Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-23

good excuse 70 c9I ns rebels !; and an easy and
>Eectual method OF reducing Ms 10 submission
and Of putting it out of our power, 70 rival the.
commerce.. orto resist their acts of Parliament,
The British government therefore, took care 60
'evive the discomfort amongst us, which had
',bs'ded on the repeal of the stamp act, b, en-
,ctinr other ISws equally oppressive. Indeed
he act, known by the title ofthe t,eciaratorv
lct (bv which It was declared, in direct onpo-
it,on 20 he solemn resolutions 9fihe Assem-
Mics, "that the Parliament had. and of right
"onght to have. power 20 bind the colonies in
all cases whats2ever,"l which was passed
oon aecr tho repeal of the STAN, act. was Of
itself suihcien. % have excited universal dis
content, amongst the colonies as in one. COM
Drehensive clause Of = British act of Par.ia-
'ien', they were dec,ared to We totally dep IN
eni on the WIZ o. a British Parliament; in
lshort, to be ahiect slaves rs works could de-
scribe. The colonies however were so pleas
NJ with the repeal o. the stamp act, and so DIS
posed Ia l,e uppn good terms with the parent
country that they were willing to look upon
ms insulting tvrinnicai act. AZ mere .Srlvo az
Parliamentary honor FOR repealing the sta,np
aci-and fondlv hoped that the pride ofthe Bri
fish naiion would be salts. Il with it; and that
the wsd m and commercial interest OF that ma
unn would never consent tn make any other
use of it--Gnverr,nent there fore to carry into
lciiect it's system ofoppresSipn, was determined
10 rouse the resentment of the colonies, a al as
Tr. Burke cxpressed it, even ''to goag them
ifo resistdrce''-snd this. they happily effected
--ior two years after the repeal of the stamp
act, the Parliament finding that the colonies
thad unversa'lv sg-eed to acquiesce in their
organizations % commerce, but had at The same
line protested against taxation by the porla-
ment: distinguished IN 4 pointed manner he
Tween external anil internal taxation, saying
Ithat there was wide difference between paw
Ing duty in Britain on the articles they might
Choose 10 import, and being compelled 70 paw
Iit in America, where they had rot the noaey
required by law Cor such dmty--and that 100 re-
l1uired articles forced upon the colonies,
which they were not permitted TO procure from
lany other country, and which too must come 20
them loaded with the high price which British
taxes obliged British manufacturers and ner-
chants to Law on those articles.-ft wEs hard g.
though sad thev. ~ lie reduced to the necessi-
Ity Of purchasing many necessaries in Britain or
which were laid the sums necessary to lighten
the burihens of taxes laid there on the manu-.
'acturers anil merchants but it would he an
lintnlerable oppression after doing this To be
lcalled on here for clyther duties. and those too
payable in specie. (nay some OF them in ster-
ling money! which we h. 4 not, aud which with
care was kept fromus. say at this time and
lin this situation Of the American mind, the
Parliament passed an act LAYING a duty on Tea,
Paper, Paint aal Glass, payable In America,
attended with such circumstances III the act
and The bold measures taken to epe5rce its ex-
lccution prove ihco"tcstib'v that not revenue
nut precedent for raising it al Lisi.unl. was
the great object Of government: and that to
excite discomfort and resistance, in America.
was deemed or more consequence to the pow
or Of the King and PARLIAMENT, than pracea-
! bly, collected reveuue unless il could be re-
venue OF such az amonnt as coHlh satiate the
greedy appetite of;t corrupt and extravagaut
government. lSaied with debt of about so
millions of pounds sterling; or the right Of lie
vyiHg and collecting it at the pleasure Of the
Parliament were acknowledged, and Il dsposi-
tion 10 acqnesce in such acts shewn by the CO.
lones If this were not the case, why was 4
insisted on by the Parliament that we should
pay three pence per pound on teas IN Ameri-
ca, when all America had declared no such du
ty should be paid, instead Of twelve pence,
which we hal cheercullv paid in England : l.
revenue wore the real object OF the tea act, II
ought TO have added 70 the duties payable on
tea in Britain on expectation to the colonies
and not to have taken Oft nine pence per pound
from the twelve hitherto paid there, requiriag
only three paid in America this was givi &
w nine pence ON every pound Of tea which e.
yer could have been exported - tine coonies e
try the power of PArliameht TO collect three
pence in America
To BE CoNTINUED.