The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-29

a goods and Of gold and precious Rones in India
md, the only feeling which the acqurers of thefe sx-
4e, feems to be thar of envy, and in fome nftanees
= emulation. But, that this proceeds from grofs
rtor would. In the two millions lately paid to the
&c India Company out Of the taxes Of the nation,
i've been clearly demonstrated, had not our fyltem
6uance been fuch to keep in darknefs, upon this
ofnt. men otherwife weIl-informed. Nose, howe-
the demands upon the taxes mutt, for the pur-
ples Of India, be fucA As will, fhould imagine, o.
I'm mems eyes, Especially if the miniifry make and
romulgate an authentic Ratement Of the nations af-
hits. Thirteen years ago charter, by the inau-
uce OF Mr.. Pitt and his colleague Dundas, was grant,
I'D to the EAT India Company, whereby were fecu-
ned to the laid company OF merchants certain rights
of fovereignty in aud, with foie exceptions, an ex-
elufve trade with, thole countries in Ala. which we
takins them altogether, call the Fan Indies. As the
Foundation OF their FIRM, or par,nerhip, of trade,
This company allowed by charter, TO create
quanry of Rock that isto fay, make loans in the
Tame way that the mninry do, and to pay annually,
cr quarterly, in dividends, interea upon the amount
xcf thefe loans. The company beeame in faef, fort
of under government, having its oans its fcrip, its
debt. or. more properly fpeaing, its funds itill
more properly its engagements to pay interclt to
number of Individuals. The paper, of whatever form
il may be, which entities the holder to demand this
ieeref, the!e dividends is called EsF India Stsek
N the principal of which has now been augmented to
the FUN of l2 millions fterling and the holders of
I this Rock are called Eaa India Pyeb,iaors. The
soufces, whence the niesnsof regularly siifehaTying
the ntereR upon the ftoek were to be derived were
of eoure, the profits OF the trade which the company
! houd carry, but, aided by tile revenue which they
were authorized rafe from their territory the de-
Fence and government of which were. however, pla.
aed, in fone fort under the control of the mother
e government, at Welniinlter. Thus fet out in the
world this company of foveregns, furnifhed at once,
with dominions, fubjetas, taxes, and funded debt
But, fuPpoing the meaiure (Which do only by
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y Jun and polite, it certainly would have been nei-
ther to have bound theie fovereigns to pay the
< nation fonlething, or, more properly fpeaking to
contribute fon,ething towards the taxes, by way of
confederation for the immenie advantages be dcri-
we'd from the executive trade of country, while the
tion might be called upon, it has been, to de-
fend in naval war, and which NUT, at any rate,
be defended on the landlord by troops drawn, in
part leaf, from the population of the kingdom Ii
was, therefore, provided, that the company, during
the continuance ofits charter, which be for
twenty years (hireen of which have nearly ex-
pred) ihould pay into the Exchequer 500 oooi Ter
ling year, and that upon all the money not 70 paid
interef Mould arife and accumulate, the rate
of fifteen per centt,m. Such were the principal en-
.agenents on both iide., under which this company
arted. The nation has fulfilled its engagements, &
that, too, at enormous expenditure both of men
asd of money and, while the company has been en-
joying all the advantage of an executive trade, and
all the receipts of territorial revenue while hun
dreds and thoufands of perlons, concerned in that
trade, have amafied fortunes 70 great to overha-
dow and bear down. not only the clergy and the
country gentlemen, but the ancient nobility OF
the Kingdom, not penny (ince the frP Year, has
the company paid into the exchequer of the iii
Puated half million year and, what is fill more
glaringly unjuh, and more CALLING to the burdened
people, two millions of our have already been
granted to this company, wherewi,h to pay the di-
vidends upon their flock; and, fuch has been the
nagenent, and fuch is the rate, of the compa-
n.y. affairs, that need not be all furprfed if
another million be called for from us, during this
prelent FELTON, of parliament for the e0sfs of this
Gate of the companys concerns; for the reafons why
they have not been held 70 their engagements; why
the ACT of parliament has tss been treated asf had
been pafIed merely as JOBS why we have been cal
led upon to pay TO, ntead OF TO receive from, this
company of trading fovereigns; let the eulogRs OF
Mr.. Pitts memory let Mr.. Canning, Old Rofe and
Colonel Pattypan; lie, lord Melville, with his 2,Oool
ayear penfion from the company (who are fe poor
as to come to usfor money; let che directors, thor
managers Of the companys affairs, and thofe taunch
advocates OF the minter that Iafered the act to lie
unenforced againt Them; let lord Welleiley, who
has 70 long been the governor general OF India why
the aa has not been enforced why the law has been
thus THANKFULLY fet at nough, let thefe perfons tell
But the queffon which we have to ak, is, how will
the new niintry meet the difficulty which here pre-
tents itfelf in 70 formidable fhape will they
FAX u,, in order to raile money to difcharge the
debts of this company in addition to the
27 millions annually, which we have pay to the
fuhd-holders, the loan-mongers, and their inferior
fpeculators; in addition this will trey load with
the annual nterel upon twelve millions of India tock
and that, too, without previous full and fair inquiry
into the caufes, whence the demand Upon has ar.
fen no; they certainly will not. From them W,
= have fear 70 unua, 70 opPre and 70 odiou
mcaiure. Yet, what they TO do the Eau
India fund-holders go unpaid thefe quefiion,
that every fhould put hinfelf, aud upon which
he fhould, without delay, make up his mind an
anfwer. But not moment ihould be loft, by the
? miniRry, in making and promulgating true
natement relative Indian affairs Thefe affairs 1uul
no,y have attention beitowed upon them. Mr.. Fran
els in his mott able expo(ten of the deluons of Mir.
Dundas and lord Catereagh, Zee Regiiter, vol. vi
p 400 has faid, that the time would when
thefe affairs would make men attend to them thou Oh
againft their will That time is arrived. The
call for money out OF taxes out of our incomes
OF our land * goods * our labor, is at hand
and, will the parliament grant that money, will it
tax to pay the debts OF theie traders, without
previous inquiry again fay but, yet
difficulty upon difficulty occurs; and, therefore, VIII
dom, felfprefervation the minitry, to their uleul
power well their reputation, demand full
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