Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-09-24

'cul,r the whiskey tsx, produced an IN
. .urree,ion. in exciting which, Mr. : 1a,,
latin has never totally cleared n,., an.
Of bearing part. I'certal''y mus So, u"
near yery strange that these men sl'Da,a
propose to adopt the very same n.a NO
of raising a revenue Tor ""'c" 60 : and
viIed their predecessors in ONCE am am
which thew employed as Pf'he'rPar' ~.
gine to effect their downtoll. W .ne
dislike Of the nation TO these taxes '".!
are well aware, and so apprshenslve are
they>of losing their popularity oy 'aea' '
that they not only have postpone" '" w.,
ill the next session of cong 's'' u"'
would not suffer even the btl'S 10 oe
printed. They were unwilling I" ~
the people see what taxes the} ','e",~'
to Law. AID must lay on them Ii '". va
is continued. Aud why th's P'ec"u''e !"
To,. answer is obvious: becauS' IL,
elections were at hand. II commerce cd
hceo encouraged, and peace bad pee"
preserved, there would have nFeh '""'e
money in the treasury tnan necessary
frt the exirencies Of the government
Bur now taxes must be laid, and iorsooth
the noodle 2iust be kept Ignorant OF
them. lest if,hey knew what Is 10 come
they would be unwilling to vote tor M'.
pinpgoll, and the rest of the war ticket.
These men, who profess so much res
rect for the viii of the people, are 10th
81
n.orle are not to lie duped, and Will
;udre for themselves. Though We can-
not ,,y before them the bills Tor 1mpos-
Inn, those taxes, we can present to thei"
view list of them as exhibited IN the
,enort of the committee Of Ways aud
means. All these taxes they VIII have
10 pay next year, and the nation VIII IN
cur a debt of 90 million. besides, &C
cordjrg to tie statement made BY tie
government paper, when the means Oh
acquiring wealth by the people have
been impaired: when the price OF pro-
ducc must necessarily tal!, IN '"1fe-
ouence of the war: when our export
trade will nearly be aInihi!ated by the
insecurity of our coasts: when our cities
will be threatened by hostile fleets -
when the merchan, no longer prrc .ase
our surplus of wheat and Tobacco:
when clothing, salt, sugar, cotiec. tea'
no,asscs &c. articles in daily dem; nd,
become enhanced in price: then comes
the government, and demand. tax
from the citizen; and then he is least
capable Of paying it too, and YET the tax
pa,hcrer will have it, though 1t must be
raised by a seizure and sale OF his pro-
pcrtv.
70 such state of things. the people
Of this country are now Fastening, BY the
nisn,ana@enent of our rulers. II ma
i,,;iv IF the nation continue to these men
their support at the ensuing elections,
this nic;ure will fall far short OF the re-
,E,y. Fellow citizens, the constitution
(! remedy is in your hands. Let other
,,cn De elected; men OF more wisdom,
energy and virtue, aid the nation may
vel be saved.
The following is a list CT the taxes re-
commended BIZ The comnittee Of ways
and mean, 10 be paid by the American
neople. The bills Of which are already
nrc pared, and will be most assuredly
passed at the next session of Cong, ess.
LOOK, REID E.ND REFLECT
|. Resolved. That an addition of 100
Der cent be made to the several rates of
permenent duties now imposed by law,
on all goods, wares and merchandise,
imported into the y. States.
2 Resolved, That D per centum be
retained on all the drawback allowed by
law on the expectation of goods, wares
and merchandise, exported from the Y.
States.
Resolved, That additional tonnage
duties be laid at the following rates,
viz
Ion all vessels licensed for the coast
inc tr.de or fisheries, 20 cents per
ton year.
2. On all other vessels owned by CT
tizens of the United States, IS cents
per ton, on the entry Of the vessel.
5. On all foreign vessels, dollar IS
cents per ton on the entry of the
vessel.
4. Resolved, That duty of 20 cents
per bushel be laid upon all salt import
ed into the y. States
S. Resolved, That duties be laid on
licences to dis,ill spirits at the following
rates, VIZ:
L. o. ali stills employed in distilling
spirits from foreign materials, at
the rate of IS cents per gallon, on
the Capacity of such stills.
2. On stills solely employed in distill-
ing spirits from Gornestic materials,
at any dis,iiiery at which there are
one or more stills Of more capacity
together than so gallons, at the rate
Of so cts. per gallon on the capaci-
~ pf .rcI, c.i!lo