Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-19

ach line Of persevering conducts
lat the people might 10 K forward ~
prosperity beingrestpred y the 60 mo-,
ST their country revived. lie sssgs
take q short view Of the state Of 10
|nances at the begin1ng 8. tie pje,.'
scar & the close oftlle last. lie ~ -
likewise be induced to Ell er it.,o = =
review of tie difficulties OF tie coue,,
lie should then take a general View, /
the supply that would be proposed
mother time, and Of tie ways {;
means which would be most liAely !,
meet this supply. Fifst.thea, he sicus
proceed to a view OF the tate Of the ~
venue In Che former and present YEA
The customs in the year ending Jan. M
1915, produced II C59,3GUI. aud in 4,
year ending Jan. 8, 1916, l0,4oz .O01
Che excise in 1914, "a 45,06Ul. and / +
1915, 26,562,O00l. lii re lad been =
Increase 0. licences IN he excise, and
some other Slight additions which had E
about loo,d6l. extra. Ii.
IN 1914 produced $3.50 ,OOd /
and ia 1915, 5,So5,UOU 'ihe post 4, !
nee had been much NOR productive tlsa
IN former year. Phe assessed taxed
nad produc, d last year o,1ll,000i. wild
was less ny 2UO,OGUt. tn u ,ile amoun. !
former years: but lhe iipinption arc.
rather from the delay III yirg than any
.ai,Lre IN the tax itself lie pso1eGE
tax, in 1914 had prOdu ed l4,2I6,ClE
and IN 1915, i4,Sl8.0 "a. The Islj /
tax lii 1914, l,04S,O00l. and IN 1916 !
/ ,07g, 0GM. lie total OF tie leyenpei ID {
1914, amounted TO 65s44G,OoOl, and il E
1915 to 66,448,o00l. The inc ease II (
something msie than {. Milo. "Mehse
peared In the total amount was sahSiac.
lorv. inas,nuch SIT showed the nounsi.
.ne state of tue revenue, notwithstanding
eli tie difficulties tie ceahtfy haG 70
epcou ter. lie should res IA lie house
that several large sums were granted 10
meet tie danger winch We we're aDod|
to encounter during the last session I'll
rarllah ent. The contest vas aiaOIl
g,lraeulously enued IL much Shots7
l!nre than had been exp Ct d, ana III 8
u amer thai woalti hand down oar nsNa
AID tie deeds OF our cUuntryn,eh ia |
honor TO Eesteiity. Tie supply val
4 anted on the 10Th of June. ara lie Lad
genempeled tnat il vas suggested IL ls 4
uouse, tLat il would iail a. much sol
ot the wants Of the country IS ne gtaNt
Of former ..eliods bad done and va Ak
APP ose that the allied arr les cnu-a r.
nett ate iuto Fiabce. was fioicGiou> ais 4
atsu. d. searcei. a day lad elapsed lnn
,le granting 81 de upp Wien Tue III
tack upon harleroi commenced, ahI
vas followed BY the fight OF TIE ca'l
h enemy and The downfall OF ms enipH,I
he unIunGed debt hsd been ito.t'a
~ the pa uent If Ii .GO0,0UUl. ane sie Z
t had been reduced by as mucn nOitik
% f:tat tie " hoie uniunded debt sd been
,rouslt down from C2,545 ;tCu 10 III
'W ,OtUi.
lie should nov shortly enter upon u /
tate Of cur commerce. l9e btl'@;k
nanufactures exported N the S'4ttS
lie wear. ending Oct. &c ,8i4, amoulii'
o. s7..G7 ,00OI, aud in S.4ths ending
Set. 10, 1915, to 42.a25l The co'inE
exported III 1914. am sn
ID to l3,l69OOol. q in 1915, to l5S'G
ltCl. The expectation # Linen ha
,een considerably more than in lorna
wears. The wool in 1874 produce
,0O0l. and in 1915, 8 844, UCOl "
this evident increase OF the exports Y
"a, manufactures he did not mean toHE
ply. that the country was not really ID
,taie Of distress, bet the causes d Tnk
situation should be considered. III
would have the Eouse 10 re'' emu.
vi la, material alterations had taken PI'g,
in the price Of articles III consequence
the vicissi udes OF the war. IL inc spI
Which might be wanted sbonld lie rasS,
at once. ( in one loan, it might greaI
increase the public distress; but Il %
money that was required should De ~
en-. as it v ere guinea from every ~" f,l
the great mass Of population woau 'f %
very little additional incanyenlence'
,I,e taxes. lie hoped many would be H'I vi
less oppressive than they torne' J M
,een. and somc PERHAPS, ent'l { y at'n.E
ID He intended consitefabiY Il Ife"t
lie rate Of the tenants raFt Il tie " s
erty lay. which had rtsstc + '1raE
90 heavily npor the ag'ifu't"fai '"'iE
md the tax urop !arnil z toIses N'S
meant to be continu,d. 1hr fai'e' w. Il
tax which was pea ,ly oHpfe''l",na
j. farmers. ard been OBJ. oA'a z
o Il em in tie 40 inn sdiatf poFsc &
.,i,,. do piyc e BrGpohrtJ