, : : . - ..... . r-.v v -.ij-v-'-v yicy v-
-"I
T
i
;l
J
;tipnt fl
v 1 l' rron ike cropotccltief7 duties f no :THr.;mAif: and as for ' 0 -. J flrc tineSt of theiccbuntaof a! ?5in thct
ucvdoubt'opoaihc ditpbsition -01 mc,
rpcoplc tok coqtribtc fgc'ncrbur .to
-rcHcvc theiicccsiiuca of their coun
frv t tad h Has been tboaght anor-
Uhf , of that patriotic j dispositipn- to i
dwell upon tcaoty mOns of supply, j
or sbort Hired, expeq eots. wnen-
ever be nat'ihcll b happily termi
nated in sn honcrabfe peace,- and the
treasury thall e ?gaif replenished by
"the tnbutary stream'of eomroerce, it
will be tt onee-'a duty and a pleasure
to fecommend an alleviation, if not
'mtire cxdoetion of those burthens
whichecesnrily fall at'present up-
6n the agriculture and manufactures
-of the nation. jv . "
J i3.In mating a prpposiuonFor the
esViblithment of a national bark, I
cannot be iMemiblejUMhe high au
thority of the names! which- have ap
peared :n pppositioifto that measure
upon constitutional . grounds. It
would be presnmptunu to conjecture
that the , Ecntiment -which actuated
the opposhdc have passed arayf ; and
yet it would be denying to experience.
a crtat macncal advantare, were wej
to iuppose that a difference of 'times
and circumstmccsj would not pro
' ;. duce a' corresponding difference to
the opinions of tbejwiscst, as well 35
of the purest men. I But In the pre
sent case, a chance of private opinion
; it not material to the iuccrss. of the j
nronosition for establishing a nation- !
' albank. lA the adrninistration of
human affiifs, there must be a period j
when discussion sHall cease and dcci ,
i - alon -shall become jatso'ute. A d'u
r ' versity ofopinfcn may honoraye stir-
. vivc the contest ; but, upon the genu,
ine principles of J "a representative
government, the opinion of theme-
, jfTity can atone be tarried into action.
The judgVwho tlissents from the
msioritrof ther bench, chadges not
his opinion but performs ' his duty, !
l when he enforces the judgmen of
the courrahhougjiit is contrary to
' hif owa convictions.. An oatU to sup
port the constitution and the laws, is ;
coutheccrore, aa oatn 10 support
thrm under ilj cirumsUnces, actord
iegto the pinfeq of St individual
tihotkes it,bu tt is emphfttically,
an oath to support them "according to
; -the interprevtioi of thi legitimate
ri'rhhoritics lr the erroneous desi
rionof a court of law, there is the re-
rdfess'ol&ensor&Vas well as of an
hppellatej jurisdiction. Over an act,
founded up'on anj exposition of the
ccntitation roads by the legislative,
department of the -"government, but
allcdgtd to be jincorrect, wc have,
seen the judKialdcp.a'tmtnt exercise.
1 a remedial powirU-And even if all
' the 'depanmentsL legistatve, execu
tive; and judicial, should concur in
the exercise vofi a power, , which is
either thought to transcend the con
stitutional tiust' or totcpete inju
riouily upon the community, the
case is still within 'the reach ot
competent control, through the me
diumofan ami odrr.ent to the con
stitution,' upon the proposition, not
"only of Congress, but of the several
itates. jAVhtnj therefore, we have
marked the extitence of a nationaf
bank for a period of twenty years,
with nil the sanctions of the legisla
tive, executive and judicial author
ities ; jwhen wc havt seen the disso
lution of one nstitntioo,and heard
aloud and conjirued call for the es
tablishmcnt of another ; when under
" these circumstances, ceiihe congress
nor the sevtra states, have resorted
to the power rf amendment ; can it!
f. . be deemed a violation of the rignt of
' private opioioi, to cootider the con-
i stituttonality of a national back, as
que?tion fcrerrr 'settled and "at rest If
I3dt,af"tcr aXI-should not merit the
confidence,' wjiich it wiU be.iny am
bition to acquire, if I were to suppress
the declaration of an opinion, that,
in these timti, the establishment, o"f
a national bank' will not6nly he use
ful ic promoutg tlie general welfare,
but Uii' it is J necessary and proper
for cariying into execution some of
the most ii porta nt poi7crs conatitu
tiona ly vesteil in trie-goVernmeht.
Upon the! principles and regula
tions of the national bank; it may be
" sufficient to remark, that will be best
unfolded-in tne form of abill which
shal be imrDediately prepar .d, A
compound capital Is suggested, vr'tiki'
. a design cquiUy to accommodate the
Eubcxibers, jand to aid the general
measures,' for the revivl of public
credit ; bet ihe proportions of specie
ana siocc may oc varieu, )i tne s,ar-
city of cotn'fhould render it expedi
ent yet not ipso great a degree as
to prevent an early commencement
of the moncV operations of the insti-
A ... . V -
t?. Winvites of exnendUurea; c
LtHe objects contemplated; in the .prer
nAttSftn hive been none
tfMo"B-caJU8bTOMed,:aod-upon ma-:
terials Vo scattered that ir is not in
tencTed to claim a perfect reliancp. up
on their. accuracy." They aref how.
everJbelieTed to be sufficiently accu;
rate to illustrate and support the; ge
neral plan, for the revival of the pub
lic credit, the establishment of a
nmyinent svstem of revenue, and
the "removal of the immediate .pres.
sure on the treasury. f:,
- Upon the-whole? sir, I have freek
and openly assumed the resppnsibility.
of the station to which I have the ho
nor to be placed. But conscious of
the imperfections of the judgment
that'dictates theanswer tp wc' ;
tantenquiries of the Committee .of
Wais and Meacs, I derive the high
est satisfaction from, reflecting,' that
the honor and safety of the nation,
for war, or for peace, depend on the
wisdom; patriotism, and fortitude of
ConressrtJuring times which impe
riously demand a display of those
qua ities in the exercise of the legis
lative authority. ,
I have the honor to be, '
Ver respertfully, sir
- Your most obedi- nt serv'u
A. J. DALLAS.
J. W. Epp, E?q Chiirrran
of the Coavmitte? of V)t U Means.
k' .1
Schedule of tier? tixes referred to in ihe Utter
of the Srcrttary c the Treatn'v to the chair
men of the L'ommiiiee of 11' iy and JMeant,
in ichich the luxes p ped in tf'e rcpo't of
' the Committee to the ll xue of Jiepreenl-ttivro
1 the lOf 4 imf are frinc pally adopted.
1. On piriu die tilled from domest c or fo
reign m&trri&ls, 25 cents per gall r.ora
puted on 24,000,000 gallons, pro...cd ihe
present tax on the capacity of the ktill
should be continued. If it it thought, best
to lay the tax entirety 00 the liquor, then
the tax on the rapacity of the a ills to be
taken off, and 30 cents ptr gallon to be
laid on the liquor. For the present esti
mate, it is taken at 25 cents per gWon
; ; g6 000.000
2. On porter, ale and strong beer.
2 cents Dcr gallon; computed
on 6 000,000 gallons T ,
3- On manufacured tobacco and
niff, averaged at 5 cents per
'pound, and computed on
10,000,000 pounds w
4 On leather f various kinds, a.
t veraged at 3 cents per pound,'
and computed on 20,WX,000
pounds .
5. On pig iron at S1 50 per ton,
computed on 300.00 tons .
6. On paper, at various rates,
veragingf per cton the value
of the article, computed on the
annual manufacture of the ' va
lue of 2,000.000 dollars ;
7. On playing cards, at 25 cents
per pick, computed 'ton
400,000 packs-
8. On cQuncellon and attrrnies
at law, proccn in suit at law
and -quitr, proceeding in ad
miralty, arbitrations and refer
ences, and other legal proceed
ings in the coutt of the U.S.
9. On conveyances, mortgages
. and other contracts relating' to
real estate'
120,000
500,000
600,000
450,000
-hb.ooo
100,000
300,000
250,000
'i. !V 8,495,000
The sum to be rals ed by new ' . - ,
taxes according to the estimates
of the sectary's letter, is 7.000,000
- Leaving a surplus for the ex
pences ol collection add errors
in the estimates of
1,495,000
LATH FOREIGN HEWS.
FROM ENGLAND AND UALlPX,
- dot ten, Oct. 25.
Ship Alexander and Iary, from
Porumouth, Ei 'arrived t at Halifax
14xh inst. she sailed Sepu j;ina
fleet of 58 saiU (including 38 trans
ports, f?Xth troops for Quebec) under
convoy of a frigate . and' .store ship,
f and separated on the 22d, lat. 42, Ion
45, wnen tne neec was aispersea in a
severe gale. The fleet was hound to
NovaScotia and Quebec, but only
the above ship had arrived at . Hali
fax l6tK:inst. There .were, about
2000 troops, mostly grenadiers.
The James, captured by the Ports
mouth, was one of the convoy. V
A "passenger informs that Lord
Hill's expedition was expected to in
clude 15 or 20,000 troop and to sail
about the middle of Sept. He heard
the British Envoys wefe expected
from Ghent.
The Leonidas frigate, '44, fram
Vera Ctuz, with half a million lof
money ; and &o!us frigate, 23 days
from Quebec, had -rrived in England.
Capt. Barclay, commander of the late
Bnasn fleet on Lake Erie , passenger
in. the latter ; ! .
The above passenger brought a
few London papers to the 24th of
Aug. .with 'which we have been oblig
ed, and; have extracted from them
the folio wing 4ar tides f (
The merchants of Bordeaux-ire
rfitting oat vesscla for thcFrench Co
lonics.
n oil 11 rtirmucr it w--f ..--r, . ic vm mai? nave ncaruunm. u""K 11 -r- . - . - .t-
a long ttine an India D irector ind
riolds from Ministers a place ofh'gh
. " tuii:n TJm ha left
hnanciai rcspouaiu4y - .-r -4
or 5 brokers in the lurch. ,
fDie predictions of the opposersof
r.- iZnAm Tnrlla wc' understand
arc verified. European manufac
tures are selling there under prime
cost ; and indigo, now almost the on
ly article of import from India,!; is so
reduced here that officers' who have
neither freight nor commissions to
pay are fortunate not to come off with
heavy loss.
Some. of the transports at Ports-
miitli ora for Madeira, to t&ET to
America the British troops which
garrison that island. The remain-1
;tfer will proceed to Uorx, anaiaice on
board the trpops collected tnere,wnere
the whole will rendezvous, and saii
under the Valiant and " other men ol
war, in one of which Lord Hill will
go. Col. Dickson, it is said, will
command the artilleryi
A detachment of the 29th' under
Col. Wade, viz. 11 officers and 250
men, have marched to Portsmouth to
cmbrk for America; -'wjth jdetach
raents of the foUowiug reta 4-lat,
37th, 62d, T6th, 98di;99th and 100th.
The following account has been
received from Liverpool. The Char
lotte, Al!en from Antigua to Glas
gow ; and Alexander, Newbyy, from
it. Thomas to Liverpool were i taken
!2d inst. lat47 13, long. 32,1b) )e
Mammoth, American privateer;14
I gun, 140 men, and sent for America,
i She h-d also taken, June 26, the Far
merfor Halifax; July 24, the Ann
nd Eliza, from Newfoundland far
Miram'cb!-t25, the Urania, from do.
tor the St. llawrence 26, the Ains
?,yv Jackson, from Quebec to Barba
uoes ; all destroyed 26, the Kuz
from "Newfoundland, o Prince Ed
vard Ishnd, given lip Aug. 1, the
Sarah, Dobson; from Cork for Que
bec, burnt 17th, the Mary, Murphy,
from Newfoundland for Waterford.
sent for Amer. 1 8, the Saius, Tuck
er, for Quebec, given up and arrived
at Liverpool. The M. had'-been cut
7 weeks" and had made 16 prizes.
Capt. Newby says he was 17 days on
board .the Mammoth, cruising be
tweeen the btitude'in which he was
; taken and Cape Clear, and that he did
not see a single British ship or war I
Detatchments of the following reg
iments embarked last week! for Ame
rica 4tb, 9th; 39th, 44th, 49th, 58lh,
81st, 89th. Detatchments of the fol
lowing corps will also embark isr,
3d, 6th, 21st, 39th, . 41 st, 57th, 70th
82d, 85ih, 100thir'The "transport
will proceed to Cbi k to bp joined by
the others. The whole will rendez
vous at Bermuda, t -v :: y j ? VC
In consequence of the interruption
of the American Negbciationat Ghetu
bcks have susuined a considerable
depression. 'h: :' Vl ;7
The Valiant, 74, expected to i take
out Lord Hill to America; is fitted
on her main deck vithjCongrevt
gun s. No ti me is yet 1 fixed v lor hii
Lordship's departure. r J ! :;f;r?:jf
Bodies of Austrian, Russians,' and
Prussians troops have beenJscntVtO
Tus;any to embark for Elba 5-which
indicates mischief to ; be brewing
there.. " : J . i '
fori, .S54
, It is understood thetHussuns twill
advance lui thcr into Denmark, 'anid
occupy ickstadt " x C?
,.1 nc London M. Chronicle raves
at the American S. W..Peacbck sail
ing round Ireland with ipapumty" anp!
making captures.-ltsays the ..Irish!
por ts arc in a state o f blockade. The;
Peacock is last1 menrioned as off theJ
Hebrides. . ..,
THE war:
-
from cni agara;
-
; JVam the Bufabe Cast Ue. Oct. 18. V . ,
Since our last, tbout BOO Light
Dragoons, Artilrerists and Infantry
have passed this place for the north
era army in Canada. Also Brig.
Gen. Winder, : and sui te,CoL Feu
wick, and many Other officers. if
On Monday week, the army of
Maj. Gen. Izard, moved from Lew
iston, and crossed the Niagara a:
Black Rock.. The General wheL
joined by the distinguished 'army ol
Yiaj. Orn. Brown, passed down the
Niagara. - ; v j. ; y - ;
1 he folio wing extract of a tetter is
all the direct intelligence we Tiavt
from : the army. We, ' boweyeT t
learnt from'; the bearer '' oftttellet!
tcr, that preparatians Were complete
mav
at Chippewa: yisterda;
too "Vvas simply this our ai
tiliery
rond
was adyahced ta a: pwnt of wood,'
within about 300 yards of their works
and opened upon them ; they return;
ed the'nrc from four dinrent batten
riea, which were constrained to 'slow,
firing, for about an. hodrt afid then -lincedm
They drew back the princi
pal part of thetrooos and, after los
ing a few men and horses, hid the
rest."
A considerable , body of Volun
teers from thestatesof Kentucky and
Ohio have arrived at Detroit, com
manded by Gen. M' Arthur, Of the
regular arm v. r "
Extract of a letter frtim Liirut. John Carney,
of the Uni:ed Slate army r to the Sditprs
of the Kalcigh Star, dated .
Bufolo, Mr. Oct.20, 1814.
" We (IzArd9 army) arrived at
Black P.ock, crossed the Nirra and
joined Gen. Brown's division on the
16th, but in a very disabled state Ow
ing to severe marches and the bad
Jtate.ot the roads. Do the 12th the
whole army moved down the river
as far as Black Creek. On the 13th
reached Chippewa Pbins. Here,
rcent some muian nrins on our
' i r
until the artillery came up, which
n,nmn.!M them to retire tr their
r-r"" -rr. T .
works behind the Chippewa, On
khcl4th wc cannonaded them from
12 o'clock until sun set riihcnit bc-j
1 ing;able to effect a pas3 of the crcek.r
Our loss this day.yras tour men killed-
-that of the British was considera-
ment five miles in theTtar. Oa the
15th, 1 6th and 17th, there was no
fighting, but a gobd deal of raanceu
vring withja view to btjng the enemy j
iiu x iisi Ajaviut iuuuu at, iiiipua"
sible toross the,btidge at this point,
on the morning of jibe 19th Gnr. Iz.
ard ordered Gen.; BUsel's brigade a
bout 4 miles further" tip the? river in
order to drawkhe, attention of, the
enemy) to that quarter, while the
main army made a movement below.
: Here , Bjjssel was . attacked by a
greatly superior force, which he aftet
a severe conflict of half an hour put
to rout and pursued - so closely that
he pissed with them over the brfdge
which theythad not time to destroy.
Izard immedwtely moved up with his
Whole army, crossed, leaving all his.
baggage behind, and advanced to the
attack of the enemy's lines with great
impetuosity. .; At this juncture Xjwas!
bruered off with a convoy of wounded,
anato nasien -n some suppiits irom
this place. The result of the engace-
ment I cannot therefore inform you oil
In, Bissel's affair: it is - said we lost
20' or SO men; and the enemy 2 or 3
hundred in kilfed-and prisoners, it"
irom tne lcngtn anu nerceoc3s 01 .the
action Lsnouia tninjt.tne toss on ootn
sides must have been; greateri Col;
Clinch is hereC ' MKFSM:
Extract of tTlet ter from yJewHtsx- datcdl
,N . Oct 28, i8i-; ;
f I arrived here, one miie Within ihe
lighthobse, at ; 1 1 ocIp?k Jiast night i
hebrigf Niinrpd therf laat -anchor
three miles W thout the 'lighoyse
t ijs morning at day Hgofshe'got
under way . and stood off and bn;; th
harbor :p at 7 o'clock htorni6g.8he,
sent her barges after a smack ,belonK4
ing io mistier, vapt." avyeri Joaded
with flour. Capt.Sawyer ran the smac
on shore & scuttled her, Z i er wWcb
barge boarded her, took off some flour,
and then the smack upset. " This I
haYe - from a passenger just arrived
here, Vho left the smaek after seis
scuttled. aptV'PanieJ Kullanmall
schr. wnt out of this harbor thisinorn.
ing, and wis taken by a. sloop oear j
Braford ReefVthe sloon trs 'mM
shore .near i Bridgeport and has suictr
teen got ofiland towed imo ficdrport
by some boats from the shore, j The
schr. I S4W myself from New Haren
light house. I hear, the Peaeock was
chased into; Say brook and ftfed ?X by1
the Br itish1; most of ihslcops that
went down with the Unbbats arc blnc
kaded aKiinngsworth 'This ,i ;hae
from CapC-Frhneo,y in the sloop Hornet j;
now lying here bound to Hartford,"
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF fcEPRKSEK FATIVES4
tJlJiiiday, Oct. 24.
On mbtof of MrrSeyberti
.-
Betolved, ThxVihe Secretaries of State,
rreasMrTVarand Navy DepartmenU, aid'
the PostroaterGeneral, be nd they are
hereby directed to communicate ,40 this
House such inforroatioo is may be fn their
power-v in relaiion to the destruction of nffii
cial books and papers in their respectirede-
flanks, we mer with the first resist-1 01t&. J b H respd, -ad,
jnce. ., 'The enemf pbyed upon us Jtj on Ptednesssofmposcd asi0
without exciting the return of a shot Pduce "Wc. theji.nouht:oF
i The House resolved itself
i committee of the whole, on the rem,;
der ot the report of the comrr.;.:
cof taifee of
Ways and Means.
(Thethird resolution came :fi
under donsideral ion in thi r... CJt
re
words rc w ."
Jiesolved, That it i expedient to 8 u r
per. cent, on ' the present dull ,,n v ? l0
7 borne conversation took, bi3r r
tween Mr.Wriglit -of Md. 3vP v e"
pf Va. as.m the equality ol
system of taxation proposed!, f '
Mr. Fist of N. Y. movejd to m A '
the motion by striking out bne hl.i '
and inserting fifty per ceadunr'
impression thaMhe proposed inc j'
would have the effect, by thfow.oJ f
into the hands of comm kioa m ? !
chants, to diminish the present '
. 1
lot the tax;: ;. ' "M
1 This motion was decided in thA. ?
ti vc by a considerable .msjoti J
ongmai resoiuuon aaopiecli
1 ne iounn resolution ftliat it is 1
ivut .u; uny perj cent. f0 .ji
present dates,; on th cU
-rl nrl having haen nm.J . J '
: . -i ' - ; u m
mcuvS uu ziuuqrea pcit ceai.it r.
;
1
'I'U- l...f. . z
i ne next resoiuuon, ' that the
it
fas .jj.rett (Q
1 " T " :i : -T- "V -J,re
' cojimclcijtioii was. mat it iserae-W
to class the retailors of wifte, spirit, on
liquors, fe.nd foreign Tnerfc'hlruiize, "acd ,
inm .se n additional ;diity tbereon-'cf'
Sjy per cent.'' - j ;
0)lv. Cost vehemently objected to this
tax as applying exclusively ;o one r!n
o 1 ue commiiniry.-ivirj
MrEpp2sepiied ; and!
i' . :
' v right and
the resoluaoa
was agreed to without a tfi vision.
1 he. next resolution whith came niw
Lder considtion -was this fofiowing : !
- llesolvcj, That tt js expedient to iro wer4
duty on the.iollowing-articles, viz. raanuf' '
-d tobacco and snuf in ihe hands cf:i
ntanufacto.ieaJbdlesof tzpw anlsper.
meetti ; iiau ; yarnspnn by. the aid 'cf ntfc.
chinery worked fay steanv or water; leatkr
pig iron ; caitinps ; bar, rolled and slit ini j
and on nails. made by xh aid of machinerj';
on furniture abe'a certaf n value, except
beds, bedding, and article? of domestic an-',
nutacture, in fhe handa ofiihe owner; beer,
ale and porter, mtbe hands of themanm
t urer t'" boots & shoes, above a certain oria
in the hands of tberinanufecturer; on piiled
( for Uie manufacture of paper ; on. saddles'-
uai iics, 111 uic hkdus 01 uiv owner : on rvj
and bridles, abovf - a .'ce tain pnee, in t!je .
hands of the .owner; Ton grid & silver WcS.
ei, in the bands of the owjner) on pieasars
horeskc exclusively for the saddle or
carriage t bn, pUyingardp, and on lotteriet
- M r. Epjpesj' in pursuance of the fur
tner instructions ot tne commit ec
'Way'iandvMeahsmojred to stnk
several articles of. tke above enun
f nut
don ; andjirst coi ton yarn. Mr, L ;v
sned" as.a reason lorlthis "niOiicn tne
feacotMesiroyingfrnartulacturc yet 'n
their infancy.' and information received
h that tliis atmfacttire wasnaot as prokv
lame as amrst ocuevea. ..
pVIr. Gbldsborough of Md. object?
to this moiiont believing that no
faeture would, better tear or be mare
able to pay a pretty.considcrabij tax.
-: . Thernotlon: was defcifed thps : ;
..-ortae'iSpudn ! -.- U !',
j,v vjw t.wvrt yarn was caviwj'15' -
taxutipn. .:'
VTiie next article
Stricken out was shoes,
proposed to U
A .a ;t reasMKf
tEismbuoh, Mr. E ajssigned the g:4
difficult V' oiliViminktion between
HJ A
f large jmanufactories jand nhose ot
inoiyiauai or oomestic cnaracwi. i
motion waWagreed tp without a divisrcM
ta ovpQpcr vats to a; tax oi' pi P
ereed io without opposition. j
Then1saues1jon was to srrue
touijrvsf&iiitti motion was DetJT
without debate . " X.
out ihelfurmure taXjns
on Hherefor its cdibus character,
canse.Tenaexing necessaix r
ppridmriiicilia visits,,
iud l. 1 n 1 liiiuiiaiiiinia v w. v
of
made into nronertv, the
hithslptoposed to be a3
hv vnhVntarv decoration of W Prl
seel
sors. -iHe considerefl ayery P1
tax 00 luxury and superfluity
.IVlGqldsborough's mouon
gatuea py,to 51. ! . .
MftbaWeyimovedl to
duty on tallow candles in ihe,S
tne manuiacturer. -h,g.
tax wouia be rendered impfo n u
encrease of domestic manaw(
the very poorest people onl, t
are unaDie ,10
making candlewiJl pay ijdf
risins in favor oLiti eS agams
ABigelowriMass. j f
strike out the article of
objectiDn was that leather
of ,rst necessity, ( of wd p
-consumed nearly --
r r
I y-y j ' : : ' ' " ' . - ; v-- "-..!;.
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1-
t . : w