Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-11-14

oasou of Of the Rlouon for douaog the Land
Mr.. WEBSTER, of N. H. faid,
THE propofition was to grant new Land Tax, OF
twice the amount of the lait. Before he gave his
vote. he vifhed to be permitted TO fate the reafons
which would govern and decide it. 1t had often
happened that public bodies, the major ines in pno
lie bodies, having the general power OF adopting is~a
and -efolu,i.as binding the whoie, had iuppoted
,hemielves capable of reducing dAentng members to
uation, in which an, courie of conduct purified by
them might be liable to unfavouTable contribution.
But cafes of this fort, attended with real difficulty, he
thought to be rare At any rate, the peien location
prefcnted no fuch difficulty.
He did not feel himfelf under the necelity, either
Of obRruaing the paAage of the taxes through the
Houfe, of taking upon himfelf any portion OF the
responsibility Of laying them Gale might arlie, IN
which it would reit with tho(c who have been in the
minority of the Houfe, on leading meafures of gov
eminent to fay, whether the iupples houd be grant
ed or Withheld. Whenever fuch condition OF things
all happen is will bring its rule of action along
with it, At prefent no fuch cafe exits. 1t is not
put to us who oppoied the War in its origin, and
have ftcadily reprobated the manner IN which 1t has
been profecuted, to FAY now, whether burdentome
fytem Of taxes hal be mpofcd on the people to re.
penifh the exhauf.d treafury. is for thoc to
determine who have made the taxes necehary, Our
votes are not aked for now any more than they were
upon the declaration of hoitilities. 1t was not then
left with US to fay whether there fhoud be War 1t
is not left with u.s. now to fay whether there hall be
taxes. Thoie who took upon thcmlelves the respon-
hb,lity Of the 6ra, mutt bear alto, the reponGbil-
i,y OF the lat. And It mutt be prefumed, that gen.
tlemen ready and willing to fuitain the confe-
quences of their nea(ures. Whoever has pow
er to gran, revenue, has ALTO the power of directing
its expenditure; ami if the quettion of fuppies
no fupplies fhould ret the decilon OF
thole who have heretofore differed in opinion from the
coufe puIfued by the naturalization, they then will
be able to accompany the fupplies with iuch other
meafures, a. ihal enture the appropriation of the
revenue to proper eoetts and place its expenditure
in competent hands. Bur, if we were now to lay
will vote for The taxes 1t administration will apply
the means which lial grant it, to proper and fen
be ooeas and will call its aid. In this exigency
Of affairs, the mott prominent men in the nation, with
out regard political party, or connection, we ihouid
be told -" Gentlemen you are very obiging, but we
happen to be able carry through our taxes upon
our own it,ength. We do not choole to fubr1it to
iuch terms and limitations you propofe, and mutt
beg leave, therefore, to disPenie both with your con-
dtions and your votes"
If he iaid the taxes depended on his vote if the
administration could ,oa it had made fair and reafon.
able offers for Peace, which the enemy had refufed
fit would now content TO apply its means to the 6rit
great Object IF all governments the protection Of the
people, to carry the War in manner agreeable to
the common lente OF the community, and WOuc Ell.
deayor to call forth the talents of the nation aid the
caue of the nation mott auredly he thould for
whatever fuppies the occafon called for. He ihould
only be anxious in fuch cafe to grant enough be-
caue he did no. repre(ent thoie who would weigh
very icrupuouly sentia national rights and national
fecury aganh the price neceGary for their preferva
ton Blu. as no (uch change of fyfcm is intimated
and as the fyitem of taxation propoed, does not
depend at all for adoption rejection his VOTE he
mould hardly give what might be deemed fanction
to the meafures of government, by general and
voluntary fupport Of IT'S preient plans Of finance AT
the fame time he did not fee, thas other gentlemen
equally oppofed to the with himlef and expect
ing d little as he did, any fucce(sfu fue to it, with
out change, nigh, nat. nevertheless deem the precnt
exigency to be one, in which they were at liberty. II
they 70 fhoud choofe, to vote for revenue, without
making themieves in any degree, aniwerabie tor IFS
probable Multiplication. The whole responsibility,
he thought, belonged to the other Gce OF the houe.
They had undertaken both to put the country into
fate of war, and to get 1t we'll out again. In the
former they have (ucceeded ,-how well they will be
able to perform the Ia ter, time would thew.
If lit was faid continued Mr.. w. that public credit
depends on adopting this fytcm of taxes, and that it
cannot be refuled without retufng the means OF ref
toring public credit. lie certainly hoped that gentle
men would adopt that fyaem of finance which fued
them belt, as we'll for the retoration of the public
credit as for other purpo(es of government He did
not with to limit their choice. lie only difclaimed
any hare in the rciponGbity of mcsfures, in the pro-
dutton of which thofe Whole political opinions he
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