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fOK THE .CPBOWCLE AND ADVIKTIBER.
■ PARODY.
I saw them all through Frailty’s glos»-
Ilcrself the dark anil foul magician,
That bids the midnight revels pass,
And marks each gliding apparition.
'Twas like that hellish race, they say,
■As story tells in ages gone,
Revel’d In caves, in dark array,
_ Where horrid spectres grimly shone.
I saw tit’ expectant drunkard stand,
To catch the coming draught, in turn—
I saw, from ready hand to hand,
, The clear and babbling spirits run;
And how they joyed when it came near—
’Twag in itself a bliss to them— 1
While Frailty whispered in each ear,
“Be not too backward—drink again."
And each, as he received the flame,
Tilled Up his glass till it o’erflowcii—
Then, turning to the next that came,
Held out the cup that he so loved.
From Age it came, whose redden'd nose
. . Waafurnisbed with the “drop" already—
And Youth soon caught the fumes that rose,
And soon, like Age, became unsteady.
And, Jims, from Age, the vice Youth took,
■ And like a crazy raad-man, rearing
The glass aloft ia oparlrtea shook.— ,
Tim Ihmcs so noxious strongly bearing.
While round oud rotmd the bottle went, 1
'Twas filled and emptied o’er and o’er—
At length, when nature's aid was spent,
They w nk to tlttp upon the floor.
Then Frailty bid me look, when o'er
Her shrine the liquid blaze ascended)
Park, magic spirits seemed to soar,
Who thus, in glee, their voices blended:
“Drink comrades, drink, for why should shame
Bereave you of tins gill to men—
* From gone-by ages first it came,
And still with ages shall remain.
Take, take yonr midnight revel’s round,
Ami at the morn’s first blink return—
Till no resort enn there be tbund,
But in your altar-fire shall burn."
ALBERT.
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WHAT’S HALLOWED GROUND!
BY CAMPBELL.
. What’s hallowed ground) Has earth a clod,
Its maker meant should not be trod
By man, the image of his Ood,
, - Erect and free—
Unscourgcd by Superstition's rod,
To bow the knee7
9 What hallows ground where heroes sleep?
'Tis not the sculptured piles you heap’—
In dews, that heavens (hr distant weep,
Their turf may bloom;
Or genii twiue, beneath the deep,
Their coral tomb,
Bui, strew his ashes to the wind.
Whose sWord or voice has served mankind,
And lt> he dead, whose glorious mind '
Lifts thine on high)—
To live in hearts w e leave behind,
* Is not to die.
What’s hallowed ground) *Tis what gives birth
To sacred thoughts, in souls of worth!
"Peace! Independence! Truth! go forth,
Earth's compass round;
.lull J out |>iavuMi».4 . f. . .«
All hallowed ground. j
From the Federal Union, I
BURRITT’S CASE. |
TO THE PEOPLE OF OEORGIA. ,
Fellow Citizens :—ln this paper of the |
17th ultimo, I published an article on the ,
subject of the third edition of “Walkers
Pamphlets,” which has brought down up
on me some severe strictures. la thqj arti
cle, Elijah H. Burritt was not referred to.
He was not the person to whom the copy
of the third edition, alluded to, was direct
ed. As, however, an attempt has been
mode to cast the odium of public opinion
on-me 1 shall lay before you a concise
statement of the facts of his case, so far as
they came to my knowledge— and shew
yoadhe agency I had in developing the
transaction. Ido this, not because I feel
the leastapprehension of public reproach
hut to place tire truth before you, that you’
may judge of thbcorrectness of my con
duct; and to expose what 1 conceive to
be the motives of the principal agent in
the excitement that is now sought to he
raised on the subject.
About the middle of January lust I
went to Macon, to attend the Super ’lor
Court ol Bibb county. On my return
home, a short time after, entering the of
fice of the Statesman A Patriot, Mr. Bur
ritt threw me a pamphlet across the ta
bic, and said, “I have got one of those
books since you were gone,” without
. saying what it was—where he had oh
tainen it—orlhc means of* procuring it.—
Nothing more passed between us on the
subject. I looked at the title page—saw
whatit was—amt being busily engno-ed
threw it on a table near mo, intending at
leisure to inquire into it. My impression
at the moment, from the soiled appear
ance of the pamphlet and its having a
mime written in it, was that heliad borro w
ed it. It however escaped my memon/ till
a lew days after, when n relation visited
the office. In the course of conversation
with him, the pamphlet recurred to mw
recollection I asked him if he had seen
said he had not, and expressed
some curiosity to read it. I looked for
some time for it—and began to chide my
self lor the negligent manner in which I
had disposed of the book. Mr. Juhnn then
aided me in the examination, & in a short
tune it was found in a pigeon hole on n
high shelf in one corner of the office. In
taking ft down a second one was drawn
out with it—this a little surprised mo, but
I concluded that on Burritt’s return, I
would inquire intoit, and thoughtuomore
01 it, 1 took one to my house, andfllr. Cole
7 mysell read itcursoriiy, till we became
« During U,S„, Mr
Bun itt had gone to Augusta. A daw or
two afterwards I went to the Post Office 1
hande(T°rne ° th '7 thin^B ’ a letter was 1
banded me, post-marked at Boston, di
rected to the office of the Statesman A i
Patriot, care of E. H. Burritt
rection authorized me to open it—/Twas '
written to Mr. Burritt Td
to myutter astonishment, was from Da- !
! t€r ’ , the u re P u ted author of the
Pamphlet, and shewed that Mr. Burritt 1
was in correspondence with him. That 1
letter is in the possession of the Solicitor
General. Bull will recite from memory
the leading features of it—He stated that
~ln compliance i\ith Jfr. Burrin’s re
questhehad some time, before sent him
heel • Baok « of ’ Appeal-that lie had
•X>eeo fur eome weeks io hear
from hiip —that he expected him on the 1
honor of a gentleman to comply according
to engagement —that he had a second edi- <
tiop of his work and if he wished any (
more he could have them —that he expect- <
ed soon to hear from him and learn all 1
the particulars respecting the Pamphlet, 1
and subscribed himself his friend, David 1
Walker. This I think is the correct pur
port of the letter. It shall appear when I
can obtain it, ifnecessary. It will at once i
be seen that this letter was well calcula- 1
ted to awaken in my mind suspicions
which rendered it imperiously my duty
to ascertain immediately the facts, and
promptly to communicate them to such
gentlemen as I could confide in, that I
might act with due caution and circum
spection in the painful situation in which
I thus suddenly apd unexpectedly found
myself. Before the receipt of this letter
it had never entered my head that Mr.
Burritt had any improper connection with
these pamphlets. I therefore immediately
examined a second time, and found fifteen
more of the pamphlets on the same shelf.
These with the one I had at ray. house,
made sixteen. Four had therefore been
disposed of in some way. 1 ascertained
that the young men in the office knew
nothing of the matter—Jfr. Burritt had
concealed from me the fact of his having
received any communication from the ne
gro, or having written to him—and,that
he had received more than ohc copy of
tlie pamphlet from any source. That
Jfr. Burritt should have written for so
many was a mystery to me, and that four
of them should have been disposed of,
alarmed me, as I saw that my character
might have been implicated, but for the
providential arrival of this letter in Me.
Burritt's absence. It \VSS
•no to know what the “ engagement ” was,
with which he was to comply, and the
fact that four of the Pamphlets had been
distributed, led me to a suspicion that
this engagement was of n character entire
ly at enmity with the vital interests of a
community among whom I was born and
brought up, and with whom my dearest
earthly attachments were enterwovon.—
During the day on which I received this
letter, my time was completely engrossed"
in making out reports for the auditors ap
pointed by the State to adjust Me. Birch’s
accounts for the additions to the State
House. As soon ns I obtained leisure,
I communicated tiie facts first to Mr.
Cobb, the Senator of Houston
to Major Hepburn, the Representative
of Baldwin. They concurred with me i
that, on the next I should, at an early hour,
assemble some of Mr. Burritt’s friends
and my own, to consult on the course i
most prudent to be pursued. The next i
morning I invited into the office, Col. i
Ruffin, Col. Bozeman, Dr. Fort, Maj. Hep- <
burn, Mr. Cobb, and Col. Rockwell, the I
Intcndant, and exhibited to them the let- <
ter and the pamphlets. Some of these <
gentlenicn first thought it most proper ’
to await Mr. Burritf s return, anti inform. |
him that appearances were against him I
—that in our opinion he had forfeited his i
standing in this community—and toadvise ,
him to settle Ids affairs and leave the i
But upon inspecting the law and I
finding its provisions very broad and the t
penalty death, we saw that if Mr. Bur- <
nn was &uiii y f ivu simuiu an uevume tut- x
hie, by such a course, ns accessories; and (
plilkJiV jiislloo illicit be cvdtlct). Ii WHS A
therefore unanimously*concluded that my i
best course was to disclose the facts to »
tlie Governor, as it was a matter of pub- c
liable concern, and leave it to his dis- t
cretion and responsibility to act as the t
public safety seemed to require. As i
the object of Air. Burritf s visit to Au- ’
gasla was unknown to any of ns, it was
suggested that it might have some con- 1
nection with the matter in consultation.— ’
We believed this course due to the public i
and to Mr. Burritt, that he might, if guilt- <
less, publicly vindicate hinisclfby an open (
and honorable trial before the civil au- ]
thority—if guilty that the law might have -
its course. Accordingly, Col. Rockwell, i
tlie Intcndant, ofthe Metropolis, and my- <
self waited on the Governor. I stated I
tlie facts, and offered to deliver to him the >
letter and the pamphlets. He declined i
receiving them, and advised me to inves- I
tigate the matter anddnstitutc a prosecu- ■
tion—stating that he had some days pre- I
vious had a conversation with Mr. Bur- i
rif t on the subject of tlie pamphlets which
had excited his suspicion. I objected to j
becoming the prosecutor, but took the
hooks and letter to my dwelling anti lock
ed them up, that no person might see ,
them. After leaving the Executive of- ,
flee, Col. Rockwell told me that he
thought it a duty due to myself and tlie \
public to institute a prosecution. I repli- .
etl to him that I did not apprehend any J
public censure for not prosecuting—that
I bat! discharged my duty to tiie public by j
making the disclosure to the two highest i
officers in the place, himself and tlie Go
vernor—tliat I would neither shrink from !
a discharge of a conscientious duty from
tlie fear ofprivntc censure, nor go beyond '
the dictates of duty for the sake of public ,
approbation—that I conceived it his duty
or tiie Governor's to proceed in it—that
my being a private individual whose offl- i
cial duly did not require it—connected
in business with Burritt, and having a high
and sympathetic regard for the distress
ed condition of his family rendered that
step so revolting to my feelings, that I
could proceed no farther in it. He gave
in to my views—visited the Governor and
stated to him my objections to prosecu•
ting. He stated to me that, on reflection, 1
the Governor appreciated my motives I
and said he would proceed himself with i
the business. In the mean time I had '
communicated the matter to Thomas P.
Green, Esq. the Post Master, a gentle- 1
man. in whose integrity and prudence I
had the utmost confidence. He then sta- 1
ted some facts which, in connection with •
the letter I had received, and the nuin-
ber of books, immediately excited his 1
suspicions. With my consent ho coin- '
municated with Rhodam A. Green, Esq. '
who had learned something on the sub- *
ject. The subject thus gradually devol- 1
oped itself, till it was discovered that Mr. j
Burritt had been privately offering the j
Pamphlets for sale, and loaning them !
out. '
As soon as tlie Governor was put in pos- £
session of these facts lie issued his precept ?
to a Justice of the Peace, to collect the
testimony and proceed according to law ,
in the ease. He did so, and summoned »
before him the two Messrs. Greens and i
mysell—took our depositions—issued a
warrant—and as soon as Mr. Burritt ar- *
rived, lie was arrested and carried before ‘
fno Justice, but no prosecutor appear
mg, he was compelled to discharge hfm. 1
The commissioners of the town then :
commenced a second prosecution. Af
ter a tedious investigation, Mr. Burritt’s
counsel took technical exceptions to the
affidavits and warrant, and after a long
argument, the Court his objec
tions and quashed the and Mr.
Burritt was again discharged.
At the commencement of the second
investigation, Mr. Burritt Applied to me
in the presence of the Court to appear as
his Counsel, which the delicacy of my
situation compelled me to decline. He
also observed in the presence of the Court
that he was not offended at the course I
had pursued, but that had he been in my situ
ation, he would have acted as I did. Ho also
acknowledged to a gentleman that ap
pearances were against him.
It is proper here 1 6 observe that the
Pamphlets arrived in Milledgeville dur
ing my absence at Macon, and that had
I found the whole number in the office
which had been sent, my course would
probably have been a different one—but
the absence of four of them, induced me
to believe that an improper use might
have been made of them. I knew too
that Mr. Burritt hnd an opportunity of
perusing the Pamphlet, and still believe
that he had read every word of it before he
received these.
This, fellow-citizens, is a plain state
ment of the facts upon which I acted.
They can be established, if denied, by the
most respectable f itnesses. Under the
same state of facts, I should pursue the
same course, an hundred limes over. I have
never performed an act which my judge
ment and my conscience more entirely
approbate. I verily believe tide son
TTlll go with me to the grave
and that the Judge of all the earth has
not disapproved my conduct or my mo
tives. There were other things connec
ted with the transaction, but as they were
developed subsequently to my disclosure
of what I knew, they had no influence in
determining my conduct. I therefore pass
over them, because it is not my wish nor
my object to increase the excitement a
gainst Mr. Burritt. He will be before the
country for his trial, should he ever return.
As I have not expressed my opinion of
his guilt or innocence, I do not design
to do so. There is a manifest improprie
ty in thus forestalling public opinion. Mr.
Burritt is entitled to justice and so is the
State. Ifhe can establish his innocence,
no one will rejoice more at such an
event than myself. If ho cannot, the
laws of the country must be supported.
And now permit me to ask you, can
didly and openly, what would have been
my situation, had these Pamphlets been
concealed from me till they had all ficcn
circulated? Could it have been possible
for me to have convinced the people of
CfeoJ’gia, that 1 knew nothing of them,
when they were issued from an office in
which I was interested and daily occu
pied? , Would not public indignation
have pointed to me as a native Gorginn,
recreant to the principles of my country.
& regardlessoftheblood of" wife,children,
and friends?” But suppose after I came,
by the favors ofa kind and overuling Pro
vidence to a knowledge ofthe facts. I hnd
concealed them, what would you have
HIT pi VtVITT m * m J "T’WTIIH .
Could you have approved thein? Could
you have palliated them?—Could you
have borne them? But apart from person
al considerations what might have ieen the
conscqun.oes to yous The answer to nil
these questions has been furnished by
your universal approbation of my con
duct. I feel no tear that that approba I ion
will be withdrawn.
But I feel myself called upon to make
to you a further statement in connexion
with tills painful subject. A recent oc
currence has induced me to believe that
one of your fellow-citizens would rejoice
to see public indignation visited upon my
head on this subject. I mean Mr. Ska
tojj Grakti.axd, the senior Editor ofthe
Southern Recorder. I should regret to
do injustice to Mr. Grnntland in this be
lief—but I must do justice to myself. I
will therefore give the reasons and infer
ences upon which my belief is founded,
that you may with myself be nbletojuclge
whether Mr. Grnntland has been ac.utated
by disinterested motives, or by friendship
to Mr Burritt or his family.
Mrs. Burritt in a communication in the
last Recorder, says that “a man above the
fear of public censure, came forward and
proffered his services in aiding in the cause
ofjustice and humanity and in placing
the subject (of Burritt’s case) in its proper
aiu'ude before the citizens of Georgia' 1
I am informed further, that this man is
Seaton Grai;?!a,nd. the Candidate for
Congress, and that he further “profferedhis
services' to become Mr. Burritts bail* if
he would return to Georgia and stand
his trial. Now let us see in what way
Mr. Grantlnnd commenced tins work of
“doing justice." In the Recorder of 24th
July, n communication appeared signed
Enquirer, and which is. inserted below
that you may judge of it for yourselves.
We are given very plainly to understand
that Mrs. Burritt was the author. jNow
had Mr. Grantlnnd been requested to open
his columns to Mrs. Burritt, I should have
thought him justifiable and that he had
no improper feelings towards me. Had
this article by Enquirer been a vindication
of Mr. Burrin's conduct, I should still have
felt some charity towards Mr. Grantland
for admitting it into his paper. Rut let it he
remembered that Mr. Grantland volunteer
ed to do justice to Burritt, and the ven/
first step he took in the matter was to pub
lish on article not in vindication of Mr.
Burritt, but every word of which is a direct
attack upon my integrity and upright
ness in the exposure of Bnrritf s ease
and not one fact or argument is adduced
to exculpate Mr. Burritt. Is this doing
justice to Burritt? But Mr. Grantland is
not satisfied with merely giving place to
this communication—Editorial remarks
are added, which allude to ‘ a much in
jured woman”—the “mystery" of Burritt’s
case, &c.—An attempt seems to be made
to enlist public sympathy on the side of
female sufferings, not to vindicate Burritt,
but to censure and degrade me in the es
timation of the people of Georgia The
editorial at last concludes with an oneii
avowal of a belief of Burritt's innocence!
Now, I will enquire, if Mr. Grantland
can unriddle “ mysteries. lf he cannot,
how can he undertake to say that he
believes Burritt innocent, when he says,
ms ease is involved in mystery?” What
«,* u' Gran f l,,nd mean by this umyste
>'!/■ He may have a right to express his
' This case would no! be btflnbh'.
belief of Burritt’s innocence. He had a
right to open his columns to Mrs. Burritt
for the purpose of vindication .■ But he
had no right to publish an article, solely
and exclusively 'impeaching the purity of
my motives, in a matter too of such ser
ious import to the whole Southern Coun
try. Mr. Grantland had a right too, to
tender his services to .Mrs Burritt. But
when. Mrs. B. presented the article signed
“Enquirer,” what should have been Me.
Grantland’s reply?—Should it not have
been something like this?—“Madam, I
proffered my “services in aiding the cause
of justice”—not in impeaching the con
duct of Mr. Polhill. Public opinion is in
his favor, and he has acted as every citi
zen ought to act. Let the article contain
evidence of Me. Burritt’s good intentions
and then it will be admitted.” This is a
stretch of magnanimity vyhich I had aright
to cxpectfrom Mr. Grantland, (unless he
could convince the public that 1 had act
ed corruptly.) as he has been so magnani
mous towards Mr, Burritt. As he did not
pursue this course, I am bound to believe
that he wished to see me put down.
But this is not all—Mr. Grantland lived
here at the time the exposition ofßurritt’s
ease took place. He was almost daily
in town pursuing his business. He knew,
or might have known the precise tacts
then, as well as he does now—nay, he
might have known them better, as it was
then a subject of universal enquiry. I
should have as willingly communicated
with him, as I did with Air. Camak, whom
I sought at 9 o’clock at night to inform
him that an enquiry was on foot for the
circulated pamphlets, learning that he
had a negro who could read, and feeling
•hat it was not a party matter. But more
than five months pass away, before we
hear any thing of Mr. Granlland’s sym
pathies for Mr. Burritt and his “perhaps
much injured” family. Within a few
days past he has volunteered his services,
ns Mrs. Burritt informs us.
Under this state of things, the follow
ing enquiries naturally suggest them
selves—Why did not Mr. Grantland oiler
his services to befriend Mr. Burritt ami
his family about the time that Mr. Burritt
left this place, in the middle of February
last? Is it natural to believe that Mr.
Grantland would, without any change of
circumstances farvorable to Mr. Burritt,
entertain such tender toolings towards a
man whom he lias so often reprobated
and abused ? Is it natural to believe, thaf
Mr. Grantland’s oidy motive was sympa
thy towards Mrs. Burritt, when for nearly
six months she has been, under the eye of
.Mr. Grantland, suffering all the pangs
that female fortitude bear? Is it
usual for Mr. Grantland to tender his ser
vices to befriend his enemies or become
their security? If it had been the sole
object of Mr. Grantland to have befriend
ed Mr. Burritt, could he not have done it
much more effectually before his property
was attached by his creditors and put
under the hammer of the Sheriff? Has
any thing nets come to light in the case that
has so suddenly melted the tender mer
cies ofMr. Grantland to aid in the vindi
cation of Mr. Burritt. Or docs it require
five months to arouse Mr. Grautlund’s
sympathies? Ifhe did not know all the
facts ofthe ease, could lie not have known
so deeply? Is it not possible that Mr.
Grnntland may have been actuated by
some other motives besides those of com
miserating' the unfortunate?
Many such inquiries arise in this ease.
Perhaps Mr. Grantland may be able to
satisfy the public by answering them.—
I am perfectly willing to join issue with
him on the propriety of my conduct, be
fore the people of Georgia. 1 must be
permitted however, to say, that I think
Mr. Grantland s sympathies have mani
fested themselves too late to gain the
palm ofdisinterestedness from the public.
He has waited till Burrin's pecuniary af
fairs have become embarrassed beyond
the hope of reparation, and his political
standing been entirely destroyed. After
Mr. Burritt is no longer his rival, and has
no hope of becoming so, he leaders him
his friendship, and if in doing so, lie can,
by these means, ruin me in the estimation
ofthe people, lie will have two objects
accomplished, and both Burritt and my
self will be out of his way.
I make this appeal to my follow citizens
without distinction of parties. It is not
a party question. As 1 said in the article
ofthe 17th (which seems to have excited
this crusade against me,) there is no di
vision of feeling on this subject from Ma
ryland to the Gulf of Mexico. I feel con
fident that all my fellow-citizens will ap
prove my conduct and the conduct of
those who advised me. notwithstanding
Mr. Grantland’s and the Recorder’s iiT
fluence.—To them all I submit the case
without the fear of reproach, with but
one question. Can a faithful citizen suf
fer his feelings for one unfortunate man
and his family to outweigh his sense of
duty to his own family and the whole po
pulation of the State?
Respectfully yours,
JOHN G. POLHILL.
From the Southern Recorder.
The following is from the pen of one
who has a right to be heard—it is from
a helpless and perhaps a much injured
woman—Burritt’s case is involved in
mystery.—What sufficient motive could
un have to excite insurrection? What
eouldiinhavegainedby.it? Thepubfie well
know that we have no friendly feelings
cither personal or political, for fe. 11. Bur
ritt. But he, even he, is entitled to Justice
—every man in this country is entitled to
it, whatever he his ibibles or his vices.
Burritt is deterred, wo are told, from
meeting the indictment against him, hy
the fear, ofbeing mobbed. This fear.ifitrcal
h/cxist, is groundless—the Laws, and not
Mobs, govern in Georgia. He should
stand his trial and prove his innocence
of criminal intention, if he he innocent,
which we conscientiously believe him to
be.— [Editorial.
[communicated.]
. Messrs. Editors: —Upon reading an ar
ticle entitled “Walker’s Pamphlet,” in
the “Federal Union” of last week, the
following queries very naturally suggest
themselves:—Can it be possible that the
author is still forcing that inflammatory
vde work upon this State? or has Mr.
I olhill introduced this subject to widen
the broach of sectional feeling between
the North and South, in direct contra
diction to the motto or standard with
“PPcni'a before the public, that
ofthe T cderal Unionor can it be that
he wishes to fan the expiring embers up-
on the alter,."’here his late dethroned
partner was sacrificid? It may be that
Mr. Polhill intends making this subject his j
hobtfeto ride to the high places of politi
cal fame. ll* the author of that article
was actuated by either of these motives, *
it would be well if some friend would whis
per in his ear, that the less he says upon
the subject of Walker’s Pamphlets the 1
better, for public sentiment is alread y a
gainst him for the part he acted in raising
the hue & cry against his confiding part
ner, A the more he harps upon the subject,
the more fulli/ will the minds of commu
nity be convinced that he is trying to cov
er up the motives of self-interest and ag
grandizement, which have been imputed
to him from the first. Will not this
be the final verdict of communit y when
ever the case is fairly investigated.
ENQUIRES.
P. S. I shall answer the questions of
“Enquirer” in the next paper. I shall not
contain a word to injure her feelings, far
ther than the subject itself may be painful.
1 would not give her one unnecessary
pang, nor plant one additional thorn in
her path. I have no unfriendly feelings to
gratify toward her and her unfortunate
husband. I must however do justice to
myself. Absence has prevented my ear
lier attention to this subject. J. G'. P.
•*« «<«• j
v - FVom thp Banner oflhe Constitution.
-TAXES! TAXES! TAXES!
In conformity with the promise con
tained in a former paper, we now com
mence the publication of the list of taxes
at this time paid by the People of the
United States, who erroneously fancy
that they pay no taxes at all—first pre
mising one important fact, which is tiiis :
If the tax were taken off from any impor
ted article, the retail price of the article
would lull more than the amount oflhe du
ty, inasmuch as the retail merchant char
ges a profit on the amount of the duty:—
Thus, take a pound of hyson tea. The
wholesale price we will suppose to be one
dollar per pound, the retail price $1 20 per
lb. A the duty 40 cents. If the duty wore
taken off, the retail price would fall not
only to 80 cents, but to some price below
80 cents, inasmuch as the profits of both
the merchants, wholesale and retail,
would only be charged on the first cost of
the article, which without the duly would
be 40 cents less than with it. This fall,
with many articles, it is true, would not
be immediate. The diminution of price
would occasion an increase of demand,
which would prevent the fall from being
complete until time should be afforded for
an augmentation of the supply, but ulti
mately it would happen. If any man
doubts that this would be the case, let
him go to an importing merchant who has
goods on hand entitled to drawback up
on exportation, and he will find that he
can buy those goods at what is called the
short price, that is, the price without the
duty, as much below the tong price, as the
amount of the duty precisely. Thus,
when the wholesale price of brandy or
spirits is 100 cents per gallon for consump
tion in the country, the price at which any
person who wants it for exportation, can
buy it of the same merchant, is 47 cents
per gallon, the duty being 53 cents. In
porter can buy it at five cents a pound,
anrl it is therefore clear, that if it was not
for the duty, the home consumer could
get those articles us cheap as the foreign
er can get them.
The People of the United States pay
the following taxes on the articles here
inafter named. If they purchase the for
eign article, the tax goes into the coffers
oflhe government, which will not want
it after the public debt is paid olf at the
end of the year 1833. If they buy the do
mestic article, the tax goes into the pock
et of the home producer, for his sole and
exclusive benefit, and either increases his
profits, or saves him from loss. To make
the matter intelligible to people who do
not understand Latin, we shall not em
ploy terms ad valorem, or per centum, but
shall use instead thereof, this expression,
on every dollar of the first cost, by which we
mean, the cost of the article as ascertain
ed at our custom-houses. No article will
be inserted, that is taxed below thirty cents
on every dollar, or the list would be too
long.
Axes, 35 cents on every dollar of the first
cost.
A him, Scents a pound, ($2 50 for 112 lbs.)
Arms, side-arms for militia officers and
others, .‘lO cents on every dollar of
the first cost, that is, #3 on every
sword that costs $lO, which fails very
heavily upon a country where every
other public man is a general, colo
nel, major, captain, lieutenant, en
sign, or cornet.
Awl-halls for shoe-makers, 30 cents on
every dollar of the first cost.
Adzes for coopers, 35 cents on every dol
lar of the first cost.
Bindings of worsted or wool, 35 cents on
every dollar of the first cost.
Black lead pencils, 4 cents on every one
that costs ten cents.
Blank ciphering books, ami copy
books, 3u cents on every dollar of the
first cost.
Blankets, woollen, 35cts. on every dollar
of the first cost.
Bolts of copper lor ships, Ac. 4 cents a
pound.
Bombazines, cents on every dollar of
the first cost.
Bonnet wire, 30 cents on do.
Bonnets or hats, of chip, grass, Leghorn,
and straw, 60 cents on every dollar
of the first cost.
Braids, flats, and plats, for bonnets or
hats, 50 cents on do.
(If, however, the bonnets, or hats he
for poor people, for the wives and daugh
ters of farmers, mechanics, ami other
working men, who cannot afford any but
the cheapest kind, the American System
favors them by charging an increased
tax. Fifty cents is charged on each one,
even though the foreign cost should be
but fifty cents, which would be doubling
the price.) ~ 1
Boots, woollen, for children, 35 cents on 1
every dollars worth.
laced, lot)cents per pair.
leather, 150 cents per pair.
Bootees, do. 130 cents per pair.
Bottles, porter bottlee, $2 per groce.
Braces of Leather, 30 cents on every dol
lar of the cost.
Brandy, Ist A 2d proof) 53 cts. per gallon.
Do. 3rd 57 do.
Do. 4th 63 do.
Brass .side-rules, 30 rente on every dollar
of the eegK
Bridles, 30 cents on
Bridle-bits, 35 cents on a
Brushes, 30 cents on ■ 0
Buttons, of worsted or wool, 3gi
every dollar of the cost. 4 ts 011
Cabinet ware, 30 cents on every dnli„ „
the cost, or #3 on every table J ot
die that costs $lO. r cra ‘
Cables and cordage, tarred, f our ceM
per pound. ceD **
Do. untarred, 5 cents per pound
Do. of grass, or of the bark of a L
o cents per pound. “
Do. of iron chain, 3 cents D er
Camels’ hair pencils, 30 cents on
dollar of the cost. er i
Canes of walking-sticks, 30 cents on dn
Canes for fishing, 30 cents on do
Carpets, Brussels, Turkey, or Wilton
cents per square yard. ’ ,u
Do. Ingrain, Kiddenninistcr, or \v
netian, 40 do. ’ ' cs
Do. all other kinds made of Woo >
flax, hemp, cotton, or rags
parts of either, 32 cts per sqn arc .
yard. *
Do. of oil-cloth, printed or painted
50 cts. do. 1
Do. bindings, 35 cents on every dot
lar of the cost.
Carriages of all descriptions, and parts
thereof. S3O on every SIOO of the cost
Carriage springs for do. 30 cts. on every
dollar ofthe cost.
Do. laces for trimming,3s cts. on do.
Cases for liquor, without bottles, 30 cents
on do.
Do. dressing, of wood, 30 cts. on do.
Cast steel, 150 cents for 112 pounds.
Castor oil, 40 cents per gallon, equal to
50 cts. upon every dollar ofthe cost
Chafing dishes, 35 cents on every dollar
of the cost.
Chairs, fancy and other, 30 cents on do.
Chisel sockets, 35 cents on every dollar
ofthe cost.
Chocolate, 4 cents a pound.
Cigars, Spanish, 85 cents per hundred.
Cinnamon, 25 cents a pound, which is
more than its first cost.
Ciphering slates for schools, 33f cents on
every dollar ofthe cost.
Clothing, ready made, 50 cents on every
dollar ofthe cost. A tine cloth coat
in London costs from sl2 60 to SIG
80; here, it costs from 25 to $lO.
Coal bindings, 35 cents on every dollar
ofthe cost.
Coffee, 5 cents a pound. To be rsduccil
after the 3lst December, 1830, to 1!
cents, and after the 31st December,
1831, to 1 cent.
Cocoa, 2 cents a pound. To be reduced
after the 31st December, 1830, to 1 ct
Cologne water, 30 cents on every dollar
ofthe cost.
Confectionary preserved in sugar or
brandy, 30 cents on every dollar of
the cost.
Copperas, near 2 cents per pound, (sj|
per cwt.) which is equal to twice a-j
much as its cost abroad. * |
Cordials of all kinds, 53 cents per gallon I
Cotton, 3 cents per pound; n mere tleaill
letter in the law, and the law, andl
ought to be entirely abolished. I
Cotton goods, whether plain or colored,l
I such as cambrics, ginghams, cheek J
leno, book muslin, stripes, chintzes!
calicoes, jaconet, prints, sheetings!
shirtings, Ac. as follows: J
II ilicj'ottr Kim imlvxvl) ouvh na J»O0!
people and cost from 5 to 10 eenll
per square yard, the tax is 87 cent*
on every dollar ofthe cost. J
If they are of a middling quality, fit lb!
people in middling circumstances!
and cost from 11 cents to 25 cent!
per square yard, the tax is 35 to ill
cents on every dollar ofthe cost, fin!
If they are high priced, such as only tin!
sic!i can afford to wear, and co-l
from 35 cents to a dollar and upward*
per square yard, the tax is only 2*
cents on eaeli dollar ofthe cost!!! 1
Cotton bagging, Scents per square yan.'l
Currants lor mince pies 3 ccnts.ii pouiuil
Cut glass, such as decanters, tumbler*
wine glasses, salt cellars, disbesH
bowls, pitchers, Ac. $3 upon ever*
$lO of the cost, besides 3 cents pel
pound weight. fl
Cutting-knives for farmers, 40 cents fol
every dollar ofthe cost. i
This is merely the A. B. C. ofthe basil
ness. Wcshall goon with the list, anil
after it is completed, we should like soml
calculator, who lias a family of ten perl
sons, to furnish us with a detailed list »l
the taxes he actually pays under the prel
sent rates upon the articles enumerate)!
by us. It.is in this manner the Pcopll
cun have their eyes opened, nnd be cnal
bled to see, that they arc not much bedel
off than the English, the extent of who!
taxes is very correctly described in till
following article from the Edinburgh Kcl
view, copied into the Troy Palladium: I
Taxes. —Taxes upon every article whirl!
enters info the mouth, or covers (lie bad!
or is placed under the foot; taxes tipo!
every thing which is pleasant to hen!
see, feel, smell, and taste; taxes upo!
warmth, light, and locomotion; taxes o!
every thing in the earth, or the wafer!
under the earth—on every thing tlm!
comes from abroad, or is grown at home!
taxes on the raw material; taxes on eve!
ry fresh value that is added to it by lb!
industry of man: taxes on the sauce tlia!
pampers the rich man's appetite, and th!
drug that restores him to health; on lb!
ermine that decorates the judge, nnd ''>!
rope that hangs the criminal; on the P 0 0!
man's tobacco, tlic rich man's spice: o'!
the brass nails of the coffin, and the r>!
bands ofthe bride; at bed or board, wdi!
ant or levant, we must pay. The shod!
boy whips his taxed top; the beardles!
youth manages bis taxed horse, wilh!
taxed bridle, on a taxed road; and the ily!
ing Englishman, pouring his medid™!
which has paid 7 per cent, into n sp°°!
which has paid 22 per cent, makes his "'J!
on an eight-pound stamp, and expires "B.
the arms of an apothecary who has P 111 1!
a licence of jCIOOO for the privilege o(’P' i !|
ting him to death. His whole
is then taxed immediately from two
ten per cent. Besides the probate of o'!
will, large lees arg demanded for bury
him in the chance.'; his virtues are ’"'!
cd down to posterity on faxed I
and he is gathered to his fathers— h- !
taxed no more. I
—ec^ — I
Extract of a letter, dated, !
“Gkorgetow.x, D. C. July 27th.
‘T regret to add, that death in its
appaling form, has made |ta nppsaraj
in this town and vicinity- It jB
bo confined to the labouring efnsse.
general, but more especially te.the
grants working on the Canal- * ,s
proaeh stem is tt> be preceded by fl >‘w.