The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-21
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meHns ~ The }ruf lEsn. II Tie I'D at -
-1"h'l''' "a' sftHHtnfu. who tnnid u4H
remembered without - lot lug nf dernfcsf,f -
lhe public o. SUSTAINED ba tis emy ,ls#H#
IL = 'ses.ed, ~ al uueaa,pon a. arer. t.
eehi''n'e ei this ilnH.r Hnl hr vi tasftf#I
;" van 50 much knowledge. aud ailh ,u,.af
which rnahled h,m Ia 4, iie6i aud a. Ins.r,,et tn
iloasf, th'le wa I'M ed "a rnii,h r,.triarc,s M
klndirs-, a,,d such ,cH unaffected modesfe
TIA I 70" "srt already prepared g. be suhda,4
peini' he eseftrd hls commanding power Of a.
Hninrnl. liz spoke h. sand II w., nubic h.
4 10 me individual brusrf .tIr iafe Willaiii
Lo"hdrs, 81 south iAluiina. ) b, bta lived lan
'""ngh 10 acquire The bi.4t pnss ,i,le reputation.
dlsPointan eafnrd - u VII sprni Ifr b.
lof'in'uio He trfntr. pir snG,frt Il apucnrld
nem ihr laPnri. fhHt n thr period referred Ia.
N'hi'l TIE "Hs dp"d INK 81 ulu,e than i've
mdlions and hull=tfr,r we're Internal taxes.
consisting OF llcrnses 60 dtdillers. tax on Tn.
tmgrs' h'cnses tofeiailcr,. uur,ion duties tx
On lmu'i"rc On muuu ~ tures. rxcse pn disiil-
'd spirits, and me, ensed postage. 10 fhf amount
81 seven millions, making al Aggregate of hIafs.
INN Twelve millions and half Of dolluih.
rom all tbs Rrtel1 Of hurhen the people al
ms country bad bern rohr,ed Above twelve
inilhons aud - hhtfof trtrnue lad b. en- sur,fu.
aeied YET, tn Wtefest Of the public debt
mounting n IL" hcemnug ot ihr period 20 mnic
uiah AN millions - dollars pr nnntm. had been
oeS P'ld-ihe CIains crow ny oct OF the va.
o. very lure amount, had l., en- paid=-the m
my establishment suppor'cd---lh, uae, mntainin.
Ell aud auRmriurd--=a system at ioit,Gtntien5
! established aud prosecuted, commensurate with
'hf wants II the country tile clnims untrt tie
heaiy with 0paln hnd been satisGcdalNa
| regular operations ot ia" Gotcrnurnt cuiipd
oh--nnd, hesldts. occasioaal appropriate -
p' Congress, permanent provision Ia hen,y
daoehi upon the lrcp uiy bat vii applied
hhd h"rn made iut adding II The roiniots 81
IN decltnihe years oil The veterans ofIhc Res.
t"iion SOMETHING not uncomfortable, too hHh
peen done for lntc,nHl Improvement. And
DUNG he same period 49, hr bad already a..
TED seventy millions had bern Dad ~ OF the
principal 81 lhe pubic debt Ol It's amount
he Thought II prope, To add mote thnn sixteen
millions (prncpal 81 public dobD had been
pah during the present Adnenl. uatfon
government winch has ,he,tcd tbs he snid
would Scem 10 be- onidlrd to The pause 81 benz
"sf aud "cnno,nohl, AZ lenst until ilr cnufraiy
opPnItd by some proof ole.tfavpfanrc All
Nhai ~ ON position nov There IS ~ Iuteitihi
taA-h" dneei lmthen the expenses ot az
SoNtIhn'ni are rutuey deifhvrdhy the udnr,t
taxation Of I've ruetpnls W. nIe IN the full
enJaymcnt Of clvtl religious, aud political hhe,-
! " 10 an extent Without rspmrle aud, Last
nat least there IS rs mu,h nj s,nrnce on tie
/ pm 81 the Roscrnmanl, IN the cAerrise OF iis
po"f'. Over mdNldnals hs cnn possibly be oh
/ t'i'r" MIL Gtea e. than any known govtrn-
hept ever did OF NOW does observe We cnjoy
"nl'i nnmplc protection, aud yet, w never terl
! rs pressure W. knnw of its existence only
| by the hcnchis confcrs
! ont ol TN income md revenue of The couu-
| ~, ten milhonas yeArarc nfasocnllY destined
- sinking lnni ~ es,i'rufsh the public debt
The process rnpldl, going on. lie would not
repent the accurate aud saishctuf, statement
winch had bcrn made hv his colleague MI.
oiemmt) The annual appropriation il NOR
ihan sufficient 90 pay otl the debt II, the periods
Wien by The terms o. the seYrlaI loans II IS re
dermnhr. The whole NAV be pad oil 10 lJi'
vcaf 1880. anh II large ,u plus accumulated ~
| the llrnsmy Aiiff thai pctiud. the present
! revenue vii exceed. by NJ lrasi ton million, ~
dallars, the wants OF the government, aud my
BIZ accordingly reduced S1zh is our coDd.
ton and snci, our prospects
But thcfc Is Oihcr ptout mere precise AND ~
some expects more satisfactory, upon This point
Of n eisr economy. Whit ne the total espfp.
! dimcs Of fhc government the public debt inclu
/ led Let rs tatc the year ls26. II ano,d, 4,
| helter bass dun the yea inst fnded because Il
, Is II matte Of exact know ledge AID 10 pHif -.
/ llnatpd. The whole c1pedtutr about tae,ty
| iont millions idoars epoptlaiionDitbrlzri ~.
| ted 5iaIrs 1t ihr present uionrnt Is not rtscdy
known Hut upon tie lowest estimate thai "a,
bc reasonably formed # H. this rxneudurs# ~
lrss tlnn two dollars ioi caelf individual comm.
| slnf u How, then. can II be supposed u. Il
! seemed to fr by the gentleman from kireini,
! Nj tbyd) THAI The comparison With other
connnics would be disadshntaprens IA ia ,
lhe,r !, 10 comparison in The case Take tie
government ot Eugiupd Ion example. The taxB
ION th'rr according 10 The larr.t statement I
havr 81 u, iakiug an average Of five years ,pl
mr. lS23. Is no Isssahau hlly II rec millions ST.
ling, nnd lhe pave ehla taxes aIe stated ~ seven
millions more, making n toial Of siffy inllions.
In srqual to three pounds stetlinp A bpnd II
whole population, 81 ~ The present Tatr 81
exchange hnrrn do.llHis - head BIT he updsr.
atom the melnre, 6"fn Virginia (Nr Flogd
Ia say mi We must add tlr e"pener Of our sfntt
GoYe'upeniz and / cal charges, AID these bring
addrd est e.VernmciuIu oud appea, T., he an
tsP'UsIye me. la the State winch he Mr. SCI
Rronj had the honor IA pnit 10 represent. there
we no taxes im the suppDitu of Government
lie or'y sinir taxes existing were some whiri
,ad broo iesrntly Imposed, lor the purpose al
car glug on great system Of beneficial nu.
pra,emcnt. Which could not with any propfiefy
. cnnr mo the calcuInton. The prone, cxp,n.
srs 0i the State Government did mol according
10 hH ,ccuieciiou--hr SPOKE merely fiom NON.
pIg-fNceta l'U OF hIhtn tehis iof rnth Of tie
people. A. 20 local charges, oi various kinds -
would he sufficient 10 say, thatii they wereto he
added on one side. they must also. Tor the pnr.
, poe of canpn ison be added on the o hrr
Ley existed every where. If We pay ii our e.
ties and towns for paving, Lighting cleansing, ne
they exempt from similar q atges Ia Fngiand
' 1--we pay Tor water do they not pay too Ibe,e
% charges are, IN tact only equivalents TOR esn
ioiis we obtain, and winch are better aud mo-.
ohcapiy Unnamed by common contribution. n
. one is exempt from them. He who lives in ifp
county ,nusi either lofcgo these thing some u
them he cannot dispense WITH or plnrure thor
al his own expense. He must sink his onnu.I
to gtt " airf and II will cost him more lie ~, /.
20 nnlgtted IN the dark OF he must carry Ia
own light tie mnst make his own path II I.
comes 10 glarc whore hc cannot pui down T..
loot hc must hmsclflay down log u ,tpus