Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-04-21
FROM TaE PUBLIC ,hDvERqIsKR.
REMARKS,


In my former number examined Mr.
Hale's two frst~resolves, and Showed the
fallacy OF them. In this, shall extract
Such parts OF his remaining resolves as ex-
pose themselves most to public notice.
MS third resolve is merely defamation
aoout the Old bug-bear of fortifcations.-
Ills fourth resolve is an indecent invectiye
against congress on the same subject.
IN ms NTH resolve he speaks of "fhe
''fAohc de6t being materially reduced, and
,0 me FAVORABLE hroshects Of its total e.r-
"Etnctton IN a fe7v years BIZ the hahhy and
SUCCESSFUL OPERATION, he says, ofthe fund-
ing Sy8tem." But what funding system
does he mean /? 1t certainly is not bv the
cperat on of any funding in the administra-
ton OF Washington and Adams. The pub
nc debt encreased in both those admins
tratlons; and as TO John Adams, he left
the treasury overlooking With debt, and the
country overrun with internal taxes. 1t is
by the economy and wise management of
the present administration onky that the
happy effects of which Mr.. Hale speaks has
been produced, but it does not suit him to
say so. y maiignancy thou art a hateful
monster
idr. Hale concludes his resolves NV pro-
posing IN consequence of this fiourishine
state OF the revenue, that congress should
appropriate to each state sum equal to
the lmpoSt revenue which each state NAV
produce, to he employed for the purpose of
inruhcatIons. This is what in common
Ire is called, "d take in" There is some
Ting lnsdious in it which shall expose
When come to remark on the resolve
which follows, to which this is an intro
duction.
"Resolved, That under all existing cir
"oumstahces this state is emitted to ask
" and demand Of the government of the u.
" % tue appropriation of a sum equal to the
" amount OF the impost revenue of the hort
"'@ 'Nez' TorE, to be applied to the pur-
pose OF defending the port and harb0r of
the said city (of New-York.'')
now go to examine the ground of This
resolve, ana TO detect the fallacy of it, by
laying down certain rue whereby TO as
certain in the quantity Of Utmost Tevenue
arising from the quantity of population in
any Of the states, and to distinguish that
quantity from the gross amount of impost
revenue collected in any port of entry.
The total amount of the impost revenue
arising from the total population of all the
states IS twelve millions of dollars, of which
sum each state contributes a part in uro-
portion to its quantity Of population wbe-
ther 1t imports into its own state or pnr-
chases imported articles in other states
with the impost duty upon them. For ex-
ample:
The state of Jersey does not import any
thing. The eastern part of that state pur-
chase imported articles at the port of New
York, and the western part at the port Of
Philadelphia, and these two ports are ,o!-
lectors Of the impost revenue of Jersey
which according to its population is above
100000 dollars as / shall shcw: and the
merchants Of whom those purchases are
made nave the use Of that money without
interest till they pay it into the treasury of
the u. s.
nov come 20 lay down the rule for ascer
tanning The quantity Of impost revenue paid by
each stare, which is;
As the total populst ton Of all the ststes is 70
the total imPos revenue Of IL, 100000 dollars, so