Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-09-15

inc ahtdSed suppression ut lintormatioE
on two subj, OF very various impor
.tance ;---lhe repairs OF the Be,ceau
and the negotiations respecting Louisiu-
la. But u;ne, by disspatng The obscu-
ihy attending those e"cntS has proved that
the FIRST was li,,k in the chain Of a,ai,y
that now so happily uniles us with the
most powerful HAITI n of the world and
| that the secrecy attending the Louisiana
neSocIa1ion was directly, perhaps insepa'
rabiy connected with the success that
: crowned the hnal result. For had the pen
ding step, been al the time avowed, t,iere
( is every reuson 10 think that III furious de.
/ lays and obstacles a,to.;eiher illustrative of
The possession OF that territory, would have
been lnierpostd b. rival nations. England,
/ accustomed ID interfere in whatever reiat-
ed 10 France, would have scarcely suffer
| I'd such an occasion TO pass without i'm.
| proving II To tue prornotion OF her own iii.
'erest, either directly b. beneiit.ng her
sell or njoring her rival; ana Spain would
too probably have eXerted every nerve to
avert measure, which il il known, she
! depIecates, however enormously, as ma
irisndly 10 her power III dis part Of the
world.
La the discharge then OF this constitu-
tional dn,y, we contemplate in the mea
suies OF ;he Executive, a devotion IL the
republican p'iacipie ot giving .hc fullest
! information 10 the peDp!e. una.ioyetl with
the imprudeuce 10 waich an impolu c ex
ic"sion 81 even sound principles Is loo ap,
20 DC carried by en- hus ass.
Inc other brarch oil this duty, is the re
| commentator to Congie,s of such mea.
sures as he shall Judge necessary and ex
ped eni.
We have seen that this is not power,
which The Pres dent may or may not, bul
! one, which the Constitution expressly de.
! olares he shall exercise. Under this con.
stitutional Injunction, sanctifedby am oath
of Office peculiarly soiicitous OF engaging
the utmost I Il 'rts oil the chief m. gislrate
In It's preservation, he has recommended
20 the consideration OF congress several
measures. 1t is unnecessary at this time,
to enumsrate any bu. those Of consillera-
! bic Importance.
In his address to the seventh congress,
at The opening OF their first SESSION, he
says, "Other circumstances, combined
with the increase CT numbers, have pro
duced an augmentation o. revenue arisirg
I from consum ton. IN rauo far beyond
that OF population alone and though the
! Changes la fpreign reiat ons, nuw taking
| piece so drsir ably for the whole world,
may fJr SEASON aflccT>th,s branch Of re-
venue ye,, cighIng al probabilities ofex
/ pen-e' ds we'll as oil InCome there Is rea-
s2nahie ground Of confidence mat We
/ may now safely dispense with all the inter
. nal ,axes, c 'mpl ehvudlng xc,ses, stamps,
! iuthUns. ccncea, Carriages and> refined
/ su5dts; To winch the postage on n VS.
/ papers may be add ID 10 aclliale The p,o-
! gTess ot IniormatioI aud that the re
/ maplng sources If revenue Will b. sufIi
Gent 10 provide tor he support IF govern
ment, to pay ,he interests Of the public
/ deb!s and to r!ischarge the principals in
shorter periods than the laws OF the gene.
! raj expe citation had conle INFLATED. War.
indeed, and un owavd events may charge
his PROSPECT of things, and cal for expeb
| ses which The imposes C. uld not meet.
Ent sound principles viii not Justify oul
{ !aXn The Industry &c our fellow citizens
/ TO cumulale treasure for wars to happen.
| We Know no, when. and which might not
( perhaps happen, out from The template
nsoffered by that treasure-1 hese views,
however, Of reducing our burthens are
ioImed on the expectation hat sensible,
q atthe same time sdIntary reduction may
take place in cur habilusl expenditures.
For thl, purpose, those of T. civil govern
[ meni, The army s. navy, will need revisal."
In the same communication, the Presi-
dentinWtesihe at entipn ofCongress, with
out expressing any opinion, ON the revisit
on Of the judiciary establishment.
These two Objects are hose which have,
IN the greatest degree, divided public Cpl
mon The property OF the measures a
dopied by Congress in relation to them
wall /" Ia proper place, be distinctly dis
cussed' They are merely mentioned in
this place as forming pait of the measures
! sugB s'ed or recommended by the Ptcsi.
dent, IN order that the whole may be pre-
senied to The view of The reader. Besides
these, he has, IN his several Commuuica.
tons, attracted lie attention Of the Iegis.
la'ure TO The following topics.
lie ha, accommodated
Atcl'encl meat ofunnecessarye expense,
n ai ,.fs