The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-19

the poor - MS was Cause aSSSSnc0
by corrupt and 'hireling press bur Il
was untrue. On the face Of the earshs
there was no people SO industrious as the
people Of this country. An Engishmai,
worked as much in a week as any other
laborer in a month. r Aptlause, and
CRIES Of" (" NE do, spe do. - What was
the cause of the WANT of employment ?
Taxation What was the cause Of tex.
alton? Corruption. Alt was corruption
that had enabled the borough-mongers
to wage that bloody war which had fox
It's object ,he desuuctioa ofthe liberties
Of all countries, but principally of our
own. [-4tplaase. The ministers say
the taxes fall upon the rich, and not the
roor--how, then, happens II (? Is your
loaf not taxed9 Is Your beer not taxed?
Is your coat not taxed May, is not
your shirt and every thing you sec 6
hngh] taxed ? fes, yes y IF YOU
were not taxed hey ond the exigcncies Of
the state, you would have your bread az
iour-rence per loaf, and your porter 40
two-pohce per pot, |, and after allowing
every thing necessary to the dignity %
the state, you would have all your .arti.
cles AZ halt price at which they are now.
Loud applause. have litRs bcok
(pulling 1t out)--Igreat dpghfeyJ-,.
printed by order OF the House OF COM
mons, it is one of their reports, but they
did not order that | should have it bouud
and bring il here--( laughter and ape
pldnssj j--nor ds they title it as l do e
call it, in my library, The Splendid
Paupcrs." Here my fellow countrys
men, {preser,ing the book) is the canse
Of all your miseries. They 1.-THE minis.
ters) say, the cause of your distress is
the natural consequence resulting frons
war to peace: but THAI is not the cause =
il is, that they want to keep up the wax
tax in the time Of peace. CApbionse.1
Fathers, mothers, sons, daughters,
cousins, ,bastards, and all sortapf relations.
supported OFT Of your pockets. have
made memorandum Of few iteinS. and
you will see how they come on fIoagA-
fer}--partic,ilarly, as they apptrtain to
our most gracious Royal Family.
That the cause of these intolerabIe bur.
dens was, first, the immcnce amount of 4
debt contracted by the borough h-mongers,
for the purpose Of carrying on a long and
unnecessary and unjust war : the objsctof
which appeared 10 have been to stiAe civil.
political, and religious liberty, and to reI
store despotisin throughout the country.
Secondly the maintainance of an army i1
France against the unanimous wish OF the
French nation. Thirdly. the keeping
up of an enormous standing arihy, wlth
view to curb the people, and to COM
pei them to submit to pay war taxes IN
time of peace and, fuurthly, the lavish
expenditure Of the public money, by
innumerable men and women who held
pensions grants, and anhuities; without
performing the SMALLEST service TO their
country.
Mr.. Hunt then read the various sti-
pends given to the members ofthc Royal
Family. He then continued here wac
Lady GrenviIle down l5oOl. no doubt
for her meritorous services {leud
iatgh); Lady Catham 5000 Lady Es.
ther Stanhope l5O0l, the daughter 0f that
great patriot Lord Stsnhopc: All the
parties were pensioned whether wings or
tories; whether the Pitt or the Fox fac
ton; whether ins OF outs all fittcncd
themselves On the spoils Of the people, all
were tarred with the same brush. Load