Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-11-21
From TIE Sakm Ga.etfe.
Taxes +! Taxes Taxes !

| The meaiures Of our Administration have anon
annihilated all buhrefs bu, their own The u S.
officers, like the locuiss of kgyp, are roaming over
our country. The aleGors, the marfhai., the co
'eefor', the b'ooaiuckers or tax ga herers Of all
deicr pt'ons with long train of deputies, and dep
utes of deputies have become 70 numerous that you
NICE, them On every road, in every ltreet aud At
every corner They are Gaming from our lAa
means OF iuslfence the remains of ,usultry 10 hao
per times ano from the prefent profpect, nothing
Is likely to escape them. Thefe men are living on
the mheries Of the people, and are the only men
who are benefited by ths Government of the u 8
Gay, what other c2is OF men have NOT the Govern
ment ruined
An inferior deputy collector mi de his boalt in
this neiShoourhood, no, long free. tina, he made
10 dols's per day while attend ng the public bu
hnei' OF h,s Office The Office of MARTIAL in Maj
faehuietn 10 fad to be worth 10000 dolls a year,
and the o,her office. 10 proportion With the iac
obinlc principles Of thefe men no wonder they
ipeak 1" loud IN favour Of Government. aud their
di'~itfou. meatures There is no maxim of oivil
oicy however. more thoroughly eliabifhed than
thti That INDIVIDUALS who are uaoif benefited by
govern ment are naturally bound in the fame pro
portion 10 contribute TO the public protection -
On this principle the rich pay more than the poor,
oeesuie they have more 70 protect. On his priaei
PIE be Atg Future Of MeG,sbyens whb BE Uts,S pro
Phy nay lay Priv kgs sSty all tbs ysv.nss sas
s'HfHg aI'e's Of rs. U .r5o 9sR ess,eiss tLs I4s.
ties' 81 fbe, .5f:e -ri'b'. TIN Comman-ess.ib
J. There Ia as much realon and it 10 a. equi, able
that theie Officers fhould pay a p,ivasse a.ty a,
mat tavern keepers, retailers or vendue maAers
ihond pay iissn,s dssy
Although M,ffachufe,ta has paid near 40 mil
honF OF dollars TO the S. for her protection vet
It'll ihs Is under the impericu. neceiity of fighting
to- her very eTiftencs and il.e ha, noih,ag ls,
from which I, raiie refources but the revenue and
recruiting officers of the u. 5. within this Com
monwealth,
BY the contribution of the u s Art. I. Seet
10, the right Of iaIing imports and exports only j.
givea ~ by the ieveral States /; aud by the cona-
tuition OF Maiachuietts, Oh ', Art 4-a,l the in
hab'tans OF, add perons rehdent in, and eitA,es
lying within, the fad Commonwealth, are tusjsef
10 duties and taIa,ion- he right therefore OF the
Legipsture to impoie iuch duty cannot be quef
toned
a. The patrioim Of the officers would doubt leis
proven; any objection TO 1t their part and they
wou probably pay II a. cheerfu'ly as if they were
inhabitants OF kentucky or TennefIee.
s. Az the right of saypg imp.t. 10 given no to
the U the du'y NUT be Lard on the efes. and
not on the inesmberf of the office otherwile the
true in'ent ct the act may be evaGed by the plea,
which many OF cur officers Can make, al the pre-
tent lime tina, they imps,tei
6 The following icale is luhmitted - Malta
chuietts IL now divided into Is dilrieis for taxa
ton ; Of courfe there are
8 principal sneaors which, at
5000 dolls each, give 10000
Deputies, no, AT 900 10000
Collectors aud deputies. at the
fame RATIO one third longer
tenn Of iervice 800. 900
Msrihais and deputies $4,000
o. the diiir,ct general officer &
h.f 10000
On recruiting officers, fuppofe 90
in the state, at 900 each $4,000
On ueaiury notes and national
bank blis which may circulate
in this State after a certain day s75 600
Total, dsM 600 600
the FUN yO ed bv our I 90 N ,,n,a -, A.. h,,ro,,aa