What in tarnation are you talking about?????
The Federal Government was financed by Tariffs (Import Duties)) from its inception, till the Income Tax in 1913!!!
Actually, there was one income tax — 3 percent, if I remember correctly - imposed during the Civil War. This one was repealed sometime afterward. Then another income tax was imposed later on in the 19th Century. This one was overturned by the Supreme Court, because the tax was considered a capitation on some forms of income (not allowed without apportionment) and an excise on other forms of income (allowed). The 16th Amendment allowed all forms of income to be taxed without apportionment.