would be the white and
free coiored population in 1870? Tho following
table will explain thats
1s9o 2sd es93s9' eso 49, 191
1885, lssS. 81
1ssS. 1s3S tsa1, 81, ,999
Tho actual population Of The United States In
1870, excluding tho slave population freed by tho
last war, was, however, 81, 125, 900. Tho immi-
grants since 1880 md tholr descendants NUM-
6ored therefore, in 1870, no less than a. $50, 1856!
Il tho United States had III 1870 only 9,676, ieI-
about as many as they in reality Ind In 1896
they would still have Increased more than tho
rope actually hayo. The immigration since 1880
has thorofore, advanced this country nearly fifty
j.
Doducting tho Southern statoe to tue three or
four millions Of tho descendants Of the English
puritanical stock7 Certainly not. for that
stock is rapidly becoming, extinct. Fifty
and bufraloev. will have disappeared from this
continent. No wondor that their statiHticiana
are, like Hecuba, bowafling the fate Of their
people. The powcr which tho protectioniBta
now, WELD must 10 taken from them. They con-
taminato by their corruption everything thoy
touch. Our fair name al great and honorable
people has been stained before the world by
their ovil-loinga. It has become q stencil in tho
nossrils OF all civilized nations, and It La now
synonym for corruption. To be an American
citizen is no longer the boast of our travellers,
aud wherever ono is known as such ho is ro-
garded With suspicion. Our political libortos
hare already boon destroyed BY those fanatics,
Shall they. rob us also Of our porsonal nber--
. froeBt country the world ever saw, not 10 much
Of Bolf-governnont ns is conceded to the moat
Rb1ect deuizenH Of half civilized countrios2
shall wo not even have tho poor privilege Of say-
constantly boast Of what thoy have done for this
country. II anything they have retarded its
progress, "a tlaoy arc nov attempting by tholr
foolish and intolerant laws to stop immigration.
it were not for them.
According to tho census Of 1870 tho palm OF
progress il tho most thriving and prosperous
citloB In tho Union must DO allowed to the
THOR grandchildren, rs thoy are counted with
tho nntsyes. TAose citica are New York aud
Chicago.
Natiues sohoss Foreigners
grandparents and their
1c<re born heTe. children. 1ota9
There were In 1870
In Nav York. 1856 7o3,737 o42.2o2
Chicago ,....... 9o830 270,127 $4,000
These flguros upoals for themselves. Among
tho natives arc included in Now York 1908 and