Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-07
Mr.. BRisssLAaIss spEEcH
d. he bin laying an aanusl, and
a;,.ee. fa Z IF sir miliioas ct dol.
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n d;,.est IA . IF sic miliioas q dol
isrs upsn Tie uaitsi States.
AIN. spxAKEa- Taxing tho pso.
nss q raise money TO enable the prs-
ssnt ADMINISTRATION 10 perpetnate she
war. has 10 my opinion, 40 esanee
{ lisa nth the weifars Of the country.
ar tic rrc.'isef the nation. And DC a
jug pp,,sse,l 10 The :sar.o OF course !. 3
/ am apposed to the passage q ms
blk i;oa IS suppsr,.
MAJ Is d great calamity, aas's
hlasts he hsppiaess OF thess who
are ;avpsv.ain II and isaov, 'he oc-
cas;oa ~ he uany c;nAarra s. mems,
aud dis.svssrs. So senssb'y isH IN
these Ua;tra states.
those refers, whoever they ne'
Ana u Aesvscr they are, who hastily
aat, a.,aeysss.mily iayolse ccuatry
"a shs horrors, aud inisv'iieis 81 war,
srn sr.urxs and a.,h.rrsnee to any
uso,s.s. My anxiety for peace has has
been 50 ardrat. tilat att:.e eo:nnense-
s r,ent osthe seasisn. / iadulgrd . san
raine hope that the present war OF
waste and folly, was in one otits last
struggles. and that Its rxistcaca
6oalA soon TERMINATES / fear dis
a,,poiafnent. The government al
sheugh uaahle to prosecute the Wal,
do .st seem to have ability. aud dis
position to negotiate = peace. And
in this sitoatioa, nasale 70 do one
tiicg ar the other, tell us, that they
'infsad, IL they can obtain money oy
t..x,ag the people. to undertake to DO
What they have already fouad by OK.
peyieaec that they are unable TO
accomplish.
re devise ways and means. to
raise men anL money, to carry on
the war. were among the great and
cweighty matters alluded to by the
president. 10 his proclamation. and
what induced bin to eoRvoke con-
gses., at so early period. the pre-
sent session. In abedienes TO bis
wishes and recommendations; COR
guess have been very industrisusly
enxaged ia providing the meaas to
eaabic the administrator to prose-
cute their schemes of misery. and
have prepared frightful increase
OF taxes, aud burtissas for the eiti-
xens of the country. II the several
lava which haso been passed this
session. ksall be carried into opera
tivn, they will be sensibly felt by
this peeple, fer you will take from
thrm. ast Va|y their money. hat you
Make their personal liberty. ven will
tske from them aheir children, and
N my opinion, you will take from
them their constitutional Freedom.
!. And although desperate cases may
resuire desperate remedies; Jet II
does not appear to alr, that the pre-.
sen state sf4hia,s, doplorable as il
Is, can Justify the very extraordinary
measures which have been adopted.
Sir-I consider this, and the. other
revenue bills, and The army bills,
component parts of Que great war
system, aud preparatory to another
Canadians campaign.
Canada is marked cut by eur rn-
lers, for tue theatre where they intend
agais 10 sxi,ibit their bravery. and
their hiunders aud whoever shall
sec the result, will iiad The balance
on the side Of the latter. and TO Aid
1 in isproje.t. we are absut TO insult
the niserits Of the people by iaercas-
ing their taxes.
i'nss war, is enc Of the most un-
fortunate and distressing, that ever
any civilized natiaa- voluntarily. and
Of casivc, plugged themselves into.
And although, OF our swn ch0iee. It
is yssy impoli,;e war. il is wronsdb
ia;tio il MAS conceived in error. il
Was Of premature birth. agon;zed in.
10 The world under very inauspicious
circumstances, and without prepare !
ten for It's support; il is like its fa-
fher, Of CORRUPT constitution, of lee.
BILE understanding, of violent pas
:. sians, and not to be reasoned with
money has been its aiimeat. and like
4 yalture. it has presed upon the VI