Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-25

Monday IN November, LOT tue pu''
pose of gaining more eompleat inior-
nation as to the loss of the fotilla.
Mr.. peasants opposed this mo-
ton. He hoped the bill would pass
as soon as possible. because these
men were at present destitute OF
clothes and bedding.
Mr.. GoldsborouSh's motion was
rejected.
The amendment to give The two
months pay in consideration Of these
mems bravery, alone, was again or
fered.
Mr.. Lowndes supported this a.
mcndment. He said if a principle
was once established to remsnerate
men for unavoidable loss sustained
in the service, it must 10 justice he
extended to those in the land ser.
vice.
Mr.. Jackson (of virgiaia) oppos.
ed the amendment. Or The ground
that it was altogether novel to pay
men with money for their bravery,
even where a victory was obtained:
After some debate, another mo-
tien was made that that the bill lie
anon the table. This was agreed t.
yeas So, nays SO.
And then the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, October 81.
The joint resolution empowering the
Library committee OF Congress to copas
tract for the purchase oil Mr.. Jsasrson;1
Library, has passed beth houses. ss
Dir Yancey offered = resolu'ionSAR
recting the commlt,ee on the Ju1iSHsT
to inquire into the expediency OF aYs,'
Ing ,ae law. on that subject. As"'a'
On melton of Mr.. Eppss, ST..
went into committee OF tbsS M.
Nelson in the chsir, oa4!e h ,sS,r w. Of
the committee of Ways M Menus re-,
iA,ive to the ansnccs five II STATE,
Mr.. Eppes stated VT tho Commute.
Dad detsf"l"ed + vary the sys,s"
which they had IL first recommended,
80 as to corrs.Sand with the views o,
he Secretary W,hs Treasury, as give
:" his letter '1Yflne committee CT "sys
On the & 1t resolution, which declares
1t exped'sx 70 continue tho dire 9. ' Axe,
nd to Inc ras. the same 50 'er cent
Mr Ep1ssaade a numbsr rcnars'
explanfk tor, pf the views cf,he commit
tee Ut kayslnd means. SAID ne 'e.
lie - eher. was sufficief patriotism <
vi|cas in the nation support their
II .hs and dignity undf whatever s'tua,
zig rPhey night Be pl'sed' he detailed
attThgth the re.soss which had l"tis.
sns |ed tho committee in recommending
eleral variations in the taxes recon-
m3,nued in their pwn report.
fOne of thealrrations proposed by Mr..
Eppes, COMFORTABLY to the views Of the
sscretary offhe treasury, is to increase
tee present tsxes 100 per cent.
s Mr. Oasiey moved to increase that
tax $50 per cent. aud spike in favor OF
his motioa. He wished 10 have certain
and ample funds to delray the expenses
Of government. He centended that il
was folly to con6de altogether upon
loans, without providing adequate means
for redeenins the faith Of the nation
which in TACT could not exist Without
sufficien. pledges given for its security.
He then went into detailed statement
OF tn, manner in which the late leans
had been contracted, in order to shew
the rumous consequences resulting
from such transactions, by which the
government had sustained q loss OF be-
tween two and three millions OF dollars.
He maintained that it was absolutely ne
cessary ts change the whole ct our pre-.
sent system # I'm nee, or else It would
be utterly Impossible to carry on the
var. He eontsnded, ia reply to Mr..
Eppes, that the direct tax was by far
the most equitable tax that cosld be I'm
posed; pos sessing in many respects
great superiority over internal duties,
PARTICULAR, as it regarded the case Of
collecting it, the seesri,y again 1 fraud
&c He objected TO internal duties,
likewise, on the ground OF their extreme
inequality BY making the addition
which he proposed to the direct tax, the
house would be enabled TO emit several
ofihe contsm plated methods oftaxalians..
which he observed, even il adopted
would Be both harra.sing and unpro-
dustiye, and lead 70 On sdious system