The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-04-08
Extend The suDposed case 10 whole State, influ-

Extend the supposed case TO whole State, lnlu-
enced by The desire for some particular local ex-
pendilure CO extensive with lis lmits-to Il whole
seclnn of the Union similarly affected by perlic-
uar class of eXpendliures-l0 the States now, or
at any future period, struggling against load Of
debt contracted for expenditures OF whatever char
acler within their respective lintIls, or upon Im
hes however incurred, aud who can lall TO see
that the same results may be anticipated, and that
the taxing power of Congress must and will be
| invoked 10 an extent only To be measured by the
endurance of The tax payers, or The continuance
of Il foreign trade That such effect should follow
from the separation OF these important powers Of
Government, aud the exercise of each respecNeI,
Nv independent hands and under independent in
huenccs is AS natural us that the most perfect ma
chine of human invention should run wild and de-
feat It's object and destroy itself, when the proper
checks and balances upoh the different pats are
wholly removed, or their appropriate powers and
Influences entirely reversed.
This node of raising money for the States can
never make taxation and expenditure equal be-
tween the different States and sections of The
Union. The tax is upon the foreign lnporlalious
Of The country. ] hey principally come IN 10 the
country at few points, and ale distributed accord
ing TO the course OF trade over our broad land, The
duties ARE first paid ol secured In be paid, ut the
place of nporulcn; are then charged by the I'M
porting merchant us part Of the cost, and the
purchaser for consumption pay S the duty as part
If the price of the goods he purchases, whether it
he al New York, the principle point Of luporlalion
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n"'u' however ""u ro"''"e"ce 10 impose ''eSe
.aNeS 'or ''"'c eHPenu''ure' ana Tic iheHuahy ana
nJ"s''ce become most manifest Inc Federal
Government Is me ho'erhieht o' an, ana mus be
supported ny al; ana Whatever portion OF Inc rev.
enne necessary Tor ilal support shall be thought
polite to draw from tax upon imports must be
paid by all, however uneQuay that tax may bear
upon the different States and sections OF the coun
try MOI so with the State Governments. They
are the institutions olthe States themselves, 0fthe
particular people subject to each, and their rGve.
nues and their expenditures should be equally
matter with themselves, The objects for taxation,
ike the objects for expenditure should be selected
by each, and borne aud enjoyed by lis own people
1hcse principles are so plain and 50 Just, that
the simple statement OF them, it would SEEM