The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-29


count the bditional charge Upon whole
sale mercbn,s and complain that he is
uncourteos in saying, ga greater impo-
sition was rver attempted 10 be practised
upon the public, than IN making this
charge" 1t was not my intention TO be
uneourteas upon this, or any other subs
jec,: and il i. is so considered, should
rcgretii, But, he saysthis item was in
suiated for the purpose Of inviting ihyes,
tigation. How was to have known this!
The statement did not say so, and con.
TESS, lido not possess the spirit of devina.
lion. | was, therefore, obliged to take
il as is and find whatever might
have teen bis motives he pertinaciously
adherG TO its correctness. In, order,
howey,r, that the public may decide for
themselves as to this part, will now give
them extracts from the laws upon the
subjec, and will leave it to them to say
with hw much justice he complains of
my having treated him uncour,eously !;
for it will be seen that he has not even
nov quoted the law correctly.
Tie law referred 10 by C. d. has al.
ready oscn published. now refer you
to tse law passed February "a, 1928,
entitled "sD act to amend the several law S
impising taxes or licenses, on merchants
and sthers. Sec. Cd. "Bc it further ensc-
ted, That, upon any person or persons
predicting to the commissioners of the
revenue in whose district the party may
be, d his or their county or corporation,
areeap. from the sheriff, sergeant or col>
lcc,orof the royenue for such county or
corporation, FOR the amouRt of the tax i'm
posed by law, for such prisilege.sucb com,
missioner of the revenue, shall gran, to
such person or persons, license to sell
goods,wsres & merchandise, of foreign &
domestic growth or manufacture BY
wholesale or retail only, according to the
tax psiti; to sell goods, wares & mercban-
ize of domestic growth or manufacture
only" in the lsth section 'ehe, she or
they shall tax s. obtain license for each
store:provided always that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed, as to
prevent any person or persons, from
vending any goods, wares or merchan-.
die of their own growth or manufacture
within this state nor shall it he necesss-
ry TO eke out alicense- for that purpose. :"
Aci passed I'd March, 1879, Sec. ID.
".Wo, more than one tar shall Be haid
on account If selling at one and Tie san,
store" And now ask the candid reader,
Whether tbs law does not admit of selling
foreign and domestic goods, under one
and the sane license Whether il does
not expressly declare. that no more than
one license shall be required for one and
the same store? And, also, whether it
does rot expressly declare, thst a shop
may Re KEPT and goods sold wifhout a
HcensS at all 2 What then must you
think OF the candor of e, D.? lie was
as well acquainted with these laws, as
with the Que Published. They are to be
found 10 the adjoining leaf of the same
book. But they did not suit his purpose;
and in the true spirit OF an old practi-
toner be has selected such parts only as
he could,make answer his views. But
as | am disposed to render g. d. all the
Justice he is entitled 10, admit that he
deserves come credit for the ingenious
manner in which he gets rid Of the item
ofaaUings 10 The to7un, as stated Big Me-
chanic The crhenses of the Orfrhana'
court, fees Of n,agistrates, coats Of suits,
&c. oFthese, he says, they are so utterly
and self-eYidentIy fallacious as to be un.
worthy ofnotice. There is no doubt but
that every tbing which tends 10 lessen
the amount OF taxes to be paid, in the
event Of retrocessioD, is unworthy of
notice with him hut with the canhid