Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-10

hn.i1a at present levied upoa The old.
Wni- they lett themselves embarrassed
i. tais pursuit. by The appreae nsion Of
Interfering with tse views Of the 90.
,eromsnt Of the U States in telatlon TO
asan'lar enquiry now depending in Con.
ress.
Tue committee would have confined
re. new taxes 10 articles of mere luxu.
~ Dill not the present circumstances Of
the country renter a reliance for. feve-
rue, on such sources alone, both made.
oua;e and precarious.
the military contingent, luaa is iiui..
cd 70 one million Of dollars. which IS be
EcYed 10 be shor, Of the expenditure Cor
STATE defence 10 the past year. Ahho'
the waole Of this eSpence is chargssb,e
en- the u. States, danger against which
j; is intended 10 guard, would not allaw
the conmitiee 10 recommend snalie-
sum
The Co,nnittce have already suggest
ed Tia, the amount OF nal,euidstcl o.
entsnrtiu.. debts due be The common.
ve,lh is stated upnn no exact data.--
Toree hundred Thousand dsllars Of IL
Lsve 5.es e'geady discharged by the Up
r.,catipn TO this object Of The last lean
ui ,ae faemcrs' Bank Of Virginia. and
the u. StIcs Treasury Mates l, is
ku"ua TIA, vsiy considerable sun yet
Ies,ain. 70 be pad
Fer pan a; least o!the Claims which
compose Til. oulstsSdins d.bt, as well
rs f such as may tcve-fter arise, il is
beSc,vd that the bidders might be IN
due cd 90 accept certificates ef stock,
btsrisg interest, and red.smsb,s 1T
scme iysd and shor, period. An ar.
rsrsvmeht which II IS ,hesmore dss, a
he To iGNke as ;6e greater part at the
rcvenue CT the eomm,-weal,b is paya-
bic AID consequently received at CT
rear The expiration ut,he ,ssr. Should
i, NC necessary Tor ,ais reason. iurtGer
20 D-syide immediJe payments in mo-
ncY fer other claims. to an account ex-
cesd,n,: a, sny ,i,ae the sum in the ,rea
sury, IL is prssumsd that negotiation
could Ne effected with che or birth at
We State Baaks similar t. tina, Of the
last wear. which WOULD snahie the con.
u2nweai,h 10 ertticipatc TO such extent
the collection of the revenas ct 1915.
Combined w',h the preceding views
il is s-oposed by The coMmittee thst the
tsrnss Of the nov iran sa such % 10 au-
,hotise the paymcnt sc c"ssideraale
rroportisa thereof in any liquidatrd
claims upsn tSc commonwealth ard
that tue Treasurer he enpoweFra,
Ihenc.ar required, 10 issue certificate
o! stock al any tine thrcugh the wear to
tho h"lder, 10 given account, al such
certificates Tor small sums as max have
been issued in satisfaction e nu;siand.
ing claims upao the Treasury.
By making the interest upon the lar
ger certificates exceed ore or two per
os=, per annunI, Tie i-trrest on The
scatter, end pew bic ssnni or Quartcrap-
nssuy. IL l. ronRi,n,H b.livved that the |
Ga rrss,er part sf The proposed irau !
n,av b, effected - such a rrsnrcr rs Ia ,
seprly the wants f the commo nwcshh !
wi;kost forcing new p"per msuium
ir,o s.irculalisn. An effect. ~sicn II
il the mere desirable TO avoid, since II
is not probahlo thst there Will ARISE N
the nresent state of, Tho commerce o!tee |
coue,ry, a new and sudden demand Tor !
en- augmentation Of the present nsd'' |
urn OF exchange. II i. TOO obvious 20 !
reouire TO he more than iDtimated, tina, |
the Ranks established within this com. !
pauwe.l,a within whose Interests her
ovu ace intimately combined, must sui
fcr f.om sny apora'ien which disploess
their notes 10 circulation. Such con
SEQUENCE, assii times iRjnriously felt,
would be especiailr detrimental TO 'he
iieipsi. nf hose institution, when pru-
dcnce has dictated Oh itsir part de.
,r,mir,tiap, now sanctioned bv the Gr-
neral k.ss m aly, Of With lding ennis
stems ofspecie.
F. IL fhersfore yrsolrcd. That 1t 's
ex,esient TO raise by additional taxes
sem no, exceeding t~o hundred th"n-
s,na asl!.rs, in aid Of the present resc!
puc Of TIE commonwealth -
BE 10 further resaived. Tsat such sd.
si,ienal rexc- shalt be imposed on The
following suhjests
o. houses Of private entertainment
within any town or corr~rsiies, or With
in hundred yards Of any public
read.
On livery stables.
On ice houses
On dwelling and other houses above
the vslue of dollars, except
mills, tannerics and houses specially
taxed.
On household furniture above the va
Iue Of dollars, except such