...ihe impost, and give that advan« tage to foreign over domestic manufactures f On a few articles of more general and necessary use, the suppression, in...season, will doubtless be right; but the great mass •; the articles on which impost is paid, are foreign luxuries, purchased by those only who arc rich...

...appropriated, and the whole surplus of impost after the entire discharge of the public debt and when purposes of war shall not call for them ? Shall we suppress the impost and give that advantage to foreign over domestic manufactures ? ' ' This weighty question was answered by Jefferson...

...Imposts (duties) and give tbat advantage to foreign over our domestic manufactures? On a few articles of more general and necessary use the suppression In due season will doubtless be right. bat the great mass of the articles on which Imposts are laid nre foreign luxuries, purchased by those...