r. -, . , - . - '.Vi;v .y-v;,;h " r'- ;; 'v v ','
-as.
Tropin- of the
Iti coniormiiv, iu pitfiuusvuviwiwoi
a meeting of the members' of tbeGeneral
ssembl) ho are friendly to calling a
Convention, ; took ' placc. jn the Senate
Chamber this eenin after candle ligbt 1
vnen Robert Williamson, bq. waacalled
to the cbair.' ani Jamei' Grabam.-Esq;
! was appointed Secretary. . It was then
moved that a committee of five persons
be appointed to submit to. the considera
tion ofthirmeetinsiacti ''ihetsare? atnr
ma? deem expedient, la' ascertfrn whe
Uier it be 'the sense and desire of the free-,
men of North-Carolina (ortali 4 ConvenT
.: . v,m fniiAwIup- r-entlemeh : Dun-
can t Cameron, -James Mebane; Charles j
Fisher, Hooertatrange. an u jmcs , ,
vere nominated; Sciraanimously appoint
ed ,a committee, for that purpose. : 1 he
meeting, then adjourned until Thursday
eveniogthe 26th December.';! :-j't
' : i- . Thursday Eveninc.
The friends of Convention met accord
- ingto adjournment, aud the following Re
) solutions were submitted by the commit-
'ifUWhprpasi bv the Constitution crthiV
- State-, eacn couniy is enuueu lottcci io
the General Assembly an equal number
of representatives, without regara 10 tne
nopalation of such county ; and wjiereas,
-a very great inequality pf population ex
: istsin" many of the said counties, insomuch
that a minority of people iphabitin'g tha
greatest numoer oi counties, cici a ma
jority "of the members of the General As-
semoiv : - , j. , ,
Retclvcd, a the Hfiinion ofihb meeting,
That the principle of representation in
General Assembly, as fixed and establish
Cd DV . ine Said COnsiliUViUiJ, ; wuctiu; a
majority of the free people of this btate
are subject, in all things, to. the will of a
minority of their fellowcitizens is anti
reDublican.Vnniust. and-oppressive, and
ought, of right, to he so altered and a
mendedras to secure every 'freeman' tf
this State an equality t)f privileges ana
influence in the government thereof. ;
And whereas it is "required by the said
Constitution, that there shall be "annual
meetings of the General Assembly, which
esperienc has proven to beunnecessary
for the public good, productive of great
expense tp the people, and calculated to
prevept a wholesome system of , legisla
tion: ; J ; ' ' " '
Resdvedta theofiihion oftHs meeting.
That the said Constitution ought to be so.
altered, that the General Assembly shouldj
meet once ia two ycara only, unless spe
cial occurrences should render it . other
wise necessary. ' ( . '
AKd whereas it is ttie undoubted right
of a free people, at,all times, to alter, a
roend, and reform;' their Constitution or
form of government, whenever, in their
epiniori, it becomes necessary so to do, for
the better seenritr of their rights and pri-
. vileges, and the promotion of their wjel-
lare: . . . ? ,;. , t '
Resolved,ai the otinioriqfthis meeting.
lnat it is inaispensaDiy necessary to tne
security of equal rights ;:nd pfirileges,
and to the promotion of the. liberty and
. happiness of the people of this State, that
a Convention, by their, delegates, chosen
on principles of equality should be assem
bled, so to alter, - reform and amend the
Constitution of this Statej as will moi ef
fectually attain the great arid? important
objects for which civil gvernriien.t is in
stituted and intended; J-y;:":
Ana wbereas the UonstJtulion oi tins
State contains no provision, by which the
same may bej altered, amended, or re
formed; and "Whereas the General' As
sembly have, from time to time, refused
to provide, by law or otherwise,any means
for ascertaining the sense of the people
" uiisoiaie, asto tne expeaiency,oi ,ai
tenng, amending, or reforming the said
Constitution: 1 ; ". ,' -. s' -- .,
t Kesolved.as the oibiion of this meeting
'hat it is expedient and necessary that
seme mode should be , adopted, ivherebv
the sense of the people may be fairly antl
distinctly ascertained as to the propriety
o calling.a-.Conventiou for'the purposes'
hereinbefore m
uertby recommended to tlie freemen of
tne several counties in this State,; who
approve the same',-, at -the hcxtanpual
election. to elect delegates, to meet in the
city of Raleigh on, the. second Monday of
November nexj, then aud. there- id devise
Wmc fit and .proper piaiijforthat purpose
"u, lurmcr; to auopt sucn omer mta
ts as the said ' tieltpates ; mav i oepm
nQit
adrisable for the furtherance Uicre-
4.
nurtiuse
iv f Hfu tlect one delegate for eve:
t-i ? l,housatl(1 federaP numbers cod
'i , rcin; But that each county shall
A e at least oiwTepresentativc.' 1 . . .f, , '
tJc?lv- d, farther, as the ofilnion of
'111 Mr..: .... .. .. r :
;tP, e comphjkhment ot 'the 'treat ob-
COntemiil ,A 1... .!.'!
creaould be a General Committed of
r
.Jietolved.lfurtheri ;at ' lie ''ofiiphri'vf
'arerwg That in the election cf.de
gaies for the' nunuise aforesaid. V&eh
j Correspondence and : a Ccm'mittcie " of
orresponaence in eacu couniy javora
ble tothe said object. ;-, C
r Resolved further, That the .members
of tins Jmeeting do hereby pledge tHemr
selyes lo ' use their Jct jendeavors, by
temperate and just means to effecsuch
alterations and amendments. hVthe ,Coii-
stituiro& of this State, as shall' secure to
local vSjtuatlon, the enjoyment, of equal
righjs nd privileges, the inalienable birlh
right ofevery freeman v - ,r - 1,
; After these resolutions .were read,, con -sideredl
aiid , adopted without a dissent
mg ; voice, it . was" thSn jmpyed that a
General Comlmittee oi Correspondence
be appointed, and the following geiitle
mefi,: DuncanCameron,'. Jamrt'Mebane,
VVm..P6lk, seh- Bu tlett Yancey, Charles
Fishei'ji Emanuel iShober, Ben?. Persons
and Paul Barriuger. were accordingly ap
pointed! to correspond with all; persons
throughput the state, who may teel l nenp
Iy disposed to calling a Convention. j
It wait further rooved,ithat a Cotnmit-
teV of Correspondence m each couutV:
not exceeding seven, be appointed 'upon
the' recdmmendation of the mera'Jci-of
Assembly, from their respective counties.
and the following 'gentlemen, were ap
pointed (Corresnondimr County Cbihmit-r
itc in ineir several couniies. . . . .
Jfnlfoti.-3osipi picket; Henry V.: Harr
ringtoh, jWro, Johnstori, George Dunlap,
Thomas. Godfrey, John ' D. (Moore aiid
John Lee.'.' . -'J' Mj'' .' -;.y-,f: .
. i , . -
fAr.-5 Col. Geonre Bower, Thomas.
Calloway, Ambrose Parker; David Ear
nesf. VVfn. Edwards,. Robert Sheave, IZd
ward Kihg. Y' ' ' . ;
Buncombe Samuel Chun. Samuel Da
vidson, Robert Henry, Philip 6ritton, 'Ben
jamin King, Garet Duese.and Zephania
norton. j- -.: r
Houston Robert .W. Smith,: Satn'l Mor-
riuii, jonn rjarnoeer. joub c;wii auu
John F. Phifer. . . ,' '"' ' , -. ;J
Chatham. Roderick Cottdto. -Edward
Reeves, Aaron Lindley,' Robert Palmer,
tienry ivjoore, William Carter oc Joseph
Minter. f . ' ; ".V; .. ..
Cumberland.-John A. Cameron,' John
$iriith, Keil M'Ray, Lauchlin liethune,
Colin MtRay, ''. Josiah ' Evans aud llobert
Strange.l .;. . ' ; . 1
Caswell Bedford Brown , Wm . Nunly ,
Quinton AHderson, John P. Harrison, Ro
mulus M; Sanders, William Warren and
William A. Lee. ;
.j; Davidson, George Smith, Benjamin
Rounsaville, John: Monroe, Moses Wel
bom, David Mock, John Clemens & John
Ward. ' . ' ' ' r ' ', . ? ; v ,..v.,;
Granville. A lexander Smith & Mau
rice Smitji. V :'v '- - .'
Guilfoi-d. John M. Moorhead, Daniel,
Clapp, Jjlnies Nealev; George Svain, Na
than Meiidenhall, William Ryan and JoS.
Haywood. Thomas Love, John'Ste
vcnspii, William X)evcr, David' Rs-el,
John Moore, Joa.ejm , Chaiitbers and Wm.
Welch, sjn.:) .N s ..' ; 'V". ,-r"
; rrZf-William Falls, Jno. Mi Young,
G eorge iLee Davids V, Rcibc-rt Wor kc,
Jame Ca npbclf, James H: Hall and Ja.
Thompsonl ' ' ": ., - , ,. j
Lincoln ll!avson Henderson," Andre w
Hoy le, Daniel M. Fcirney. John Hcke, A
lexander'J.I'Corcte, Robert Johnston aud
John Willing, Jv'
Moore . t-Arch M Mi eau David Ken-
nedy, Cornelius Dond, sen.-John MLeod,
Malcom Shaw, Duncan Mure bison and
MurdockijMartiu. - . ' '
Montgomery.'-Edmund Deberry, John
f!nlnnnf k-'Jnhn RmicUe. Georce W.' Da-
t . i TJ I
vidson, J.thn Crump; Tin i mas Hear n and
William -Mask.
ilrfirrM-VVlliiam" Lee Davidson,
Thomas G. lhlk,Gv Majcwell; WiHiam
Davi(lsonJjimes Wilsn, Thomas Lewis
and Hugh J. M'Cain. . l
: Orange! Wiley Sha, lohn J. Can ing
ton, John MAuley, William Holt. An
drew Hughs, Thomas Clir.sey and James
Chiids. -, "U
.otpew.i-FranCts Lock, Jesse A:Pearr
son, llenrJ Frceland, J hn Linn. Jas. Mar
tin, Jo'm Chiles and Alfred M'Kay.
RandolfihMex, (i rav. '"BehuUiQtti1
John B. Tr6) JaclBrowcr, C!ias.Steedi
Aloses Swam ahd johniVyood. : , , xi; r "
L Rut hcrjbtd 3om , Moore, merchant,
Joseph Ml D. Carson, John -M'Dowell,
lieorge, Walton, tiugii. vvatsow, Hugh
Thecrahilui Lct y
; n-y.Thos:: .Wright; Obediah Mar
tin. 'MeshackFrauklin, P.:Ddbson,
Solomon Q ravesf Nathaniel ' Bailesf and
Peter Clingman. , ' J.-V : . ; : ; : -
;-M.Andrew Bow man Willis PiU
kiikon JphaC. Blume, Michael Doub,
Matthew. tt.vMooie, John tlvans and Aa
ron Coffiuri yS V t Kl "i :::VV. -i
ijriuccsi-rJkowwri Diques, James vyei-born,-
V.nv. veupurt, mb ' Martini
MeVtfditu Thiirman, Join IlnilUwav aud
Lewis Carlton, f.:. A;-.. - Al J-.zV', ,:
'; ake.: Joliti Hinton, Joseph iJrasfield,
Wni. 'A TUarpelVJohh Martin. M atthew
f MCullers, 1 Ransom Hintca and Kiin
broagh Jones., . ; . '
viainKjr. ;nu v in. virwu. jt'
Roclfingham, Tom is Settle, Joseph
M'Qain, 'jhovHetlicl;. Thomas Seaiseyi
James iiarhett, IV uen ualloway, jr. and
'yj&esoived furtherSThai one thousand
copies OI IMC loregoiiig 'IHw:cuiiijjsub
published in' pamphlets for; distributionj
and also 'publishea inr tne uaieign news
nanei-s. ,M " s- v''- ' .
T : ,ROBrrWJLT-IAMSON, Ch'm.i
James GsAHAMTS;cy. ' ' , . .i ' .
V .'Tfre-Cdmrtjttees for Wake 3c Gran
ville wtre not ' recommended ' by "their
Member ' '
ANNUAL TltEASURY .REPORT
In obedient to the direetions'of the ? Act
- BUppIeraentarv to the act tQl establish the
Treasury Department,', the Secretary of
n tne . treasury respecttuiiy suduuis uie roi-
rowing- Kepoix:-7rj.v . , 4,',,
i 1. OftheJubUcRevemtemdExpetidiiureyOf
the. year; 181 ana t ,
i The riett revenue which accrued from dd
! ties on imports and tonnagt, during theyear
i;182I,mounted to; ; J 515,y8434 ;45J
The actual receipts ; in the i" y,
Treasury, during ' tlie'.vye'ar'v: V.
1821 including the aoan of .- ';V ' 4:
$5,000,000,' amounted to t $19,573,703 ' 72
' , . Viz: V. 1 .4- ''",-j.' :" ?' ' , !"';
Customs, 13,004,447 v 15 . ." ,.; .. ;
Public laiAd&iei- i : v . ; "
cJusive of- Mis--';.' ' :JV '; :'.J'-'.
sissippi stock 1,22,966 , 46
Arrears of inter- . - v 7
rial duties and c j ). .,' ,
direct tax, divi- '
dend oh stock , ;
in the Bank of
- the U,' States, ,:
and other inci
dental receipts,
356,290 11.
r: -i,.'7..v
L Loan authorised
by act oftht?3d
March 1821iin:
eluding a pre-,, T c
mTuniof$2(4, V; (; '
703 70, gained v v V ' :- s
.on the same, ' ; 5,000,000 00
. Making, with the balances 111 ( " H
the Treasury on tne 1st 01 ja- v - A . ::
nuary, 1821, of .:' $1,198,461-21
-ln aggregate . oir ' y I ' 20,772,1 64 93
Tlie-expenditures during the v ' t . 1"!
vcar 1821, 'amounted to -$19,090,572 69
Civil, diplomatic"' : 'J: ; , -'V , 1 j; t
and . miscclla- r- ! ' m
:neoiis, s 1 ;S2,241,871"54!. -.-4:"-.-
Mditary scr)'ice,
jncludirfg for-
' tifications, ord-;
nance, Indian
Dep'jment,He-
volutJonary &
Military, Pen
sions, arming
th e militia, and '
arrearages pri-
or to "the 1st
January, 1817, 5,162,36447 r: .
Naval service,in- L
clud'g the gra- , , '.. ., . ;.
dual iUcreasc . ' .' ' , ''
of the Navy, 3,ol9,243 06' . . .
Public debt, 8,367,093 62 , . '
Leavincr a balance in the Trea- -A r '
sun-, on the 1st Jan. 1822, of Sl.681,592 24
L The? actual receipts; in the i ; , .
Treasusy, during the;-three ;
first quarters of the year 1822, v ! '
are estimated to have amount- . "
cd ta.. : . i;; ; ; $14,745,408 75
, " "Iz ' - ' ' ' ' ' ' ..
plkbms, " . ' $12,648,93? 5 '
Public lauds, ex- ,' ?r ' ' .. ;
"r slssiprfstock, '1,298,484 56 L r vv
Arrears 01 nuer- . V . r
nal .''duties ahrl . ' . : ' - '' 'J:. : L :" - ;
. !irect tax. diVJ- . . .
' dend on stock ft
in the Bank, St r
other mcidcn- . ,
tal rfcecipts, . 391,871 76
Balance of ap- V
v.
the War &' Na- .
vvl)entments, ;-v
returned to the : i - .: :-'V r: . -Treasury;
and C ' I .r V r' ! ("
carried to the . ' v : - )
'surplus fmi;';.r-f.405,119! 28 : r ,
The; actual receipts "into the - ' '' '
Treasury, during tlie Hour th c r ' '
quarter are estiniatedat ; v. 5,000,000 00
Making the total estimated re-.
V;
cemts into the Treasury dur-' : v m
ing the year 1822, , 519,745,40.8 75
Andvitli the balance m the V ;
Treasury on. the 1st of Janu-" , ' '
anv 1822,'ibrmiher an acrferc-''? ' - 1
- gate of " ' : ' - V$21,427,000 99
The' expenditures ddring the - :
. three first quarters of the year s ; r
1822, are. estimated to have a- ,' H ; ' !
mounted to V ' ' .::) ' "12,278,653 32
J ,iz': -: -i; ' '; Vv
Civil, diplomatic, v ' v !
' and miscellane- -; y ''' .fH'- -; ';;t ' :. V' ' v' A
. ous, -. $l,536;4344l :.
MUitarv service,; 't: $Vy(teW&
" includ'gfbrthica-' "J v .':-. '"
tions, ortlnance, r ' ;-.V; v
Indian 13epart;.T -Xf
'meiit,'?" .vRevolu-V : '$ Sfk.
uiary , pensions, ; f v v j f
arming the mili- j , '.
tia, and arrcara-: . ' :
1 ires nrior to 1st ! .V'' V! V4 'r :'.
anuanl8V0!0":
Naval service ih-i t : '-.V' -";';. v-
eluding the grai
fdual increase of-
I
'4 ' r
1 :jm
the navy, 11,538,952, 88;, j "
FUWic dept; I4,J,ua oi
The expenditures! 'during the ?
; redemption oftle $2,000,000 . W . U ;
rof6percent. Sl0ckof 1820, - " V
are estimated atl
Makinir the total estimated ex- ' '
penditure of theyear,J822, $18,278,6,5?332'
And leaving in the Treasury,
1 1
on the, 1st January, tI82J an
h estimated balance of
'"$3,148,34 67
I After deducting from this : suxn certain
balances 'of ? appropriations, amountlug' to
$l,232i2- llw which irer necessary ito effect
the objects for vhich7 they ;Were severllv
made.ioE.Jiav& been deducted from theestif
mates) forthc service of th'ensuinj yearr; a
balance of $1916,135
with the 'receipts into the iTreisu Muringf
the,year'18?3, constitutes the means. forYder
IJ-avinvtU Rurreiw. service w ,lui. vu.;
Tlie funded debt which was cotricted be
ed ibseqtientlyf
January, 8 12y and";was;unre-r -f
dtemed ou thel kt f October,-! 4
1821, amounted toy 75,852,458 18
- i
Slakinff-the total 'amount of
ed ' debt . unredeemed oh
the 1st of October 1821j 636,2p5:;p2
Iithe fotf$h. qpmer".5at ( ;. Wj?
year there. was fssueil TreiwurJt1 U " '.
j Note six ttr cent. ? stock; to 5 , , 5 1
the amount of - v t x , . 390 -.40
Viz : Keimbursc-
ments of 6 per cent;
deferrjed Stock,; 1257,180 60; i
i'iliedeihDtronTi
Louisiana stoct,"P,558 -15 ItT' :- '
rReducingr the tuHdeoT:btv r
oi.ine 481 January, xo,ao sm,o,opo 0
jrTonttnatayttitne 1st 01 7;
October last, there' was issued
143Q?
Making an aegate 'ofi v 93,423,999 69
J Durjnfi: the sameperiod there 1 T f. i
was, paid the sumbf , . 380,980 02
viz: KeimbursG-
ments of 6 Der cent. I -
deferred stock, 300,980 02
j -.Redemption, of p ?:gl:f$
per centstock' ofs V?
lleducincr the funded' debt ' ' 1 '
on tlie 1st October, 122;io 93,043,019 67
itis-esnmaicu jxuati lnsie , , T t j
. t . . ( . ' f I. - , ' i ' "'"!
fourth quarter of
year there, will bej paid
:;,.,265,58.a.07,.
V iz : Keimbarse-
ment of vsixber
cent. deferred
stock, - . '
t Redemption of
6 per cent, stock
of 1820," v
Which will reds
265,588 07v
',000,000 00"
ce the fund-i
ed debt, tinredeemed ; on the;
1st of 4anuary,1822, to 90777,431 60
.;The ainouiit . qf Treasury : :;.:; .
notes outstanding bn the 1st of . ' f
Octoberl322; is istWated ,at ' 2743700
Aiid'the ' amoiiitt '', of Missis- . h-C' '';'
sippi stockl' tmredeemedX on vi j i ?
3.j Of the estimate hf the Public 'Revenue and
The ctoss am'Quiit of duties on imports and
tonnacre which accrued from the Mst Jahuarv
to the 30tli Septeijiberiast,both'ddvs mclud
cdV is es'timated;ai M9;5QO,000-G rnl that
of the whole vea?it;$
. ., ... , fr . it
cprrcsponc
period of the Vearl 1821; by 86,tX)0,!and that
the '''amount of - delntUTebutntlmiroh
the 30th :of September last chargeable upoir l:
r the revenue oriCP is 234AHK,:ci6rS tiiaiVf
Was oh the same ;dfr u 1S2i cliargeaula,upj
on-thefieTe
ilt ia 'estimated the valivbf dbmeticarti
cles exbortcd froiti -the U States m! the vear
enUincr on tlieiSOth of SeptembiarJas Itss a-; j
mounted t9,Sj4,07?4.00, antlat f0iejgn;j
;year1823!ld(pendl 1st. "upon thef'&mbunttf
dutyf- which become .due within tliat
yea ""jLlr.g tie expenses of collec
iLiif Hnt of debenture hitrgca-'
bk- . ifeid 2d, upon stich portion
pi) rcu in ure nic aiui sc-coJia
quarters j yar as 'are . payable, within
the year it is mslufest that , an increase :.in
the ainount of delentures chargeable; upon
the revenue; of thd ycar 1823, or a diminution.
of j the, importations of forenrn mcrciiandizc
tiunng tne two nrst. quarters mi mat year,
must necessai-iljv oliminish Ui e receipts ;into
the Treasury.U As debentdres can be issued
at any time within' twelve ; inonths after Jim
nortation. cliarereable unoh bond civen-for
the duties upon sufcti importation, it is impos-1
siRic o.ioresee .iie ;. amouin. ; wiucu . may De
chargeable, upon the bonds that are pavable
.urihg the year 1823, : The -facts, however,4
which have :beentedVjutifythe' pqhclu::
sion tuai uie amopni ui
will be issued andkmarge
of 1823, wiU considerably
Vhieji WK .emirgeabje
fore, the year 1812, and which was unredeemr
ed on tlie 1st day of October, 1821, amount
w A ihI that wlilr.h' w-i' rniif racrt- r r '
tor the-1 sir bf ! V
; Making art agiregatel of 93,686595 42 j &t8
In , the. me garter thcVe.H
; j t is escmiatea na jtpe aijioinr i ,rne oen '
Jures, issued uuri.iUie same enoa, exceeds 1
the amount issuedtlurinir the iCpiTcspoiulinar 1
.uepemuKsiwmco piy,oqo,OW, it is probable that ; the .receipts' 1 7 V V " t
d upon the revenue, J from the same source in 182i,V wiuclv will . 1 f;V' ' f I
exceed the amount ttlepcnd upon the importations of 1823.vwm . ' J 3
"J?0 flnot -O:cccdS15.09
j I From the same facts; it is also presumed that . 7
I the importations: of 'the two first duarters xS V. v ;
riivincr Hiift WfiP-ht
eu wiiu.uie suoiecr, viic xecciuis ur uic tcju. ,
tax, and ihciden-
' iI "wpwnfs v.-
AIn
To
100 may De esumatea ai Mixw,yvw vu ,
Customs, l -z. ; $19,00p,600 y 1 ; . f
Public lamls,- 1,600,000 - 'V ' " , ?1
Bank Dividends 350,00 . . . f ,
Arrears of internal v-"'r '-V'-. (.-...-.
dutiesand tUrect V'-f.,. v "r'J l '..V '
o which is to added tije-,1 : ' i. J
sumuf u , . 1,910,135. 5o ii -
; - ' . : -V J i. v, . --til' .
emainmg, ui.the; Treasury af. ; '' ;:" J ;j ... " . i 'f 1
sum
Remaining hi the vTfeasurv af. t
, terrsainba?;v ofj-'tj ;
oi the revenue of 1822 which Vl'i'r:- ,-.fi
maksC the 'ehtire.means-of : i' i! 7 W
:fcye4r ltoainounnd;- 23,916,135 jSS i
The exnehditure' fofthe vear ; ' ' ; V'i : 'vf1
alKKJ is estimated ? ,15,059,597, . h .:
cividipidiktic, .r;.' . 7; 4 i ; i-; '
anm!scellaaefeVeX i '
MilitaW-rviceKit v'': v . $
i;iircIudJnffm:y
;cationsr .
;:uAn if,, fcv:- 4 .c& ; i r . ; I;!'
voUitioharyJahd-; A -r1- !-f : JJ
MhtarH:, -v r:' '.j-pv'
i6
rearages prior to ,
ithe 1st, January,"
Naval service. In
?, ioi( ,"t-v.; -
1 .1 y.
IlTrl flnW ink.
-dual increase ot :
Whicfcbe'inSSedcfrom
the above sum wid I'leavein ?' ?V, j".
the Treasury, on the 1st day
iymg tne current demands o:
irrent demands o.A'iv-lr. ; 5. tfr
23,!a sum estimate.. X". v - vA. ; ' -Jy .
7;hr;-56,538 rnlaV'";;
he facts already disclosed iusti(:,r ' v-t
the year 1823, a sum estimatv
edat
Although the
fy the conclusion that theimportatioris of the , 1
present year
exceed the value; of domestic 1? Vf
w-uyivcu uiuuitr.uic vear. vei uiere
are no means 6f ascertaining the extent of -that
excess. If the custom-house document ' ' K '
wpxc tu uc cioiuuuereu , conclusive eyiaencfe
Upon this subject; it would be aboarent that
the nation hasj : through the whole period of
its existence,- imported more inr value than il V.
has exported.But fhe fact is IncontestibleJ ; ,''
that the U. States, have-enjoyed a more urw; -1
interrupted pro$perlry; Xand ' hav Tncrea'sed! y ( '
tlilr capital to a greater tatiteextentthan! , "r '
anv of the uafiona with' whom thv Kvk' N ,
maintained commercial intercourse. . ' J j
vTo; she W that the custom-house documents 1 r. - V'i
cannot be considered conclusive evidence iii, - . . S
per, -i'.rf fcom beyond the'Cabe of Goodi V ' 1
xxvyM, ami j.v yci- vcat iruui au oyier piaces t t , r tf f
whilst the value of domestic articles exported! . .:. ' ',
otanV such adtfition, 2d.vie greatest pox
"tiodi af the importations "and exportation3 are
nride in irtSHUilt thi TT fttntoo ' IA rk
I capital employed in thetrade of the f. W.
f Coast and the Pacific Ocean. -'constats : almost
vAvuoiiijrtwi(.iuv; iuur uiu ciucrpnze OX
uiuac cug?jjx:v xoreign arucies.' tno -
me u imea oiies, are, tnereiore only equU
theyejprdcj of do-
"inuj- j uvico cjkpuricu j f uiire. uupcnecuy
ascertained than of .foreierii articles imnbrted i
because At hjis. not been considered necessa
i ;espTto;iie same sanction ta enforce
vunipitaucc ui iue t giuaxioas wmcn navo
oeen presciioeq ror uiat purpose. v Toascer
tamrthe relative value of imports and export?,-1
itiisecssu--lst,V 'Hiati.' the same addi
tiohs 'Should 'be' made to tlie mvojce value of
the' latter asare required by laW.'to be tnade.
to theformer&i .Th? freight of domestic
articles exported mlAjheri'clnVvessels should
b added to their value, after deducting from
it ihe freighf ofl foreign articles imported in
cean the , proceeds pf the labor and enter-
prc ui uiuse py womiey ue juvigated,
should be added to the 'domestic exports.
4th. It is impossible to 'ascertain what addr.'
tion should bemade;'tO; Value of the do-
tlie additidsjsf sbuld.b;made which the prc
tpreigir-yessci t Thelalda of foreign
articles iiportfedln vessels ' engaged in the
tradc-of the Jorthwest'Cdast and Pacific rt-
of the;expprtfrs to stitJcorrectly' the Valuev " 4 I
pf article eSportcd .bv ; them fv bur' after '"'"';' ''"' '""''
nVAUberal
Aince vbuaccurately aiiw ; S ' J
yoiceitfia beUeyed that a, considerable ad- ' If.i J
ifUtoh uId-e(;jnac!eV' ;-i- : ':.'' ill '
0.bcn,o7c; 11
expQrte&dUnng the year .en'din'.on''tiie'30tk.;-.-!''''- i
of bept.it, already estimated at S49.874.070l . . fl
ftboHse, tUpyalueofr jdoraesuc export
ly ,:jffA;: ;,i .i. ' ' r
. ilthquglx
ei shewing' tlie ayerage ratecf duty upon '
th value of ifqrefgn articles imported ' into ?
States, itj. presumed hat ah impor- v
it $60,000,OCa of ibi-agn merchandize -1
notjiroduc a liss revenue than $ir,Qp0v I
iWHir-- A&the receipts troin the customs dur-V . v r ' 1 ?
Pg:Uyel823rhave; benestiuiated 'at ;t'.r:' .
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