Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-21

love of order, habituated to felt government,
and valuing It's beaings above all price
| Other cirun frances combined with
| the increafe OF numbers, have prodnces
| an augmentation cf revenue arihBg from con
hmpnon, in a ratio far beyond that OF PoPu-
linton alone and though the changes in for
eian relations, now taking place 70 dehrably
| FIR the whole world, may for feafon affect
| his branch ofrevenue, yet weighing all prob
abilities Of expcnle as well as Of income, there
| + raafopable erourd Of confidence that w
NAV now fafely ddpenfe with all the internal
taxes comprehending excifes, Ramps, auctions,
| licenles, carriages and refined fuPars 10 which
the po0age on newspapers may be added to la
cilitaIe The progref5 OF information; and that
the remaining fouices OF evcnne viii be fulfil
Glen; 70 provide for the fupPort If government,
TO paw the intel ea OF the public debts, and to
dfcharge the principals in fhorter periods than
he laws. or the general expectation had con
| templated. War, indeed. and untow2rd events,
! may change his proipea Of things, and call for
expenses which the inpoGs could not meet.
But found principles will rot iutify our taxing
the induiiry of our fellow citizens to aceumu-
late treafuie for wars to happen we knew not
| when, ard which might MOI E-'haps. happen,
but from the temptations offere d5y that rreal-
ure.
Thefe views, however, Of reducing our bur
thens, are formed on the expe Station, that fsns
| fible, and at the fame time, falutary reduttion
may take place in our habituai expenditures.
For this put poie, thole Of the civil government,
the army and navy, will need revival. When
We coniider, that this government is charged
- "A o,I ~aia ~ nc
| theie iates that he Rates themietves have
principal care Of our peroas, our property, and
our reputation ;. contributing the great field Of
human con cerns, We may wei dopbt whether
our organic 4tion is not too complicated. TOO ex
penfve !. whether offices and ofioers have not
been muirpled neceha'i.y, and lomelimes
| iriuri uiiy TO tie fsfyice they were meant 10
| D. ONO E viii c4ute 70 be lard before you an
| efay towards a ltsiement, Of thoie who, un ter
| public empl yment ct various kinds, draw mo
| ey from the treat ny, or from our citizeHs.
/ Time has not permit. perfect enumeration,
the rami6t at ,ons of office Being TOO multiplied
and remote to BE- completely traced in tir!t
| rial.-Among thofe whe dependant Cd ex
ecutive diicretitn D, have begun the reduain
of what WAS deemed pnntcefaty The exPences
of Diplomatic agency have bern Con6jerably
diminlhed The inspectors OF internal rsye
nue., who were found TO obitrua the acoounta
bi!ity OF ID. iuh tuition. have been Oh, ontiaued
Several ageocies, created b. executive AuIhorl-
~, on falarie> fixed BY thar alfa'A -se hesnlaFs
tPrefs1i, and a4xUid iugget The expectancy #
regulating JLat power ty law, 10 as To iubjed
its exerciies 10 le fila i've infpsaion and fame
tion. Other refo: nations OF The fame kind will
be purfurd " ith THAI caution which is rcquGte,
IN removing uleels hi IS. not 10 inylre what Is
retained. Bur TIE great mas II public oflces
is etiabidhed BY law, and the. eiore by law 4
lone can be abollh d. Sloaid the legiflaenre
| link i expsdient to pats this roll in levew,
& 10 t-y all It's parts by The tef of public utility
they may be aI1 ed of every aid AID lishl
which exc utve information can yield. Con
Gteung me general tendency to nultiply Offices
and dependencies, and 70 iacreafe expence to
\ be ultimate term Of bsrthen which the cit zen
can bear, i behoves US % avail ourfelves Of ev-
| cry location which prelents nlelf for taking of
the lurcharge that il never may be f-en here
that, after leaving to labor the fmaea portion
OF its earnings on which it can fubGa, govsrn.
ment lhall itlelf cotfnme the reGdue Of what il
was iRRitued to guard.
In our care TOO Of the public contributions
entrulled 10 our irletiou, It would be prudent
to multiply barriers aganit their Obligation, By
aPpropriating fpeci6c fnms TO every fpecifc
Purpole fulceptbe OF dednitioR, by dfalowing
all applications Of money varying from The ap
preparation in obied or tranf, ending il in a
mount; b. reducing the unde6aed 6eld Of con
tingencies, and thereby circumfcrbing dicre
tionary powers over money; and by bringing
back to Jingle department. all accountabilitie,
for mo0ey, where TIE examination may b.
prompt, eficacions and uniform.
An account Of the receipts and exPend ture,
Of the lat year, as prepared By the lecretaly Of
the TreaGnry, will as ufual, be laid before you
The fuccef, which has attended the late fales Of
the public lands, fhews that with attention, they
may be made an important fource Of receipt
Among the psymeots thefe made ia dachargt
LOT the prinoipal and intereR Of the national debt
will thew that the public faith has bsen exactly
maintained To thele will be added an Ultimate
of appropriations neeeGary for the en(uing year
This lat will of courfe be affected by luch mod
ificlrions Of The iyfem Of expeDce as you iha
think proper to adopt.
A fatement has heen formed by the Secre
| or W. - x,na4r~a T5aratio0 oF all thf