The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1779-01-26 00:00:00, page 4

Q 9. Will the day labourer be content to Work
M 2 days in harvest time, to purchase a fix dollar bill
from a farmer to pay his tax, who received it for
one single bushel of wheat ? Or will a man fell his
cow to a grahier, for ten dollars, for the fame pur-•
pose, who receiv'd that sum for half a hundred es
grass fed beef?
Q_ io% Will not nine tenths of the inhabitants bf
these States, when their pockets are emptied by tax
ation, of all the Continental bills they are possessed
of, efleem the other tenth the authors of their depre
ciation, and all the additional expence of the war
bccafioned thereby, and look upon it highly oppres
sive ffiould the supreme legislature of these States,
enforce taxation, for the private emolument of those
very men who depreciated them, wither from latent
enmity to the independency of these States, or to
aggrandize themselves upon the ruins of the coun
try, by reducing the landed interest into a few hands,
and the far greater part of our present freeholders to
the necessity ofbecoming tenants at will to our new
made gentry, the modern jobbers and gormandizing
engioffers of the pfefenc day !
My answer is. that such a quantity and assortment
of goods as Senex mentions, fold at the present "ad
vance, and two more rates equal to the last will have
no such effeA on the people of thfe States as he seems
to suppose. A considerable part of such goods would
be paid form labour and commodities ueceffary for
the merchant, Besides what might be purchased in
this way, they might probably gather into the hahds
of the venders three or four hundred thou sand
pounds, A considerable part of this sum would be
collected from the wealthiest people in -the country,
whom it would not at all effect The merchant, in
the way ofcommerce, would put the money into
immediate circulation, and the most of it would be
again soon in the hands of the inhabitants in general
as it was before. Two more such rates as he menti
ons might probably call in about 200,0001, less than
30,0001. as money used to be ; which is but a mere
trifle for this State, and would have no considerable
effect But be this as it may, all inconvenience
frem this quarter may be easily avoided. Let Con
^refs, if goods mud be imported, import them in
behalf of the slates, and let the people jointly share
in the benefit of all the appreciation of the money
which can be obtained that way. • Let the States at
the fame time lay an equal tax on all estates real and
personal, and then thcpoor as well as the rich will,
in general be able to pay their taxes, and in propor
tion to their interest will be no less benefited by the
appreciation of the currency. When the quantity
of money in circulation is fufficiently lessened, and
the remainder appreciated to its original value, it
will be just and right for every man to esteem eve
ry Continental dollar equal to any silver one, and
not to part with it for any less consideration. It will
also be entirely right and politic, in this -righteous
manner to call in and fink all the remaining bills; as
faft as shall be necessary. The day labourer will
now have no reason to complain, that he must labour
twelve days in harvest time to purchase a fix dollar
bill, or to refufe felling his cow to the graizer for ten
dollars ; because his sixteen dollars now will be just
as valuable, as ninety or an hundred dollars were,
when the farmer fold his wheat and the grazier his
beef at the rate of which Senex so much complains.
According to the positions of these great men, Judge
Blackstone and Lord Kaims quoted in the preceding
number the day labourer works no cheaper at three
Shilling a day, when the money is thus ieffened in
quantity, then when he received three dollars for
a days labour when there was such a redundancy of
money : nor is the cow any cheaper at ten dollars
now than she formerly was at sixty. With regard
ts the farmer and the grazier when they have lessen
ed their number of dollars, by paying their honest
proportion of the t^xes necessary to appreciate the
money to its original value, there will be no reason
to complain of them, that they now hire labour and
purchase cowsat the rates above mentioned. These
observations may serve to remove all the difficulties
which seem to be started in the tenth question. For,
as it appears, from the observations of the greatest
writers on the effe&s of a great plenty of money, in
all countries,.and on the demand which there may
be for commodities, that these lire the pilnei]rat,7ray
the only things which occasion the high price of any
articles ; so it must be injurious, weak, and injudi
cious, to charge the depreciation of the currency,
and the additional expences of the war, upon any
one set of men, or upon individuals. The country
in general have united in this, to take the high prices
which are complained of. I know not of any de
nomination of the people, who have had any thing
to fell, or who have let themselves out as labourers,
but what have taken as high a price as they cc^ld
get. This has indifputabiy been the case in gener
al. The necessity which the States have been in,
by reason of the War, to throw so much mon^y mid
circulation and difficultly oftaxing properly in sea
son to lessen the quantity, or the impracticability of
it in years past has been the occasion of the difficulty
which attends the currency. Taxation appears
clearly from the Views we have taken of the matter
to be the natural remedy. And as the money has
been emitted for the general defence, as all share in -
that liberty and fafety which are the consequence of
the present struggle, and as people generally have
taken the high prices at which things have been fold
in the country for two or three years, so it is highly
reasonable and altogether just that the legislatures of
the several States ihould inforce taxation in an equal
and righteous manner for the discharge of the .pub
lic debt. Nor will it be unrighteous that taxes to
wards the close of the payment bf said public debt
should be in money at its original value, as a number
of the Continental emissions passed, for about two
years, without any cohfiderable depreciation. In
this way it appears to me that justice will be-mbft
generally aaminiftred to all..
I have now attempted a particular and full answer
to every thing which appears to me material or wor
thy of notice in the enquiries of Senex. Whoever
he may be I wish him well, and have endeavoured
to treat him not unbecoming his venerable age.
I have only to aik his.favourable reception cf the
pains I have taken to investigate the great point in
difpwte. Wouldthe States tax the people equally
and set themfelv, in good earned to lessen the quan
tity of the circulating medium the difficulties and
oppressions complained of would soon vanish : but
till this be done the cry of the needy, of the father
lefs and the widow will undoubtedly be heard a
mong us. And will it not be worthy of the consi
deration of our legislature whether all this distress
and oppression will not in some measure be imputed
to them, Ih@uld they negle& the proper measures to
prevent it, which to many honest and difeemin^
men, appear so natural and conspicuous ?
Connecticut; December 4th, 1778.
A2 OSTSCRIPT will be in our next.
STRAYED away from the fubferiber, some
time in the month of May last, a small dark
brown CO W, near calving, and to company
with a yearling HEIFER, a dark red, no artificial
mark, the cow if markt, not known, was purchased
at the White Plains some months before she strayed,
and likely has gone that way. Any person that has
said creatures, or either of them, and will acquaint
the owner, living at New-Hartford, fhalPhave a re
ward of 10 dollars for both or 5 for either, and the
favour gratefully acknowledge by
ABRAHAM KELLOGG.
January 5, 1779.
Broke into the eaclofure ol the Subicriber
living in Greenfield, the 15th October, a PJe
Red HEIFER, one year old past, mark'd- with
a hole in the off ear. The owner is desired to prove
his property, pay charges and take her away.
MEDAD HASTINGS.
Jan. 19, 1779. _ .
BROKE into the enclosure of the Subscriber,
the 18th of December last, a Black HORSE,
about 3 years old, two white feet, a Creak in the
forehead, no brand. The owner is desired to prove
hit property, and pay charges.•
P PHINEAS NOBLE.„
Simfbury. Jan. 19. 1779-
ALL persons that have any demands agiinft
thee state of Robert Morton, late of Ware,
deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts to
the fubferiber for settlement. Also all persons in
debted to said estate are requested to make immedi
ate payment without delay. I shall attend the said
business on the firft mondays in March, April and
May next, at the house of William Morton in Ware.
No accounts will be allowed unless legally attested.
MARY MO RTON, Administratrix.
Ware, December 15 1778.
— WAN T E D,
A Few pounds of HOGS BRIST LES,
for which a good price will be given at the
Printing-Office.
EBENEZER BERNARD, jun.
U AS just received a consignment of choice
ROC K-S ALT, which is to be exchanged
reasonably, for Cash, Flour, Corn, Flax, Oats, &c.
by wholesale or retail, in Hartford, near the Court.
House.; Jan .§, Ift. -
T O BE SO L D,
A Pair of Excellent DAPPLE GREY
HORSES, about fifteen hands high, fix
years old and well broke to a Carriage Enquire
of the Printers.
Hartford, Jan. 1% i„§,
A VO A II New-England sum. wire and French
3 salt, to be fold, by the Calk or smaller quantity^
by Burt and Shephard, at the bridge foot--
Hartford, Jan. 19, 1 7^•
N E W7H A=R TF
L 0.. T T E R y.
S ,C H E M E:
5000 Tickets at 5 Dollars each is 25000 Dollar*.
Dedu& for the building the Bridge 3333 & 1-3. d(k °
To be draWn in Prizes as below 21666&X gdL dot
I Prize of - 1000 Dollars - *OOO Dollars;
1 Do. - 500 Do .- .-. 500 Do.
3 Do. - 200 Do., ^- 600 Do.
6 Do. : - top Do, - , 600 Do.
20 Do. - 50 Do. --- 1000 Do.
46 Do. - 30 Do. - - 1380 Do.
100 Do/ - 20 Do. - - 2000 Do.
'456 Do. - .10 Do. - - 1,4560 Do.
First Drawn - - . ^6&2- 3 ds.D%
1633 Prizes -21666&2 gds. Dol.
but a little more than two OTanks to a Prize: And
as the foregoing Lottery is set up in Pursuance of *
Grant made by the honorable Assembly of this State,
in order to build a new and very necessary Bridge
for the Use of the Public, across New Hartford Ri
ver, on the great Road leading from Hartfcrd to
Albany. The Managers of said Lottery appointed
by the Town of New Hartford, and fwern to a
faithful Discharge of their Trust, believe for them
selves, that the above Scheme, though not formed
to make any Adventurer rich ; yet, on the whole is
formed for the belt Advantage of the Adventurers.
The Managers flatter themselves, that although the
honorable Assembly have allowed twelve Months to
compteat the Drawing said Lottery from the Rising
of the Assembly last October, 'that the speedy Sale of
the Tickets will enable them to cempldat the Draw>
ing within five Monets from the Rising of that As
sembly, and do propose t,o begin the Drawing on the
firft Day of April, or sooner if the Sale of the
Tickets will permit. We would invite a fufficient
Number of Adventurers to try their Fortune in said
Lottery : The fortunate Adventurers will be pun D
ually paid ; and the unfortunate will have the Confola<
tion to think that their Money was spent to promote a
very necessary Service to the Public.
The Place of Drawing will be notified in the Con
ne&icut Courant, and the fortunate Numbers will
be advertised in the Hartford and New Haven Pa
pers.
Matthew gillet, )
JOSEPH MERRELLS, 2d.)
AARON AUSTIN, )Managei&
JAMES STEEL.)
BILDAD MERRELL. )
N. B. The Lottery will be drawn in the fame
Manner as the United States Lottery, viz. The
Numbers in one Wheel, and the Prizes only in the
other/
TICKETS to be had of the Managers in
New-Hartford, and of,the Printers.
State pf Vermont, Rutland, Dec. 29, 1,78,
WHEREAS, we the Subscribers, are ap
pointed Comraiffioners by the honourable
Court of Conhication, to receive and examine the
claims against the estates of Benjamin Spencer, Simp
lon Jenny, Oliver Colvin., Tuomas Brayton, Daniel
Walker, Elijah Ofburn, Thomas Green, Daniel
Marlh, Philip Nichols and Jeremiah Parker, of
Clarindon; John McNeal, John Triffi and W.lliam
Trish, of Tenmouth' ; Robert Perry, David Sherey
and Joshua Boftwick, of Rutland ; Roger Stevens,
of Pitsford; and Isaac Ives, of Wallingford. Who,
by their treasonable conduA, have forfeited their
estates to this State. These are to give notice to all
perlons who have any just demands against the
estates of the afo r efaid persons, to exhibit their ac
counts to us the subscribers, on the third Tuesday
of February next, at the house where the said Ben
jamin Spencer, lately lived in Clarindeh, or on the
fourth Tuesday of said February, at the house of
Capt. John Shafford, in Tinmcuth ; or on the firft
Tuesday of March next, at the house cf Capt. Jona
than Faffett, in Pittsford ; or on the second Tues
day of March next, at the house of Mr. Wm. Poll,
in Rutland ; where we shall attend on said business
at nine o'clock on each of said days.
BENJ. ,WHIPPLE,2 '
THO's SAWYER. | Commissioners.
JUST come to HAND, and tobm bOLD,
By ISAAC BISSE L,:
y of Suffield,
A Quantity ^PHILADELPHIA BUCK
. SKIN BREECHES; a few Hundreds cf
INDIGO; and a small quantity of BOHEA,
TE A, if applied for soon.