Taxation.
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No nation, save our own, ever paid
its national debt. England never
has paid, and never will pay her debt.
She pays the interest on it now, NOT
from theihigh sense of moral obligation
that influences our policy, but from
the dread ofrevoluion. She fears the
fund holders and taxes the masses; but
by and by the masses becoming desper-
ate in their wretchedness & Weakening
up to sense oftheir rights, will revolt
against these exactions, and then, in
the reeling storm ofrevolution, thrones
and privileges, and public securities
and debts will be scattered TO the
winds. No government has the right
to tax the people as all governments
now tax them. There is no exercise
ofpower of which the people should
be sojealous and SO promp to question,
asthe taxing power.


Mankind are governed by money;
constitutions are overturned by money
the fountains Of public justice are
poisoned with money; nations are en>
slaved with money; aud if we would
be faithful 10 our trust of liberty.
faithful TO posterity-wc must dispute
this taxing power on every just occa
sion. Concedc the right Of this gov
ernment, either state or national. to
barter away the public faith, and to
tax the industry Of the people to dis
cretionary extent, and where is the
difference in fact, between ours and
the most despotic dynasty in Europe
None whatever, except in form. The
people then, who submit to such insi
dious stretches of power, practically
and voluntarily part with the highest
perogatve Of sovereignty, and sign
the bond for theil own servitude.-Jet
tersonian.