Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-29
From the NJ Yoric Erening Post.

!" Misery loses company" This has
so often beer the observation of expert
ence that the remark has obtained the
triteness aud currency of q proverb; and
is M longer disputed. LIDO not recollect
when have seen il placed in more hui
,nerous, and what is still better, a more
Just pnint Of view, than in the following
editorial article Of the Courier OF this
morning and which, therefore do my
self tie sincere pleasure to extract lof
the readers OF the Evening Post.
1t would be very amusing, If it were
|not disgusting, to ob,el We the pains which
the democrats taketo divert our attention.
from our own sdffcriuas. BY directiag i,
co the suireriugs Of England. Ii the par
It's Law heavy tax, instead of discussing
Its intrinsic lncrts, they begin to corpare
lie with he British tax. and the people re-
ijoice hi their calamites because they arc
less than EngiaDd's. Ii we,contract 8
national DEBT of two hundred millions.
lMr. Gales sits dowp TO calculate the HrIt
fish national dctt, and compares it viii
ours. and as the ,cnntrast isin our favor.
1.-THE pcepie begin to Shout and rejoice as ii
a debt Of two hundred millions was Il
blessing. You would think we had gain
9et!,instead OF lost thai SHm. ii Madison,
,(Aay aad Johnson. double the pay O!
Ecotgrcss, Mr.. Gales Genres out with a
statement Of the expenses OF prince Co
1bWrg's marriage. and tile vast expendi
lures Of the royal family of england: and
TO HE great icy Of the people, it is disco
vered that we are yetce oaomicalin com
rarisDn with our enemy.
+ When we complain that IN New Jcr
sew. hiadison'S tax gatherers have adser-l
Used aar sale, a list OF one hundred and|
eighty three iarms = lots with their in
proyements AID that in Maryland it is.
iii worse, and every where nearly as
bad, Mr.. Gales-eomes out, net with ali
enquiry intothc praprietyand advantages
Of taxation, but with 4 yoiumions list oil
British taxes, heated with somtling about
tories aad blue lights
ian,' thus the people think themselves ex-'
;t,emefy fortunate WITH load OF taxes
lsi"ce they have been SO fortunate as to(
escape the theyouriBg fang, Oh tie British
Lion. Thusit is, thu ueh eur taxes arcl
made erroneous, and although the demo
Gratis intlict upon us every curse which,
vice and folly can invent, We still con
gsatalate ourselves that the British are
iw0rse of than we are. This remndsl
one Of the nan who. hen he bad the
Itanth ache ;eioiced it vas not the rheuma
ltisnl, and when he lad the rheumatism.
he relolced 1t was not the gouti aud
when he had the govt herejoiced lie had|
not all three together
While we are not so bad that we canl
be no worse, we rejoice in our suffer,ngS
aud bear them withtoolish patience, IN
stead Of seeking aremedy for their re-
lief. " hat renders this course OF arga-i
merit very absurd is, that they most vlo-
ieatly couJemBthe very article which,
they quote for their Justification. Y'Ee,i
support and applaud in its infancy, III
tins country, that very system which
they declare to be the ruin of Enc laud 4
aud the people rejnice because they do
not yet suier as much from it, although
they already safer griev.'asly, as in due
time they inevitably must.