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eertaioJy doible, bet may probably (Sminisb the
. ' revenue. As regards the encouragement of rur.nu
factum by indiscriminate heavy taxes ou imports,
, . l eery much question both «\j practicability and
its policy—at least und'rthe present circumstances
of »tb* U.- Stales. In Europe «u.< in Asia land is
scarce, and Irom their swollen population le’our is
abundaat and cheap. The consequence is that arc
tides ot which the labor ot innitufaf luring forms
the principal part of the price, c:in always be made
and 6otii at a cheaper rate than they can l.e afforded
at in countries where labor is not abundant and
therefore not so cheap. In iht U Slates, circum
stances are h.ppily ditlrrrnt,—land is here plenty,
our citizens, Bioetv-riiri ■ in a hundred ot whom are
far me is, enjoy ine hlessngs ot a chosen people, and
the d i Hi cull y is not to find land, but to obtain labor
to cultivate it.
tvrry man requires lor nerp»sity or lor corn*
or even tor luxury many urn- 1,-s winch hr c«n
noi make lor himself, he buys them in the market
ol those who sell cheapest—and it lornis no point
)n the consideration of any man however patriotic k
whom I have known, w hether the at tide w hich is
good in quality, lined lor his purpose, and cheap
ftt, is made in this country or in any oth<*r.
**Ifany part of our citizens piel'er manufacturing
(o cultivating the earth-there is nothing to prevent
them indulging tlair preference, and it they make
as good . loth, rallimes, linens,, scythes &c. and at
as 'o'V a price as we can get them frnm Korope, we
wtli i ay them—hut ti lo*-ir manufactures cannot
cable into the market on equal terms with imposed
goods even whi n It.. s» la.t are us at this time sub
jected td charges ol freight and insurance and a
duty ol 1~ J per. cent, encre.rsing the dotv for the
purpose ,.f heigHteoing the price of the articles, that
the imported goods may no longer be cheapest and
thus no longer secure of preference is in fact, but
taxing those who are agriculturists, for the benefit
ol those who aie manulurtii'ers. And as it is al
ready ova ml. st that the increasing population ol
Pennsylvania and the New England stales, has in
a in a.-ine forced many of th-ir citizens to manufac
tures, while our southern people fortunately less re
Slru lyd prefer agricuhurr, it is obvious that tlie
operation of tins heavy excluding duly, must simti
be a tax on the Southern States, for the hem fit of
our nortl tin Inethren.
Tneie re otofr objections to this manufacturing
project—Suppos it to succeed,, imagine the people
ol the l). Stales to have become 111 as great propor
tion as expel 1 111 m molar lui mg ns the people of
Earope. What follows?—This consequence, that
as we shall I en supply ourselves with every article
which wi now import, ioreign nations whose goods
we no ionjer w mt, can no lougir purchase our pro
duce, Lee -use they can pay for cur produce only in
their goods, and when we cease l 1 lake llieir goods,
they must o' necessity cease to take ours. And as
a small portion ol t.n people of ti- at Brit,no,
ahnui one eighth, the wanutacturers of 1 -,y tmnr
try, supply imi only tbr remaining p-pula-i m, but
el »si .ill the woili hemdfS, it would lo l.w
thst a small portion of our people would simply out
Wants, mid the produce 01 the agricultural labor ot
the. residue, having no market abroad, must perish
at hom-—li there is any fallacy in ll.ia view it es
capes my mind.—Neuuer are l.rg manufacturing
establ's'nrents, consistent witli the happiinss id
ttie people. I11 G. Britain, where the most exten
*:v* ot these institutions exist, individual piopne
vors nave grown nc>, but tt.e lain ri u- pooT liavr
increased. Intelligent men of thet country have
ascribed to that system, the “inevitable tendency
to multiply the mill)hi-r of. the p air, en-J to ntakt
them virions, diseas’d and miserable —Of the
persons thus devoted from their infancy t- these
establishments, a lare able writer declares, “They are
“deprived id childhocd m all instruction and of ail
“enjoym-nt. ol the sports in which rnildhnod m
“ stinrtiveiv indulges, of fresh air hy day, and ol Ha
M tural sleep i-v ntgbt. Their health, physical and
•‘moral is ahke destroyed; they die of diseases pio
“duced by unremitting task work, l»y confinement
“in the impure atmosphere of crowded rooms, by
“ the particles ot met*fir i>r vegetable dost, whir.'i
“ they are cont'nually inhaling ; or they live to grow
“up without decency, without religion, and without
“shame, and bring forth slaves like themselves
“ "to tread in the same path ol misery.”
On the one hand, then, theVxelusion of all fo
reign goods l y this heavy duty, would deprive us of
the revenue now derived from their importation,
compel a resort to mtrrnal taxes for the support of
government, tax those who consume for the bene
fit ot those who manufacture, by diminishing our
exports and imports, destroy oui commerce and the
trade of ship-building, &c. dependant on it, and by
setting tip large munulac tuiivg establishments, in
crease the number and misery of the poor: — Or,
on the other, suib goods would continue to be
Smuggled into the country, and the government be
defrauded of the revenue, which has been obtained
from the present rate of duties—and I he wauts of
- government If supplied from internal taxation.
i An interference of government wLich is to pro
duce either ol these conserjuences is injudicious : it
is moreover unnecessary. Individuals aie suffici
ently attentive to their own interests, and under
stand them better than the government—they will
fesort to manufactures when they find it their in
terests to do so. The existing duties and charges
of importation offer no small premium to those
who now manufacture: pol.ry and justice forbid an
increase of them. The house adheied to this pro
wiston of tt e bill—the senate insisted on striking it
Out, until a Lite hour of the night of the 1st May,
and a short time before the adjoinninent when the
house agreed to abandon the additional duty, and
the bill No. 2, passed as origally introduced.
And this bill No. 2,'furnishes at length the all
important, the long sought substitute for the r.on
intercourse law ! After five months exercise of the
wits of a deinocratick majority in congress, aided
too foy the wisdom of a < abiuel congenial in priuri
pie, and the decision o[ » caucus, they reluctantly
abandon this child of /o//y and parent of tvii, and
-—-threaten again to revive it ! This threat,
and nothing more is the s ihtitute ! They repeal the
nun-iuterrourse, (no thanks to them, at the very mo
ment when by its own limitation it was expiring)
but declare tn the belligerents, notwithstanding
“ lha no longer disgraces our statute book, »tni
the whole system of Tcrrapimsm is now given up,
yktif tine ol you will witlxlraw your orders and de
crees, the spectre, the ghost m the d-piirteo law,
shall within three months after the dread sound ot
a proclamation again rise to brave the scuta and
derision oi’.he rroriti ! *
•'.ijff-'
j - si. ■
-•TKel
ridiVoli
3d ofjanuwy, the p«*i4rot by message
to corigr&s, recommended the revival of UtggKtau
thorising a draught of one hundred thousand dirty
Irons 'the militia, mid the making provision for a
volunteer force of twenty thousand men to be held
in readiness for actual selvice at the shortest, war u
ing, and he at the same time submitted to their
consideration the expediency of making provision
for putting into actual service it necessary soy pmt
ol the naval armament not now employed.
Under tliis recommendation a hill passed the
house of representatives', authorising « draught ol
one hundred thousand m-n from the militia and tile
acceptance of the services of any part ol that num
ber who might offer as voluuleeis. Bylhepiovi
s ons of the hill, a bounty of a stand ol aims was to
be paid to each volunteer, he was required to sign
.hi engagement-ol service in writing; to he boun..
to provide himselt uniform, to he subject to the
rules and articles of war, anil to be liable to be sent
on military duty, without the liuuls of the United
States, not beyond seas. The olhccrs were to hi
appointed by state authorities. The whole detach
merit was to be encamped and exriciscd ten days in
each year and liable to he called into seivice at am
tune within tivo year*.
The voluiilecis of this detachment were to evtr^
intent and purpose a pruviiional army, as-eflicii-n
as that organizod under toe administration of Mr
Adams, and w hich at that time excited so much ol
the repu dir an jealousy hgainst a military lorre at
the command ot a president; the one now pr.-posu
was rfMgiiiscr/'under the title ol a detachment ol mi
litia.
Hy th-* constitution the power of congress to em
ploy the milma is restricted to three cases; to re.
pel invasion, to suppiess insurrection, and to exe
< ute ttie lows. ] lie principle contained in this law,
and now for the hist time attempted to he sanction
ed l.y con,’iess, that the congress hove power to
send the militia out of the United States, was maoi
. 1 v a stretch ol authority and an alarming viola
tion of the constitution.
(he exp-ore of executing the law, exclusive ol
the loss o| time to the individuals was estimated at
two millions ol dollars. The president having hf
us to coojei tur • the service in which these men
were to he employed, it was urged that without a
manifest necessity, the people ought no* to he sub
jected to the anxt-iy, vexation and expense of a
di aught; and no such necessity appealed. To this
it was replied that the United Slates ought to m
vade and su due the British poesessions of Canada
and Nova S olia, and that this force was lequued
t- he in readiness n,r that expedition. Tins invasion
ol Canada and Nova Scotia, a favourite proj -rt ol
the war party, certainly is among the wildest of the.
s hem s of >ur democratic don Quixotics, l i e first
step over the St. L.wrenre, introduces a war with
Gieat Bi.tain, which will neither he confined to Ca
nada, nor terminate with its fate. A war the pro
secution of which would inevitably cost us many
!ue5 and inilrh treasure; hy which it successful we
t nuld only acquire a country poor, barren, and in
* lem nt in llie extreme; n population ot iciugces,
I fence, English and Indians, didcriog hum us in
munner and habits; attached to turns of govern
ment uncongenial to our republican institutions: a
conquest which could add uothing to our strength
or prosperity, but by enlarging our territory and
netrrogeneous population, extend the grounds of jea
nmsirs ami disagreement, which weaken us in their
growth, und lead eventually to disunion. Such hd
•requisition to be made only by war, and retained
only by force would (even without any other ill ron
sequence attending a war) he infinitely more injuri
ous to us, than its loss could be to Great Britain,
and would properly be classed with those experiiti
ons which are ludicrously hut justly compared to
breaking an adversaries windows with guineas.
I his bill passed the house, but in the senate was
postponed until tliemxt session.
(To be concluded in our next.)
THE PUBUCK~LEDGEr7 ~
FBIDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1810.
We hope our readers will not !e deterred, by its
length, from engaging in the perusal of Mr. Stan
leys Circular to his Constituents. It will be
found to contain a Comprehensive view of the mea
sures of tl.e late congress, and of that system of
policy which has brought puhliek and private ruin
and disgrace. We greatly regret that the limits ot
our paper did not permit us to give ibis letter entue
in one paper. We found it very judiciously divided,
6ince far the limits ol a newspaper, it was of neces
sity divided. The remainder of the letter is princi
pally devoted to a view of the financial operations
of the government, under the system of fidtral ex
travagance and Jeffersonian ueconomy, the whole
concluding with reflections on the present state of af
fairs, that must arrest the attention of every one
who lakes any interest in the public welfare.
Our Theatre has been reinforced l y the talents o!
Mr. Young, who arrived from Baltimore yester
day, Mrs. ^ dung is expected in a few days.
Not folk and Portsmouth Jockey Club Races com
menced on Wednesday last.
I it st D»y, Jockey Club Purse, 400 Dollars, four
mile heats.
Mr. Wynn’s s. m. Malvina, by Precipi
tate, 5 years old, 107 lbs. 3 2 11
Mr. Johnson’s b. m. Maria, by Bay
Yankey, 4 years old, 97 lbs. 2 13 2
Mr. Worinley’s ch. fa. Tom Tough, by
Escape, 6 years old, 120 lhs. 13 2 3
Fust hsat, 8m. 54s.—2d heat, 8m. 9s.—3d beat.
8m. 17s.—4th heat, 8m. 14s.
This was a most admirable race, the second beat
was won only by half a neck—Bets were very even,
but Maria rather the favourite, and particularly af
ter tbe second heat—after tbs third beat the bets re
mained even, 8* it was evident that Maria was*baht
1 UP> and-intended to pash for tbe faarth heat, which
"HdDif, Ifew. IjlWWh
•£>. brit firw mjfti. ■
Mr. Christian's s. g. Jack. Swift,
Mr. Johnson's $. g. Don Quixotic,
Mr. Smith’s s. e. Hippo,
* Married— On Wedoesday evening, hy the Rev.
Mr. fyries, Mr, Georoe Washington Ca.'rI', to
Miss Frances Willoughby, h»ih of this nUrr.
1>(ei>—On Weonwiay last, Mr. IUvnear Gil
bert, altera long and tedious iod spasilion, which
tie tore with Christian fortitude.
trum ike American Citntn.
Mr. Cooper, the Garrick <>t the United States,
and perhaps, tlie best Tragedian in the world, i«
making preparations to visit Europe. Murh anxi
r,y 18 expressed as to his ultimate intentions —
Whether he means to return to the United Slate*
or out is uncertain, but he seems determined to
leave upon our minds very extraordinary impressi
ons—The characters whic h he is now play ing equ 1
iy woiihy ol the authors and himself, arc sojustK
conceived and ably executed, that we have noihinj<
10 f10P* Irorn the future, nor any thing to legrel
lit the probability, that we shall “ ncier look upan
ins tike again."
from HAYTI.
Copt. Freeman, at Boston, iroin Cap* Francois,
says,—“ It is not true that Christophe has made
.cuy seizures.” Passengers with capt. F. Madame
Carzc-. and the lady and daughter of pen. Bisse, ol
Cape Francois, on their way to Philadelphia. Mar
kets dull.
TRANSLATED
Finm the Gazttce vf Carraccas, April 27, is 10.
Conclusion ol the Pror tarnation issued by tin Cnn
stituled Authority ol the Province ol Cameras.
Inhabitants ol Venezula! this is the vote of the
city ol Carac as. All it, first and highest autbori.
lies, have solemnly acknowledged it, by accepting
and sweating to observe, with dur obedience, the
decisions ol the people by their representatives ;
and we, in obedience to the sacred duties impo- d
upon us, make it known to you, and we invite you to
join in that union and fraternity which calls us to
t-he same duty and interest. If the sovereignty has
neeo provisionally established with a few individu
als, it is not for the purpose of esUiblising, ovc
yon, an insulting or oppressive usurpation, nor ye t
a disgraceful or shameful slavery ; hut that the ur
geurv and necessity of the moment, as well as the
novelty and importance of the objects, imperiously
require it lor the common security, '|-|.is itself
puts it out of our power to make manifest to you
n tins hasty occasion,, the extension of our gene
rous ideas : hut you must reflect, that if we acknow
ledge and loudly claifk. the sacred rights of nature,
to protei tour civil subjection, in deiem-eof the c«n
tral and legitimate common authority, whirl) unit
ed us, we do not the less respect in you those invio
lable rights, and theiefore we shall opportunely rail
you to the exercise ol the supreme authority, in pro
j ortion to the greater or lesser number of individu
als winch shall fall to the lot ol each province,_
This is, more or less, the result of the deliberations,
whirh, on the space ol the moment, we have to
propose to the department nl Venezula. Confide
therefore friends, in the sincerity of our intentions,
and haste to re unite your sentiments and aflertimis
to those of the citizens ol this rapitol. That the
Holy Religion which we have inherited from out la
thers, may always he for ns and lor our descendants,
the first object of our admiration and the strongest
bond to unite our will—That the European Spani
ards may he treated and caressed throughout the
country, with the same aflectinn and consideration
as ourselves, they being our Brothers, and being
cordially and most sincerely uniUd in our cause, and
in this way, resting the basis ol our social edifice,
upon the indissoluble foundation of fraternity and
union, we shall transmit to our most distant gtner
ations, the pleasing recollection ofour happy efforts,
and perhaps, we may obtain the satisfaction of be’i
holding our beloved sovereign, Ferdiuimd VII. pre
siding over the glorious destiny ol the people ol this
country.
(Signed) MARTIN TOVAR PONTE.
- J JOSE L>E LAS LLAMOSO.
Caraccus, April 20, 1810.
Gazelle Marine Memoranda.
ARRIVED.
Ship Harriot, Chase, fi -fays from Newbury port,
Ball ist, Muses Myers & Son.
Nrig Sukev, Gladdwgs, 16' days from Newbury
port. Hoards, C. fry.
Scli’r Betsey, Doane, 2 days from New-London.
Sloop Casril, Walker, 23 houis ironr Baltimore.
Schooner Harriot, Vcrerdohhurg, 13 days from
St, Bartholomews, hound to Baltimore, put in on
account of wind and weather—L li there, among
a number of other vessels, a brig belonging to this
port, name not known.
The ship Caledonian, Nash, vrasjtft at Goiten
bufg the 18th Apul.
Charleston, May 31.
Arrived British scl’r Union, Holmes, 25 days
honi Montego Bay (Jam.) On the 17th msi. m
lat. 23. 40, was hoarded by a privateer under Fr-o* h
colours, who took (loin him money and a variety ol
clothes and other articles to the amount of about
$300. They also took Irom on t oard a black
man, against his will. Capt. Holmes risked the
name ot the privateer ; and her captain, smiling,
said she was the St. Jack,-:n<i that his name w .s
captain Terrible. Though he threatened to buio
the schooner, captain H. thinks lie had no intention
of doing so ; nor does rapt H. think that captain
Terrible, as he called himself, knew the extent o
the plunder committed by his crefl| as he appeared
desirous only of taking money. ”
Extract of « ktter from Amelia, dated »‘2d instant.
“Tlie ships Governoi While, General Blake, &
Pisarro, arrived nt Liverpool on the 3d ult, end the
Ocmno.am (ith. They had dreadful weather,
and most oBm had suffered.— Capt. Bunker, of
the Grr.rrnTwake, writes—“ that he find lost his
deck?, load, boat, tite. ntitf for |g hours he was
obliged to Uy t-, a hull, w^artlggevery ru»mtst to
Guuutr. Me never saw ffibbefore."
The rkarorttf «f Pkw. ly Mr.L’mdUti
The#ue» Bitry Lad* amt Boston, bell
npp*afi*oce herpy > '
Tn wtirj, will be added, the Muricat Matin
THE HUNTER OF THE
Fehx, (hit first Dppntraact (kit $ras<m\ Mi
D<wir# to be opened at ft**, and the P«
to commence at Seven o'CInck precisely.
Admittance One I>«Uaf
at ttie Ledger Office, ami at tb
tre.
or next f .Jr d.,y after 8umJ.iv, by order oflCoert
wUI lie ttoUGat Publick Auction to tWfeidttst
^ * . - y
<-*00^ Ship URANIA^
„11 her materials as she rume
on» sea—This ship is shoot 182 tons, lately c iutlc
I and graved, lying at WWiamspirs wharf, sVrj
e sale will commence at eleven o’<l«k.for*n
oved endorsed notes at 30. 60, and 90 ,1,4 eo„at
ivments at the Bank of Virginia—Inventory «by
seen, and the Ship viewed nn application •
Christopher Fry.
June 8.
THE V
Schooner DELIGHT,,
Copt,tin Th:,t,
Burthen 10? tons, a good vessel, is offered for Ch|r*
Christopher Pry*
June 8.
3
£S For FREIGHT nr CHARTER,'
?lj>y TMB riKt
—Ship General Eaton,
Captain Clarkson. burthen 595 tons, will I*. reiulr
in a few days to receive * cargo. Apply ta
_ „ N. Heron.
June 8. tf ••
j>\ FREIGHT IS WANTED.
For the Brig SUKF.Y,
W/
- —■ — -MB*-* fnpt. Gidilings,
124 tons, or about 12^0 barrel* burthen, a Mod vea.
sel in order to receive a cargo. * 5 ' '
And has op h ard far Sate,
10,000 Eastern Boards, St 400 ffoeps.
Apply on board, or to
Christopher Frv.
June 8. S'
J-or HaLL or FRElC;lift'
The Hat e.iiling
— __sloop MANHATT A \T,
About 60 tons burthen, now lying at CamrWa
wharf, will be sold on re isonabie term*, or frel
taken Ibr nny port In the United State*.
j!Iso far Rale on b-.avd said JUcefi,
Casks of Lime, h few thousand Tine Boards, k
Rum, Shoes, 1000 yards Tow Cloth, with I
Otlu-r goods. Apply to the master on beard.
June 8. 3*
THE GOOD 7
Schooner Polly and PIk*Ix\
--nr,w lying Htanrhor «t the head «f
Patterson's wharf, is ready to Like freight or pva,
senders for any part of the northern state*—Apply
to the master on board.
June 6. 3*
gSN. FOR CHARTER,
Sr •«“. Ths excellent new fust tailing Skin
_ HARRIOT,/
Samuel Chase, master, htmhea 2f0 tens. Apply Id
Moses Myers & Son. •
JuneS. tf
Jrrime sugars.
80,000 wt. prime Muscovado Sugar*
in hogsheads and barrels,
ALSO'
5000 best quality Gunny Hags, rOoO do. Linen do.
*
90 pieces Russia Canvas and Havens Duck, •
1500 wt. Glue, 50 dozen Sieves—Just received add
for Sale by
Niemeycr & Von KapC **
June 8. tf
BROKE ADRIFT,
La»t Wight from along *ide the Sfienuh
Saint Amcmio, at Lee’» wharf,
A NEW LONG BOAT,
With red bottom, her upper works not painted**.
Whoever will deliver her on board the i "
shall be generously rewarded. »•*fffl&M.
June 8.
Slave Holders take Notice
THE BUIfeClURER
lias about Forty FARMS,
Lying within the United States’ .Military
the Slate of Ohio, which lie is disposed tu excli
for Slaves on reasonable pc-inis. Many.of 1
Farm* have considerable improvements upon t
are all of the first quality of Land, and r “■*
parts of the stale which are ««i rapidly 1
<m the Sc iota, on Owl Creek, and on the ■
Litting. v
A number of families desirous of
same neighbourhood can he ncotnnio
farms tying conttgnou* to earh other,
addressed to the subscriber, by letter
«t Marietta, State of Ohio, will be]
dedto. 4
11mm
Marietta, (Ohio) tan. 12, 1810.
Foster's Packet will (
V«k on SUWAV *«U,. “
. it. _
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