The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-13

they are 70 much inoreafed of late years The nari-
OH will be atonihed perutng the liz of penions
at the numberefs officers 10 FAY nothing of the nnu-
merable and very questionable political peniioners)
placed the peniou lii during the latter years, ,olt
of whom were fit and willing to fevve ?-What oc-
Gallon is there for four chools OF Artillery, when we
have but one Corps of Artillerymen And what will
the nation fay whole delre il TO revive once more
| their ancient naval fsme, on beholdmg the umenie
iums which required for the building and mann
tenanee of new ihips of the line, whit roofs
ttruefed over thole already have, order to pre-
ierve them until peace'
"Our countrynen will, on tracing the orga-
nization of the naval council, of the high militia
ry tribunal, and the colleges, as well as the eff
Pecial departmental and very expeuiive admi-
niitratioDs, with the appurtenances and on
atking thonfand other queitions, be convin-
ced, that, provided only there be no new potts
and ialaries created at their expence, for indivi-
duals and their friends, iavings enough may be
made to enable Us, in great meafure, TO fulfil
our engagements as allies; that the nation need
not remain in difrefs on that account, provd-
cd the administration only wills it To-; may it
not be aiked, whether this has ever been the cafe
iince the year 1901, whether Jingle ,favng has
been made iince that time? Let the directory
name it, and leave the nation to Judge to whom
the terrible consequences that are to be appre-
hended are TO be aicribed.
Have not many circumstances rather tend
ed to thew iince that period, that the ruin of
the fate mutt refult from the calllings of the
different toveregnties, ref bred within our little
one and indiviiible republic, in fuch an expen-
hive manner, and that they mutt increafe the ex-
perie and waite of money; and have the di
rectory, tnce that period, ever lcriouily fet a
bout Introducing one of the greatet favings,
namely, the Establishment and putting in aStv-
ty or genera, impofs Have they ever endea-
vonred to give great and generally Pituitary eff
tablifhments TO the nation!
" And iha!l this afiembly, by decrealing the
propoiaI OF the directory, agree that there are
no other means left, than that of burthening the
nation continually with forced inpoh? But if
tie afiembly, in its wiidom, ihould decree O.
therwte, and concur in the meafure propofcd,
then am of opinion that although every thing
alledged cannot be controverted that although
the tate directory ought long fiure to have pro-
poied to our high ally meafures for eating the
bnrthen or the war, by aboli!hing all unnecefa-
ry expences by the utmof parmony in govern
ment and administration and that (althourb
the directory have not done this, but the re-
Verie) the neceiiity is now urgent, and the more
preihng, as they did not efficiently foreiee the
means for fatistying the increafed demands be-
tore they granted them; and that this necefIitv
is It'll more urgent alto becaufe, though we
should not ufe the utmolt pariimony, and intro
duce the general impots, as the only means of
iav1ng the country, yet this cannot mediately
operate towards prefent relief. !, for nv own
part, am not at liberty to give my aiienting voice
TO the meaiure: / NUT ALTO declare againft the
propoied anticipation becaufe that The form
er inftaments of the contribution of 1904, are
far from being cleared, and the fecond initial
ment remains nearly all due; by the employ
ment of which (if care be only taken that il ter
RI tber with Ito
of enquiry there will be funds fufficient to an
iwer the mott prefing demands, and that it is
unneceiiary to give away premium, which
would again lefen the national income of this
propoied third intalment; and this is, noreo-
yer, reaion why l, who do no; fee thepreliing
nature of the matter, think myielf obliged to
declare againit the propofal of the directory,
and leave one of the dangerous consequences
with which this propotal threatens us, entirely
to their account, as it is not required of this
atiembly, but Of the executive power, to take
care, that all fulfil the law equally in thele their
engagements.
" Let the directory freely fay to the Emper-
or of the French, who no doubt is very well in
formed of the fate of affairs, what the Batavi-
ans have done, borne and fufered, fnce the
year 1895, for the recovery and prefervation of
their liberty and independence, in obtaining and
being true to their alliance with the French re-
public; and let them actually thew, by the ap-
plication of the ftri6tef economy, that it is i'm
poliible to continue to load the people with
burden, becauie from the courie of events, and
the preflure of particular circumstances, the
fountain of their property and PROPERTY, is
dried up, or fubjected to daily exhauftion. Let
the directory, by an open and magnanimous be-
haviour, as an enemy TO the general enemy,
prove, i'll their dealings with the Emperor, that
they are worthy of his perfonal good difpofiti-
on towards the Batavian people: let them, in
cafe any minilterial ntrigues have been, or are
till carried on, for combining with the enemies
of the fate, punifh the guilty by way of exam
pie, and feel myfelf aliured, that the very in
teref which our high ally, takes in this com
monwealth (at prefent 70 low, 70 degraded) will
produce the bef consequences, will acquire us
efeem, and, in our fituation, will procure us
relief, fupport, and even ailiGance, by reipeet-
ing the national independence. Laftly, that
this propofed meafure oil the directory will be
rendered unnecefIary, and that we fnal be re-
lieved from the painful talk of decrteins it'
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