Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-03-15
K4RTINSBURG, March IS.
Advertisements omitted shall appear
in our next.

The PRESIDENTS Sbeech.-In the CO.
lumns OF this dA, : paper our readers will
hnl Mr.. IeFcrson's second inaugural
address. In this he very prudently takes
care not TO make any such promises as
he had done in the first, which might
again suffice, HIM to the Inconvenience
OF having them contrasted with his acti-
ons. For although he SAYS: his con-
81 fence tells him that he has on every oc-
casion acted up to that declaration ac-
Cordins to its obvious import and to the
Understanding Of every candid mind ;"
vt It i. dear from the trnanr Of this
spe.,h ,ha, he is no longer of opinion
"lhut we are all federalists we are all
republicans )" and a review Of his dis
missaIs and appointments to Office might
even evinee to his own mind: sis ne
honest, is he capable, is he faithful to
the constitution were not the only
questions which determined him in the
exercise Of executive patronage.
The narrow limits, We are confined to,
will not admit OF our enlArging on this
subject but were Mr.. Jefferson as uni
form in his philosophical and political
opinions as he is systematic in cOurting
popular applause, his Inconsistency. We
are sure, would never have been arraign-
ed,-His messages and his speeches are
all Of a piece in that respect. After his
many boastings Of econo nv and skAl in
The arranse ment Of the public revenue,
we behold him again renewing his lavo-
rite theme-iIe exultinglv remarks, cit
may be the pleasure and the pride Of An
American to ask hat farmer, what me-
| chSnic, what labourer ever sees tax
gatherer of the United States ?" As If
thereby he meant to insnuate that these
classes OF the community were exempt
! from taxes. A little reflection will teach
the better. For it matters not 20 them
whether they give the meney to the mer-
chvnts who pay it to the taxgatherer or
- IA >2sSAthersr himself though per-
maps the latter weald be the best as the
merchant will have his advance on the
cncrsased duty as well as on the price of
the goods. 1t must also be considered,
that the revenue viii, h under the federal
| administration is raised from distilled Ii.
quor,, Carriages and stamps is now de-
rived from an increased duty on mer-
chandizt, consisting in great measure
Of articles Of clsathing and from salt,
coffee and brown sugar, &c. which the
poorer class of citizens want for daily
sustenasce.. And thus it is plain mat
the money must at last come from their
pockets, though Mr.. Jefferson is so ,e-
ny kind and tenderhearted as to keep the
taxsathers out Of their sight for fear Of
" dom,clliary Vexation."
Complaints against the licentiousness
ofthe press proceed with an i'll grace f"om
the patron of Paine, Duane and Ca!Ien-
der. We'9a rene mbst the f:,X collars
he paid to Calender for abusing the fe-
ieral administration. He must himself
be aware that he assembled into power
! thro' the misrepresentation of the mea-
sures Of his predecessors by underling
writer's, whom he aided and encouraged.
1t is known on all hands, that he has ac-
knowledged, that he had concern in the
conduct Of the Aurora, and that Duane
was rewarded under his administr alton
with lucrative cfice for his editorial
services. r. 7. Herald. !
ArnoiotnentS-annro Il nv the Senate