The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-02-27

raj revenues, begs that VIC may have fur
Their report, and one more in oe:ail---dcclarcs
that we really wai,y more information 20 siSif
us in forming our opinions But gentlemen
sefufc thsrealonahis requcil; they may bs re
iufhcient Information: they may be In habits
OF intimacy with the heads of departments
in daily communion with them; but we are
not, and ihould a6t with impertinence, were
we BY our pctio,iaI applications 70 occupy, tbe
time of the heads Of departments, which Is full
ly engaged during the iittingot the lceiGstur..
The regular mode 20 obtain information,
is for the houfe to NC. it. When heretofar,.
in a majority, he, end his friends, had always
conlented tocaIl uponShe heals ofdcpart.,cnts
for any information the minority laid efEv
wanted---he fhouid continue 10 vot.. for ak
ing, whenever any gentleman fad he
wanted it---thongh7 probably he Gould not
be thanked for It, as gentlemen Oh the other
tlde were now 70 ftrong as not to want his vote.
a bill had Lately been introduced for the prt,.
lection OF our Mediterranean trade, and the
gentleman on my right from Virginia, with
his friends, wanted information fioln the ie-
cretary of the treaiury, Rejecting the eztei,t
and value of this trade, TO know. whether it
was worth proceeding. voted for the reio-
Union Of the gensisrn.n from fireinia, becaalc
hei4idhe wanted information. did nor wart
any, fqr the reporte Of the f4cretayy of the
tf2aiary Tor ioTe years patt, had lheegcd she
amounr OF the trade, beiiis, ] deemed II our
duty, THIS nation being 70 highly comn.orci7,.
90 protett our trade mail IT'S kriGl.hks. G@n-
tlenen on che Glitter iidc, Eeem q ihrink from
al our PROPOSITIONS lett they ihould interfeb.
with the procct 6fannihilatng ali our inter,
nal revenues There is no caufe for fl,;s f.,r
the Prehdent's nleliagc invites the meaG,re. and
the fricads OF the recommendations OF che eyx
ecutne are too numerous % have their ruea-
iures o tfructed byour e2orls. All we a3k
tor is information relative to the expence rs
collecting TINS part of the public incone---
gentleman fay we ihall not hav. it. and z.er
On all palf o>cafons, they talked about the
psopriety, in a popular government. Of oivino,
lnforusation to the pablic, of not oecononi 1;nS
in difiuting irilrnation; they, who refnfs
information which IS ioljcitcd by large per-
Elon OF the Representatives. Of the people,
Gentlemennot only with oldiafoI1nation from,
us bat will not @lii9n thcir realons for with
holding it---aad 20 eli VIC urge, they wi! nos
deign to fay any thin bur NO.
MR. 3AYARD.
Mr. Bayard. thank God. if we have rot
the advantage of hearing gentlemen on the
Cher hde express their opinions, We have feill
the liberty OF eXpref3ing our own fenr;a4eDts.
rtot knowing now long we may have that
liberty will Row fate further my opinion on
the iubject before The houfe.
he gentleman from Virginia, {Mr. Ran
doiPh} without condeiceuding 10 fpeak him.
feiE5 has deigned TO ak the elk 10 read
what! a. extract Fre n the report Of the ecre-
t@ry ofthe trealliry, hcwing the aggregate ex4
fei'ie attending thc collection Of the internal
scyepuc 70 be .abcat 10 per cent. But il
TINS an ani.ysr TO my enquiry, wher want
particular information thas fhall discriminate.
the e%Pcnie Of collecting the different branches
q this revenue?
Mr.. GODDARD.
NJ. Goddard faid; I hat he had uutil this.
sane, coa!oied hi,nieif with an idea, that what.
sYer n'ealiires might be adopted, the rrelcar
'e:i.oas, he and thofe w;ch whom h. actcd,
would Al leaf, baye been permitted q &na u
ilald th2 principles, upon which thoi ,
lures would DC iappoucd. This confoiatio.
ne lad derived from 4 eIaration, made az an
early period Of the felton,, by an honorable
Gentleman from Virginia, (Mr Giles that
economy of intcrma,ion was nor what be
Wfted TO be pr@ctled. But Of that folitary
cohtolation, he had this day been bercft. we
have already made luch advances in the fyfenl
OF economy, as TO have arrived at point,
@hefc il is thought neeeGary to practife era-
many gf in'or0ratioa. He inferred this from tire
manner IN which the reductions, which mad
been called up, had been treated. Several
D'ouonshaYe been made, to infttdct the cog,-
H>fEt;e uf ways and means, { f7!0aiTe into tAes
exPediencyof reducing the duties upon GER
Jun imported articles, necofaries OF life they
bad been uniformly repealed. Gcnt,euietl
wii';od, when the hourilhing condition Of
our finances GRABBED us to reduce taxes. 70