The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-01-27
PROM THE Enquirer.

&c Tie solid state cfhubHc c,rdt."-MAplson.
The federalists mock us---'' yoe dare not
defend our rights, say they--you dare not
meet tic costs--you must kiss the dust in ST.
lence."
Is it come to this When the national no.
nor is wounded, +" must we wait until the secre-
tary of the treasury has counted The costs OF
healing the wound = Shall we become colo
nsts again, to save our purses
Our sires were Of different opinion. They
gave their lreasure-they gave their blood-!or
Independence They did not wait to see how
much liberty yas wosH in shillings and pence.
They felt il was the best gift, which the Gods
had showered upon man, and they dedicated
their pelf to its acquisition 7? Are their sons I'M
worthy of their sres?
VIII the people murmur at this eXertion
Are they so blind to their own hcner as to
Danish IT'S defenders from their confidence
Are they so blind to interest, as to see their
right, invaded, their trade cut up, the future
means of acquisition destroyed by British ava.
rice melted by our submissions--and yet hest
tate to prevent it BY the immediate use Of a
few millions Of dollars? What sou If econo-
mist IS ne, who would save dollar to day. to
lose twenty tomorrow who refuses to build a
leree, when the ocean, threatens an universal
.deaola;lon
This IS bastard species OF harsimony, that
DESTROYS its own views-it is all economy that
Gevours 'tac.f
" nut 7chcr are yosir resources p They are
20 be f,and in the credit of the U. S. in the
raaits oil banks and the purses Of individuals.
The government stands high in the confidence
of the psop Cts stability. It's faith SO strongly
eynced in the payment of the revolutionary
r,aht Zee a..
There IS no government under the sun in high
CT credit.
What Fly 10 lvnns! Here are your
meas Of redemption I" And where were they,
when we assumed The debts OF the revolution
where We're they, when the last administration
paid off near IS millions. besides interest Oh
the rest, aud more Than 6 millions to the con-
ycnlion with G.. Britain ana of the ention
oil Louisiana We are rjch--our prosperity.
our means, Our riches increase every day
importations are greater, and the duties NOR
lucrative.
Have the public lands vanished Here is q
vast sinking fund, greater by far than Pitt ever
dreatnt OF. During the last year, we sold
3,o0S,9So acres for &, 1908 dolars-and v G
still own 65O,oOo, 900 acres
&C Bur loans increase debt" IT'S true--and
tits true public Debt is public cursc-ocy ono.
my is, in itself virtue. But there are otbe
virtues besides it-thcre is something valuable
besides money-nationalho nor--there are 9th,
curses besides debt--disgrace and degradation
An economy of gold is sometimes 7vaate o.
liberty and rights.
g But those debts may fall upon our cai'-
d,ra-what right have We to burden them
.fd,aa that it does--wiIl our sons be base enough
to n,arnur at debts which were the price o
their rights and independence Is there ar
American son so base as to return under iii,
British yoke. If he could thus spunge the pub
Tic dehl Ii this objection had been urget
against the revelation, hszy would our 81, IS hAv
LAUGHED al it
Eat tits nor true, that our leans will fall up
on our postel:tv. For the secretary OF IL
treasury has estimated that al,er 1871 no o
than 100000 dollars wall be wanting for tn
present deb--n lien OF 5000 ,oo0-thus, i
fact, tne cn!y effect OF new loan viii be ;
a.fer the itqpmeaf OF the debt, US il now is, Il
very short time.
. But where is your money," say the iede
a|ists With an i,nob!e taun'--why is 'he treas,
W exhausted This comes Of your embargo
ao.i Of gli .he ,s.sa acts 81 your aIministra'o,