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ensue if precautions were not taker, a
gainst it. It was, however, his opinion
that a period of six or at most of nine
months would be a sufficient notice for
terminating the trade, and as this space
of time will be afforded by the present
bill, I shall cheerfully assent to it as it
now stands, and do conceive that as the
trade has been gradually narrowed I»\
the regul mions adopted bv this House,
and as some luturc time is yet allowed
by the bill for its final termination, tlv
friends of a gradual abolition ought now
to unite with the promoters of the pre
sent bill, in carrying this great and ben
eficent measure into lull cffv.ee*
And now Sir, as to the question of
compensation to those persons who may
be injured by the. eff cts of the present
measure, I cannot ent-rtain a do.ibt th it
this house will he earn st to distribute
ju tice in its proper degree to all who
ace enti tied to it. The trade in question
has been long carried on with the con
currence of the country and under the
..auction of the legislature, and has, till
the present time, been thought indispen
sably necessary to the cultivation and
prosperity ol our colonial possessions.
Il then it should hereafter appear that
the persons engaged in carrying it on
should sustain an actual loss by the o
peration of the present bill—not a loss
or eventual or prospective pronts, winch
the y might have derived from continu
ing to c arry on the Trade (for to such
■a < laim it would he a sard to 11 rn) hut
a • c •! and substantial loss, by not be ing
able to withdraw their capital and to
close their t on •-ms within the time lim
ited by the bid, then I must assert that
the persons making such claims areas
well entitled to compete ’ don ns anv pei -
sons who ever solicited the justice of
this house, lint sir, there is another
compensation of a much higher and a
better nature to which the merchants of
‘his country an-entitle d. That compen
: at ion is to he found in the more cxti i.d
r,d trade and commerce of this country,
drh n weconsiderthe imn.ei.se revenue
wh h we arc called upon to pay, it is
evident that the time is arrived whin
v,e must avail ours !ves of all our re
sources—wh< n v. e look at the immense
power accpurt d by the great tyrant of
t.tecontment,w must perceive that it is
necessary to oppose to him an immense
colonial power, whereby w. ma> main
tain and cnl.irg - the maritime, strength
of our country. Under such eircuni
r stances w e ought to ClUad ouruclvcs to
I the East ami to the West.—It can no
' longer he concealed that the question
respecting the East Indies is uow so
closely connected with the safety and
prosperity of this country that they can
scarcely be separately considered, nor
can it be supposed that we can any lon
ger allow ourselves to be crippled in this
essential branch of our commerce. Let
th iv be no monopoly but the monopoly
of the country .it large.
Sir, I have long resided in die town
ol Liverpool.— It is now upwards of
30 years since I first raised mv voice in
pub ick against the traffick w hich it is the
object of this bill to abolish. From that
time 1 have never concealed my senti
ments upon it in publick or in private ;
and I shall alw ays think it the greatest
happiness of my life, that I have had
the honour to be present on this occasion
and to concur with those true friends of
justice, of humanity, and as I most firm
ly believe, ol sound policy, who have
brought forward the present measure.
V A R I E T r.
Friendship and Love.
In rural groves o'er spread with flowers,
I pass’d life’s pleasant morning ;
Nor wished to cjnit my native bowers,
1 he pride of cities scorning.
The rich, the gay, I envy’d not,
Nor wished to share their treasure ;
Bless’d in mv native, rural cot,
I liv’d with every pleasure..
But an ! when lov'd Belinda came,
1) tine Nature's fairest blossom,
I felt sweet Friendship’s magic flame
W ith raptures (ill my bosom.
\\ it’n sweetest joys each dav was fraught,
Friendship such bliss infuses ;
It learn’d me, artless and untaught,
l o court the tuneful muses.
I thought not then aught could surpass
The raptures which I tasted ;
And (ancied Lite's (air morning was
In rural pastimes wasted.
But when Augustus met my eyes,
IIis ever y word enchanting,
M v heart, with love an 1 sweet surprise,
Lav in niy bosom panting.
And when the youth, with tender care, ;
If is lace with blushes cover'll,
With language soft, and in-dting air,
A mutual flame discover’d ,
Friendship, I cried, sweet pleasure bro\
B it now with Love united,
It brings more bliss than e’er I thought
Could have my heart delighted.
[ Lady's Mis cel.
A N’F.CDOTF.
An eminent lawy r w. nt into the shop
ol a g. ntl n.ai. who war. in partneiship
w;th h;s brother-in lav/, a: d inquired
for sor. e wa:st-coats. A number of e
legant patterns were tin ,-.vn on tlie
counter,.:; u, alter look :nr. them for n
menu nt, the lawyer ple i.-.a:ulv chs* -vcd
that he should like to take 01m of rl ( m,
ii he would take his p;*v in laio. You
may take one, if you please, it pil'd the
gentleman, and jny my brother-i;i-/au/.
Shktip Shiarinc:.
[From the Washington Federalist.]
Communication.
Having obst rved in vour paper n;i ac
count ol the Arlington sheep shearing,
I am induced, ior the r« putatic n oi lay
neighbourhood, to inform you that
there was sheared, at Northampton, in
Prince Georgs’s countv, the resid nee
o! Air. Osh. Sniigg, from nine sheep,
seventy-two pounds ol fine long wool.
It is to he lamented, for the interest of
domestic manufactures, which deeply
Concerns us all, that the laudable exam
ple ol Messrs. Custis and Sprigg is not
generally attended to. A Subscriber.
We have it fron> unquestionable au
thority, that in the same countv, a num
ber ol years ago, a ram lamb was shear
ed, which yielded twelve and an half
pounds of wool.
[From the Alexandria Dailif Advertiser
Shearing of four Lambs of the Arlington
i nproved. or American long-xvoolcd
breed of Sheep.
Agreeably to our promise to our read
ers, we have obtain.d an accurate ac
count of tlie shearing of four of the im
proved lambs, with the estimate of the
weight ol carcases ; from which maybe
lornud t comparative view of the value
of tht 11 •• ce.
Mr. Vint and Mr. Young, from the?
city, both of whom were in the habit of
bn e diug sluepin Kngland,and from long
experience best calculated to judge in the
j tv tit instance, attended on Saturday
at Arlingt >n, and sheared the four lambs
above mentioned, whose fleece aiul
w ight were as follows.
1. An c we of one vear old, estimate 4
At 7 pounds per quarter-dice ce seven