The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-09-23

sell NO ouC ~ sAbpuuSut CnouHn 10
deny the benefit that must as to all pub
lie matters, arise from free dfseussion.
No one, not even tho most interested
priest, will deny this as TO matters of
religion But when-the pinch Comes
when either the minister or the priest
sees his system, or his measures, iu
danger from ,his.iree discussion /; he
then resorts 10 the charge of mssrhieu-
eusncss, which he boldly brings against
his opponent, whom lie loads with all
kinds OF abuse and the imputaticn OF
every bad motive; and then Wrapping
himself up in dignified silence, calls,
upon the attorney general 60 do shis oJ-
fee; and when once this gentle man
sets TO work, he soon teaches your man
of Tree discussion what is the real
meaning Of those words. This wa.
literally the conduct OF burke towards,
Paine. The latter having no support,
OF any sort bur that OF his talents, sent
forth $4,000 copies of an answer TO .,
book OF the former, which, even with a |
government TO pueh it about, lad nos
reached, aud never cid reach sale os
10000. Finding himself defeated and
exposed. and unable TO reply. Burke
actually in his place in parliament, CALI.
ed on the attorney.gencralt 10 make the
reply The call was speedily answer.
ed tLe prosecution was carried on
with success ;-Paine had his choice
between Newgate & flight I; his work.
was suppressed; fifty men perhaps,
first and last. were punished Tor pro-
mitigating the work; bu, after all.
Paine's works. snught after with avi.
.d,ty, at almost any price, while that OF
Burke nay be got from any balk or stall
in London at price httic higher than
that OF waste paper. So much fer fee
discussion In Epglandi. So much for
the term " miSe6icu ousaesS
Happily Tor Mr. Smith, he stands in
ma fear Of answer in the fem. OF an ex.s
ohicio information. He has a place to
speak from which projects him from
all the danger contained in The hints os
the Coerier. lie dares speak out, he
has spokta on, and others will, at no
distant d ~, :oilew his example.
The cayil, which this " Ter makes
about the frf7cita! amounts to moth.
ing. 40 be sure RIr. Smith nicans,
that part Of the .nycterty of the fund.
holder must DE takes away I; that is to
say, that the nation canHol pay the
whole amount OF the d.aI lie has
not said, however, no has any body
else, ,ha, I k:-ow of. tia, The iand own
ers are not to lose layf Of thsir 5sraher-
" CiSo. ihe. question with me is not
whethe: the land owners are 10. lose
part ofthis properly as well as sbe, Iund
iioldersi but whe,hcf taxcs sufiiciene
20 pay the FIND holders can Be raised,
This writer says, that the iaw is the
gnsrdise of property, and especially of
funded properly Why The law is, or
was, the guardian of mary things
The kdyv guaranteed the right of the
people to elect even iheiT sheIiffs /, the
Lnso guaranteed 10 THE people the right
of taxing themselves the tasv even
now forbids any place of profit or trusts
civil or rniiila:y, or amp pension 10 be
bestowed upon any person, not q nafu,.
al 6oru subject of ihe king OF this king.
dom Yet, bow staRds the practice,
compared with the law in these ca
ses The i.zv says, shat no Foreigner,
though netnradzeG. 81 acf Of parliament
Gas the priucs Of sake Cobourg has
has bcen,) shall hold any place of pro-
Ii or trust civil or military. The iasD
says that The people shall have the be-
nefit of the acs OF Ia6cas Cerha8 and
iftbis law can be suspended, Tor z years
together, ~ another law, why may not
the law abont the funds The iaU
forbade Pit, 10 lend the public money
to Boyd aud Bepfeld 10 enable them
TO make good an instalmcnt on loan
but, when Pitt was discovered to have
done this, another law was passed TO
screen him from punishment And if
law can be rendered flexible in s1clr
matters as these, why not in the case
before us. To come closer to the point :.
The tcIs compelled the bank company to.
pay their bills in gold and silver on de-
mand. they reJused TO do this /; snd a.
law was passed to screen them from
punishmen, for the refusal. The ia9g
compelled tenants to pay their land
lords in gold or silver but another
| law, ajfer the contract, was made TO su.
thoriSe them to pay in bank noles.--
The iaw compelled tenants to pay the
whole of their stipulated rents TO theiz
landlords ; but another law was passed
to compel the tenants to withhold e
part of the rent and 10 pay il over TO
he governments taxing people. The