Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-02


ia tho me anwhic. From ono end OF the country TO
the other the people objected ,his the paper money
debt was swept away, and was paid ar heard at
more; and the Dutch debt was, by the new Congress.
to be- paid by the proceeds of mross foreign ships
and goods; which imposts deemcd necessary To
tho encouragement Of the manufactures, arts, an.
shipping, of the United States. So that W tax
gstlerer has, in America, evcr collected money from
the people, ~ pay debt, interest of debt al one
time, soon after the establishment of The present GO
vcrnincnt, IN excise duty was imposed on home-made
whisky, for the double purpose o paying oil the debt
and OF preventing the in",dlna;e uc at spirtu Ills
liquors The people m PcnnsyvaGa resis' cd the law
by force; ind though they were reduced To suomis-
sion it solely owing To the srea, vcnera'on for
the President, Washington, who was compelled TO
march IN person against them; aud even he would
not have succeeded, Wi bout n clearlvundcJstood
promise, that :he tax should TIE abolished. which
done u shurt trne afterwards, aud sncr that
no attempt has been ,ate I" impose any netna
! tax for the paym-nt oil debt. Internal taxes were
la DIN ing the last wus, but expressly for ,h purpose
OF carrying on that war, and they We're abolished rs
soon as the war was over. The Americans, IN their
separate States, pay taxes for the almns ration OF
justice, on account of the prisons, for the repair OF
their roads and bridges for the relief Of the poor for
keeping mp their mill ia. Jus, we DO in our separate
Counties in England But these matters purely
domestic, as much the affairs u family these
conf rbu,ions necessary to the peace AMI hsppi
ness o! these several communities, ars which Il,
another important consideration, 1t much
ey not to create uphold dlcrs but to comp psa &c
\
and must always be, expcn!ed amongst the coinmu-
nifty them, e.ves 1t remains the several coun' cS
and parishes, and is not drawn away To be expended
IN luxurious capital, or to to enrich foreign
tons; IN which important respects. l. is wholly dat
fcrcnt thing from taxes raised to pay the interest
principal OF 4 national debt.
Q. No people earth pay their domestic taxes
more chccrul!y than The Americans; no people ou
earth yield more prnnrt and willing oh ,d,snce .
the laws; IN wbch respects they are whi: thcr ia
theirs were IN former times; but II n taXgahnrcr
were 10 so to M A:iicri, house, ad IN md "uy
one single quarter OF plastic for the payment al M
ora tcbt, he would be resisted ln a necessary. ~
physical force. Hiss plain UNDERSTANDING, ms snnse al
natural Justice. would refc the aniacioua GctnaLd
All the laws To which his mud has Teen uccus Ones
To attend axe founded principles which direct
y the reverse ri aw 10 comp.l one generation Ia
pay the debts OF another. SO Tar are chidrsn from
being bound 10 pay the debs 81 the IA her tia; acc"r-
ding our law, the freehold lands of ti ceecased IT.
Their q to ms heirs without bei"g halle Tor the pay
rient OF hI- debIs. This every creditor /, app-scd a.;
he therefore, trusts the father at his own risk; auu
thus the law says, that the children sha not
ever 1t be prevented, suffer 5nm debts OF the
fatter Upon what ground then, can the Nhu!c com
munity claim the riGt OF loading their children with
debts?
10. The Ponr-L Law, o! which mob .dy bat English
men and Americ ms know much, bat whcii l. tn,
greatest law that ever was passed, sprinyng i;
does directly CIT OF The law oi f,rptedus
IN the very principle oi civil soclc y; SANCTIONED az
has been, by ages upan ages of experience how doc,
hs famous Jaw illustrate the pr,naIp'e .! nationa'
debts: /. condemns 1t poin, blank currns ia
The EXPENSES OF every year shall be completely dis
charged by 'iyucy sed within that yea; and TO-
,hs reason, HAT 1t wUud be unjust sk- the pro-
pretors at this year pay Tor expenses rcaIrcd D the
proprieio ni iasI yrar. Upon tac same priucIp.e
the taxes for the roads tn bndges aainnisIr.-
ton OF justice, proceed. And II DC unjust max.
the propretoJs OF this year pay any portion or the
pcnses OF these of lie last year; must not be sill
more UNJUST to compel the community OF iae present
day pay the debts contracted by tue community iiy
years ago:
II. In this case, IN every other where Officer
IS TO arrive al Just DECISION, II good way 10
make The case orr own. Suppose ,hrn. int II
were proposed to pass law TO copr al the pr seat
inhabitants of EugaL to pay jaXes that Is say,
10 give up part Of lie fruit al TIER llnour and skill
ia order tia: the mex generation gIt live without
taxes; suppose liz: nuney, collected W taxes from the
present cosimdny tn be pul into chct, or en- out
at interest, III VTde6 .iat might be ready to suproTt
the government and carry on wars for the next gen
Grafton Would not ali the world Invcign against
the injustice oftbs? Would any people, who were
not downright slaves, suom, to such INV? And yrt
where is the difference IN The two cases: Is IT MT
as Just and as consOnant with reason and with naiu-
rsI right, as law, To make the present generation
pay Tor supporting the government cId carrying
onthc wars of former generations? And even
slaves would hardly submit To The former, how il It
tn b- believed that who &c he Is WIS themselves
will submit to the latter
p. ] will not waste my time IN anticipating arrl-
inent5 Oh the other sldc whenever they shall appear
1 am ready To answer them; and IN the mtai,,y.; H.
let Us see whether the principles winch have here
maintained, will not be acted upon III Franco: and
his great matter for u.s. IN this cnuntry 10 con.
sidrr TO The objections against national t.bs
generally, there - th's peculiar TO that OF France;
namely, that 10 one can possibly pretend that II was
contracted for the benefit Of the people o. France
The comparatively small part that existed before the
restoration of the BouTboDs, contracted with
out any assent The part Of The people an for yur-
ip \ hat nts hat
since, has, fact been forced upou France either by
foreign bayonets actually the breasts o. The people,
or by foreign bnyonPts h;iI Inc u he sen;
against them. And, 10 the uses TO which the main
part of the borrowed money has been applied they
have all been uses far from being beneficial To
France, that they have been many modes Of fh,-
sing indgnl.Ics and punIshmenis nllic cd upon her
49, Tins being clearly understood by the French
peoples and they do uDd rstnnd II clearly; this pecu.
nary provoking circumstances being added 10 Inc
weight ot tue oiousncss nud crying injustice Of call
ing upon the children for payment OF tn. debts Of the
fathers, who ~ TO belieyc, nat that people ugd,sr