Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-07-05

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To be cosfiraed
Remarks for Tie consideration ofthe PEG.
Ele.
The heavy cslamllies- which we are daily
experiencing csnnOt fail loe xcise alarm Ia
he mind of every real fliend tohis couDlry.
! That The pre- sent pre- ssh c bears heavily
us no reasonable person will attempt TOD
| ny. Since the adoption Of the ,esusc6jo1
system" our commerce. has ex?e rienc<dm
gradual decline. aodis now nearly snniA1s
| lsted Since the deciarAiio1fof ,par our rs
,ional treasury has been bleeding at every
| pore. and the only means which are now left
| TO replenish it, are by the eotfseatjon of our
| merchants PROPERTY, and by loans and fcses.
AT moderate estimation, the national cx
| penses for the support of our economical
administration" AVID Tor carrying on The war
will amount TO one HUNDRED thousand dollars
per day. Besides large proportion OF this
enormous sum, IS obtained by loaHs ~ more
than legal interest:
Permi, me to ask, then, if The p,sseu pres
sure BE heavy, what will il be hereafter
For SUI ely, II lones are Obtained, and treasury
notes Issued, taxes mus. Inevitably be levi
ID
delayed, the more heavily will they fall upon
the nation, q, the interest is daily accamu'a.
ting. Fellow ciiizens, reflect deliberately
on the situation of your country. and consid
er the na,,on is re- 2onsil 10 this extravs
giant expenditure: every dollar expt ndes,
must ultimately come trom The Pocte:s OF The
people.
Ifthe nation had only expe rienced the ef.
Gets OF wrong judgment, & the nlischieis
sould be as easily rectItie ], - The errone ous
sentiments could be rerscted, we could over
look the iajudici1u Us m mage meni OF those,
WHO have been he authors Il our dffic llties.
Could we but discha.g The enorm IA. debt.
which fast aocumuating as essily \. We
could di b.nd our army, The evil could Or
removed without an essential osnyen
ience But the evil is Of wider extent the
nation will be burdened with b. A,y debt. and
he present, and ia ure geners.dons must be
CONE responsible flr tic r.v,nenl of IL.
Burng the federal sduinstratioh. aud
for some time after Jefferson VS. raised 10
the presidency 4 will nos be forgotten
that tcoSonY was the darling theme Of the
demoeratlc party. The people were hatter
inely old that he EXPENSES of government.
wodid he dimiBished. she, tts saiaraas OF
poblio officers would~be reduced, legation
would become lighter, ard plain, and cor
rect statement of the easury affairs lad he
fore the public, tina, the people might full.
| ly understand he System Of finance.
To convince The unconyinced, ,hat these
! statements are correct, let US 10 K back .
| few years, AMI peruse the wriiings OF the
party Which ls now involving US in all The
| cal4mites OF war and loading US with a most
enormous debt There can We see tker for
mer opinion resnec,ng the treasury DEP at.
me,t pubic exbeslfa,es, taxes. pub.e deb &C
About the time OF ] Herson's election Old
South. ALA Honesius, ws3te largely in lie
| Indepe ndent Chronicle on these important
3, subjects, whose writings with many Others
| of the present ruling party, will deserve =
careful repe ussl for by them the people
may plainly see the glarng Inconsistency of
the party which now holds The reins OF gov
ernmen,.
The Chronicle scribbler says "the s,ae
Of the treasury is of The highest importance ;
an investigation of tie ananciering system.
receipts. and expenditures, and the respect
| i've lite ms, which have exhausted The supplies
as rapidly az they we're furnished These are
particulars, which call for The critical eve OF
the new administration, end n The docu.
ments are not hunt, IT is hoped tina, Jus,
statement will be made that the peonle
may be informed how their money is SPENT.
and what Is the remaining balance Of their
debts"
Surely we have had no acooun, that the
| documents, referred To vsefc barnt,' nor h ave
! we ever had a clearer S atement Of The rev.
enue. and expenditure of The nation. under
| the economical administration" of letter.
| son & Co. than under the federal admins.
! trsiion. Then, the enquiry seemed 60 be,
what was The remaining balance Of the ma
| ,ional debt, but noVr, how shall we plunge The
nation iato debit
He further SAYS "cnder Mr.. Jefferson
administration, we expect an open, explicit
statement of all pesunisry transactions snt,
| there is The higheSf expectation. that such q
| man will be found who will furnish moi only
| the smouDt of debt, bur recommend such
q . aud means, IS put it in the power o,
,Le people, honorsbly and equitably to dis
charge it.
! Blu, has there been tina, open, explicit
statement so confidently expected Has Mr.
| Csllsiin's ingenuity recommended such 1ays
and means, as were anticipated by his par
! " We can confidently answer no hut IN
the contrary, an owe hDwmg treasury has
been drained, loan upon loan has been resor.
ted to, and nothing bu, a dresd of The loss
of Office has prevented direct taxes from be.
ing levied, which were long ago ,eco'hmen
| ael by this consumms,e financiel.
In speaking OF The public debt, he says
'hb pe5EJk that Oh Ss4tb Epps(sii5. Jsdoai
odsria,6,at,on might jcko-O fBe ssampts jet by f5s
dsw'e,etie isgDat"s Of The State sef Geegia, ubl6
ia 100 declared arfofn ads. fabei t6s frseeS
ire wa. ~ be null as5 vId, and nd ed ne oei,