Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-08-15

Further extracts from HR TFDTSO.As
Sheech. deHvercd inthe Yonse ofRefirc-
sentatiUes IL, the year 1894.
49,, Continued s..
He mentioned the case Of petition from
ia great body IF buckle makers presented
Ia few years ago to the prince of Wales.
complaining of the use of strings in eead OF
buckles in the shoe, and duplicating his
royal highness as giving the law to fashions,
to save them from want and misery, by
disseminating the new one. 1t was not, he,
observed, the prince who petitioned the
manufacturers to continue TO make the
buckles, but the manufacturers who petit
onedtheir customer Co buy them. The re-
i4ation was similar between the American
customers and the British manufacturers.
And 1t a law were to pass for putting
stop. to their superauities, or a stop were
otherwise to be put TO it, it would quickly
be seen from which the distress and suppli-
cations would flow.
Suppose that & Britain received fromus
alone the whole Of the necessaries she con-
sumeS: and that our market alone took off
the luHurles vita which she paid for them
Here the dependence would be complete:
and we might impose whatever terms we
please OH the exchange. This to be sure is
as 1t is the case, her dependence is on lis.
The Vest Indies however are an exam
/ pie of complete dependence. They can
no. subsist without our food. They cannot
| flourish without our lumber, and our use of
their rum. On the Other hard we depend
on them for not a single necessary. and can
supply ourselves with their luxuries from
I 1thcr sources. Sugar is the only article IL
! out which there was ever a question, and
he was authorised t. say, that there was not
at the most. one sixth of our Consumption
supplied from the British Islands. -.
| In time Of war or famine the dependence
al the West-lnlics is felt in all its energy
! IL IS sometimes sHCh as to appeal to our hu-
manly AS wen rs our interest for relief
, At tins moment, the governor Of Jamaica,
| IS making Il proclamation OF their distress
SIS. If ever therefore there was case
where one country could dicta.e TO another
the regulations Of trade between them, it
as the case Of the United States and the
British West-Inuies. And vet the gentle
man from South Carolina (Mr Smith) had
considered it rs favor that VIC were al
lowed to send our provisions in British bot
toms and i'll these only, to the st.Indes.
he favor reduced to plan language in the
mouth OF their planters, would run thus /:
I we VIII agree tobuy ypr proviN sion, Rather
than starye, and let You have orr rum,
Mh ch we can sell no whereelSe bug we re-
serve out of this Indulgence a monopoly of
the carriage to British vessels.
With regard to revenue, the British re-
sources were eXtremeiv exhausted in
comp .rison W.T. those OF the u Stiles.
ne people OF G. Britain were taxed at
the rate or 40s. a head the people of the
! United States, ut not more than 6S. head
Jess than enc sixth OF the British tax.
/ As the price oflsbor which pays the tan, is
/ double IN the United states TO what It Is in
Great Britain, the burden on American
citizens IS less than one-twelfJh Of the bur-
den on British subjects.
| ii 10 triic indeed that Britain alone does
no, bear the whole burden. Sne leaves i'll
dirccL taxes OH her West-Indics and on her
East Indies aud de.iveS from all acCui-
escemce in ner monopousing regulations, an
IImpcrceptib!e tribute from the whole cou-
merGial world.
Still however the difference of bn den
i'll the two countries is immense
Britain mas moreover great arrears Of
uniunGCd debts. She Is threatened wan
ldeIeCts III her revenue cven o,t tnls tI.nC
she Is engaged III an expensive war. Aud
sac raises tie supplies iur IL OH the most
expensive terms
Add 20 the whole that her population is
Stationary ii not diminishing, whilst chat
o. the u. >. Is in Course o. increase be-
yonG example"