Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-10

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fyitem is to add,o the pile osfederal ruins
Do / hear the gentleman ay;we will re.
d,ce the army toa fhadow, we will give
the navy TO the worms, the mint which
prefented the people with the emblems b
their liberty and OF their fovefeignty we
will aboliih-lh he revenue fhall depend u.
pom the winds and waves, the Judges fhall
be made our creatures, and the great work
fhali be crowned and coniecrated by reliev-
ing the country from an odiQus and oP-
preiiye public debt. Theie fteps Ipre-
fune, are to be taken in progrefion.
The gentleman will pauie at each and
feel the public pulie. As the fever In
creates he will proceed, and the moment
of delirium will be feized to hniih the
great work of deltruttion.
The aGump,ion OF the fate debts has
been made an article Of difind crimina-
ton. It has been alcribed to the WORT
motives; to the deign of increa6ng de-
penden. monied in,ere9. Is it not we'll
known, that thoie debts were part of
the price of the revolution /! That they
role in the exigency of our affairs, from
the efforts of the particular aates, at
times when the federal arm could not
be extended to their relief? Each fate
was entitled to the protection of the
union, the defence wss common bur-
then, and every fate had a right to ex-
pett that the expences attending its in.
dividual exertions in the general caule,
would be reimouded from the public
purle. / fhall be permitted tuf.h*. -
add that the United States, having ab-
iorbed the fources of fate revenues, ex
cept direct taxation, which was required
for the fupport of the tate governments,
the aaamption of thefe debts were ne
ceaary to fave fome of the Rases from
bankruptcy.
The internal taxes are made one OF the
crimes of the federal adminiftration.-
They were impoied, Jays the gentleman,
to create hoa of DEFENDANTS on execu-
tive favor. This fuppofes the pa& ad-
miniRrations to have been not only very
wicked, but very weak. They lay tax
es in order to strengthen their influence.
Who is 70 ignorant as not 10 know that
the impoiition Of a tax would create an
hundred enc MES for one ffiend. The
name of excite was odious the details
of collection were unavoidablt ofsn6ve,
and it was to operate upon; part of the
community Leaf diipofed to fuppors pub
lie burthens, and mott ready to complain
,f their weight. A little experience will
give the gentleman new idea of the pa.
tr,rage Of this government. He will
ind it not that dangerous weapon IN the,
hands of the administration which he has
heretofore iuproied it, he will probably
difcoyer that the potion is accompanied
by its antidote. And that an appoint.
ment of the government, while it gives
TO the administration one lazy friend,
will raile up againR it ten active ene-
mics.
No.! The motive afcribed for the ir?.
,ofition OF the internal taxesis as unfound-
ei, as it is uncharitable. The federal
adminlltration in creating 5burthens to
fuppor, the credit of the nation, and to
fuppiy the means of its protection, knew
that they riiked the favor Of thofe upon
whom their favor depended : They were
wiling 10 be the victims when the public
good required.
The duties on imports and tonnage
furniihed precarious revenue !; q reve
nue. at all times expofed to deficiency
from cau(es beyond our reach. The in.
sernal taxes offered fund leis liable t.
e impaired by accident !; fund which
did no. rob he mouth OF ubour, but wus
erived from The qualification of luxury.
rheie taxes are all equitable Diff ibuti
II the pubic borthens. Through this
med ium the Wtftern Country is enabled {.
attribute iome thing to the expences OF
government which has expended and daily
expends iuch Ia,gv tums ter Its Defence
When ,hole taxes were laid, they wer.