Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-22

.,A;r;. nc considered IS The vital principle OF
Mr. povcr. To render this system eticctuai,
>. said .sns execution must be complete.
rac psiacipl powers OF Europe had adopt
s"a--l'hs concurrence OF the Y. States
(r.,,so commerce then surpassed that OF any
S,,ernafio,,, till. OF G. Britain exceptcdl was
,.cessary 10 render the execution of bona.
.,,4.'s sys,c,n complete. And within less
,,.n thee moaaas afterwards, s. ii four days
ofr.r the arrival of dispatches at Washingtol,
h, Mr.. JeGarson's special messenger from Pa
~. his embryo WAS recommended to Coli
,rc,s, ,.nd .he bill for imposing it passed in
,,s Sc.iitc On the same day.
re unpopularity OF the internal taxes
f.oeevef necessary and prudent in their es-
biishment} sie have seen that Mr. Jefferson
well understood. Yet the direct tax, Oh hous-
6, lands &c. originated if mistake not, with
NJ Jefcrson's own party ; and believe Mr..
reported resolution for the direct tax. Tue
lodrals of Congress (which | have not at
hand) will snow. Perhaps it was an aruticc-
% add to the existing unPopularity OF the fed
cral administration respecting Internal taxes.
4 direct tax was laid, III exact conformity with
IL: constitution which declares, that represent
,i,iyes a,.d direct taxes shall be apportioncd
from the several states according TO their
respective numbers, or population. 1t was
tnta saitl By Mr.. Jeifcrsoh's partlzans, that
tic tr:cs ought to be dyect, that the people
n,isDt ss1s. snd feet what they paid. But
,lrss gentlemen have since taken care to re-
pal every such tax ard aos2 dare noe pro
r.ss Gas srsr zgtsch tts teohie can kno7o uAa
.;tr.. Instead % which, they have conIenl-
plated vas. addition 70 the da.les already laid
ca imported coed en- at the hazard oE en-
couiGgi.g smuggling, which would occasion
losses probably beyond such. legislative addi-
items. i'osai5iy ths ,Ie,.r of this may hitnclto
i,:vc prevented the projected increase OF the
duses.s Instead Of winch, or any other sort
Of taxation, they have had recourse, i: s.n'e
sf'Ylecce, to the borrowing, of several millions
CT dollars, tor the ordinary expenditures ct
the .goscrnmeat
We ncs sec the reason why the govern
Inert IL determined " not to protect com
tnagcc by force nor " risk war until our
r;souGccs are sufficient to dcfray the expenses
wirsaut creating burthens 70 make them un-
popular But our ordinary resources neve-
Will 81 sufficient TO dcliny the expenses of
VIZ: the governncat know 1t: and the con-
cuisioais ua ,void,be That Notwithstanding
al thsis buT.c.:ng land there has been enough
oil this 10 make els ridiculous in our own eyes
~ we'll as in the eyes of foreign nations) our
government arc determined to submit, as they
hsve submitted, to every sort Of insult and
iajury, rather than so to wax tor war will re-
euire n,ore taxes, and taxes may render them
unpopular they choose rather to fiatcr the
people 20 their ruin Than tell them the truths
necessary for their safety, because the latter
rnay prove unpleasant, and perhaps occasion
some upbraitings OF rheis tlsceivers.
Thus a course Of thinSing and OF opinions
h.vins been industriously effected oy Mr..
Jefferson and his -l.borers, rs the means
OF rising to the supreme power and these
opraions, III opposition to the system OF atlmi-
nistc,ins the government, which under
WAsEISGToN was judged essential to the
public safety and welfare, having been long
ard zcalous!y incuicated by the leaders OF that
Gpposition---they have become the fixed creed
G. tire People. And now >these same leaders
dare not attempt to correct those erroneous
opinions, although they haz,Td the safety and
independence CT the country--as they have
ALREADY caused III. sse9iicG of it's interests aid
hcncr.
TIMOTHY PICKERING:
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