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Rep. Fisher Ames of Massachusetts to Nathaniel Sargent, May 5, 1789
(Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum)
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In this letter
Ames warns of the influence of those who support high duties in "defiance of
consequences:"
Experience has clearly proved that high duties will be evaded.
No people better understand smuggling than ours--and the govt. is not in a condition to
enforce obnoxious laws agt. the interest of many, and the judgment of more--The people
will pay much and the treasury receive little.
Full text transcript of the letter.
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