Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-09-08

70 THB People OF TIE UNITED STATES.
IN order to determine whether the evils
Il which I have mentioned in my lar, are fub-
ftantill, or only The fruits of imagination, ~ Us
conider whether it viii net be il the power Of
government, under A Jaoobinical organization,
TO de0roy the whole financial fy9em. The
collection of The revenue, necefarly employs
gre multitude Of people. We arc to luppol-
every man ofthen, whole Office is Of any tigni
canoe, to be If Mr.. JeF.Tion's fentiments-yiz
s. That onr Po0v7ms1! II q monarchy, or fpyda7y
and Rat or hJeyti.r ta7H3t b brefrve8 gvi, W a
tr0yiHg TIE Confifui3r With thefe lentimente,
We mua flpPo.e them al to co operate with
their chief 70 dearoy this tyranny. One Of the
moo efF-aull modes, viii be, to cut ofFthe fup-
plies 70 the revenue. The means which they
viii have for eifectirg this purpoe, will BE- OBJ
vious, if we rctief for R momeut, that il will be
in the power If he Department, BY relaxation,
&c. 10 SFeefuslly dearoy this great pillar Of the
government. "A weak and relaxed admiriltra-
ton Of the revenue department, mua prove
fatal - the fyitem. Nothing but the rnoa ex-
act, and energetic conduit, in every officer Of
the department, can accomplish the great pur-
PoIcs of the e1Ibliihment and the lela relaxa-
too Introduces confhfon, negligence. fraud,
and ruin, Another very ferrous mitrhief which
Il ever draws after il, is exb-aE. No fy}em in
this department can BE more expenfive, than a
relaxed iyitem. a liort The evils are imam -r.
abe, and iDclicuAbie The failure ID colt9 in
ieAion, ioc, eaf.s lhs inability % pr The bur
den accunniates every moment upon him from
whom the texsi are due. The want Of the
money encretls the difficulties Of The govern
ment.--On The other hand. there is 4 train Of
lawiuits, executions, f-es. &C. on The other, re
fort NUT be had to other modes OF railing
moneY. The people, after having paid their
ihares 10 iuPPoIt tie government, will find that
the government j. not lupported, and they will
marmur, jualy againa il. The iGtere(, and
the principal, Of the public debt, which are now
paying off, viii not be paid Of courfe our ma
tionai credit will be lob. The penfons to the
folders viii fail Of courie, thol. honeit men,
who fought our battles, who facrifccd their
health, limbs, and confiIutiou, IN accomplishing
our freedom add independence, will be reduced
to the necedity If Carving in the areets,
or 10 beg miierable fuPPoIt from The iron
heart OF thole who have thus abuled
them.
Behde this deifruaion of the revenue, is
calculated 10 produce other very exteniive con-
lequences beyond thole | have enumerated.
Two or three years dnce, our foreign commerce
was threatened with anaibilaiisg for the want Of
protection. The Fsderaias propoied to raife 4
navy 70 protect rs againl depredations from
thole who might choole to rob Us on the ocean.
The Democratic party, rs ulual, oppoied the
meaitTe with the ltmoh vehemenee. twas,
however, carried and the mot beneficial sf-
fe6ts in2antaneoufiy realized. Our navigation
revived, and extended beyond all example. II
| is from impolts that We raile great proportion
! of our revenue and if it were NOT for the op-
petition Of The Jacobinital party, their inlurrec-
! tons, theiF Preach connections, &c fuch has
been the aloniihing eucrelfe Of our commerce,
that We ihoold probably, in lhort time, from
this lource RATE efficient fun to dsfrsy the
expcnces Of our government. The expeples OF
the government arc the fubiects Of cutlery in
the mouth Of every Democrat ia The United
States, from HIM who gives Cur the zDafeb z15rd,
70 bimwho fclrceiyknows whether he lives in the
/ United States, or among the Houentots. Eve.
~ fpecies OF hllhood, every bafe impoGtioh, IS
pra1iled 10 deceive, and inhame the people, by
this nila, moderate t1rty, who with to elett Mr..
Jetferion Preiident, thar he may Payja. Fedora.
nfafsrsS, aa4J2tlsa, and mite b4riis5. To expen.
les, they have lately added Psculatioa; and The
pages fthe Aurora have teened with account
afl9s as,o9nf, Of his frauds of one of5eer Of The