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in order that he may receive his custom
ary profit, then all Of this extra burthen
rs 70 Be paid BY the consumer--the peo-
pie ofthe city, and those from the country
who buy and sell here. The customers
thus having to pay, the evil IS sure to re-
turn lis effects upon our merchants. For
being taxed higher for what they buy, all
who buy curtail their expenses, trade less,
and whenever they can, contrivs to trade at
ports lower down the river, in order to
avoid this extra expense. In this way our
trade languishes, our merchants loose their
profits, are forced to stop business or fail,
the business Of the city languishes, our
country trade is diverted into other chan
nels, and we are at once seen on the retro
grade.


1t is time then that something was done.
We all have an interest in this matter. Let
every man Of the city therefore, and as
many from the country as can, come up to
the meeting on the 26th inst, and there de-
l;beraie upon what shall be done.