Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-07

coed the powers Of the Exc pdse.
and from that cause the 81 glDsi
intention was reluctantly aban ned.
l have latel, received :sssui uess
fre,n respectable sources. that uen
was the case. re ascertain th ira
point, / beg to Introduce the pvf
siuns ofthelaw designating some tbe
tutie, of tie secratar. af the e 20.
sury, trom winch il will appear. bot
the, must he executed in the cit oi
Washington, and no where else. d
ut all veriods If the year. They 10
in the following verbs.
:" That it shall be The duty of & e
Secretary OF he lrearury to digl /
and prepare pians FOR the imfroa
ment and management Of the rereaid
ind FOR ihs seprort Of the publ
srrdi. 10 prepare and repert est
mates Of lhs pubic revenue. and th>
public expenditure; to superin.eH
the collection Of the rereniie, to decide
on the lorn,s OF keeping and stating
accounts and making returns. and to
grant under tic limitations herein e.
Established. or TO hs hereatterpro1id :
cd, all parraais for monies 10 b. fs-
susd from The Frsasarg. IN pursu-
auce Of appropriations By !c,o. 30 ex-
ecs,e sa-l, services relative 10 the
sale of the lands belonging to the
y. States, rs ainy he by law required
NJ him. 10 muse reFort G;'d gre in
formation 10 either tragedies ef TIE
,.egisic'nrs. in person or in zcriting
(as lie ,uns he remiretD Respecting
Mi matters referred to him by the
senate or Hcnse Of Representatives,
or riiich shah appertaIn to his Office.
snh generally TO perform all sueil
services relative to the finances as
hp.l,all be directed 20 perform. -
After attentive perusa. Of the
provisions o. this lay. no ether effort
OF Tie r.ia6 is necessary II deter.
nine ,hr rsipah'e, and sbsalute 10
compatibility batseeo the duties Of
the Secretary Of The Treasury, and
those 81 an oayoy extraordinary 10
. foreign po~sr, than TO under-
, stand she distraction between here.
and there, bst'7een Washington and
o., s'etcgshsrg. Because. however
exieas''a nay he the moral e.ulow-
meats III ;ile Secretary's mind. he
must hp wanting IN personal ability.
iis ;'sfson csnnot be present at
Washington. and 1t. Petersburg ut
lie same time, and the dn,ies af
TIE 'wn Offices, ito require 10 be per.
formed at ths two piaeas at the
same !in'. and Of course. are es-
saItiali, Incompatible WiaH each g.
TIER, The FIRST duty pointed ont
by the provisions Of 'he law. for the
Secretary to perfa"m. is. to digest
snh prepare plans FOR the itnprore.
| gaprt and management. of;ie revenue.
.his is uaqnestiona''ty. an important
duty. H"v hasit heen performed 7
The meeting sf Congress. watch
did iske p|ace only few days after
the departure Of our envoys, was
known fn be Intended expressly FOR
the improvement Of tn, revenue /:
what WAS it's disappointment. when.
nDon IFS meeting. il wasin formed,
'':at thaesecretary Of the Treasury.
"hnss first dafy ii vss. utder the
law establishing th- treasury4eDart-
meat. to prepnrs the pias for We i'm
proTement Of The rerenue, had a few
Gays before lis meeting, without 6.
ven the Plea of urgent necessity,
Voluntarily a!sented himself from
TIE United S,s'es and thus uaeS
re'tfsly deprived Congress Of the
aid cf bis spIendid financial teleuts
ana; bat too. Oh the very frs. oeca.
sihn wi:i-i, had occurred in the 20
yernment. TO render their full and
proaln' exrrtions. iBdispensably ne.
cesssry Havever, correct may
bare been his motives. it is in vain
10 urge in justification Of this con-
duct, lbSl he Secretary left behind
BIN e prepared plan fer the i'm
,rrasea'eni OF the revenue. IT is
well Known. that this plan was pre-
sen'ed to Congress under very ques-
hanabie circumstances, and besides,
the misrepresentation Of q plan Of
revfDne at a preceding Congress,
vas not a performance ofsl. the dn-
ties required ofthe Secretary under
The law, TO the Congress upon which
had fallen the unpleasant and di1i-
enii task of laying the taxes for the
Improvement ofthe reyenEe-for by