Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-12-09
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RI c II M ND.
THURSDAY. DEcEMBER 9.
FoR THE VIRcINIA ARcus.

serves.
TO the legislatures Of the States and Of
ne. United States The foiio7ving memorial is
RESPECT fully addressed.
BY the Journal OF the House of Represen-
tatves of the last session Of Congress, as
published in the newspapers, it is stated that
J. Gglackson, Esq. proposed the four follow.
ing Amendments to the Constitution of th,
United States. with an intention of u owing
for their adoption, in time to be acted upon
by the next sessions of the State legisla,
lures.
/. That Congress shall have power to lay
a tax or duty on articles exported from any
state.
2. That Congress shall have power to estab
lesh a national bank. with branches there OF
in any state or territory OF the United States
8. That Congress shall have power t.
make roads in any state, with is Consent
4. That Congress shall have power to
make canals in any state with the like con-
sent.
The following objections to which, are sug
gested from motives of national iaterest,
without any intention OF advancing or OBJ.
| structimg party projects.
Tile first amendment wouli destroy the
division of power between the people and
their government, by converting the unlinnit>
ed right to export products free Of taxes in
to al unlimited power TO tax them and al
so the division of power between the Gene
raj and State Governments, by enabling the
former to enrich or to impoverish intire
States or local interests. The error +" that
any degree of political power may be safely
entrusted to popular Representatives" bv
accommodating rich treasury ct power, has
heretofore proved ths ruin OF repubiicks.
The United States have avoided this error.
BY SO dividing power, that ambition can
hardly hnd a. one place mass sufficient for
| it's purpose. An exchange of this precautiun
reSorted to BY the wise trainers Of the gen
eral constitution, for the errcr against Which
il was provided, would obtain the end which
| that error has universally produced.
it would create arecaniary dependence of
the State governments upon the general go.
vernment by con>isning to he l. tier the only
free fund equally open to both thr ugh the
medium of direct taxa ion, as destruc tive of
| the secur Tor a free government. as ii this
depend Rce was reversed; c u.s. such "A
dependence OF either uId ifectuaiiy de-
stroy the division OF power beweea the.
It's analogy to direct taxation, and the
difficulty Of equalizing 1t by tie r. ,e ot the
census, dicta ed the prohibit n proposed To
be removed, as equally necessary with the
census Itself, to avoid partial pre-. sures upon
great districts or entire States.
1t would foster system Of national debt,
by exposing to the mortgages OF law, a great
| fund now shiClde against the IN by the con
siitution funding system, on account of
| the geographical nature of the u. States, is
mode of raising revenue so entirely con-
trary to The me hods prescribed by the &c
neral constitution, as To produce excessive
| oppression here, and excessive wealth :here.
Ii a foolish king, III order 20 raj a splendid
| city, or an honest statesman. To establish "a
moral principle should borrow great sums of
| money in a narrow district of an extensive
| empire, the distant provinces whose labour
must he taxed TO pay the interest, would be
made tributary TO that district, and be an
nUally impoverished. The ntrcacy Of the
credit mill for grinding nations, is far above
the capacity of husbandmen and artificcrs
nor Can scattered individuals or even smaii
towns, work its wheels and springs Those
who do not work it are its grist, To whom n
| is ot no consequence whether tue toll is ap-
pied to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of titled or a
stock =iistocBcy. Britain, insular, of mo
derate extent. having almost nation ga
thered into single city. and capable of that
nit CATION OF fu, ding TEN arising from a
more equal distribution of its paper. has
been obliged to increase her army, aud har-
den the temper Of her government, TO sup
| press the discontents excited by it's local and
personal par'aiities. A mode of raising re
venue here, which shall Cypress whole states
or even powerful sec ion of the unto !, and
afford the alienation only Of embellishne
a few towns IN lieu of general tiistribu-
tion oil stock viii generate a greater dis
| content than that which has rendered dsu
| nited individuals hardly goyernable in Eue.
/ and. md rPnnt~e ~ 4
IT. 1t the deDt of the United States shouid
be raised to one hundred aud ninety two mill
lions of dollars, and district Liable to paw
one SIX n part offs interest, should only
lend TWO mill ms, il would bt come annually
tributary to he holders Of the stock in one
million six hundred thousand dollars This.
district would be disabled by such drain,
rom exporting fof Itself, however happy in
rs Climate, is navigation and its commodl
lies. The funding system which followed
the revolution, by INJECTING such tribute of
about one third ~ amount, annexed to IL this
additional calamity by which the SUFFERING
district susiains au annual loss OF thirty three
cents bushes ON wheat, and Az equivalent
one upon IT'S other articles for Expectation.
!5y increasing this tribUie and the commercial
osses u iniiicts, tile perjury of the districts
exposed TO the double operation. will soon
become the evidence Of justice Of raisiYg
revenue by funding, and the sponsor for the
tranquility Of the people. Under our form
~ government and extent OF territory, the
'rt'fieal wealth bestowed by funding sys
EN-, must be local, and the taxation 70 feed
Z. general Congress is restrained by the |
censes and The rule Of uniformity from send |
ng taxation alter wealth, and 1t is therefore |
'mPolitie, If not unjust, to raiss REVENGE by