Selections from Political Works: A Complete Abridgment of the Comprise Volumes Which Comprise the Writings of Porcupine and the Weekly Political Register, with Notes, Historical (Classic Reprint) by John M Cobbett (Paperback / softback, 2015)
Excerpt from Selections From Political Works: A Complete Abridgment of the Comprise Volumes Which Comprise the Writings of Porcupine and the Weekly Political Register, With Notes, Historical The times in which we live are full of peril. The nation, as described by the very creatures of the Government, is fast advancing to that period when an important change must take place. It is the lot of mankind, that some shall labour with their limbs and others with their minds; and, on all occasions, more especially on an occasion like the present, it is the duty of the latter to come to the assistance of the former. We are all equally interested in the peace and happiness of our common country. It is of the utmost importance, that in the seeking to obtain those objects, our endeavours should be uniform, and tend all to the same point. Such an uniformity cant exist without an uniformity of sentiment as to public matters, and to produce this latter uniformity amongst you is the object of this address. As to the cause of our present miseries, it is the ermous amount of the taxes, which the Government compels us to pay for the support of its army, its placemen, its pensioners, &c., and for the payment of the interest of its debt. That this is the real cause has been a thousand times proved; and, it is w so ackwledged by the creatures of the Government themselves. Two hundred and five of the Correspondents of the Board of Agriculture ascribe the ruin of the country to taxation. Numerous writers, formerly the friends of the Pitt System, w declare, that taxation has been the cause of our distress. Indeed, when we com pare our present state to the state of the country previous to the wars against France, we must see that our present misery is owing to other cause. The taxes then annually raised amounted to about 15 millions: they amounted last year to 70 millions. The nation was then happy; it is w miserable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.