Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-05-02

DC Clearly inferred that the leaders Of what
! ID (aroganuy enolgh; called the republican
party werehot dissatisfied, because the hosy-
err of government goas 100 great, but because
IL was no! IA their haHds--tha, their attach
ment to The constitution was merely fire.
feh'0e0 inc Deter 10 conceal their real de
sign and that the false and hraclicai1y de.
|ecftUe principles which they dignified with
tne name OF rePublican-(prnciples hos
Tile to ai!regularand efficient governments,
ana particularly fatal to all republican 80,
Verhments) were only assumed IN order TO
iead honest men to allure the fundamen-
'ai prihcil les oil our constitution, and be.
come the igaorant accornp llces of theirown
sublugaiion tothe aristocracies Of Virginia
and New York"
The assertion respecting VIRGINIA is
without shadow Of truth, either SO far as
IL relates to the fact alledSed. or the cause
assigned Tor it. Virginia has never been
disgraced by an open revolt" unless it
vas disgrace TO have taken the most eff.
!.clent part in our glorious revolt from Bri-
osh tyranny. 1t is true that she felt indie-
nant at the encroachments made upon H.
berty by sedtion and an alien aG, and
the serious invasion of the general happi,
ness by an enormous system of patronage
ana extravaganza, leading to a standing
military force no less threatning to the
peace than to The prosperity of the coun-
Try; but, Notwithstanding her adherence
or these measures and the principles in
which they originated, she stood cool and
collected; ready to meet without increas.
ing the storm and it is cmincntly to her
patriotic and philosophic temper, that we
are Indebted for the bloodless revolution
afterwards so honorabiy achieved.
he motive assigned for the a,ledeed
spirit of revolt" because Yankee, in
stead OF Virginian, was president"-is
hitYil 1v0aderous t,itituL.
we pass over the equivocal idea couch
ed IN the dro!l expression that the {" nera
tive Catalogue" of human happiness is as
large as the enemies of the ruling party
could wish; and proceed to the assertion
that under the present administration
there has been " No reduction of taxes.
except such as bore exclusively on the
rich"
How true this is will appear from a We.
Wy short notice OF the internal taxes abo.
iIshed the objects Of this species of tax
alton were distilled spirits, stamps, refined
sugars, and carriages. From the two frs,
articles by far the greater part of thu mil
lion raised was derived. Now, it is fact
well understood by every man that SO far
as spirits and stamps were taxed, the bur
then tell upon the poorer class of citizens,
d'recfsyas to the tax on spirits, and Indirect
iy, but not less eTe6luaIly, as to the tax
on stamps-The same observation, though
not IN an equal degree, may be extended
10 the tax on carriages, most of which are
two wheel carriages.
Such are the facts of the honorable
speaker, we have his principles to the re-
tutation OF every republican of common
sense.
" no dinunntion of salaries"
This Is not fact. Many thousands Of
dollars have been saved by a Reduction OF
the corporations Of collectors, and OF
various agents of the War and navy depart
ments.
No abriGgmen: Of Executive hatron-
age"
By the repeal of the judiciary act, six,
! teen Judicial officers have been abolished
with long train of Marsha!s, Clerks, sc.
BY the repeal of the Bankrupt law, 2
large body OF commissioners, appointed
by the President, has ceased.
And by the abolition of the Internal
Taxes near five hundred officers have been
dish missed, who drew from the nation the
annual sum Of above one hundred and eigh-
ty thousand dollars.
A multitude of other reforms beneE 10 ;
to the nation, and lerogating from the mass
OF Executive patronage. though, perhaps,
not in an equal degree with the above,
have hcen made.
The national dc6t IL declared 10 h4ue al.
Uanced m0re rajtidly than the national re.
sources, though in the short period of two
years and a half the lebI has been reduced
100000 dollars, and the cash in the trea-
sury increased above 100000.
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