Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-08-02

writer in the Aurora has attempted TO
prove, that the repeal of the xes on carriages
and baf /pgar, principally sf-Sts, the manutAe-
turing, mee hanic Il and ag ultuTa ln'ereits -
In doing which, he violate. the molt plain and
Gmple reafoning o. the operation Of taxes
No paper 10 tie United States has preiumed
TO much on the ignorance Of IT'S reade as The
Aurora It's pinciples and reafoning, would
f metimes difgrace fchoOlboy, AMI be con!i.
dered too weak and pusile tor The bar barians
of Alta and Africa. The follow ng perfous,
we are gravey told, are ben hcially aHetted
by the repeal OF The tax carriages.
"The livery ianle owners-'rhe farmer who
RATES. the horfes-The farmer who iupplies the
wood hides and charcoal--The iron matter
The fitting mill owner The alderman. drug
gift, whip maker, h.mbeau m4kes" sc. 10 the
number OF IA. Can any one read this init
without fniling.--It reminds US Of the ttory OF
" This j. the houie that jack built" . This
is the cock that crowed in The morn, that walked
The prieh that married the maid" &c, that livel
in the houie that Jack built" We might prove
by the fame mode Of reafonirg, that not on
America, but The Engllh, and even the VII le
4 sding and commerca world are intereted in
this epeal of The Carriage tax. The perfon who
keeps a huI hoife, is intereted IN the high
p ice Of hories, becaule more are "a FED. Thefe
horfes are frequ:ntly uI ported IN this in
portatlon are lntereued The merchanr, the thip
carpenters, the lalors, the r pc makers, the
farmer who provds viduais for all thefe per-
ions, and The manufacturer who makes their
cloathing, including barber, taylor, ihoem ker,
button maker, hemp ADD lax raiier, iheeP fee
der, grog Teller, SC. SC. sc. Theft horics are
iomeIllnes bought of great men and lords, who
may De in debt-Here cot only the jokes,
boiie racers, grooms, riders, Sc. &c. are bene-
fitted. But from he more ready iAle and hi Oh
prices Tor horfes, The owners are better en-
abed 20 pay their debts Here again will come
a long ltring, who are benefited by the payment
of nay lord, debt', who again are better enabled
to pay their debts, and 20 on through the whole
circle of manufacturers. mechanic, lhoP keep
ers, gamblers SC. See what al ealy thing It
IS when once falle premifes are built apon. 70
play with the fancy, and be led by the mag
nation through the maLes OF d-luhOn AM
erroc.
The fan is, the mechanic, manufacturer and
farmer, are NJ o!herwle iuterelted IN this repeal
than as il becomes neceHary 20 continue other
taxes on rheir neceHary clothing and provitions,
which do realiy bear hard upon Them. The
rich who uit the carriag= ave the only perfcns
on whom TIE tax fell, AMI by whom it was
paid. AS to the d ference between the mum
Der uftd, it will not Be half dozen the pro
fits OF making which, if divided among the diff
ferent perlons enumeraej, would not amount
TO the hu ldredth part Of d cent-ind for his,
the whole laboring and poorer olaf, Of the
community are to be faddlsd with tax of
feveral dollars each, for the neceilaries of life.
If the mode of re lfo1ing adopted by the writer
in the Aurora we've jult it would apply much
more ifrongly to che neceAaries of life, than the
articles mentione IA man who car afford u
keep carriage, will hardly let 3 or { dollars,
prevent the continuance OF 70 great a conven-
fence TO himelf and family. But 4 or 4 dol
lars 70 the aborer, is ferrous fun, and would
purchsf- many comic Is for h'nnfelf and family.
He would be therefore much more likely 10
diiconinu- the u(e of many articles, than thai
the rich man would lay aide the u(e of car
-riaee. The difufe Of thofe articles by the la
borer, would atFea all thol@ numerous perlons
emp Dyed in administering 10 the comforts and
nscsaiue, Of the citizens, which clais is no,
only more numerous, but certainly much more
dsterving OF encouragement, than thoic who
are only employed il admatteTing TO the lux
urics Of the rich --W9bhgtoa Fe4eraLf-
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