The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-06-21
ECcEITERUM CRIsPINUs.
James Elliott has adqanced as far as The or
No. efbi5 U,ain and querulous letters.

James Elliott has advaneed as far ar IN. or
NO. y6'J yam and Qneruions letters.
| Free 7ragaafion.
And a curious efIay it is Full of deem cal
culations, for which he expects TO !" receive
the thanks of every man in the difria." 1T ID r.
nough TO alarm an inexperienced reader by the
PomP OF ITS mathematical reafoning while the
conquett OF the wavering profoy,e is COM
Peted by the bold declaration of the author tb,t
whoever fhall deny the truth of any part of
this itatement, is deceiver and difhoneft -
we are too well acquainted, however. with
the ftate OF the poor authors intellects. TO re-
pole any confidence in the iuftnefs of his de.
hunciations. We are afraid that even the
pialnef problem ofthe mathematics is beyond
the icoPe or his own comprehension. How
then can Mr.. Elliott prefume to Gat bimfslf :, :,
as the ftandard of political mathematics (
FEW animadverhons will be fufficient to thew
at once, who is ga deceiver and difhonrn -
the man, of whom it is diffic cult to fay, whether
ne has been " an apoftate or an impotor: wbe.
Their he has deferted good principles or whether
ne ever poiiet1ed any :" or the man who at.
tempts to plnck the vizor from his face.
James Elliott attempts to prove in this 9th.
letter. that that part of the Federal conftituti.
on WHICH gives to the Southern Rates ga re-
Proclamation in congrefs and in the election Of
PreiIdsnt for their naves," is injurious to the
in!sreHs OF the Northern ftates. Here is one
OF his arguments
It's certainly true that the rich planter in the fou,b
ern. tates who policies fifty haves has sJirty-oue
times the political weight in national government,
that is Pofieed BY farmer or merchant of New En-.
gland. 1''-
AT the lame time he contributes much lefs rhan his
proportion to the fnPPort of government for the la
oorng nave continues nothing of confequence upon
which duty is paid; and what the matter does con-
tribute is earned for him by the labor of 1aves while
the farmer and every of bufnefs in the northern
and middle ftates pays his taxes with the fweat of
his own brow.
Inooppodtion to this very luxurious champ.
on the reader will permit me TO offer another
fcarcely lefs luxurious. 1t is the prefent Escre'
tary of the treafury who fpeaks:
Labour being the only fource of wealth. the AMIN
al quantity and produce Of labour the beit pe-
neral rule which could be effablifbed for fxno sb.
REFLECTIVE ability of paying taxes in the fevera ates
Nor does it appear that any better criterion could
nave been adopted in order to afcertan that animal
produce OF labour, than the number of inbab,,n,e
making the fame allowance with the contribution. bv
eliminating the net produce of the labour of five av.s
latter deducting that part neoe6ary for their iuRe
haneel equal to the net produce of the abour of
three ireemen-SfrtebsfibsF inanee, +. i5o
1t this petition be true Mr.. Elliott will admit
that the labour and produce of so flaves and
one freeman is worth as much to the ftate 40
the labor and produce of 81 freemen. Now If we
! iuppoie that an equal proportion of this pro-
dlice is intended to replace the CAPITAL emnJov-
ed IN railing 1t, and that an equal proportion is
| reierved tor the purpofes ofimn1ediafe eonG,,,s-
non, then will 1t follow that one freeman and
so iiaves IN the South, has as much produce 70
give IN exchange as 81 freemen in the north.
III each Have does not receive as much from this
exchange as one freeman, each freeman IN ,be
South receives more than one to the North
Tor svbaf however is this produce exchanged
IN the South! domeftic manufactures OF
theie a much fmaller quantity is eonG.med
oecauie much fmaler quantity is o,oJ..,J
AS fsr as this cauie operates, the northern Nat 2,
commune much lefs of foreign goods and con-
tribute much lefs towards the fupport of the 90.
vernment. Isitthenexch acknowledgements
Certainly. II is obvious then that the neoole "a
the iouth confume their proportionate fhare oI
foreign goods, and contribute their " nronor.
ton to the fupport of the government Tue
u vs., they commune fmaller quantity from
their price being increafed by the expence q,
freight, Iniurance and coBmilIions incurred in
bringing them nom the north but this can't,
IS completely counterbalanced by their finale,
confumption Of domenic manufactures.--Te q,
the principle, then, be once admitted, that tax
alton and representation are to be comments,
rate with each other, and the propriety of tn,
obnoxious claufe of the contribution nun floN
from 1t as an inevitable confequence.