Show direct taxation for the first time in the history of this country is has haa become necessary for the government to levy direct taxes on a scale of gigantic magnitude besides the revenue from i taxes up dpn n imports the government requires at I 1 least e a s t one hundred mill millions ons of dollars a year to be raised by direct taxation to enable the country to realize this vast amount every thing taxable should be taxed all profession all incomes all real estate all personal alitto property ro perty should b bi taxed within due limit but to an extent li hitherto thero unprecedented ou on this side of the atlantic tue tle government may not end find it necessary to levy such buch minute and exor biant blant ant taxes as those of england where according to sidney smith people have been taxed upon every conceivable nee comfort convenience and luxury from the cradle to the grav grab where the schoolboy scho oboy whips a taxed top wh re the y uth rides a taxed horse over a tabei 1 road where the old man is medicines medic ined edwith with taxed drug makes maken his will on taxed paper dies on orl a taked taxed taxed bed an and d is buried burled on a taxed coffin but still as the remedy is necessary and unavoidable we hope the government will make it strong enough to be completely efficacious receipt stamp stamps window lights gold watches books ne newspapers and new paper advertisements horses horses borses and carriages lo 10 tery dealers grogshops grog shops banks insurance companies in corpora corporations tens brokers 7 stalls every thing and every body taxable should be taxed those m wh h can afford adfor t to drive or ride fine horses elout the central park should be made to pay one hundred and gif fit y dollars a year for each animal and the privilege those who can afford to keep cat cab and dogs should pay a dollar per heal beai for the enjoyment those who can afford to carry watches and be independent of the city hall clock should pay for their colv conveniences to say bay that the people will pay these taxes is but sa saying yin 9 it they will to do what it is impossible to avol avoid avold to say that they will pay these taxes cheera cheerfully ully and willingly is but to say that they love their country antry thit they are grateful for past imm imin ini ties benefits and bl agines derived from their country and that they desire to have their country preserved and perpetuated we should be grateful that the government affords every man mr an opportunity to d something for his country to make sacrifice to submit to privations for his country count rys ys sake the country tr has never asked any a ch thing before direct taxation now affords every stay at home patriot a chance to be a hero it wi 1 do all ali of us good tobe to be obliged to pay ray cash down for our privileges vi leges it will teich us to prize to appreciate to enjoy to cherish them more we shall learn to guard them better from corrupt politicians and swindling loby its who sow the seeds of treason ballots will seem more valuable after we have fairly paid for the balls and ana bullets which care careless ca reles less lesi wrong or neglected votes hive have have rendered necessary the rebels are lear nine to appreciate the ss as of a good and free gove govel ament by the sacrifices they have to endure in their insane effort to destroy tile the union we will learn precisely the same lesson by the be sacrifices we shall be obliged to endure to preserve the union north corx and ano anc we shall have better pi patriot trios better men better beiter americans and a better country when the war is over and peace again brings plenty new york herald heran |