Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-11-09

dence rested chiefly on the strengh and spIr- /
i, and energy, Of New England Il was |
then found, that the physical strength sad re.
sources Of the nation lay north OF The Ches- |
speake.
During the war the regular troops raised !
by Massachusetts, and actually IN the field
exceeded The regular troops raised aud mus
tered by Virginia nearly 2o,ooo men.
The UnIed States assumed OF
the deh Of Massachusetts S 1000 600
And OF the debt Of YItgins, $500 GOO
The citizens of Massachusetts
funded, IL, 500 600
The cilzens Of Virginia 96y, I73
The unparalleled increase her com
merce and capital since The peace, only en-
yenomed the jealousy Of VugInians, which
the discovery OF the resources of the citizens
Of Massachusetts, had excited
In 1871 Massachusetts export
ed only S 2,5l9 $50
Virginia exported 3,1l3, 500
Leaving balance in favor of
virgins, 594.215
But IN 1894 the enterprise of
N. England, commensurate
with her resources, had SO
far altered the situation of
these states that Msssachu-
sets exported 10, 1894, 379
And Virginia exported only $4,000
Leaving balance IN favor of
Massachusetts OF IL, To-, S79
The unequal operations of The embargo,
between the states OF Virgins and Massa-
chusetJs.
In 1907 Massachusetts export
ed S 2oIl2,O 900
Virginia 4,76I, 234
Leaving an amount in favor Of
MASSACHUSETTS, 1850, $50
Tonnage Of Massachusetts, Asa 900
DO. 0! Virginia $4,000
Difference 900
Frelghts on 450, 900 at S24 IO,6OU,O 900
On $4,000 1866, 900
Balance $4,000
They began to feelher influence, &to ear he
superiority ;hIs induced these bind devo.
tees 10 ( ance 10 cut Oft AL their resources,
and snnIhilate, az one tremendous stroke, all
their trade.
Between the year 1907 and 3,
, the revenue u the u. 5. had
4 been reduced 6 9, 100000
In 1902 the revenue was 16,UoJ,O59
1903 DO. 10,UUU, S32
1909 do. 6,500.UOO
During the administration of Washington
and Adams, the democrats made many bItter
complaints against the enormous expenses Of
the government. Let US see whether they
were lessened when they came into office
No instead OF diminishing hey Increased
the civil list from S 497, $50
to l,Ooo,000
Leaving 6 difference in favor Of
the former OF sos $50
: During the administration Of Washington,
40 900 dolls. only were allowed to support
I foreign ministers in every part Of Europe,
( but IN 1904 these economists raised The sum
10 l08, $50 dolls.
/ Another instance Of this dreadful econo.
my, 100000 dolls. were spent at New Or
( leans in eight months, where there were
only twenty two gun boats and two bomb
Y vessels.
/ We find likewise that $4,000 dolls. were
squandered away upon Wiikrnson-If we
I deduct his pay from his sum, we find that
/ 10000 dollars were left in his 4. nds Of
T this vast sum Of $1,000 he was allowed G, GIG
4 Tor the expenses of has table from Decem-
\ her 1908, to April 1904, which is about
/ mOnths-And this money was paid by ordar
! Of Jefferson, who caused courts 70 De abolish.
! cd to save the salaries Of Judges, anu refused
| 81 pittance 10 ransom our citizens from for
\ eign dungeons. Upon The list of def4icators
we find Brown, tile collector at Orleans,
/ who went off with 100, 000-snd Clark, a.
| mother collector at the District of Maine,
poke ed $4,000 dollars. From a report of
! Mr. Duvall, when comptroller Of the treasu
/ ~, we find Mir. Jeherson's officers 100000
dolls delinquent.
I Mr.. Jefferson stated in his +" Notes on
/ Vagina" thai the resources of The u. S.
would enable them 20 buiId and equip IS
I ships OF the line and twelve irigsles in one
yesr.
But soon afterwards he and his whole par.
~ denounced s navy as an useless, expensive
measure Of defence, l was commended that
fJreign commerce was moi worth protection
Immediately a Jefferson came into office lie
reduced our naval establishment from ff.
teen fFiFates and twelve ships, 10 nine ting
ates and two ships.
Some of the remainder were dismanlle6,
others hauled up for speedy destruction,
and the gun boat system commenced. To
show the folly Of this scheme we need only
observe the report Of Mr. Hamilton OF June
9.h, 1899, The present secretary Of the navy
department.
The fugate President, Of SIS
guns, cost S 221 900
So gun boats, mounting So
guns, cost 400 600
E1Pence 81 igate Of IS guns
Der annunu 100 900
DO OF So guns, do. 655, 2UC
Making a balance IN favor Of
the frigs,e Of 555,2 200
a gun in ingatc cost annu.
ally. 2,142