Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-15
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men faithful to its intrct, aid foiilccntly nu-
n1erous to blait the deGgn. 81
The ce.liun of Lou;Gana by Spain TO Trance
is the next topic of the -meiiage. hough be-
fore that time it had been actually ceded !; VET,
that the painting, which the Prcfden was ifet-
ching might nor prs.cnt one f,art Glsdc bythcf
relation Of any isriSingly duplicating ,ircnr,itan-
ces. ne ipeaks Of it, as ubjcct ofpo particular
interett or concern to the nation. The cei-
ion Of the Spanfll province OF Icaiiiaua to
France, which took place in The ccarie of the
iatt war; will if carried into eifett,nakea change
in the afped of our foreign relations, which
will douotef5 have jutt weight III AIRY deleera-
tons Of the iegilltore, conectsd wichstnat iub-
jett." Notwithstanding this cefIion aff-6fed US
more ieroufy, than any thing lnce the French
revolution, il is mentioned as an event, IN ione
degree upccrtain, which howeyef might after-
ward require legislative interference. Not one
word is fad concerning the" occiaion " of the
port of New Orleans, though it had been done
two months before this period, and was part OF
the iubiea, then under considerations Il. wculd
doubteIs have been improper to have meotion-
ed this event in n aogry aud pafionatc manner;
vet ought ii TO have been noticed in d comman-
ding and dignifed language, worthya great ard
powerful people. Differently however has this
eraion been hnces esin,atcd BY The PreEdens
and his friends no ~afs, than the enormous
fun of fifteen millions Of dollars, has been the
acknowledged value Of this territory. he right
OF dcpoGt, which was our own by treaty, we
have chofen to buy for this fun; ana vhea
Bsnapsrte can diiengags his stsentoa from rn-
gli.h affairs, we may perhaps be necefhtatedto
buy il again. Had Watlingtcn or adams tii-
ree.ed the government ihoaid not have
bcca Characterised for that ratnc and daitardiy
policy, the Ieu,ef,b, ance OF which we can onlv
wipe away by infantry inRitsing, onstlle refufa
Of repair Ggnal venseance on The naton.
which darcs to violate tho mott incosiderabss
OF our rights
g In the department. Of hn,r,ce . favs tie orc
" iident, it is with pl-afnrs inform you, that
" the receipts of eAscfia! duties for. the iast
g twelve months have exc-edsa fofe IF any for
!" mer year, and the rato of increafe has
&c been alto greater, than utaai Nlea c.Sc6fs
g 70 ta,tary refnlt from The plans, yer havc A.
'ready ian6.ioned, &c /" We are here told, tass
the external revenue OF the year 1892 cycecd-d
that of any former year and that this excefs re-
fulted from plans, iarttoned by his particular
friends ? What plans did the c.onS-efs Of this
year ianetion to increafe the external revenue ?
Not one, BY which they either increaied or d.
minhled i a cent. The fyAem Of external
finance had been organized by Mr.. .ITeaerfon's
predecehors; and though he N asf,y a.iun1es the
merit of il yet, if he regard truth, to which
however he docs not feem to have any partic-
uIar partially, he cannot deny them the labor
of forming and br'npibg tnto operation. Nor
did the iuoreale of this part of the. national An
ancc ari.e from the f5ilering care Of this con-
greis. 1t reiuteJ chiefly from the bclligcrenr
fate of Europe. For the increafe of receipts,
fpokcn Of BY the prefdent, was the payment OF
duties OH importation. made principally before
the conclufon of peace between England and
France. The executive has no lee con,radic-
tea fa6f m aaerting, that there was ratio Of
ncreafe in the external duties. In fatemens
d annexed TO report Of Mr.. Gallatin, made
in so7, the following is the grois revenue duy-
ing each quarter ending.
SIN December, 1901. o,s65,9os dolls.
ISL soh June, s.7ssszs from
s soth sept. ---e - .2,esbo67 r~Ns
837lts ~ Io9s,76l $500
Here infcad Of an ;ncreafe the lat quaFter, there
was a decreafc Of upwards of million. To
have etfettually deceived the people, Mr.. JEFF
fcrion ihouli have dircSt@d the fecsesary oflthe
tfcaiu'y 10 nave ihaac afaIc report TIC coMl
in thar cafe have been thong hi little lef detitufe
of moral principle, than in making Official mif-
ttatemens, becaufe they matt be iuppotsa III.
territorial. @ ~aa M ss o1S
This cslrfory examination Of the mefagc.
glowing in deicription, though variant from, fatt,
mut at prel-nr inssice. Can any man of rctti-
tud- Of mind, any man OF honorable feelings
appreciate chief magiGrate, who makes his
exalted office mean OF mo,e ssie4,fUs deception?
When the preGdent addrefcs The nation, we
have a right TO expect, that the regard for his
own charaaer and refpecf for his confpicuous
ftuation would conhnc in withiu the limits OF
ueracitu Bur fnme nnnroniIinus influence.