The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-26


pounds have been extracted from fool
ish John Bul!.to support French emit.
granfs. CefmGn ssGtreys, Yendeans, !.
Chousns. s
He forgets how many pounds ia pen.
sicn money silly John Bull paid 10 ,hs
foreign scsibes, Mallet de Pan and sir
Francis D'iyernois. But does he for
get the Hanoverian efficers and so.-
diels : Docs he forget that whole dis
tricts Of this same England were, for a
long while. placed under the commaSY
oil foreign ofhccrss and that even reei- ,
ments Of Eaglish militia, with English
gentlemen OF their head, we're com-
manded and reviewed by these foreign.
ersi Dues he forget, that English
country gentlemen stood at the head Of
their country regiments Of militia, ard
dropped the point OF their swords and
their coiorsto German baroni Does
he forget the history cf the Germans
and that Of The English local militia at.
he town oil Elyl Does he forget that
The Germans were broughtao force The
English local miii'iamen to be floegeGs
No, he Cannot have forgotten this, for
he published the history, ard | was
nprsonediwo years and paid a thou
sand poondS TO the king for comments
'ng on the history and one Cherries
Adams, then DombcI OF par!ismene
mad, white was in prison The bas,,,eas
10 say, tina; oughi TO have been fog.
sed myself. Can any boay tell what is
become OF the fellow have not heard
Ut him for some time The hired wri-
Ter cannot have forgotten these things:
but, cid he forget The surely did) hat
SAKE Cohurg is foreigner nsy, that
cur beloved queen herself is nor an
Englishwoman So that, il is ci!y TO-
reigneis that come here TO work, and
trade, that he appears to dislike How
ever, big John Bull may raise his head
with empty pride as high as he plea
SEES {; talk as loud as he viii in centempt
OF foreigners, he will not be able TO
disguise from the world that there arc
foreigners, who Fssss"tH'sss All his
big and clustering talk cannot rid him,
OF this everlasting shame
Thus, those who receive nothing our
of the taxes, are loaded according 10
the strength of their backs Such a
man as sir Francis Burdet,, or Mls
Coke, has rider like George Ross
mounted on him and, if all gees well,
the son of sir Francis will have to car
ry Georges son, after both fathers are
dead.
To carry general officer or three
or Jour captains, or company Of SOL
diers, or an admiral, or parcel ofiieu.
tenants or soldiers, would not mortify
one so much; but do you mink, nv
ol1 .IsI, fefn he a. q,
reflection TO me, that the taxes pay,
or, at least, sum equal TO them, is
swail 1wed up in sinecu es by man like
William Clifford To those wbo,render
honorable service TO the country or.
who endeaVor to do it, no Just man win
gruge reward. But, is Il not as clear
as daylight, that whatever sum this 81.
necure man takes from me, / capnoe
have to give to my labcrers? Is ii nor
clear that taxes make pauperss Is in
not clear that as long as these enormous
taxes exist, pAupeiism and crimes ne.
We can be diminished
Conc, then, ] say, my old English
frIer DIS In America and participate in
our burdens as well as in cur elorv-
DO not remain the-e, while you cxhort
L . " td( alti uS oISDts III Is very easy 3
for YOU, who do not feel the little finger
OF taxation, TO reproach as for our
srumbIing. 1t is vary easy fox ycu.
whose laborers may ca, bread and meat
every day in their lives, TO tell US.
whose Iaborers cannot get full meal
of the tormer, that We ougbt To be.co..
tented, and 20 think our government
: the envy & admiration OF the world.;'
AZ this time5thc wages of a laborer at
Bollcy, are los a week: and -four is
IS bushei-consequsltly, the most
he can get is SO pounds a week or
5 2 pounds day for himself, wife.
and perhaps three or four children. la
,ome parts Of the country, laborers
nave not more Than Ss. week, and in
some mol so much WHY do YOU no,
come, then, if this be "the envy and
admiration of the world ;" why do YOU
not come and share our blessings?
And you Cossacks pricsls of New
Eng land, why do you not come and heir,
US to enjoy the benefits OF those +" am.
clent and venerable establishments
IN lbe praise of which you have snuff q
SO sweetly Tor so many years Inc
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