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to country Hills, is efTentiaHy neceii^rt .
Whilst the owners of small distilleries, in
fame parts of the Union, complain of the
operation of a tax, raise^ on the capacity of
their fill's ; that. Come regulation has ena
bled fl'.ty^, w tofi capitals are larger, and
local fituaiion more aJv 4 ./geons, especial
ly in the,middle Rates, to reduce the a&ual
duty op. file quantity of Spirits, diftukd from
grain, to about three cen's per gallon. But
improvements have lately been introduced,l
"which, by accelerating the process ot Jiftil-,
atipn; will, according to the effimate of the
commiflioner of the revenue, reduce the du
ty on Rills to about three fifths, of a cent
per gallon of diftiiled spirits. 'I he effect rd,
these on the revenue has already been fend
blv felt intone of the molt productive dif
tri&s of ^ United States; and, uplefs it
shall be counteracted, either by reftiiCUng
laws, dr by an encreafe of the duty on the
capacity of the Rills, or by a change of the
fubjed of taxation, a copfiderable 'defalca
tion rnuft be expelled. ^
Whatever mode may be adopted, it is ref
peafully Submitted, whether the revenue
may not be 'benefited, and just grounds of
complaint removed by repeal, or modifica
tigty of tfe c)aufe 'whicn compels a. yearly
entry of Rills in the month of June, under a
penalty of 2(9 dollars ; by a^perrniffoojo
/perfoh's, who take (hurt licences to continue
dißilling beyond the time limited in their
licences, on^ giving a proportionate duty ;
and by deducing.into one a^ all thejaws in
relation to the duties on hills and domestic
"distilled fpiii% ' ), ": "
It will appear by ttyefame Rat,fflent,,[M # j
that, whilst the expences of epfeaion on
merchandize an'd^ which are defrayed
put of the revenue, *0 not exced 4 per cent ;
those on the permanent internal duties, a
mount to ahpoft 20 per cent. This howev
er', i§ an inconvenience which, on account
of the great number of individuals on whom
the^tviesiare raised, and of their dispersed
fituaiion throughout the whole extent of the
Unhed Spates, muff, more or less attach to
the fyltem of internal taxation, ? fofong as the
W^nts-of goyerpmeh,, flfall not require any
year ending on the 30th Srpt, iß o r, to
919,719 dollars and 16. cents ; deducting
from this fam 63,000 dollars, being the ef
ti nated amount of drawbacks, paid during!
that year, out of the proceeds of the ex
ternal revenues, on the exportation of do-,
meftic drilled spirits and refined fugar,|
leaves a nett fem of about 854,000 dollars
and an increase of near 70,000 dollars be
yond the revenue of 1800.•
she accounts of the lad ninemonths being
t h but p itti dly rendered, it is not practicable
to afeertain to what class of duties the en
creafe belongs, nor particularly to defcrim
inate between the encreafe of the revenue a-'
rising from Ramps, and that of the perma
nent internal revenues. Yet it is believed;
that these, exclusively of the it.imp duties,'
may fafely be estimated, for the average of
the years 1802 —1809, at an annual lum not
less than 650,000 dollars.
In order, however, to secure that amount,'
Permanent Internal Dates. ,
The annual Statement prepared bv the
commiflioner ofthe revenue, and which will
be completed in a few days, precludes tly
iv^fliiy of exhibiing^ here all the details
pertaining to this bran th of revenue.
The statement [M.J is an abltr^ of its
amount for the year 1800, during which the
duties on spirits ahd (tills, refin'd sugars, li
cences to retailers, tales at auction, and
pleafurab^ carriages, produced a nett sum
of 576 888 dollars u nd 80 cents. The du
ties on damns, whi< h are under the exhlin
laws thev will cease after the 4th day 0
March 1803, are not included amongst the
permanent revenues, amounted forte fame
year to 209,863 dollars and 32 cents ; both
together constitute an item of dollars
786,7!2,1 2-iooths.
The receipt in the Treasury from nil the
internal revenues, have amounted for the
a revision of the system, so far as it relate
Without any view to an increase of rev
enue, but in order to guard as far as possible
against the value of goods being underrated in
the invoices, it would be eligible to lay fpecific
duties on all such articles now paying duties
ad vabrem, as may be fufceptib!e of that al
teration. Amongst fuch,the following have
ben suggested : Fruits and spices, pickled
aid dried fifb, oil, glue, federal species of
drugs, watches, gun-powder and fegars.
tegiflative provisions seem neceflary in
order better to define the restrictions, under
which the intercourse with the adjacent
British and Spanish p>ff flions thall be car
ried on, in conformity with treaties, under
which the articles o'the growth or manufac
ture of the United States may be imported
free of duty, byway of New-Orleans, from
the weftern parts of the Union to the ports
of the Atlantic dates, and from these to the
interior districts of collection on the weftern
waters ; —and under which drawbacks lha!l
be allowed on the exportation of foreign ar
ticles.
gift ome advantageous modifications, a ta
ble of those rates annexed to this report.
M .Dois mewed two revolutions , for a com
noeto be appointed to enquire int,o,the expe-l
den. y rd repealing the acts iinpofihg duties on fe-t
bned Sugar, on licenses for retailing spirituous li-'
floors, on files at action, and' on pleasure car
rag's. After some observations as to the proper
reference, a motion pf Mr. Bayard prevailed, to,
re:er them to the committed of ways and means.?
Thursday, ore. 31.
,1? Librarv bill was read , tbi. dgime azd puf
fed. Mr. J C Smith made report from the con)-,
mittee of Clone, or the feverd petitions of
Trfinard J rvis ; the Securities- of Jolin and JlTcog
,hert, and of Wm. Biles,, ^hich was unfavorfa
bl. §0 the petioner.! the ho ?fe concurred.
N ^ll /Iff irrs.
Dr. Mitchel, after remark,ng on the expediency
of appropriating the proceeds of the faks of pub
lic veliel, &c. to laying uplhip timber, proofed
the following : .
Rejuhed, Tat enquiry ought to be made
whether any, and what further provision is ne
cessary relative to dock yard and naval llores. '
The home went into.committee on this resolu
tion ; when citer dTcnlhon, t., e subject, as men
tinned in the grebpent's rietfage, was committee:
to five members, to report thereon.
Vote ot thankg.
A message from the Seriate, containing several
leldtuions respecting Lt. Sterret, and the officers
uml crew of life Schooner Elite, pr ze, for their
conduct in the engagement with the Tripolitan
craizer ; was on motion referred to a committee
of the dhole f it Monday next.
Mr. Smilie moved for a reconsideration of the
vote, in order that the reflations might be taken
op immediately^ He thoughgthe national coun
cils could not too food express their high regards
for exhibitions of the bravery of our officers and
teamen.
The Speaker informed Mr. S. that being one of
the minority in. the vote for referrence, he could
not.move a reconfidefation : on which Mr. Rut
lege moved the recoufideration ; which was flip
ported by Messrs. Eustis, Mitchell, and Bacon,
and opposed by Mr. Dana.
The qneQion for reconfideranion was loft 34 to
36. , ~, Internal Taxes.
Mr. Davis mhved, " That a committee beraif
<ed to enquire 'into the expediency of repeating the
laws laying duties on Tills and dome/tic difilled
fpirits,—on refined fagars ; on licenjes to retailers;
,on falep. at auction ; and on pleasure carriages ;
'on flamps, and on pollage of News papers." ° On
motßuf of "Ms. ''Bayard; this fubjeft was referred
ito the committee of may, md means.
Adjourned toMonday, January 4, 18.02..
MONDAY, JAN. 4, 1802.'
A report from the Secretary of the Navy, ac
companying one from the Commissioners ot the
'navy pension and half pay funds, Was received.
A letter was received from Samuel Dexter, late
Secretary of War, Rating that he had been filed
in his personal character for the house which he
had rented for the war office, which had been con
tained. Judiciary.,
The house went into committee on she follow
ing resolutions moved by Mr. Randolph, viz;
1 Refolded, That it be expedient to inquire
whether any and what alterations should be made
in the judicial eftablifhm^nt.
'2d. Refolded, That provision ought to be made
for the impartial feleftion of jolliers. :
3d. ReJohed ? That it Inexpedient to inquire,
TUESDAY, DEC. 29.
The Committee on Rules and Orders reported ;
and the report was referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
Congreffonal library.
The House went into Committee of this bill,
which was debated, amended and the further
consideration of it postponed until to-morrow.
Military Eftabufoment.
Mr. Randolph laid on th 3 table the following
Resolution : " Ret ilved. I'bat it is expedient to
educe the military establishment of the United
States." Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30.
The house resumed the library Bill —Mr. Ran
lolp moved to strike out the elante tor allowing'
the attorney general, the heads of the depart
ments, and the judges ot the fopre ne court dur
ing their fellions to ide the books. He vitoed ra
ther to fee whether the library would be sufficient
to accommodate the mem >ers cf Congress, before
u exception of accefy was permitted. Mr. Grii
wold also advocated the motion.
A reconsideration of the fanftion being grant
ed, the cldtife was tiritken out. The bill was then
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading this)
dj, out the house adjourned before it was re-,
turned
M . Randolph withdrew his motion for the re
duction of the, arm,, in order to move its refer-,
ence when, in committee of the whole on the date
of tile union ; to whom were referred the dofti
m bits trom the war department on that fubjett.
The house resolved itfelf into a committee
thereupon, when motion was again made and a
greel to as well as jn the house without debate.
IcAnfiderableextCTfion, and th 4ctal amount of
I revenue fball remain inconfpetable.
[To be Continued l
Congress of the Unites States.
—< < rt<„Qfy4 —
Houje of Reprejertairces.
Zt U'afangton,Dec. 24, 1801.
A letter was received from the Secretary of
War, inclosing a Statement nf tie Military Estab
lishment, which was referred.
A letter from the Poll-Mailer General was al
lo received, on the Subject of unproductive putt
roads. Committed.
On motion of Mr. Grifivold, the Secretary of
State was directed to lay before the Houle a ta
ble (hewing the comparative duties paid in Eng
land on goods imported in Britifli, foreign and
American bottoms, since 1798.
Several private petitions were presented, read,
and referred as ufoal.
Apportionment of Representation.
After a Short conversion on the motion to go
into Committee of the Whole on the Bill for ap
portioning the Representation, which was object
ed :o on account of the number of members ab
sent ; and that several members were not prepar
ed tor the difculh'on ; it was poffponed until Mon
day week. Adjourned to Mondays
3fo.VD.tr, dec. 28.
There was but very little business done this day ;
the House being thin. A report on the petition
at Philip Sloan allowing him 2800 dels, was re
ceived, and referred.
With the increase of inhabitants we are to ex
pert that crimes will nflfltiply in proportion, and
it is therefore of inercafing importance, to render
that branch of our law, which relates 10 crimes
and punishments, as perfect as may be. The fre
quent escapes from the gaols in the several coun
ties, show the meceffity of making fume further
provision, son keeping those offenders finely, "w ho
are sentenced to a long imprisonment ; for if any
hope can be entertained of an eftape, the sen
tence 'will make but a feeble jnipreffiou on, the
mind, and be of little tife in preventing future of
fences. A great proportion of crimes are the ef
fects pfindldlefs, and it feeras peculiarly proper
therefore to punish them by 'confinement to hard
labor ; that^onenders, while,they are prevented
^repetition of their crimes, may be compelled to
acquire new habits, and contribute something to
the good of society ; to this end, bur laws have in
many cases prescribed that mode of punifhn?eDt;
And yet. from the time that Castle Island was ceded
to the United States, no place of confinement to
labour; lias been provided by the Commonwealth.
B/a resolve palled about two yerrs since. a
Committee was appointed to felett and procure a
piece of land in Charlellown, and to ere^t a State
priftm thereon, provided the expense fhonld not
exceed thirty thousand dollars; the firft part of
tliis rommifion has been performed ; but the latter
owing probably to the limitation of the expenfe
remains wholly unexecuted. Soon after the ces
sion of Cattle-Island, ordnance and military (lores,
the property of this Commonwealth, were deliv
ered to the Agent of the United States, at an ap
We ought then tp be felicitous, to prefervg the
habits of induitry and temperance jp, which we
lave hitherto profrered; and'to iufpife phr fellow
citizens with a love for tie frugality df pritnitive
manners —While these habits continue, the peo
ple will in ke advances ip agriculture, and the
valuable arts, and u ill think their chief happiness
is involved in the public welfare ; our religious
?n f literary inflitutions will be supported and
cherished ; and improvements will be made in
aqueducts, bridges, and highways ; : ancpother ufe
ful accommodations. In the flouri fhing periods
of the ancient republics, and even when fumptu
ary lav es retrained vanity arid controlled the ap
petites of the citizens, they adopted a fly le of mag
pificenceip their public edifices ; and if a spirit
of union prevails ipopg our fellow citizens, and
their views are directed towards obje^s beneficial
to the Commonwealth ; the government by using
a prudential economyin the adnriniftration of the
revenue, Uil| be able to adopt a like ftyle'in pub
lic buildings, end whatever is conducive to the
honour of the States, and the general convenience
of the people.
But the prosperity of the people is inseparably,
connected with purity of manners & their practice
ol the moral virtues ; waen these become extinct
their happiness will be at dn end. The increase
of wealth in Republics has often endangered the
virtue 01 the people ; so long as it is employed
tor ufelul purposes, it contributes to the Itrength
and security 01 the State ; but those who ebferv
ed its effects in other nations, will perceive the
importance of guarding against the abuse of it ;.
left a departure from the Simplicity of ancient'
manners, (liquid be followed by criminal luxury
and dissipation, and the loss of moral and religions
principles.
It wealth introduces a vain profuffon in the va
rious modes ot expenfe,—if it excites an eager
nets tor dissolute pleasures and frivolous amuse
ments, it will corrupt the manners and vitiate
the tulle ot the people, and lead them into crim
inal excesses of every kind frthe rich wiltbe con
liderfd as patterns for imitation by those of mod;
ei ate fortunes, and these will be followed by others
of still less ability ; arid thus many will ruin them
(elves by a prohfion lor which no one will feel
Qiipfc If obliged, orm ill lupporttheir extravagance
by unworthy practices ; and make good by fraud
and rapacidufnefs, what is hwifhed in vanity ; in
either case, if the evil is extensive, the ruin of the
State beco . es inevitable.
person and property of every individual ; and we
shall be as happy as the nature and condition of
men will permit us to be, if we make a with im
provement of the favors we have received from
Heaven.
^peeffl :
Gentlemen of the Senate, and
Gentlemen ofthe House of Representatives,
WE have the Satisfaction to reflect, that the pub
lic peace and order have been preserved, during
the Lift year ; and we contemplate with pleating
anticipation the growing Strength and refpettabil
ity of the State. We possess a healthy and exten
sive territory, which is rapidly increasing in pop
ulation, and is accommodated with circumstances
favorable to Agriculture and Commerce 1 Our
fllips visit every part of the world, and bring home
tire product of every country ; we are bleft with a
government of our own choosing, which secures
the molt pei feet freedom of which men in focicty
are capable, and affords equal protection to the
whether any, and what redactions can be made in
the civil expenses of the government.
Tliefe resolutions were agreed to in the com
mittee,.and in the House, alter a short conversa
tion, without a division. The two first were
committed to a committee of (even, aed the fall
to a committe ot five members.
APPORTIONMENT BILL.
The House went into committee of the whole
on this bill. A motion of Mr. Bayard's, to Strike
out 'be ratio of " 33.0Q0," and iideit < -30,000,"
occa floned a debate, which continued through the
day.
tuesdak, jan. 5, 1802.
After the reference of fume local butiutis, the
house again went into committee, on the
APPORTIONMENT BILL.
After a considerable debate, the question to
Strike out “ 33,000" was negatived—Ayes 42 —
Noes 48.
An amendment was agreed to, giving Maryland
nine, instead of eight Representatives, in conse
quence of the supplementary return received from
that state.
The committee reported the bill as amended ;
the House concurred, and the bill was ordered tor
a third reading to-morrow.
Legislature of fyafaebufetts.
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FRIDAY, JAN. 15.
Agreeably to alignment, His Excellency the
Governor proceeded by the Sheriff of Suffolk, and
accompanied by the Hon. Council, entered the
Representatives' Chamber precisely at 12 o'clock:
—where the Hon. Senate had previously conven
ed ; when he delivered the following
Not withflanding the bloody ' pYofrtt Aad Been
difeovered, and for the present warded off yet ev
ery thing was dpprebeiided fiord the vengeance
and ferocity of dhe blacks, and all was in conto
fiou. In such halte was the lfl*nd deferred by
those who could get off, that the Ex
change came away on the rith with only 2 hands
on board. An English and a French frigate were
at that time off the island. cautioning vcffels not
to go in. Accounts had ;IG> been received, that
General M'Donald, with 18,600 men, had failed
for the windward, and Gen. Kochambeau, with
40,000, for the leward iflinds.
CONCORD, , AN.7.
The wife of a Mr. Someth, of Alexandria, was
delivered of a son on the 23d of Dec. of a Jetoad
on the 24th, and of a third dn the on the 25 h.
The three weighed 3, lbs. Tuo of them died
soon after the birth. The remaining fan and- the
mother are likely to do well. 1
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''BOSTON, JAN. 15
From.EUROPE. — the LATEST.
London Papers to Nov. 10, have been received
at New'-York, by the arrival,of the British P-<%-
etb 'Lord Whiteworth is xpfxbiiited Ambafl^lbr
to fruiter Sir Sidney Smithdias returned to Eng
land from Egypt.,.
Uis tyd feme employment has been arranged
for Lord Nejfon in t]tg WVfFlnd : e<.'*
Popular commotions -have broken out in one of
the provinces in Spain. . 1
1 REVOLUTION!^ r %
so From Paris, Novngq
A (rent revolution has been est fr<lin Switzer
land. The Diet at Eefpf,,at tye moment it had
completed lite new conflittitibri and nominated
members tohhe Senate, h;sTn Its iuFn been dif
folved;and all its measures declared void, by tte
old legiflathe tody, u hich has tffirmed tl„e reirns
of government, appointed a p'otifonal' execu
tive, and reftured the conflitution agreed to 'in
May lad. , " j,.
In rhe course nf the fnmmer a conflitution was
adopted by the Helvetic people. A Diet met to 1\
proceed to the appointment of the Senate, at the "'
Landerman, and other authorities, & each tanton
Was employed uptin 'ift partieular Couflitution,
and organization, in the portion of attributes
which th, Conftitotion gave the Canto —The
I) ei scarcely afferobled, declared it felt a tupfdtu
ent Assembly, defiroyed the Conflititibn ter v.hiQ,
it was convoked, and began to draw rp,aT€\y
praised value of more than forty iLebfend d<lh
if payment of this bin is obtained, it ?„ea^lL
probable from the accounts exhibited Cy^fl
ITeafurer, which will be laid before you, ile^
State Prlfonmay be elccted,without any aoul
to the usual taxes.
The genius of our laws is mild, and the crimpy
for which the puiiifhment of de.th is inflected,
are tew : But perhaps even this Small number,
might be lefleued by changing the punishment of
death to solitary imprisonment, if convicts could
be restrained, without any hazard of efeape, and
be wholly Secluded from that society, whole peace
their criminal conduct would endanger.
Agreeably to the resolve of the 19th June last;
two persons have been appointed to fui v<y and
lay out the land referred td in that refdhe ; or so
much of it as sh II appear to be mceflary; but
their Service is likely to be inconsiderable, for in
the applications bv the soldiers and their legal rep
resentatives tor the benefits offered in the reft.lve,
he j>ccuniary allowance has in almost every ii:-
ilance been preferred to a grant of land.
Many of you, Gentlemen, from a long acquain
tance with the public concerns ot the St^te, »ill
readily ddimgutfh the proper objects of legislative
attention ; and 1 fiiall cheerfully concur with you,
in any meafiires that may tend to encourage agri
culture, and the liberal and mechanical arts —to
prom te the mod equal and fpe<dy distribution ot
justice—to render onr militia a Bill more ieip< St
able force—to provide for the equal apportion
ment of taxes—end to preserve and establish tbe
public credit of the State. But you will permit
me to observe, that frequent and unnecessary al
terations of the law are inconvenient, as they lead
to the supposition of iaconflancy in the govern
ment, and renders it more difficult for the citit
zens to understand the rules by which they are to
be governed. The belt laws are not exempt fioni
inconveniences, but when those of long (landing
are repealed, rhe regulations w hich are Substituted
in their places, are often attended u ith Kill great
er defta%
The rebels in the pfefent infurreclion, were the
country blacks against the whites and mulattoes.
The former having lent a helping hand in the rev
olution which had been jolt effected, expected a
total emancipation from their riiall.rs ; but not
finding that event confirmed, or even cpntcirpfa
ied in the Proclamation of the yellow general.
Pelage, they had determined to atchievfitheir own
liberty, through the blood of Pelage and his par
ty. For this purpose. 11,000 were to have been
organized on the night succeeding that on which
the plot was difc6vered —to have burnt the towns
and to have murdered every man and child of Pe
lages party ! At that very moment only v hen it
could pombly have been defeated, was the plot
difeovered by a'black woman kept roifs of a white
man, whUri foor of the ring- leaders ^eVe applet
Pended.
Arrived yeflerday, feit'r Exchange, Capt. Vi
bert, from Guadeloupe. Left it Dec. nth, at
which time Point Petre and the whole of the I
sland was in coufufion, another infirreftion hav
ing taken place there, which, had it not been for
tunately difeovered at the moment, would ha^e
involved the total deltruttfon of every white and
mulatto in the Island.
The valuation in wh ; ch, Come progress has been
made, is an interesting fubjett, and requires much
difeernment in ascertaining fads, and much can
dor in deciding upon them. Eo tI irutt^ that by
condescending to be opinions of each other, and
giving due weight to every fnggeftion, you will
be able to proceed with facility and pleasure, in
compleieii g this important business. And l|flatter
my felf, that no difference of feutiment will impair
the harmony of the session ; and that uq Shall have
the pleasure ar the close of it to reflect, that by
our united and faithful exertions in the public ser
vice, we have Supported the reputation of the
government, and promoted the happiness of the
people,
CALEB STRONG.
By the Mails.
Baltimore, 3A n. 5.
Another infurreHion at Guadeloupe.