The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-12-06


regard 10 The 6rst period, have in my pos
session no amount of exhor,s and IMPORTS.
iYs9Tsxes raised on sceoun, os the dcb.9 oC0 0oc!
isis, M do. do do. DO. DO. DO. 45Soo'oJe 45.SCS;Oys
1880 value of exports Of British pro.
vs..F duee and manufactures, -------5,
1900. do. do. do. so,47I,2oe
lS!4. do do. do. 36,0o2,IS7
1889, vsoe of imports into c. Britain, ---------;
1900, do. do. 40. ass4i,Usc
1914 do, do. do. :oosi,soi
1879, Number of men and boys employed
nthc merchant service in all parts
s Of the Iiei,sh donations, l0s,66t
800. do, do. do, 1861
1914. do, do do. if2,iS6
!, h. The account of srterfs Cor 1900 etnbtseee
produce aud manufactures of Great Brsicsa oiihs
while tha, for 1914. included those Of Ireland Also.
The iniovs from CaiaG aud the Eost-iadics are not
included in either year, because they are Omitted III
the account for 1914, in which account is stated
that the time. allowed by la'S for presenting Aei
count Of those Imports was not arrived The tner-
chant seamen include many thousands employed ia
the TRANSPORT service.
Now, to make good the assertion, that tho
navigation and lfade, have krif pace with Tho
taxes paid annually on account Of the tebt;
from 1889 10 1914 inclusive, the Number Of
metohan sean.cn in lel4 oogh,fo have 6een
nearly ga $40 instead OF l727S6. And to
have made good the same assettior, as relat-
ing TO the period from 500 10 lsl4 ihelu-
sivc, the exports ought to have amoun,ed in
the latter year, 10 rather more than zs,sAs;
4l6L instead OF 56,oo2, 6Tt and the imports
ought TO have amounted. 10 rathcr mote tEan
5l,2s2, lO6i. instead Of So,ool,soik
This shows how ignorant, or whist cheats,
hose men are, who would persuade, and
who do persuade, this /" MOST s'AiNkNc na-
! tfon in Me s,orid" ,hai the atifry Of the eoun.
Try keeps pace with the demands offhc gov:
erumens.
Here, however, before proceed 10 compnfc
our situation with that Of America, observe
that the deduction ought to be made from
this fearful am6snt 90 account Of the defrs-
citation Of oDr tsrrency. We pay in paper,
which is now, in fact, ieSaiiender. l, somc-
times requires more and sometimes less, Of
this paper.to buy guinea, as bullion 10 more
or less plenty in the market. But us the nv-
erage price VI guinea, Of full weight is about
2ss. in paper, le, us take tho depreciation uts
third. Then we ply on account Of the dc5t
io the money OF l789, only two thirds o!
$4,000, ,oook'; or 80 100000 leaving out the
thousands. Bot tbis is more than ,hrcc and
half times what VIC paid on account Of debt
in 1889 ; and, thcfe ebre, for the navigation to
have kcht hnrc with The taxes on account ot
d4st, from 1892 aud 1914 inclusive, there
should have been in the last mentioned ycar.
3Sl, ,367 merchant seam en-, instead OF I72,786s
and, if we q little mend the matter by this de-
ductioD, what blow do we gigo to the cen
eera on the other aide For, IL we insist on
o depreciation in the paper TO the amount Of a
third, for the sake Of tightening the burden
Of the taxes, common honesty calls upon Us
TO deduct Mfrd from tie vatue Cf fae in
horts and ezhorts.
Thus, j, does not signify how much wo
torn the thing about. On every side il pre-
sents a pcrmupent increase ofabhfy 10 6eor 2
the ceitsiniy Of the decline thus far, of pre-
schts t,stress, anu the most gloomy prospect
as 70 the future.
Compered with this situation of England,
how stands iha, Of America But before J
make any observations as to whar that situa-
tioh is, ii may nor be ari,iss 10 remind you tf
what, in 1873, yoa ioretold she sOokld be. IN
that year, just after the conclusion oil The ~
mericsn war, your Iorcship wrote book, the
three principal objects of which appcere.! 10
be, to keep up the spirits OF bis majesty uI-
der his recent loss OF dominion TO keep up
tho spirits OF the nation by causIng them 10
believe, that kmerics was not at all likely %
become . manufacturing and commcrcisi
country, or naval power but that, In order
TO prevent the latter, we ought TO employ al
the means ir our power, among which mcaus
was the uifhhoiding of all protection Of Amc.
rican vessels PROS THE BAh3SRY POWER,
and Ge inducing o/ he other greaf n'arine
hosycrs 10 do fhe sames
I will not attempt 10 characterize this last
seniimcn, the mind that could have given
birh TO which, NUT have received appropriate
punisbmen, io seeing this sstac Amerca,C zoe
ssl,ios hroteedon from any Of your" great
maritime powers 5" but Seeding squadron
of ships Of war across the Aisntic, and cbas.
tising The pirates, a, far as regards her, inlv
a submission, 20 the principles Of hnmanity.
America has fares end a de6f too. Bui,