Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-09-30


wares a;l merchansiZe, Imported into the Uui;ed
| States. Pare lO1, vol. g.
IL. An act lsying duties on property solI at auc.
! tan. Page 122, vol. g.
II. An act TO alter and amend he act, entitled
! al sct laying certain duties upon snuf aud refined
| sugar. Page 1875, vol 5.
| Is. An act laying duties upon carriages for the
conveyance Of persons, sc. Page S25, vols.
| H. An act for raising farther of money, by
additional duties certain Alcles imported, sc.
| Page SgT, vol. 9.
! Is. An act imposing duty the capacity OF
1 stills. Page 500, vol. 3.
Ii. An act laying duties on stamped vclun,
! parchment, and paper. Psge %, vol 4.
u. Au act laying additional duty salt i'm =
portei into the United States, and Tor other pur-
| poses Page 81, vol. i.
ls. An act to amend the several acts for laying
d1eson spirits distilled within the United States,
| and on stills Psge CO, vol j.
L. An act TO amend the act, entitled an act lay
inS duties on stamped veiium, parchment, and pa
per. Page 20, vel. j..
-. An act to provide for the valuation of lands
and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of
Slaves within the Unitcd States. Page los, vol.
81. An act to lay and collect a direct tax within
the United States. Page col, vol.4.
o. An act respecting disliiicrs o. Geneva. Page
$50, vol. l..
IS. An act supplementary to the act entitled an
act to provide TOR the valuation o! lands and dwell
Jog houses, ard the enumeration of slaves within the
United States. Page 5, vol. 5.
24. An act to establish ageneral stamp Office.
Page o5, vol 5.
IS an act to continue in force an act iaying an
additional duty on salt, imported into the United
States, &c Page lii, vol. s.
26. An act to lay additional dutie on certain ar
ticiCs imported. Page 2O1, vol. 5.
q. An act to continue ntorce the acts laying du-
ties ON licenses for selling wines and foreign distilled
spirits by retail, andsD much of the act laying du-
ties on snuff and refined sugar, respects duty
refined sugar. on property sold at auction, anil on
carriages for the conveyance OF persons. Page
26i, vol. ).
Survey this enumeration of titles. Is
there single important object of existing
taxation that they do not embrace Not
one. The federal administrs ton, as well
as that of the republicans, then, taxed the
people They did (; and to the same ex-
tent, as to denomination The very same
Believe not, however, that, for mere tax
alton, mean to condemn. Farmers, me-
chanics, merchants, republicans, as well as
federalists, all know that government,
like every other business of humen life,
requires money to carry it on. But com
parison may very fairly be made as 20 the
causes and the objects, Of taxation and ex-
Penditure and in making this COMPARE
son il is essential to take the condition of
the country, in relation to foreign powers
into the estimate.
Our public records show, and all the
world knows, that, from the year 1899 to
the year 1901, the United States had no
foreign wars on their hands, except that
with France under the administration of
John Adams. Occasional Indian wars
have been common to both the republican
and federal administrations. What the
French war was, may be judged of suff-
GENTLY by the wellknown events Of it
One or two brilliant naval achievements, ho-
norable to the American character. were
the fruits of the short-lived contest There,
as to glory or profit, hostiIitics ceased
There was no French military movement,
requiring corresponding one on the part
of America. The Atlantic Ocean and the
British navy were interposed between
France and the United States. There was
no probable point of contact for armies
Yet, independently of an increase of ma
val equipments, not demanded by the ac-
tual condition of the French navy, the fe-
deral administration proceeded, with sin
gular extravaganza, to waste the treasure
OF the nation in organizing an immense
military force. Let us again refer to the
volumes of the laws, first, from that au-
thentic source, demonstrating the state of
the Navy.
Mary g .4,my Embellishments under tie ,sa,rai
administrator.
NAVY.
l. An act to provide Naval Armament orfour
ships OF IA guns and two of56. Page "a, vol 8.
g An act, supplementary to an act, entitled al
act to provide Il naval armament. Page 2GO, vol
Ime2.
s. An act, providing naval armament. Page
IS, vol j..
An act to provide an additional armament ror
the further protection of the trade of the United
States, &c. BY thisnc,, the president was autlori-
zcd to cause to be built, purchased hired twelve
vessels OF 2o guns each. Page 95, vol. J.
s. An act TO authorize the President Of tie United
States, To cause to be purchased or built ten cal
eys Page LOG, vol j.
E. Nm act TO authorize tie President To increase
the Strength ofreyenue cutters, Sc. Page, i3g,
vol. !.
Z. An act authorizing the president tn accept, in
behalf, and on the credit OF The United States. the
proposals of any person who would undertake tn
provide ant deliver, twelve vessels. armeI sc. Of
molcl ard size which he should approve from
i8tO ~ guns Page / sc, vol. 4.
3. An act empowering The president to grant pri-
vatcer commissions against the subjects Of France.
Page i5J, vol !.
9. An act making further appropriation for an
additional naval armament. Page 25J vol :.
10 IN act r the augmentation oil the navy. IN
VIZ SIX slips of - guns, and SIX soops Of war OF
Sg'rs. Page 25}, vol d.
When the naval career Of the federal
administration had reached this extent. il
suddenly turned about. The people could
sec, ii the petty French war, no motive
Tor such inccssant and enormous increase
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