Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-06
Symbtoms of O3bae1atisk.

Symptomsof O3pxgsat'sk.
Augufes B. Woodward, efq. Of the
city of Wilmington, in declining re-
election to the 1T branch CT he city
council of tina. place has had the boldne{s
10 differ from The grand zama of his party,
and the Independence to make known his
true ientimsnts on the principles Of COED
government. The following extracts
from his addreis are given, not becanir
they contain any thing new in lheri@lves,
but becauie they thew the world that de-
mocracy is daily looGng fome OF her milf
led diicsp!es, and that jut prin. lp!es in
pslities and genuine r<5aJfcaujM are
gaining new advocates. On the iubjeet
of nan taxation and 6 occluGon" OF iede.
ralias from Office, democracy has loudly
clamoured and proudly triumphed. 10
fee her own deluiions at length comoased
by fome Of her own repentanf followers,
is happy omen, and pFefages that vitao-
ry which realon and payliotif.n muf ere
long gain over The crafty views Of the
time ierving democrat, and The afpifing
notions of the fmoo,h-tonguel d,rla-
gogue.
Mr.. W. after pailing Tome encomiunls
On the Leading principles OF the corporate
government, wherein the hgG,avr, exc
fafive and jndicial powers are ieparate
and independent of each other and at
ter hoping that that fyRem, particularly
as far as relates to the judiciary, may re.
main uaimpaired proceeds;
!" Ga one fubjeet / cannot refrain, in
terminating my period of ferviee, to ex-
preE to you my Dissatisfaction. 1t is
that ofsaxation and as my fsn,iments
on this point differ from thole of /ome
others, prefums it will not be unaecepta
ble'to you TO be poGsfsed of them lome-
what in detail.
" Taxes are neceGary attendant on
free governments. They are the price
which the citizsn pays for his liberty
They are the colt Of his exemption from
tyyangy, from exaRioa and obby157ou.
Flow cheaply the purchale is made, lei the
citizen Of this free and independent repub-
lie adfwer, when he compares his Gtaa,ion
with thar Of the fuhjed Of any Of the def.
potic governments on the earth.
/" Taxation is NOT itleif an evil. II is
only when il becomes 70 heavy as 10 check
indufry, thatit proves an Injury. If The
money annually levied from community
were 70 much funk in tie les, or buried
in the earth, it mui} at length impoyerh
them. But conhdered only as a fmall
furPIus from each mans properly, applied
to public accommodation, convenience
and embellihmen.; it is retu into
circulation, the induarious man again
finds it, and il IS as efentially bene fetal
as capital obtained ia any other mode.
g To render a community perfectly "a !
tisfed with its taxation, il ought to per.
ceive that while no member OF ioaie.y is
opprefled by II, 90 individual enjoys any
difpsoPortionate advantage, or undue emo
lument, from the product. Il ought TO
be applied win fs,iIys and with feonomJ,
to public benefr,
In order to apply public monies with
bayity, it is efficiently a check that le-
giilasure, of ordinary wifdom, ihouId moi
be pesfonally interefed in the execution of
their own laws; or concerned 10 con
tracts made under them. Their lefpouii
billty TO the people will then always ope-
rate as an adequate refraint.
$ But for government to be able to
ufe teoaamy, fomething further is requi6.e.
1t ought never to be poor. It ought moi
to be fettered with heavy debts. It's in.
come ought always TO leave LIBERAL *