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Resolved, That no objection ought ever to be made to
any amount of taxes, equally apportioned and imposed
for the purpose of raising revenues necessary for the
support of Government; but that taxes imposed on
the people for the sole benefit of any one class of
men are equally inconsistent with the principles of our
Constitution and with sound policy.

Resolved, That the supposition that until the
proposed Tariff or some similar measure be adopted
we are and shall be, dependent on foreigners for the
means of subsistence and defence, is in our opinion
altogether fallacious & fanciful & derogatory to the character
of the nation.

Resolved, That high bounties on such domestic
manufactures as are principally benefited by that
Tariff, favour the great capitalists rather than personal
industry or the owners of small capitals &
therefore that we do not perceive its tendency to promote
national industry.

Resolved, That we are equally incapable of discovering
its beneficial effects on agriculture, since the
obvious consequence of its adoption would be that the
farmer must give more than he now does for all he
keeps & receives less for all he sells.

Resolved, that the impositions of duties which are
enormous & deemed by a large portion of the people to be
unequal & unjust, is dangerous as it encourages that practice
of smuggling.

Resolved that in our opinion the proposed Tariff &
the principles on which it is avowedly founded, would if
adopted have a tendency however different may be the motives of those who recommend them, to diminish the industry, impede the prosperity & corrupt the morals of the people.

Identifier: | JB/109/257/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 109.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	109	Main Headings
Folio number	257	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	Collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner		Watermarks	J WHATMAN 1819
Marginals		Paper Producer	Admiral Pavel Chichagov
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1819
Notes public		ID Number	35912
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