Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-25

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pnce Of the articles they raise or manu-.
>facsure. as the merchants! They certainly
do The only bur,hen arising from taxa
ton of any kind, is the advance OF the as.
ssssmens; when this is apportiored ac.
eordiag TO the means of the individuals,
and is fairly expendedin the same commu.
CITY, the amount, whasever it may be, can
never BE oppressive; but, If the whole is
advanced by one description of people,
without regard 60 their relative means, Ia
respsct TO the rest of society, as is the
case with the American merchants, then
that class are indeed oppressed, and 10 the
bcs, of times must Fee! the distress.
This is not proved by experience, may
be said by those accustomed to Judge from
appearances DOLLY. Merchants. it ia said,
grow rieh-'he towas increase, multiply,
and are silen,. As TO their silence, il may
well be accounted for, by the neg!ec, with
which the commercial interest Is Srea,ed.
The people cf the country flock TO the
towns with The abundant wealth arising
from the produce or sale OF their farms,
and give credit Or lend capital TO the
merchants but me number OF the latter,
who have laleiv secured fortune, is no,
90 be compared with the number OF bank
ruFss, much less With the number of veal.
thy iandholders and mechanics residing
amongst them.
For the truth of this, / appeal TO the
distressed countcnaaces worn by many
fathers ef tam;iies, Tie dependan,s upon
CRITICAL sources of capital, as well as to
the daily applications tor rel'et under in
solvent laws, and 30 The consciences OF
Il ,se iandho!ders wto are Interested ln
ard have b came directors Of banks.
To make this ms:,er still more apparent;
let us reAecl wha, is The real prospect be
fore ma about TO case- into .ha; !iae ct
bus pe IL which he would DC recommend.
ed by cspisaI of sbou: 10000 dollars. tie
mus: count on investments for Surplus or
uas heabse stock TO the amount OF 4CcO
dolass at least, 90 per cent. OF which has
been advanced 10 duties TO the u. States /;
the inss est on N g, az 6per cent. is IS dol
lars per aanum. If he tskes credit for
the like suu Of 10 600 as in most cases he
must necessarily do, as much more must
be adGe., for a like advan,e of duties, or
IS dollars per annuM. The interest on
shis last capital being 10 Pars payable to
another class CT people, let il be added at
3 lie per oens. per anuuG, or about azif the
amount, IS $50 dcljsrs: II he has, as may
reasonably be supposed, 5000 dollars taxa.
able property 10 the sea port. the addition.
al assessment, in such places beiog as 80 %
IS, according to the average ct this CITY,
his sxaence. will be iocrea.ed 81 dollars
so cents. 1t himself and family consume
the valae OF 1000 dollars per annun, 10 i'm
Z ed s,.icses, more than W o.a De con.
.umed by such family 10 the conasfy, the
TAX &c pays on such articles being 90 per
ceot. 400 dollar. is 70 be added; and 1t
there are ihree children TO be schaoled,
physician 10 be retained, add the expeoces
OF church and Clergyman obe supported,
expenses Gao scarcely be estimated az less
ihao 225 dollars mare than ,hey would DC
in any part of the country and The whole
expence, without extraordinary convcuien.
ces or the least possible extravaganza, is
1908 dollars so cents per sn um, that rhe
merchant is TO pay more 'ban country
gentleman 10 Ike circumstances, aud an
conh6en it is neither wha. the latter are
aware Of or would wish.