Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-11-28

SAID, he considered both unlust ana imPoh-
! tic---uniust because il imposed the pubhc
burtheus on one section of the union, while
the political power resided in another
and inpolilic because it mast necessarily
lend TO weaken the attachment OF the peo-
pie 10 the goverolnent. The states ought no.
to contribute to the support OF gosernmehl
in proportion to wealth, while power was
distributed according TO numbers. tic WIS
Tor these reasons clearly es an opinion that
the direct tax ought to be Increased above
| and the system of internal duties reduced
| below the amount recommended by the
Secretary ofthe Treasury From the el-
feet OF this general principle, however, he
was willing 10 except the article OF domes.
tic spirits; althou sh the duty on that article,
like all the other internal duties, opera ed
uneqlally on the east and north, he thought
it a proper subject OF taxation. The use
OF IL IN most Cases WAS a vlce---in some a
luSury, and in very few necessary. He
wished to increase h duty to tue amount
recommended by the Secretary OF the lrea-
sury-and when the proper period arrived,
he would move, if no other gentleman did
il, to amend the resolution oil the commit
tee of Ways and Means 20 thai effect. he
Chirman Of the committee had thought that
a duty of thirty cents on the gallon would
operate as prohibition OF The manufacture
OF The article When, however, 1t was re.
collected that imported spirits bore an
average duty oil fit, eight cents on the gal
lon, aud that The imporaii N was almost
eniirel, Gu, of, he could not doubt bat that
domestic spl,its would easily besr he pro
posed tax without materially less, ning the
consumption.
There were ffil other reafons MIR. O
faid, which induced him to be il favor Of
an iucreaie of the direct rax and 10 give
1t preference over any tyitem of inter
nal duties. 1t was certain tax in its
product The government could not be
deceived in the amount they calculated 10
derive from it. When pledged to the
public creditor, he would be under no
apprehension that the revsnue would fail
him. The confidence. infpired BY any
iyitem ct revenue was always In proper.
,ion to the Certainty of It's proceeds.
The amount Of the proceeds of this tax
could not be materially varied by amy
change in the habits, cultoms or buGaeis
Of the people, by which the internal du-
ties were always more or leis effected.
1t WIS not only certain tax, but i: was
eahly collected 1t employed no excite
officers TO harrais The people. The aileh
ments it required to be made were in
practice under the fate laws in almoit
every fate. In addition 10 this the mode
of collecting it was an cAe6tual fecurity
againit fraud on the pant OF the cole otor.
he could not embezzle any part OF the
tax without detection. TIN, was con.
liberation OF no imall importance, when
twas tolGderedihat the government mutt
neceiiaiiiy often make improper appoint
menI to the Offices OF COLLECTOR, and when
it was fometimes the cafe, that conhdera
tons entered into the appointment, other
than thoie oil the integrity and capacity
Of the Candidate.
He was further anxious, MIR. q. faid,
/ for an iucreaie OK the direct tax. As gen.
tlemen would perceive, il they agreed to
raiie an additional million and halt from
this iourcc, they would be able TO diipeDiz
with the taxes Oh leather, candles, iron,
faddIes, brides, and Tome other articles
OF real necciii,y, which mad been placed
on the lit OF new taxes. The tax on
leather was particularly Objectionable.
II was propoied to tax it, not only in the
6rit itage of the manufacture, bur in
harneis, boots, Paddles and brides /; 10
amolt every ihapc it could aaume. The
tax on iron was in truth tax on the
farmer and mechanic, into Whole baii :
nets ]. neceilariy entered to great de-
gree. The farmer iureiy would prefer
paying his tax in a grots fun, aheiled
upon his farm, when he could know the
amount demanded of him, than TO have
il drawn from him indirectly and 10 all
extent that he could NOT we'll Ultimate,
in duties on all the feather aud iron, and
Paddles and brides, aud hats and tobac
CO and nails, which ne might find it ne.
ceilary, TO purchaie.
lie had itill another reafon, Mr.. q
faid, for increaing the direct tax, beyond
the amount recommended by tue COM