Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-25

dare thus to act. Dut u nave 7ueueI'
opinion OF the People ofthe D. S. Than to-
suffer myself for q,omentto imagine thai
they will ever elect Congress, who would.
inconsiderateIy or wantoniy pass any Law.
designed 70 agrandize one portion Ct the
District at the expense OF the other
Whenever the time arrives, that Congress
shall be Influenced in the enactment OF the
Laws for the District OF Columbia, by the
misrepresentation oil few busy bodies y
intriguers to pass laws oppressive TO Us; it
will then be time enough to seek the pro-
per remedy Nothing that has happened
can justify an anticipation OF such state OF
things ss
Having noticed such Of the remarks OF
ine advocates OF recession as deemed
material beg permission to present in
this place t. the consideration OF my tel
low citizens, another disadvantage, which
there are strong grounds Tor believing A:
iexandra will be SUBJECT 10, il re4nnexed
to Virginia. ltns applies to the banks
The fixed policy of Virginia IS to derive
a revenue ~ the state from these InstItull-
ons. All barks which now exist IN
Virginia, under the authority OF the state,
are bound to pay an annual tax th/forn
of bonus to the slate;if we become part
of Virginia again, the Legislature al
though not authorised to demand bonus
of our banks tor being permitted 10 con-
tiDue IN the stale, tor the period OF time
allowed by their charters, have neverthe-
less. the undoubted power to tax the banks
as they can any other property. The a.
mount of the capital allowed the banks
here, is two millions of dollars. A tax on
this capital at The rate of one per cent
would amount 10 twenty thousand dollars
a yesr.--But, suppose the banks should
not be taxed during the continuance Of
their present charters, will not the chance
OF getin the charters Of any one of them
on,inued be extremely >doubtful-lt is
more than probable the Legislature ofVir-
ginia would refuse to continue them-snd
instead thereof 6xa branch OF one or two of
the Mother Banks of Virginia here. But
suppose the charters be continued, we
have no reason to believe that they would
DE continued without Bonus 10 the state;
on the contrary we may be certain Bonus
would be exacled. But it may be as it has
been alleged, that all this apprehension
will be put down by previous understand
ing with the Legislature Of Virginia before
the recession takes place-Can we expect
that Virginia will be SO anxious to have US
back, as to lessen her dignity by entering
into previous contract with us which shall
prevent her from applying the principles
OF her general policy to US, after We be-
come part of the state; have we any right
to expect that Congress will enter into any
negotiation of this sort with Virginia, If the
allegation OF the indifference Of the general
Government towards US has any tounda
ton? We can not expect they will do
more than give their consent to our return.
ing back TO Virginia; Congress will not
take upon themselves the trouble otmaklng
a bargain with Virginia. to admit US to be
restored to the State upon terms not ex.
tended to the rest of her citizens. Con-
gress would think itunrc asonabie 10 esk Viz
gia TO receive us or terms inconsistent with
the fixed policy of the State, and Right
fairly conclude proposition Of the kind
made to the State would be received with
merited contempt.
AN ALEXANDRIAN.