Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-11-10

raiseby loans, after begging hiring and
submitting to the grossest usury, they are
still deficient more than thirteen millions
and hall ofdollars, according to the frs,
and daskiRg report from the nsw sesreta,
ry Dallas to the committee Of ways and
means This statement shows 9 balance
in favor of peace S3S, $40, l72, of course the
amount which one year Of war costs the
people.
will now sir, by your indulgence and
that of the committee, state some of the
reasons which compel me to vote agains,
the mar tases Oftkese reasons, sir, some
will be local and others general: While
our attention is directed to the interest oi
the whole, we ought not to neglect that Of
any part.
first Fase sgaint this report al
= sisizen OF New, England, because that
section of the couniry WIS not Represented
in the committee. which made IL, although
its Inhabitants, if the taxes ara imposed,
vii be called upon to pay q large proper,
ton of them. How this happened, whesh.
err by design or accident, know not bui
such is the fact, that no member from New
Englanawas put upon that important com
mittee. But the middle, southern and Yves
tern states engrossed the whole. l would
not be understood to impiicate tho honora.
BILE speaker efthis house, who appoints our
committees and who discharges the du.
ties of his Office with distinguished ability
1t may have been accident, or he may only
have followed the example ofsome bad pre-
decessor. Nor, sir, would suggest, tina,
the committee is not composed of gentle,
men OF ability and integrity. Bot, sir, they
cannot understand the interest of that part
of our country so we'll as a member there.
from. They cannot have the feelings, the
interest, or the views of citizens of New
England. New England appears to be
prescribed, put under the ban of the EN-
pire. These things create suspicious of de-
signs against her rights and liberties
cannot sanction this procedure by my vote
Second.--This administration have, BY
their weak and wicked measures, SO EN-.
poverished our citizens, that they have moi
the ability to pay these oppressive taxes
Shall we lay upon them additional burdens
when they are now almost prest to the dust
by those which you have already heapet
upon them2 Let Va hear what Mr.. Seerela
ry Dallas gays upon this subject
1.-The wealth of the nation, in tho 0dIzlt
and products of it's soil, in all the acguisi
tions of personal property, and in all the
UarSeties of industry remains almost un
touched by the hand of government. Ii
this indeed true Let me asl, the farmer
in the middle states the uatae of his wheat
and his -four, now spelling on his hands
the merchant in the east, the value of his
lumber and his fish, without purchasers
his acquisition of property, deprived by the
acts OF the government of the accustomed
means of enterprise the ship owner, the
rich return of his vessels, now only food for
worms the sailor and mechanic, the cdlae
of their industry in all its Oas.ieties. These
will all exclaim, that they have been sorely
touched by the hand of this government
That g the little finger of this oppressive
administration is thicker than the loins y of
the father of his country. That this ad-
ministration had afflicted them, 40 the great
enemy of mankind was permitted to af-
fiict the perfect and upright man, by touch.
ing all they possess, and they are almost
ready Ito casrse them to their .taees." But
what does the chairman of the committee
of ways and means, say on tins subject 7
6 In Europe, the price of agricultural pro-
ducts is not materially affected by state
of war the produce Of the earth is there
consumed within the country in peace and
in war. The situation of the United States
is entirely different--with an extensive aud
fertile country, and small population COM
pared to the extent of our territory, we
have annually large surplus to export to
foreign markets, over and above what is
necessary for consumption On the export
of this surplus, Which is cut off By godr,
depends in great degree the ability Of the
farmer to meet taxes BY this it appears
that the wealth ofthe nation. composed by
the wealth Of every individual in that ma
ton, subject to taxation, does but remain
almost untouched by the hand of govern
ment. And, sir, consider this war, for
every purpose Of misery and distress, as
having existed for nearly eight years--since
the embargo nv Mr. Jefferson in 1906 A