Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-10-27

lOsn.
Its proper TO accompany these pro.
positions with . few explanatory re.
marks.
1. The FIRST proposition enntsmplstet
a permanent system I; but the estimate
OF TIE particular items of claims and 70.
mands upon the public, must be IegsIa-
ed as imme diately applying to the yslr
1915. In every subs quent year there
will necessarily be some variation as,
for instance, the iiem of interest on The
old debt will annually sink, while the
item Of interest Oh the new debt will an.
nu.Ily rise during the continuance cf
the var.
The items FOR annually raising por.
ton OF The public expe,.ces by taxes, and
for applying to the new debt sinking
fund (grsduai!y increasing, Until II be-
comes commensurate 10 rs oGject) srs
essential features in the plan suggcstta,
With view TO the revival aud msinte.,
nance Of prblie credit. The ex,inssis!rI
ment ,r tic old debt is slrcady in iapiI
operation BY the wise prscaution OF
similar institution.
2. The second propasiti VII. doubt.
less, generate many aud very various
directions, Tile endeayor has beer,
howevcr, to spread the Y eral sHlount
of the taxes over wide ~; face with
hand as lIgh, and equil IS is consistent
18th ctn, ebience in the process, aid
eertain'y in the result.
Al the opportunities OF observation,
and all tie means Of inforre,ion tia.
have been possessed, leave 30 oerbt %.
on the disposition OF the pet pie TO con.
tribute generously for relieving the &c.
cessilies Of their country aud 1t has
been thought unworthy d that patristic
disposition 10 dwell npon scanty neaps
of supply, or SHORTENED expedien,s 49,
Whenever the var shall be happily Ter.
~ mated in IN honorable peace, AID he
Treasury shall I've again replepished by
the tributary streams Of commerce, It
will he a, once duty and a plcssureto
recommend on allevia,ion, if not sn Ell.
tire exoners,ion Gf the burtbtns which
necessarily iali at present upen the ag'l.
CULTURE and msDusscturcs Ct the us,I.n
8 IL making proposition Tor the {.
s.ablishment ui national bank, cann't
be insenbibie tn The high authority ct
the names Which have appeared in op-
position to thai measure upon constiiv.
!ional grounds. Ii wculd be psesunap-
tuous 10 COZ lecture that the sentiments
which actua;sd tic opposition have p.s-
sed ava, and ye, 1t would be denying
to experience great plac'ical tdgan.
,age, were We to suppose that differ.
ence OF tines aud circumstances would
not produce corresponding difference
in tie opinions of the wisest, as well as
Of the puget men. But in he prese't
! case, charge OF private opiIionn 10:
na,erial to the success q! The PROPOSE
ton for es,abIi.Ling q naiCnaI banS
| IN the adm iusi,a,icp Ct human Affairs,
there uust be pen vhsn dr oussio0
| shall cea,c ard decision shall secos:e ao-
.oue. a diversity Of opinion may ho-
ne ably survive the oonses. but, upen
the genuine principles q! Il rep essIt..
| tive government the epi.ion Ct the ma.
| in,i,y Cen alone lie carried into action.
| Tie nudge, WHO tiSsl nis lsois the Ma.
| icri.y Ct The bench, changes not bis o.
| piEion, Lu, refio'rjs his dsiy, when Is
entrees Tic judrmeL, Ct tie court, a.
| though ills CONTRARY to his own c"nsic.
lions. An oath 10 supper: tbs consuiu.
| ton anG the laws, is not, the etC'c, ah
cali. 10 surpcrtthem rUjer all clrenm-
STAGES, &C rdirg TO The cpinlon 81 tho
individual who takes il, but II l., Cm-
pi a,iealY. an cath 10 support ttem az
cordilg 10 the Interpretation Ct the leg.
! innate sutbor tiles Fer the erroneous
decisions G! q court {! law, there Is ,hs
cdress Of cepscris), as we!l ss 9! ga
appellate jurisdiction Over 81 act
founded upon Tn eSrosi,irn OF the con-
.,i,uuon, made ty the leeilti'e de-
partneHt ofthe government, hu' aiect-
d to be incorrect, we have seen the j..
dcial department txrrcl'e a re'fca''i
power. Ard even il I'll The departments,
tgi,iatiye, executive, s. judicial 'bcpIa
concur in The exercise OF "a power, "hieh
is either thought to taCscerd The con-
stitntien.i tyust, erto operate injurious,
| Is upon the community, the case - sun
" i,hin the reach OF competent corli'''
through the medium of ali smendne't
to the constitution upsn Tie p"'p"'i'
tion, nor only Of Congress, but o. inc &C.
| e, Il states. When, tb reioie, We nave
u a,ksd tho exi.tente e nslionai bank
fra pe,i.d cftuen!y years, With AL tho
apc,iurs Of tie lcr siative. executive
nd /. deal authorities /; VIXEN We have
| e.cn the dissolution Of one insuiotion,