The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-13
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
uuare's 10 yo., Slrs!'
,1rE \. G.. Feb. 8, "a

~,vrIIE y. G.. Feb. s, "a.
ILL NOT help but believe, from
''Dg If the press and the acclalms CT
the 'oT,i.ians. a month or so PRIOR to the
the 7 H., nt the present Congress, that
a~-r'.f Revenue System would JIffy-
the l'... this. have been consigned to
Tie, - ,c of oblivion. Seemingly 1t
the - badgcrfd 10 death BY the pom
rai V,rsof Its obdurate foes, bat it
ferrous b,lish worth a cent, and the
ign ~ The system are chuckllng fear
tngol,g he coyness with with which
'Gy o.', have recently drawn in their
t. en-. ,-rir nron it,
dealt T,r 1, as our public debt remains
N-'lTi ~, an internal revenue OF some
10 l'. he Indispensable, unless indeed
SUI -iaiais can agree on a very large
tbJ I'm IF the present tariff duties, a
Ii. n, thew n ,uld make haste To do and
iaGL77 oh ajax on Incomes l. The only just
at"l,I tyy that can be levied upon the
ll.C' n any government; yet, such a
pr p,t likely to be raised again upon
'A I'll We shall have emerged from an
u ,rar. Viii Ky aud tobacco, then,
cum rroper and only subjects upon
are On excise should be raised.
WIZ. ,qya peoplc on brandy manutactur-
I'M fruits of any kind is simply a
g. .-,5r'e cnormity, but the tax On brandy
~ na abolished Without abrogatlng
- same time the tax on whIskey for
r.u dc. you will open the doors a
~. and tunes wider than they now are,
.rau8 aud CORFU ton. Don every
H. KNOW that nInety-nlne out every
S I.l'-}rnJ II, i.lers of brandy would make
IL, .,IoubIiug'' or we OF the meane,t
I IF r,rn wni>key for the purpose OF
".~errlnr II into brandy, ami then de-
-.ra II to be rurest peach. and besides,
would be the barrels of whisky
.Ia.iormei into the best apple jack"
- he addition of 10 gallons of brandy
- ~ If whisky, and it would be herald
Il - the purest elixir.
since writing tie above, the bill intro
1-,si In the Senate by cur telicitous and
-i, Senator, Vance, Ito regulate dis
.,sr;s-. has come under my obServa
o - published in the Salisbury Watch
~ts. With all due Difference to the dis
,rrri,hed Senator, | speak only for my
In - oLe who had some experience with
he organization of the internal revenue
s~..em in this State, that his bill seems
- he an medley of ambiguous absurdi-
IL In nv opinion that bill nor any
,,har" similar like should become law, es-
s~,,e.allv any bill may contain a section
. r,gmprehensible as the fourth section
n NH, bill Is 20 the average reader, In \.
Z. and particularly to those who, like
~ f-.1rr nArhrnr ~ - M n
The distillers of North Carolina don't
sll- "a capacity tax, mixed o mingled
gin a rer gallon tax. They prefer it
.rf-lt, aud nothing but a simple ca
,.e,~ rax-not of a capacity that a still
capable OF producing per day in GAL
.7> bat Of the number of gallons
.ss still Is capable OF holding. The
average capacity OF the stills in North
carolina L not far from Cd gallons. Per-
5ln, there are not more than a dozen or
e NJ stills in the western part part of the
Sr4-5 whose capacity would reach more
than 5g1 gallons.
N.s>rs. Congressman, we reckon 4 still
* sJ gallons capacity capable of pro-
5stuE 1000 gallons of whisky per
azrum. estimating two and a balf gal
Ions % the bushel of grain, which is by
rgr good old process, a large estimate.
A. imposition of a manufacturers tax
q. : 80 on each aud every still of $50
nj not more than 800 gallons capacity
q ~ of sac on each and every still of
.Ia ai not more than 80 gallons capac
nr. a tax Of $50 on each and every still
-tjl ant not more than 200 gallons Ca
rs.i-g. aud Of $3.50 on each and every
y.. Of 100 and more than $50 gallons ca
r4e,y, and 4 tax of 800 on each aud
=-e-r still Of less capacity than 100 GAL
als Per aunum, payable quarterly, Is
E-at the people are clamoring for. A
-4ugFacuurers tax like this would carry
the di>UIliauion OF brandy with it, ard it
g-..d require no s~torekeePers. no gaug-
y. ~ inspectors, no per gallon tax, and
ne other unnecessary rubbish. One col
aec.Iv tor the State. TO reside at Raleigh,
9- q ~1lary OF 81 900 per annum would
d. sufficient. Oae man in each county
% ,,s and collect the quarterly pay
u=-.s va a salary of ) percentum would be
44r.e, aud a. the SherltfS of each county
4- bonded officers, they would no doubt,
~-er.I.Ig do the work for the amount
-4aal aud make report every quarter
81 the Collector.
Ita have educated the people to be-
-re that they should have relief one way
II another. They need relief, and they
zreef vou TO give it to them in some
.,m uy reducing taxation. They know
THAT tr-e trade Is one OF Gods free gifts,
tie same a. air and water are free gifts.
They AZ that political laws override nat
Era avs. and that their material pro-
.-=.- aud happiness is held in check
hereby. in the same manner and to the
,.Le degree that practical and genuine
Instantly - held in restraint by denom-
.~-s..Jaal and ecclesiastical human laws.
They respectfully request and mildly
-euaUI that our delegation IN Congress
Place upon the free list forever. sugar
All m0.a,ses, rice and salt, coffee and
lea fruits and nuts, hides and skins. dye
suits and chemicals, wool and all, and
eysry,raw material that in any way what.
5TeT enters into our manufactures ard
T5 WITH be content
Il. however, this Congress will only
-v..a tie American Mercantile Marlne
business. aud viii also give u rapid rail-
FaE lutercOmmunlcatlon with Mexico
Tie Internal revenue, protection and fret
gsle may go-s0 far as the people are
-leerutd-where the boy said his duct
Teas when il struck the telegraph wire
.-r 70, fight down the Y4dkin river.
ii. III. HELPER
rL.t lJ Rev Mr.