Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-07-26

ents, all the blessings ofwar and 4. !.
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Sir, tie gentleman's speech delv...
yesterday, VS. very crest speech ,aa !.
you jucge Of rs merits by It's super6ei,l u
tents Lno, weight length and bresd'h ' q
the foot, board measure, the sse,ch v
rarely been matched by any speech s;,. s
Of ancient or modren lines, from the A..
of IsoSrAtes down to The honorable vess
ma, from The great and patriotic VIII ;.
hating city of Philadelphia. ~
(" Now, sir. one word about wh;.k.
The gentleman has told us his civ A.
no whiskey, OF course ! presume III.
tlemsn drinks none, and from he yere e -
hailed reputation he has in such , plou...
manner given to Nj. Gsllstip. | sh,.ld ~
sumo he drinks none, and We, sir he ", Is -
te Us us, that the Secretary Of The ir.,m.ll
is now more Than haJ seas erer. sir.fa.
honorable gcaue nan from penn,,,,,s
hiss not imbihed whisky, he must iay, :
hailed something At least as txhlleraI IN. !.
mast have snufled full portion Of ox,v,'
Tor sir, It is impossible that tie genlems,
should he delivered o. so great sxreb
which II measured as before tnenoo,d
would en,itle hum TO rank with the d;.,s
gdished orators OF the house, so.s.s|
which the gentle men acknowledges he h,,
carried Tor three ms cad oinne long man,h.
since Us first inoep ion, o. rather conrsn
tion-without some powerful inspiI slos
and Thar he had this aid, 80 one who he.j
him could d3ubi, for recaiing SIR my mind
MAS much bev ildefed, or lie Ientmn
was friher over seas Than .he hBnofsh,
( whskey ha,ing Secretary of the 1rtsspn.
Z" Now sir, " ne commute vii FIRM
me soc laI> Iong digression, which re.k
, has nothing TO do With my honorable col.
lessue'a Mr. Taylorl mo ION, no more tl,-
TOO hours and hall ofthe honorable ON.
tieman's lMr. Ingers,i) speech and viii
the subject then under consideration. mi
which gsession I have made with n
other move, than 10 pay the gentleman
debt ofcour'esy, which really and homes
ly owed b,m for travelling 50 lar to vsIt M,
will settle small account with the eenlls'
man which hiss some connection wEh lhs|
subjeci.
"ifI understood the gentleman, he slated
expressly that morality and taxes had nd
connection, Now, sir, appeal to the good
sense and moral feelings of tie commune,
to reiu sta,emen, so ab.urd. and BY lha
good sense and those feelings, will NOS
undoubtedly be Iroved 10 be incorrect
Sir, is Il nothing to Legislature whether
their lsws promote or destroy public. NOR,
or private virtue, withou, which. lei me eH
tba, gentleman, (hfr. Inger, ID no govern
n.ent ever did or ever will long remain, 20
country ever WIS, OF ever will be prosperoe
l, is the want OF vlr.ue, and the wsnld
piety ia law makers, that court The anrJ
irowns Of OmaIpotence upon their eouatY
which will st one time or otter meet win
the bligb,ing curse. that shall xiiher and
destroy I'll ITS prosperity, peace aud ever
hope itself.
To me, sir, il appears Of great impsf.
lance, that our laws should be so frsmtd =
to cherish the morals Of our counliymen, 10
prubibit their vices. 10 punish he evil dcef,
and bold forth strong inducements for met
TO be industrious, p uden, and up'igh. l
cons deI, sir, thai severe tax On sruenl "
quors will produce this effect. Hits bgA
,riced, the incorporate who have not an
pie n'r ans 10 purchase, vii, dunk less, and
thereby con ract sobei Esbi,s II iiswT
law and easily obtained. it Will be bu aa'i
thst will invite 10 inioxlcatI0n. For ny
part, am vesy wiling, If we mus have n.
tsrnsi iaxes, TO tax ,horeughly that vhxt
tends t. the promotion Of evil, and to ler
unbur,hened thSl f,orn Whose breast y
derive The nurture which soslsins life"