The Portland gazette., 1821-03-15

Affect the vital insfFests of the nation For all
such purposes they ae iDexhaustible. They
are more especially % be found in the virtue
and Intelligence of our fellow cili
zens. and 10 the devotion with which they
would yield Up, by any just measure Of
taxation, all their property, ~ support of the
rights and honour OF their country
Under the present depression of prices, af
fecting ali the productions Of the country, and
every branch OF industry, proceeding from
causes explained on former occasion, The
revenue has considerably diminished The eff
feet Of which has been to compel Congress Ell
ther to abandon these great measures OF de-
fence. or to resort 10 loans or internal taxes,
to supply the deficiency. On the presump-
tion that this depression, and the deficiency
in the rSVenue arising from il, would be tenn
Porary,I losas were authorised for the de
maods 6ft At and present year. Anxious
TO relieve ny feIlow-ciizens 10 1917, from
every burihen which could be dispensed with,
and The state Ct the Treasury permitting it.
recommended the repeal of the internal
taxes, knowing that such relief was then Pc
cullarly unnecessary, in consequence of the
great exertions made in the late war. made
that recommendation under pledge that,
should lhe public exigencies require a recur-
renee TO them al any time while | remained
in this trust, would, with eqral promptitude,
perform the duty which would then be alike
incumbent on me. BY the experiment now
making it will he seen,. by the next session
OF Congress, whether the revenue shall have
been so augmented as 10 be adequate to all
these necessary purposes. Should the def
cheney still continue, and especially should il
be probate that il would be permanent, the
obvious. ] am satisfied that, under certain
circumstances, loans may be resorted TO with
great advantage am equally well satisfied,
as general rule, that the demands of the
current year, especially in time Of peace,
should be provided Tor by the revenue of that
year. have never dreaded, nor have ever
Stunned, in any situation in which ] have
been placed, making appeals TO the virtue
and patriotism of my fellow citizens, well
knowing that they could never be made in
vain, especially in times Of great emergency
or for purposes Of high national importance
independently Of the exigency OF the case
many considerations Of great weight urge a
policy having in view provision of revenue
10 meet, to certain extent, the demands OF
the nation, without relying altogether on the
precsrious resource Of foreign commerce.
am satisfied that internal duties and excises,
with corresponding imports on foreign articles
Of the same kind, would without imposing
any serious burthens on the people, enhance
the price Of produce. promote our mahuisc.
lures, and augment the revenue, at the same
time that they made il more secure and per-
manent.
The care of the Indian tribes within our
limits has long been an essential part Of our
system, but, unfortunately, it has not been
executed in manner 10 accomplish all the
objects intended by i've have treated
them as independent nations, without their
having any substantial pretension to that
rank. The distinction has hattered their
pride, retarded their improvement, and, in
many instances, paved the way to their des-
truction.-The progress of our settlements
westward, supported, as they are. by dense
has constantly driven them back,
with almost the total sacrifice Of the lands
which they have been compelled to abandon.
They have claims on the magnanimity, and,
| may add, on the justice Of this nation, which
we must all feel. We should become their
real benefactors, we should perform the Of.
fee Of their Great Father, the endearing title
which they emphaticay give 10 the Chief
Magistrate of our Union. The sovereignty
over vast territories should cease, in lieu OF
which the right Of soil should be secured to
each individual, and his posterity, IN compe
tent portions, and, for the territory thus ceded
by each tribe, some reasonable equivalent
should be granted, TO be vested in permanent
funds for the support Of civil government over
them, and for tie education OF their children,
for their instruction in the arts of husbandry.
and to provide susenance for them until they
could provide il for themselves. Ny earnest
hope is, that Congress will digest some plan,
founded on these principles, with such i'm
proyements as their wisdom may suggest, and
carry il into effect as soon as may be practi
cable.
Europe is again unsettled, and the prospect
ofwar increasing. Should The fame light up,
in any quarter, how far il may extend, il is
impossible to foresee. II is our peculiar fell
city to be altogether unconnected with the
causes which produce this menacing aspect
elsewhere. With every power we are in
perfect a'nity. and il is oor interest to remain
SO, il it be practicable oh just conditions. |
see no reasonable cause 70 apprehend vari
ence with any power, unless il proceed from
a violation OF our maritime rights. In these
contests, should they occur, and 10 whatever
extent they may be carried, we shall be neu-