Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-09
THE JUBILEE.

[Wbile ministerial toos, jobbers, and con-
tractors OF the governments, aud some of
the foolish people of England ware ceie-
brating his najeyty's entry into the 50th
year OF his reign, as jubilee, Peter
Porcupne points u the state of the ma
ton, as exhibiting more cause for mourn
ing than mlr1h. He talks of " the long
and unfortunate reign" We extract the
following i
When the king mounted the throne, the
DEsr, of which the nation pays the inter-
est by taxes, amounted 10 about 10 mIlii
ons it now amounts TO nearly 700 MILL
ons ; and, ore years taxes now is nearly
equal to what the whole debt then was.
The poor rates of England and Wales then
amounted TO about million and a quarter
annually they now amount to more than
six millions annually. The number OF pa
IRISH paupers was then about two hundred
thousand that number now is about twelve
hundred thousand. These are pretty good
proofs, sir, that we have TO cause to re-
joice at the changes of this reign. But, sir,
there is one, which will be very pat to
your purpose, when you have the pDor la
bourers OF Droxtord parish assembled on
the jubilee-day and that is, that, when this
reign began 1t cost the labouring man five
days work To earn bushei of hGur, and
that now it costs him ten days work to
earn bushel of -four and that, if he hap
pens to have three children, 1T is, upon
the common run of wages, utterly impo,si-
bic for him to earn bread enough for his
family to eat, say nothing OF mea', drink,
clothing, fire and house rent. Pray, sir,
state the fact to the young ones the old
ones will not need be told OF it. State this
fact to them, and if they do not rejoice it
is very strange deed.-Then, sir, if you
should have some politicians in the higher
seats Of the festival, yeu may entertain
years glorIes, in diplomacy and in war.
You may relate to them how we lost the
continent of America for the sake of a
tax (; and how, for the sake of o,her taxes,
and Ut corruption, we got possession OF vast
countries in the East, through the means
of which countries enterprizlng young men,
with scarcely a second shirt to their backs,
and with not much greater stock OF J.
de.ss, contrive so To draw upon the taxes
raised in England as 20 Gust from their es-
iates those Nv whom the said taxes have
been paid From these topics you may di-
verge into matters of a warlike nature :;
YOU may rem nd the " Loyal audience o.
the capture of a Whole British army a Si-
talogi, aud OF another at Yorktown. Dun
kirk and the He.der will, Of course be the
lnche OF your praise, atet WHICH, IN que
place, will follow Ferrol, Buenos Ayres,
Caro-, Cintra, Corruna, TaIavera & Wal
cheren. You will, then, doubtless, at
temps an enumeration of those VINO have
been SLAIN d2ring the thirty years &C war,
with which this nation has been blessed out
Of the happy fifty i; nor would it be amss
J az you were 20 lay before the cornwall
guests a detailed acc unit OF those who have
Ia.e!y died a, Walchercn, and Of the Lhou =
sands OF sick and wounded left behind by
our general IN Spain, to the mercy of the
French aye, TO the mercy of those very
French, whom the loyaP writers ~ Eng
land denominate I" blood thirsty villains"
! Returning again 20 the blessings OF OR
present state, and the cause We have for
| joy, you may remind your hearers, that
the kings servants, "a their extreme care
I Of US, have introduced very considerable
boGy, OF foreign 1foaps into the country )
a whole legion OF Germans, horse. foot, &
artillery. Yau may Fennd them Of tbs
present state oi Ireland, snd Did them not