Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-16

7
Mr. Quincy. Though no argument
,ba, / can use will change the temper aAI
l,,;.nosi,ien Of majority OF this noass,
feel i necessary to make some ooserva''ols
~ This bill shall no. enquire whs'as,
The state Of the country is no" saea - VIZ W.,
;ust,fy the repeating of any tax; nor sha'l
I enquire whether the repeal OF tals saN :.
81 is not very popular tang out \ any
,ax can be spared the tax on salt IS no. 'hs
tax that ought DOW to be repsale a--saeis
az vast manufactures of sals IN this ceun.
try which Will be ruined by wholly lePes''
Inc this duty: in the county OF barns'aois
alone, in Massachusetts, there 10 cspi'a'
of 400 900 dollars the wooden WORKS TO-
vering three millions superfcialfeet. Inns
mandatory will be totally ruined oy tue
repeal Of this tax--,here are fasny large
capitals employed in Massachusetts, Nsw
/ Yo, k and elsewhere, which will be esusheu
[ 10 their infancy. a few years since no
sal was made here now above i3o,uuo
Bushels are made where FIVE years since
not a bushel was made This maaniasto-
ny is rapidly increasing and 10 IL" years
we shall aake our own altogether. ohai
we depend on foreign nations " nRt was
the price of salt 10 the LINE ct the resoln-
,ions VIVA, should BIZ done, # again 81 BAL
/ larly situa..d9 No. lot Us encourage inc
| manufactures hsie, ietas not rdin ina'ss.
| duals and iajure ihe national ia;efest. Il
SO much can BE spared lei Us repeal some
| other duty. THIS isa tex On The f'ch.--
! The rich planter with enc hunarsa ssaVss
gays en- this tax perhaps zen dollars; Ing
{ poor iahorcr with family OF sssen pays
! about forty cents. It's AZ easy tas or Tie
poor the rich farmer with his s"'t eating
| cattle, and the slantrr with his s@N eating
/ slay@s, pay shc principal pert Q! he tax
| il you ean spare, repeal part; take CT
! eight cents & the bashsl ead redace scne
ote1r duties IskS half q Cent fsosa bEowa
sugar, TWO censa fron hohsa ssa, eac or
| two eenls g1oan coare, aud CT repeal more
| dutY that shls Oh sali, aal YOU equaiise
/, tic bengtif--do Ills aa6 yon relieve The
| poor, treble the amount, Won now relieve
then,-she repeal Of this tag is partial 10.
! cal---why is this bill! SO hurried through the
mouse have wondered thar none have
come forward TO oppose it--one gentleman
at,r.baies ny opposition to love OF po-
| puiarisy no, | am taking step directly
20 the cnh,faFy. The total repeal OF this
ak IS eApecsel .oPyodnce popularity. such
expe csatlos is perhaps The gGoundwsFk Of
me bill it is splendid hing . whole
tax ;akeA of al oisec. 1'hi. bill cnshs not
% be eui;tuled aa set to sepesl the tax On
| sal: bu. b:ll 10 :sliese the sonthsrp and
we stern parts If the county, and cbnti-
aae bur,hens % he sea6oard ana CITIES,
Mr.. Quincy made Other remarks and
| produced other argnmen's sgansi the pss
| age Ct thar para of ike bill repeating the
| 4oiy on salt.
! air Varuum I BE. satanisssed at the
remarks of my colleague, when he repre-
seuts this as local AID partial repeal
! New England is aa much benefited BY tie
| repeal as the soulheIn or western. parss 81
I The country
/ Mr. Bidwell Ny colleague speaks Of
thu manufactures is Barns.able; viii GO
as tar as he TO beoeGs ID m b4s lbs later
est of a few people IS noC,o he eoasulted
| before that 81 the com mual.y.
Riy eoIe1 que says one III IN pays forty
cents, another ten do!lsrss no stronger
reason could be given Of the inssnailg,
Of the tax, al! pats OF tie q. S. arc G.
{ quaiiy interested in the repeal of this tax.
/ Mr., Holland, ] do no, think these a,a-
nuiaclurles will be crushed but, if SO,
who is TO blame Who are to be injured?
A le" Specializing men thar spscelased too
largely. The consumption ofsats isequsl !;
The Consumer pays The TAX, and The pccfle
at the norlhward season their vctuals
with as mach salt as at the southwark.
/ his is kind Of tax lha. all wish sepeal.
cd