The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-06

enough to agree upon them when war be
came certain; that there was no doubt tn,
resources of the country were amply sutfi
cicnt whenever Congress determined TO cal
them forth, but he saw no necessity for a.
farming the people with odious taxes be-
fore-hand. Another reason for the post.
ponement, he said he disl,ked the syste IN
and II a little time was given, a more &C
Iceptable one to the people might be form
ed. whenever war became unavoidable, he
would be as ready as any other member to
vote the necessary taxes hut he wished
not to vote for them in advance. 1t was
on this groand he had voted against the frs,
re olution.
| Mr.. Porter seconded the motion for post
ponement. Whenever the question Of wal
came before the House, he would be as rea-
| y to vote for it as any member, and fol
taxes to support it and now if gentlemen
would say they were ready 20 lay the taxes,
without reserve, he would vote for them,
but he wished not to lay them by antici
patton.
| This motion was opposed by Messrs.
7N'kim, Snitie, Trout, Rhea, johnson,
Boyd, Fiadiey, Calhoun and Cheves, OH
the ground its iupropriety and impolicy
The committee of Ways and Means having
Recommended to Congress a system Of tax
alton, which has been published to the world
and this House having, in committee agreed
| by large maiorities, to the several taxes
proposed by that committee, to be laid
whenever war shall take place, and not
before, and if no war takes place, of Course
the whcle will be a dead letter, it would
appear strange if they were now to adopt
motion like the present. The people
would be at q loss to account for such a
course. They would begin to fear Congress
were not Serious in their declarations of a
determination to support the rights of the
country. The people must know that war
cannot be carried on without taXeS-that
the one cannot be had without the other, &
it will certainly be much better to fix upon
system before we get involved in war,
than have to do it afterwards At all events
as the system has been reported and acted
upon, 1t ought not now to be laid aside.
Such course might throw obstacles in the
way OF obtaining the loan which had been
authorised. 1t was believed the people are
prepared and ready for war, and willing to
pay the necessary taxes incident to such
state that they feared more the want of
sufficient energy in Congress than the le-
vying OF necessary taxes in support of the
war that if Congress did their duty, they
would have nothing to fear from the people
I--they are ready to make stand that
1t was time to abandon all tcmporisipg pol
icy our national character was Ar stake in
the course which Congress was about to
take; it was hoped therefore that no mo-
tion like the one now proposed would be
|countenanced, but that the House would
proceed in perfecting the system of taxation
reported by the committee, and rc-eommit
the report TO the committee of Ways and
phSAI's as TIE foundation of a hill WI ~,
that bill shall be reported, it would be open
for discussion and if any Improvement
could be then made in the system, members
would be at liberty to propose heiramend-
ments.
After some observations from Mr.. Vid-
gerry, in favor of shorter postponement, in
which he expressed his dislike to some
parts OF the system proposed, Mr.. Risk mo-
dihed his motion so as make the postpone
ment till Monday week.
Mr.. Bacon, from motives of delicacy, as
gentlemen had declared they wished to
have further time to consider the subject,
would be obliged to vote in favor of the mo-
ton.
The question was taken on the postpane-
ment, and negatived SO to 81. The Yeas &
Nays were as follow
fEAS-Mcssrs. Aston, Anderson, Archer, Ba-
con, Baker, Bgelow, breckenridge, Champion,
Cochran, Dinsmoor, Earle, Fisk, o. Hall. Harper,
Key, Lewis, Maxwell, Pickens, Pond, Porter, Ran
dolph, Richardson, Sammons, Shaw, Stow, Strong,
Tracy, Turner, Van Cortlandt, Widgery, Wilson,
NAYS-Messrs Bard, Bassett, Bib, BIackledge,
Blocker, Boyd, Brigham. Brown, Burwell, Butler.
Calhoun, Cheves, Chittenden, Clay, Crawford, Da-
| yenport, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Ely, Emott, Find
ley, Fitch, Franklin, Gholson, Gold, GoIdsborough,
Goodwyn, Gray, Green, Grundy, Is. Hall, Halves,
Huity, Jackson Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, Law,
Leieyer, Little, Livingston, Lowndes Lyle, Macon,
Moore M'Bryde, MCoy, M'Kee, M'kim, Metcslf
Minor, MitchiIl, Morgan, Morrow, Moseley, Nell
son, New, Newbod, Newton, Ormsby, Pearson, Pr
per. Ptkn, peasants, Potter, Quincy, Reed, Ridge
ly, Ringgoid, Rhsa, Roane, Roberts, Roiman, Sage,
Seayer, Sewer, Seybert, Smile, G. Smith, j. Smith,
Stanford, Stuart, Sturges, Tagsart, Tallmadge
Iroup, Wheaton, White, Whitelill, VIM, Wright
-95
The question returned on concurring in
the second resolution in relation to draw
backs.
| Mr.. Sto7o said he should vote in the mega
tive, because he conceived it would not be
consistent with good faith to pass a regula-
ton of this kind which would apply to goods
already imported.
! The resolution was agreed to, 70 Go II.
! The following were the Yeas and NAYS:
| YEAS-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Archer, Ba.
con, Bard, Bsssett, Bib, IIlackledge, Boyd, Brown
BurweU, Butler, Calhoun, Chcvcs, Clay, Cochran,
Condit, Crawford, Davis, Dawson Dcsha, Earle
Findiey, Franklin, GhoIson Good ~ n, Green Grim.
dy, Ii. Hal, %. Hall, Harper, HAYES, fluffy, john
son, Kent, King, Lacock, Lefever, Little, Lowndes
Lyle, Macon, Maxwell Moore, MPCoy, M'Kee
| Mccall, Morgan, Morrow, Nelson, New, Ncwbold
Newton, Ormsby, Pickens, Piper, Plcasants, Pond
| Porter, Ringgold, Rbea, Roane, Roberts, Rodman
| Sage, Summons, Seaver, Sewer, Seybert, Smile, G.
smith, j. Smith, Stanford, Strong, Troup, White