Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-06-04

the Feope OF New England, or whatever
political fentiments.
"a Gentlemen Of Iyt5rmatim 49ssfby tsls,0i or
Democratic.
HINT.
PRAY turn your eyes off from your local
or town politics and triaing rivalihips about
State Offices, and take monetary view Of
our national lituation, examine the relative po-
ftion of New England compared with the
Southern States.
Enquire who fought all, during our revolu-
tionary war--who paid all who is fill paying,
and where the money is expended !?
AT a certain period in the war, there were
more privAtes in the regiment commanded by
Col Heman Swift, than in the whole Virginia
line. The money which fupported the army,
almo1 the whole was RATED north of the Poto-
mac.
The New England ftates were creditor Ratcs
TO great amount, and the fouthern fates were
debtor rates toa very large fun; and at the laft
felton, Of Congrefs a motion was m.de to re-
lea{e to the debtor tates all claims of the Union,
for the balances due from them this will be
- done the next FELTON, in all probability. This
is an eaiy way of paying q iut proportion Of
debt,
The reafon for repeating the internal taxes
was, that the fouthern fates paid fomcthing
thereby, to defray the public expenf:, by the
duty on Coaches, di(t,lled Spirits, &c. lis
fact that the fouthern and wetern ttates diff
til the grea,ef part of the ardent fpirts they
commune, while the northern fates import all
they confume; and the weitern itates have
contributed fcarce a tauhing to the public ex-
penditure; the goods which are carried up the
MiiIiippi pay no duty, the river is 10 wide that
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place Of entry, and they pay no duty. lis faid
that the itates on the weitern waters have not
paid enough in duties to difchargc the wages
Of their members of Congrefs, tince the adop-
tion of the new contribution; the internal taxes
compelled them to contribute fmall proper
ton, and one reaton for laying thole duties, was
to take a revenue from them thele are now
repealed under the prctence that they were un-
necchary, and Kentucky alone has fenators and
Fix representatives in Congrefs. 1t now appears
the treafury is in want Of money, notwithttand-
ing the mighty BOATS of millions in the public
cheft,and new taxes are now laid and the execute
IS, we have loft frigate. This new duty Of
two and half per cent. is laid on goods which
paid great duty before. This additional duty
will raife about eight hundred thouland dollars
annually, about the fame fun with the internal
duties. This falls principally on coarie wollen
goods and other articles confirmed in north
ern or cold climate, thus the duty is taken from
whilkcy, peach brandy, coaches, Sc. confirmed
by the iouthern, and placed on woollen goods
confirmed by the northern fates If this is not
making US the hewers of wood and drawers of
water to our naughty taik-matters. nothing can
be. Suffer me to draw your attention to anoth-
e. fource of revenue--it now appears tina. the
monies paid for poitage of letters are princi-
pally collected in the northern and two middle
ftates, and expended in hiring mail carriers
through the dreary dsferts Of Virginia and 9TH
err fouthern ftates. The hofpital money is paid
by the northern failors, deducted out of their
wages at the cuitom houles and expended almoit
wholly fouth of Maryland; and our old worn out
feamen fall burden on our towns and are fup-
ported by the poor tax, although they have pre-
viouny paid their money into bank for their
iupport, if they became neceiItous. Theie are
not chimcras, they appear by the reports made
Ito Congrefs; Hark moment A new fcene is
now opening and will foon be obvious to the
meanee capacity. Theie are trifes compared
with what is to enfue. Are there no views, no
intentions dicoverable by the late attempts to
diigrace, pull down and Willy and deitroy our
fate governments, to throw the people into
turmoil and make them uneafy with the gov.
ernmenr of the particular ftates
But few years fnce, the aGembly Of this
fate in imitation of the contribution Of the U.
States, enacted that no officer holding an Office
of profit and cmolument under rhc general
government, fhould be eligible to feat in the
Legislature of this ftate. The reafon aligned
tor inierting claufe of This import in the con-
fitution of the u. States and for making this
law, was the fear entertained that fucb officers