Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-09
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;<Shoripg territory Of the enemy,
ns ! prospect Of easy and uscio'
<u ... rrosress. = Do not these de-
s,0. .s,;pns prove what the admins.
s'',;oa would have done with the
s s,as they asked for; with tins
!, on the part Of Mr. Lewis
' NV" he have been justitiable in In.
ssl,;or the nation with heavy taxes
- raise men for purpose OF tins
.;.d gut the National lnteIligen
-. of the 9Th of November. 1873,
.al, ne /. that the Canadas once ours
,seu shalt be as these states hare
, Mem. forersr diroreed from British
. .s,ersisnty. This paper is supposed
- eontain the sentiments and views
sr,be administration. For this ob
;s.t then. have not only our lands
Ssso taxed to the utmost extent
hut the following articles of the first
necessity to the poor, as we'll as the
r;eh have been taxed enormously
high By the general government.
Iron Of every kind, nails. brads g
.arirs : soar as .cell as tallow Can
lies: hats made Of leather, scoot or
o,her a,aierials ; .criiing paper !;
I bools, shoes. saddles and brides.
sle.,her including all hides and skins
y.pned or otherwise dressed. Be
hides household furniture where the
v.,Iue exceeds two hundred dollars
Mr.. Lewis voted as he ought TO have
dome against these odious and oPpres-
Give taxes he voted against intro
d,c;,g into our houses that petty fy-
rant. the encise oficer.-My fellow
citizens, for what purpose was the
money arising from these taxes to be
apOlied1 You know the object was
to raise armies TO inUade Canada.
This conduct Of MIR. Lewis, Mir.
Mason disapproses of. and therefore
OPPOSES him; What is the Inference,
Ills that Mr.. Mason approves Of
these taxes.
IrCanada had been conquered. &
Which certainly would have been
the ease, could the administration
have procured the force necessary
for the purpose; where would have
been that peace which seems to glad
den Mr.. Mason's heart. There
wsuld have been no peace ; Great
B,itaiu never would have made it
NATL The Canadas were restored.
This our government. would have
been too proud to have done.--it is
because MIR. Lewis has by with
ho.ding as far as he could the means
Of conquest, procured peace. that
Mr.. Mason opposes him. The in
consistency OF Mr.. Msson's acts and
declarations is too Obvious to be
doubied on by any. MIR. Lewis ne
YER refused bis vote for any measure,
which carried or the face Of at, the
defeees of the naiio1. He was rea
d, and willing to go any length. to
make any sacrifice himself, and Tor
his constituents. TO defend his native
land from insasions /; TO protect our
seaboard for measures of this kiRd,
the journals of Congress will shew
his name in the affirmative. MIR.
Lewis voted for every measure
Which went TO increase and foster the
navy. On the ocean, be was desi-
foas his country should meet the
Zoe; will Dir. Mason say that he
opposes DIR Lewis Cor these yotesf
trust net. but il we are 10 copjec-
lure what his opinions are on this
SUBJECT, lrom those, who support lin
isnoald say lie condemns these votes
VI MIR. LeMis's. Mr.. Love while
limseifin Congress was opposed to
Tue increase Of the navy and ifeon-
as'eat, he cannot support Mr.. Ma
son.
What. my fellow citizens, has
.eea the consequence Of governments
seha,ng all The regular forces they
. . raise to Canada. II has been,
S'a' You have been drawn from your
a0"'es' and suffered hey ond measure
%'aar persons and estates. The
legislature of Virginia, in order to
In ~ you irem the sad effects Of
~ %e III lated policy ofthe administra
Ss Su OF 'ne general government /; has
.ss n ooiiged 10 lay state tanes in