Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-23
Fren the Winehesier Gazette.
TAxEs ]! TAXES!

,,e found the Collectors Netice to
Manufacturers, 10 relation to the
duties required to be performed by
them, previous TO the 18th April
next. lat which time commences
sygssesa of taxation which, whether
regard Is had TO the cnormily of the
0a.ies imposed. or the oppressive and
9s.sasions provisions of the law. has
not, perhaps been cgualled. even in
tke most despstic governments OF
Chrisss adom. Asthe publication OF
the laws would occupy a considera-
l, Die portion of our paper, we refer
oar readers to the s. Table of Tax
es'' copied from the National Intel
liseneer, which, at a single view.
exhibits the taxes imposed on certain
8artis:es Of domestic manufacture 80
On domestic distilled spirits; house
hold furniture carriages, watches.
Sc. We may at future day. lay
she laws themselves before our read
ers ;--in the mean time, afew plain
remarks. on the subject may per-
/, haps not be unacceptable.
Our democratic law givers, it will
not be- denied. have ever professed
themselves the e.cctaSire friends of
{ Domestic Manufactures thence it
was bat reasonable 80 expect. that
their actions and professions on that
subject, would have been consistent
win each other; that they would
net so soon have forgotten them.
selves as, instead of extending Eos
teriug hand to our infant manafac
lures, To burden them with SO enor,
NOUS load of taxes as will, in all
probability, compel May to decline
busioessi- We leave il 60 the people
themselves to judge how they have
hoen deIut'ed by their specious pro-
fessio0s, and how little confidence
ought to be reposed in the future
professions OF Democratic Legisia,
tors. Hitherto, the igasrant and un-
inf5rmed classes OF tle community,
have been guiied by arfful aud de.
signiag mea. iatO the belief. that
the nasaherless acts ct folly Il wick
edness with which our rulers have
beea charged by the Federalists.
were :. federal misrepresentation"
We however trust that, IN this 0c-
CASTOR, the people will not suffer
themselves to be deluded by certain
men 10 our society. who. If their
will were law, would keep them in
utter Ignorance of the true state of
things, aad eadeavor to prove to
ihem that :. Democrats could do no
wroDg."
The present subject is too plain TO
be misunderstood. These enormous
loads oil taxes are the result Of war,
Wagrd to secure - Sailnrs' Rights"
but Of which not a syllable is utter
"a IN The late Treaty of Peace -
But 10 the point.
Who pursuing the occupation ola
Hattes. will say that his profits, az
Ter defraying the expenses Of his ia.
niiy. house rent, and every expense
incident TO his business, equal eight
per ee0t. on the gross amount Of his
gales? We venture to say, none
will. We have taken some pains to
collect information Oh this business,
OF which the result is; that 10 the
principal shop 10 this borough. there
have been employed irom eight to
zen workmen. who have manufae-
iured forty hats per week, Or 1850
per annnm, which. at dollars, will
amount TO 1880 dollars. On which
charge eight per cent. and it will
yield 10 the government 1900 dol
lars La the second best shop, there
are manufactured, fae Hats TO a.
mount of 5000 dollars. which will
pay tn the government SO dollars.
Prudent & econas,ical as both these
worthy mechanics have been. they
. have assured us that their profits
are short OF 1000 dollars per annum.
Indeed. we are assured by one OF
them, that whea the business. some
wears since, was almost exclusively
confined to himself, aud his profits
greater, by far, than at present, his