Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-11-21


pofe of diitinctly Eating to the American people,
that the allies in Europe. the great and good Alex
auder, the dewerer among the reit, all 10 coniioer
it Nay more, fir they believe your administration
Only branch of the power of the late imperial now
fallen, tyrant which power they are determihed
to deftroy. roo, and branch Let not the people
then of this country delude themfelves with the
hope of peace, while the preient WELD the del
TIMES of this nation Foreigp nations, fir, have no
confidence in the aoicable projections of your ad
minitraiion they have forfeited all refpeet, and
no honorable peace will ever be made with them
Not, FIR, that any foreign nation would pretend to
dictate US, or in the fmaeit degree interfere with
cur internal regulations; this would not fubmit,
from any nation. But the people ought to know,
that England will not make peace with fet of men
whom the thinks corrupt and wicked. Can we
then, FIR. ought we, to unite with fuch men il the
profecu,ion Of this French war? BeGdes, fir, do we
not condemn the friends of this administration, fer
fupporting fuch weak and corrupt rulers, and thall
we not condemn ourfelvss if We unite with them
| in that fupport Honef men will decide.
For thefe among other reafons cannot unite in
lfupport of the prefent administration fha:l now
proceed to fate fome Of the realons which compel
me to vote againit the whole fyffem, rather
(cheme, of finance, reported by the committee OF
ways and means-whereby they calculated to raife
from the people of this country. directly or indi
really, by new or increaed taxes, II 635,ooo dol
lars in addition the fun o. 100000 dollars.
raifed in the fame manner or to be rallied, the pref
ent year--making grand total for the people to
pay IN taxes for 1915, 2l,435 coo dollars to the
national government, which does not and cannot
protect then Before proceed to the realons
above alluded to, permit me to hold up to the view
of the american people, Two pictures; one of the
rxpenfe of year in peace, the other OF a year Of
war. The expenfe of our peace Establishment be.
fore the war; las the late fecrelary OF the treafs
ury, MIR. Campbell, informs US, in his able and
faithful annual report made to the houie of repre-
fentatives on the 10th Of Sept I8I4)
D7coo 900
In,eren on the debt es;nR prior the war 100000
Making s,oOoCoo
He further inform, tina, ",he ums authorized byCongref.
expended during year 1914 aud for which aPpropr
a,ion. have beeu made foIlows.-
Amounting IN the whole to 47,270i72
This fun The governmen, expected provide follows
From The outoms D6s0O,OOO
saes Ct puphc isnds 100000
Direct aud internal duties $4,000
Pofage and incidental receipts $4,000
Loans aud treafury notes 50 s92 S6t
Balance faid to be in the reafury 727 SGT
Ds727oi7q
OF the fun the government exped ed to raife by
loans, after begging, hiring and fubmi,ting to the
grsIen ufury, they are till deficient more than thir.
tech millions and half of dollars according to the
hrR and da6mg report of the new Secretary Dallas,
to the committee of ways and means. his fate
ment fhews balance in favour of peace, 90, 37o,
I72 dollars of courfc the amount which year,
war colts the people.
will now, fir, by your indulgence, and that OF
the committee, fate fome of the rcatons which CON-
pei me TO vote againt the tases. OF thee rea.
ions, FIR, fone will be local and others general
W While our attention is directed to the nteref Of
the whole ought not TO neglect thar of any part
EYf-I fhal vote sgainit this repor. a citizen
Of New-En gland becaufe that fiction Of the country
was moi reprefepted in the committee which made
it, although its inhabitants, if the taxes impo
fed, will be called upon to pay large proportion OF
them. How this happened whether by deGgn or
accident, know but iuoh is the fact, that no
men Der from New England was put upon that i'm
por,ant committee But the middle, fouthern and
weltern states engroised the whole. l would not
be uuderitood to implieate the hon. Speaker, who
appoints our com,hittees, and who discharges the
duties OF his office with diftnguifhed ability. 1t
may have been accident, he may have only follow
ed the example Of lome bad prediction Nor would
iuggelt that the committee is not competed OF
gentlemen Of ability aud integrity. But, tr, they
connot underfand the intereh of that part of our
country 10 well as a member therefrom. They can
not have the feelings, the neretts or the views OF
citizens of New England. New England appears
to be proicribsd, put under the ban OF the empire
1hele things create fufpicions of deGgns againit
her rights and Liberties. cannot (anction this pro
cedure by my vote.
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