Itisthereforeevident, thatonenationalgovernmentwouldbeable, atmuchlessexpense, toextendthedutiesonimports, beyondcomparison, furtherthanwouldbepracticabletotheStatesseparately, , Ibelieve, itmaysafelybeasserted, ., andinBritaintheyexceedthisproportion.[1] , underfederalregulation, , thewholequantityimportedintotheUnitedStatesmaybeestimatedatfourmillionsofgallons; which, atashillingpergallon, ; andifitshouldtendtodiminishtheconsumptionofit, suchaneffectwouldbeequallyfavorabletotheagriculture, totheeconomy, tothemorals, , perhaps, nothingsomuchasubjectofnationalextravaganceasthesespirits.
Whatwillbetheconsequence, ifwearenotabletoavailourselvesoftheresourceinquestioninitsfullextent? , itmustresignitsindependence, , therefore, , iftheprincipalpartbenotdrawnfromcommerce, , intheirtruesignification, aretoolittleinunisonwiththefeelingsofthepeople, toadmitofgreatusebeingmadeofthatmodeoftaxation; nor, indeed, intheStateswherealmostthesoleemploymentisagriculture, (ashasbeenbeforeremarked), fromthedifficultyintracingit, cannotbesubjectedtolargecontributions, , itmaybeenoughthesubjectofconjecture, tooccasiontheoppressionofindividuals, withoutmuchaggregatebenefittotheState; butbeyondthesecircles, itmust, inagreatmeasure, , nevertheless, mustbesatisfiedinsomemodeorother, , ontheotherhand, thewantsofthegovernmentcanneverobtainanadequatesupply, unlessallthesourcesofrevenueareopentoitsdemands, thefinancesofthecommunity, undersuchembarrassments, , ; anduniteindeploringtheinfatuationofthosecounselswhichledtodisunion.
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[1] Ifmymemoryberighttheyamounttotwentypercent.
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