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

almsR untouched by the hand of government" Is
this indeed true Let me ask the farmer in the
middk itates the vaiue of his wheat and his -four,
now fpoilng on his hands the merchant in the
eaft, the value of his lumber and his fiji, without
purchafers his acquiGtion of property, deprived by
thS acts OF the government of the accutomed means
of enterprize the ihip owner, the rich return Of
his veilclS, now only food for worms the Tailor 8,
mechanic the yaie of their indury in all its yari-
etits Thele will all exclaim, thar they have been
forely touched by the hand of this govcrnnen mt.
That "the little finger of this oppreillve admins
tration ia thicker than the ioins of the father of
his country. Tina, this administration had afflicted
them, as the grear enemy of mankind was permit
ted to alet the perfect and upright man, by touch
ing all they pofels. and they almoh ready 80
cw7e them TO their faces" But what does the chair
man of the committee of ways and means, fay on
this iubjedt "In Europe, the price of agricultural
products not materially Affected by fate of war !;
the produce of the earth is there confirmed within
the country in peace and in war. The Gtuation of
the u. States is entirely different extenive
and fertile country, and fmall population compared
to the extent of our territory, we have annually
large lurpus to export to foreign markets, over and
above what is necefary for confumption. On The
export q tbs ErpAs, 1vbic6 is cut # BY war, depends
in great degree the ability of the farmer to meet
taxes" By this it appears that the wealth of the
nation, competed by the wealth Of every individual
in that nation fubs6t taxation, does BUT rrmain
ahn9a untouched by the hand If government. And,
iir coniider this war, Jor every PURGE a ,nisyy
and dFyeS, as having exiited for nearly eight year,
lince the embargo by Mr.. Jederfon, in 1906
conitant hoiilIty has, Gncc that period, been man-
tanned by the government aganft the indultry,prop
erty and enterprise of Citizens by their Retire.
tive and oppreiive acts, whereby thoulands of our
citizens reduced beggary to iituation tina,
fCarce any change can be tor the worfe
In New England, too, fir, we are obliged to paw
our fate tax, county tax, town tax, and pariih tax
(he latter tome gentlemen en- this floor may not
underland) conlider too, 6r, that our citizens are
ldepTiyrd OF tic ufual means of obtaining fupples
for hefe objects, and for the maintenance Of their
families Lumber, the fiheries, and commerce
were our chief dependence Our lumber, which
before the war, found ready market at o and ! (
dollars the thoufand, is now merely nominal at a
or < The bank flherics are dcitroyed and it now
Ifeems, from the terms of the enemy, that we are
lin fair way to lofc the beft portion Of our coat
j fiherv - Our veieis confined to our ports
1t mult be known likewife that the inhabitants of
1.-The fea port towns in Milne, were accuGomed to
receive two thirds Of the proviGons required for
their uppor,, in articles of the rf necessity, coat
wife, And in proportion as their means of purcha-
ting proviGons have decreaied, the price of provif
ions has increaied Flour, which was formerly
bought for or 8 dollars, has for fome time palt
been X and IS dollars the barrel. Indian corn,
which fold for feven,y FIVE the buihel before
the war, was the lait lummer one dollar and half
and two dollars the bufhel, and 70 of many other
articles of prime necessity The eonfequence Of
this has been, fuch as was probably expected and
wiihed by the government Many Of cur relpetta
Ible citizens, failors and mechanics have for iubG
ence, been forced into the ranks of your army and
marched into Canada. Yes, fir, have to regret.
nay to lament, the fate of many valuable ci,izens
fome perfonal friends, who have thus fallen vct
inns to the dieafes of that climate, or the fword Of
the enemy-far difant from their homes. with no
friendly hand to relieve their fufering tooth their
dittrefs, in death they can fond recollection
back upon their country and the dear objects of
their ettion, then clo(ed their eyes in defpar.
With the hope OF giving fome relief, have iince
tered the dwellings OF their families, the abodes
OF PROPERTY and happiness now of wretchednefs
and woe. l have beheld their difconfolate widows
and heplefs parents, in miiery and want; and their
children crying for bread: Do then, Oh, God, now
their only supporter, according to the petition in
thy prayer. give them each day their daily bread.
But when the poor have thus cried, Madifon has
not wept "ambition is made of fterner ruff" than
this.
i Third reason As citizen of New England, am
opposed TO laying tiis additional burden upon my Eel.
low citizens, because part Of the money, thus
be raised, will be applied to the paymen, of the
pense incurred by those states in calling out and
oub.isling their militia, for defence of their soil
and families This information, have from the
Sec of Var himself in bis to the letter