Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-01-25

Lccative provions lccm neceary 70 order better "a
CcRae the r5r9pns under which the nttrcourle with
lie adjacent Bri,1l and Spanfh poIefions fhall be
carried on III conformity with treaties Under which
th= ar,cles OF the growth or ranuf-6lute of the U
States may be imported free of duy, by the way Of
New Orleans. from the weGern parts Of the Union.
10 the ports NJ the Atlantic States, and from thefc
the interior Gnrias Of collection the Weftcrn va.
tiers; and under which drawbacks lhal be allowed
on the exPor,ation OF foreign articles. =
Permanent hterHa! Duties.
The annual latsment Prep6red BY the commifioner
ofht revenue, and which will hc completed il few
days. precudes the necsflty Of exhibiting here all the
details pertaining to this branch Of revenue
The Ratenent [M] is an abarad Of its amount for
the year 3oo during which the duties on iplrits &ttls
refined luqars, licences retailers fale at auion and
pealurabe carriages produced FUN Of SO, 1898
dollars and 50 cents. The duties on camps, which
un4or the exiting laws they will rtaie after the 4th day
OF March $50 are not included amOng the permanent
revenues, amounted for The fame year to 2oq,S53 dol
lars and a. cents boIh together conlltute item OF
doilais 76&.741 Il-IcoPs.
The receipts in the Trealu,y from Al the internal
revenues have amounted for The year ending 90 the
5cth September $50 9I 9.7I0 dollars and cens
cedutng from this FUN rs 900 dollars, betng the ch
mated amount Of drawhaks, paid during shat year Out
OF the proceeds of T. xerna revenues. the eXpOr-
tation of dnmefc diihed ipirts and refined tugaT
leaves nett fun If about 854 oco dollars, and
create OF near 10000 dUa,s beyond the revenue Of
1850.
The accounts Of The lat nine months being yet bot
partially rendered. Il IS not prsCcab 70 acerain
what tsls of duties the iacreae belongs paricu.
iary discriminate between the inoreae Of the
rue arag from famps and that Of the perm auent in
irrnal revenues. Yet Is believed that thev, tECu-
Gvely of The camp duties may Safely DC eimaed, for
the average Of the years ISo2-lS09, az annual
FUN not iets than 100000 dollars.
In order however, 20 iecuTe that amount, TevlAOn
If 10 far II
ienialy necefIs-y. Whit the owners Of l1ali dtle-
RIGS. il lome parts Of the uuon, complain IA The CPe
ration o. tax, RATED the capacity Of their Rlls
th2t fame regulation has enabled I'll thOe whole capt
7ls arg5r, and oC. ktUatIon more advantageous,
epe oally IN the middle aaies, 10 reduce the actual
Guv he quantity Of fpirits diitiicc from grain,
about three CENTS per gallon improvements have
lately hcen introduced, which, by accel5ratug the
process q diaton, wiii, according a. the climate Of
the com7EOncr Of the revenue. reduce lhe du.y on
fills about thcee.fhs OF per allou Of d.jd
led fpiri,s. The cTcd ofhefe lhc revenue has al
reaty been lerht'y felt ia 81 the moG produ1ye
dilHics Of the united States and, uncis u hLl *
countergtcd. either by rshrtting laws bv an in-
ceae OF the duty the cabaCity OF the lis, or by
change Of The Gphje of taxation, Comfortable teIs
cation mutt be expected.
Whatever mode may be adopted, It IS RESPECTFULLY
Euhpttcd, whethe5 the reveeue may not be benefited
aud juG grounds OF complaint removed by repeal,
mod fcaton, Of the c'aule which cOnPgls yearly
entry OF Ils in the month Of June under Pc atty Of
age dollars; by permilion TO PeTlons who take
Mort licences TO continue di0ilhng beyond the time
limited in their lioeuces on paying Proportionate du
~ and by reducing act, all The laws in rc
laton 20 du,cs lti.is and domeltc dled fpirits.
Il will appear by The fame aatement, IN that
whiif the expenCes of collection merchandise aud
tonnage which are dcraved out Of The revenue do not
exceed per cent thofe on the permanent inernal
dut 6, amount 20 almon % per cent. This. however
: an inconvenience, which account Gf the great
number Of individuals whom the duties RATED
and Of their sfpered Guation throughout the whole
extent 81 the nited States NUT, more els attach
the fyGem Of internal taxation, 20 tong the vans
Of government dhalI NOT require any comfortable
tenGon and The total amouEi OF revenue ihsl remain
saconldcrable.
Ssir5 otr Pubic Lq7d5.
The only data which Calculate the annual rev
enue, Wlich cray probably DC derived FL the tnluug
eight years from thoie fAles are the qnAoy OF iaad
at the dpola Of government, compared With the prob
able annus mands and the adual f1ies, which
have taken phase face the fever4I aud Offices have
been opened.
The precile quantity cannot " accrtsined, all the
furveys being yct completed and the weitcru 6ouu-
darv inc Of the Virginia relervatOu, from the head
fpring OF the Little Miami, norhw9rd, being neither
iurveycd, nor the principle Which IFS cQurte
mum depend, determined BY the terms of celIIont ae
cepted sy Congress
The climate M may, howcvcr, he eonddercd 70
public lands nor;h weH Of the Ohio Within the Indian
boundary line, aud yet dilpofed Of, amounts 20
very nine millions Of acres-A general map Of
thoe lanes, nciddng the Virginia, efcrvation aud
the grants the Ohio company and % oho C.Synmcs
which has been comPi ca from furvey az thC Ind
boundary line and from the drau ghts retuVNed the
Treaiury Department, viii be trsufntted 70 CoUgrefs
and will more clearly explain ther relative Gtuation
than could be done by any written defcripGor-
The llatement [Ol ihows the actual laes which have
taken place in The everal land Offices, the 3r6 day
Of October Ian. BY this i appears that 39S646 acres
have been fold for 834S87 dollars; of winch FUN
4S,46T dollars have been paid, and SS64l6 remain
due being payable under the law in naalments, bear
ing ntere from the date Of Gales, and which viii be-
come due ia the years r8o4-r 8o5, the proportions
exhibited in the fiatement.
The quantity Of land fold either at the public laics
Of the three land Offices, OF Marietta Chiicothe, and
Cincinnati private fale ~ SteubtuVie, when the
land Office 6rt opened, aft ri any juf d.
"a, which to predicate Ultimate Of the probable
annual fsIes thefe r9ay be fuPpofrd 70 have been
greater when the lands fra Offered for faIe than
81 iublequent periods
Rejecting therefore the refut Of the whole Of the
public faes, and that Of the fri two months private
Iaies At Steubcnvile; appears that herc have been
iud At private fate a. 673 At Steubanvc during