Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-08-27

! cordng 70 fsmc fccrc. determination of rhe fw
reign will OF tI,eie rcpreicttatives os the peopl
| he o.!y soution.o their scr,inS IS tha, the,
wers qf aid their popularity .a,elA fu.frr By
free dfcuiion Of nealuras, or that their az,
ments would not compare with tie pow,
eouuencc of federation. In,ited rnc.c eau
might uniredly operate for .sve i,yyc feat
narizaps of tie prefer, powers ai.nine the M
contradictory petitions FIR the jun aca,,on'
.h.ir conduct and di!,inru,ila therrfclves fdr
weakness and want OF judgment, when WOW
not honor the meapet, capacity.
I This mode OF buli.efs ccusenap ioc IN itft
! was u.cd as a kind Of cloak for The concea. nrn
of the mali un;u'ti6abIc AM oporeliise cordnA
the denial of sformation.d On Jan. a. IS
there was called up the following retoiu'ot
which had been prey,ouiiy Tail on the table O.
the lpeaker, RefoIv:d, iilat shc ~4ec.=.acv
the trealury be required.,c lay e=tose thus iloa.
an account in detail. Of the expencs, INQUIRE,
ia the collection OF the internal revenues OF n.
u. States; diainguiaed, where HE fame m
be practicable, the expeples, attending tie Co
leetionin each branch ct the fad revenue, Al
ALTO IN eitinste OF reduction of faid expcutc
which may conveniently be made" After =
was found inpolhbe by opervatiops, made 20
the Iyiolution, to force the majority from thei,
tenacious hencc. and IT wa apprchended s.as
the ref, ,.ution world fl A the fate Of one
which had been previouly and iiicttly rejected
nir Bayard remarked thank God, il ~
have no, the advantage Of hearing g-ntl-aicn .
the other eide exprefs their opinions we h-s
itll the liberty of txpreh g our OWN is.ti1, =
Not knowing now long-we NAV have that Ee't
, vii. now ita.e further my opinion or the
iea before the heutr." 1870
Mh-n information has been Gale for =,
tofore, has il ever been denied /? Fave go
men a psece.ieut for their condua Pts sfarc
inflancr At any spch, when the :srrngs {
fil<nce vote cp ,cfed ioiorns,ipn that wa u
81 Will this information 'h,varts The fas 4
views Of fo,ne Are gentlemen AFRAID Of +
nation LEFT they could nor carry favorseo-
i-a, when il hoald appear 20 be, oppol.,
the public benefit are they afraid TO les
formation come here, LEFT it tkoua 20 DIT teshs>
people I" This leaionin7 however could net
influence their determinations. = if-the minority
could obtain was, thar one of the majority corr
defended 10 a6k the clerk TO read an extract
from report Of the fecretary Of the trealury.s
,by which it APPEARED the aggregate expenir OF
! collecting the internal revenue announced 10 -
bout 20 per cent The information, req ifsa !
by the rcfourion, which !hould Discriminate shc1
expcncc of collecting the different branches os
th, revenue. was not to be granted ne ind
oairy nigh kave prevented the accomplish
ment of favorte mesfure, the repeal OF the
| internal taxes by tEewing that II would eten-
TALLY injure, rather than promote the pub.'e
fervice.
Here is Ne frn innance Of the excrcifc os
in(oient power, and the denial Of itformatAon,
rcou,,,,c to form correct judgment en- na''on'
al concerns. But it was not long to rssna'n /
lone. 1t lead, to others, one of which we ihall
notice agreeaoy TO the plan we adopted. Of
brin. ing, :ho' they might Be- performed at diff
| feren, times of bringing tosesh~r actions OF the
fame ,sfcription. In Ian. 1893, a rcsolp,ion was
moved requeaing the prelidcrt 70 lay. before
cousrefs iuch information, refpeeiing the eei-
| Gon Of ,ou.6ana BY. spain g France, a. u bis
| opinion he ihculd judge exPedient, Tbs ma
| iori,y however would not permit the executive
to give the information required, * comic quent-.
ly ,ejcSted, the retolu,ion. he ccilion Of this
province whole iitua.ion is fuch, as win snab!s-
any for cisn polcilion TO become a den 1tonsS
enemy the peace and riling power OF the "
nited Safes, was ar object OF 10 Tstlc comic
qucnce in the opinion of tie majority, that they
would not f,.fler their beloved psefissent TO
be diiturdcd for a moment, bys reqaeH for
| the particulars, relative 10 his transfer, which
he might condeicend to give. If this be not a
eaton for their conduct, we may perhaps hnd
one in the language OF MIR. S. Smit.s on the oo.
cation. He fays, q ard ny ;H-iiu1i d1ss TAKEN
g,s~' pairs 10 ser III, foqvr o1 Of tie bands o. ie1t
gen ienan,a referring 10 Mir. Retedge, 'ana
! bs t;Tt-ds, AID "a psf It in ar eaop b. M and
be can hardly yHtaf at~ al fsis, tt@' re spiA
| fgerr gentlemen 70 di,si7 e1airs ~ dJernt
| .~u,E tram that zoe q.iB i5em TO f"ss" r
L., Ia. Inv fy0,,
ceedings of congreis, the better to ilustrase the
| ipirit and views of the members Of government.
thew are without talents, lufIicient TO procure
refneA For ths. natioN abroad or de!ire 10 con-