Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-06-05

large ,oxas who cpicf upon the buGncfs Of
diaiasion for the purpofc of acquiring pro-
pcrsy. Tn: fpiriss with which they fufnifh the
market, are derived either, from moIsGss i'm
ported, or from grains. cyder, and the like,
purchafcd of our farmers. So far a. they arc
derived from the utilization of molaHss, the
government derives revenue from the article,
bv a duty on its Importation. So far ~ the
fpisi,s are derived from articles produccd 10 the
country, the excite reduces the price of the
article, and throws the tax upon the farming
interea. Whsn the diailler pays government
ten cents the gallon on the fpiris he dieills, he
will deduet that ten cents from the price he pays
for the portion Of grain or liquor II requires to
produce the fpirit. BY removing the excifc on
diRilled fpirits, govcrnmen, does the moa efici-
ent aei in its power, TO furniih the farmer with
all reafonable markets. The demand Of bread
in Europe has Of late years erabled the farmer
10 fell his produce at a high price, but let peace
once vfit that quarter Of the Globe, he will hnd
m increafed proportion Of the monied capital
applied to diailla,ion, and by that the price Of
,hc various kinds Of grain will be principally
regulated.
The charge that il favors Virginia and tke
other agricultural Rstes, to the injary OF Malta
shufetts, and other Rates is not true the report
Of the Secretary OF the Trcaiury, lately pub
Elhed. evinces the faliehood of the allegation.
Indeed when shc excite on diaillcd fpirits
vas laid. il was conGdcrcd as particularly
iniurious 10 the interef OF MaGachuielu. Mr..
Dalton and Governor Strong both vsted agaiott
the bill. This sppean by the Journals Of the
Senare.
Consref. were induced TO repeal sheie taxes,
from the following considerations.
That the remaining revenues of government
weI: equal to its ncceilties ; that IL would be an
sq.si and great relief to the people, not only as
il enabled them 10 apply the amount OF the mo-
mics, FAY 100000 dollars, yearly to their private
ufe; but as it would flee them from the lois OF
time and cxpence which was neceiIArily required
in travelling to and from the various Offices TO
furnih siemiclves with licences and itamp paper,
and 10 make their payments. The difference
in the coniump,ion Of the ci,izen's time and mo.
Dry in the collection Of the external and internal
rcyenu. isimncn!e. The fra is limited TO
vsry iew commercial points where the merchants
and cffcers reiide. The latter extends to every
portion Of the Union. Ii operates more or lets
in every town, village and fetrIcment. The fyf-
ten iticlf creates an embarrassment on buGneis |;
no, unfrrqaenily the cxpence Of procuring the
licensc on paper is equal to the whole revcnuc
derived from il.
Tha, the expcnfe of iupporting the various
cAices employed 10 collecting il, confumcs more
than twen,y dollars out Of every hundred dollars
collected, and amonnts to 80, 900 dollars yearly
e.cry cent of which is favcd to the people by
sbrliihng IN. fyfem. While the duties on i'm
porrcd articles doss not require an exPcnfe OF
more than FIVE dollars on hundred dollars paid.
That the fyacm, by creating vaa number
Of afices. had a tendency TO incrcaie the power
and patr,wase Of The executive 70 far, that it
night bccomc. If IL Rad not already bees. danger
COS 10 The lihcriies Of the country.
Th.t experience had ihrwn governments be-
care cytrsvaean, and expcnive in proportion
20 ,hc means shey poneGcd. Il was therefore
both ut and polite 10 furrcnder and yield up
=. the people, that portion Of revenue which was
no, neerglry 10 tie government. That fhis fur
render oupht to copift ofthote taxes which were
rsoe obnoxious which moa emharrslsd the
ordinary purfuts of the people, and which were
rf poIiiics! afcet. The mott fuipicious: And that
The hiao,y of the nations who have gone before
n, evinces this truth. That iyfsm of excite
when once cfAhllfhed, is uiually extended from
srticlc 10 article, unti It is applied TO all the
,omsors aud conveniences of life, and mott OF
+ It's ncctIlcs, WNeN IL INKS the UOuy Ci Tic Dd-
,ion into wretchedueis and poverty. Con-
iidcr,pe the condition Oft pcrions upon whom
'hc carriage tax operated, il appeared in tome
neafa.e deirsb,e TO continue that tax but when
il wss con6dered that il produced only 1871
dollars and Al Gems, that il could not be con-
tinu,d without employing var corps Of o6icen
at an expcncc equal. or nearly equal to the tax.
thereby rrefesving the feeds Of another general
exeiis IyGsT. the policy Of the government for
{ t,ac IL. continuance, I, has been faid by oppo-
h,ioa, hat the repeal Of thcfe taxes only operated
90 relieve the more wealthy leaving the poor
under the whole preffurc of all their fosmer
bur,hens. That II the finances Of the nation ad-
niued Of a reduction the duty on falt bohea- tea
sna brown fogar. ought to be dimnihed. Yet
shey and their Friends were hc pcrfons who levied
the duties on thefe ARTICLES two years before they
levied any txciie. They have from time to
fio,e inercsfrd the duties On the fame articles.
The hrt dny on falt was s eents yer bufhcl !;
they incresfed il to |, GEMS on tea il was 10
cents per pound. they increafed it TO q cents.
II sas one cent per pound on fuear. they in
created il 70 two. Thefe duties they made per-
pcsusl. that is to lay, to continue uati a majo.
r;ty OF bMh Hcuies oi CcSgsos and the Pref.
dent, or two thirds Of both Houies agree to re-.
move them.
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