The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-06-02

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mp : -1r<afs-to borrow money from tbe
fsde'@fjAS, II t'acy would lend it,-or, to fu5-
| mis- to the calamity
| Ii is mott likely, if Mr.. Hav had exam; ned
the reiou,>@@s and expences of the governments.
that inltead Of puoliihsns pamphlet which
is calculated to make bad worie, (that is, to
repeal tie mott productive branch of the
Revenue, when the whole, with its aid, was
iatis6afiefeni) he would. have taler, IS mmcb
/. pains to rouze his Legislative admirers 10 i,,.
create the revenue. He would have look
ed over the theoretical and tirefome PAGES of
Adam Smith for this pufpoIe.
/ he pamphlet was publfhei at the yero
ta'i OF the lait FELTON,, AIR, Hays talents. as
politician, diiputant, and lawyer, food high
with many OF the members. In a fit of mad
neis, or OF relpe6t to himfelf, they might have
| repealed the law. What would have bsen
she coniequence? More caiarritous, pefhaps,
| than long life OF mcritotious fervice couj6
.tonc, or repair.
CoiHsrefs, it fcems, are following this n,aa
plan of rep-allng the laws which produce re.
venues with cei<0inty, cafe, and without op-
prefion, with an itniccenic public debt ftarine
them in the face.
The members Of congreis> who have done
this, tell their coritituents tiI2t che public
debt is great curie, and that we ought to
get rid of it They pretend to i}oid pub.
lie creditn great eifimation, and, at TN. fame
time, they aboiifh the revenue laws, which
were in eafy and eiFe3nal operation, whirh
had produced 10 great iurpius of revenue.
that they have been able TO appropriate even
millions of dollars towards the redemption OF
the public debt, Fhey take great deal OF
! credit for this great appropriation. They
callit Adiaiferiator Republican IapihFs, ard.
at rhe fame time, repeal the laws from which
thofe favings have been made.
ak Mr. Hay, whether it would not Be
better to let the Merchant Tax go on, until
iomething better and as little or le{s 3pprs3;ve
is fubftituted : And ak the members Of
congrcis who have ehe6ted the aforelajd re-.
Peals, whether it would not have been bester
to permit the wheels of taxation and collection,
alto, to go on, until the feven millions ihould
be encreaied 70 feventy and feven millions,
or until the total extinguiihrnent of the public
debit I hey hare acted otherwife Il nuit
be becauie they think public debt is b1b-
nc 6hcbIng. and therefore have taken this
! meafure to perpetuate it, Its thus that they
support their popularity, at the e3zpence of
| their candour.
| his is a iuhje6t upon which much may De,
| and perhaps will be fad. At this time and
place, II is fuficient to fay that the publjc are
| deceived and gulled The feven millions
| did not proceed from jaUings, but from the
! overplus OF the former fyac1n, which the for.
mer rulers, if they had been as di(honeR as
| they have been reprefented, might have divi-
dea among then1lelyes. They might have
| left the treafury as barren, and the credit Of
| the government as much in jeopardy, as tic
scredlt or Virginia now IS, and as will proba-
by pc the cafe with the United States, az
the next turn OF the political and popular
Icaies.
The Recorder concludes as to chat parnph-
! let in tlefe words; f" IYe faauot 6elo ree6m~
DaeM@iag t5s 7vbaie p:scc, as a bt,9dnt7ien If
roHhaera5le merit. l wifh the kind of merie
had been aated. Does it mean political or
potential merit? If the frh, DENY it. If
the lecond, aud it is 70 underftood, / ihail not
put mYief to the trouble Of faying ore more
word upon the fubieSt. My opDoftion
IS foley againi& the Polfieai meri5 Of the per
Torrance,
It will be time enough, and perhaps the
mott proper time, to afford the necei}ary anti.
dotes TO the political poiions which the
pamphlet contains, whenever, if ever there
fhall he an acb1sl DsceAity IF ever anv nor.
ton of the Legislature ihai be mad enough 70
undertake the repeal of this law, before they
have pat better one in its place,
The merchants Of all countries know that
their protection and profperity depend upon
the due fuPporr Of government; and believe
that thefe IS NOT one to be found who would NOT
prefer to pays dollars forthe privilege ofpura
flung his builneis without mobilization, rather
than to have his 0lelyes cxpofed to the releut.
leis paws of commiGary of itnpreaments,
Or, to fec the public credit fink into irretrieva.
bic ruin.