Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-11

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augmented, by a revival of interna inoei-
try, and by reinvigoration of the deaie
to enjoy, the elaaiciiy Of which will pro.
badly be in proportion TO the Feanle :.
circumstances, which, for fome ,ears nave
held i. in refrain,. Nor only The fnfplus
of our own navigation will thus ma
demand; but many of CUT predictions
Will be in the fame or better aate.--afu-
| cles of mere luxury or caprice, and mate,
rials fer manufactures, are 10 Be comPih-
| ed fuch as tobacco, pot and pearl aahes,
cotton, &c. The lumber trade, when
| will favor the employment Of cur IMP
| ping, is likely to incrsale; principally
| by cali for it in the Wet indies.
Though decline in the prices OF Tome
| of our principal Raples, may after while
lead to the greatet pariimony in the con-
fump,ion of certain foreign articles: yet
| the rapid growth Of our population will
more than concordance the diminution
on this account, 70 as to render it queiii-
| enable whittier the good trade will BE-
| temporarily narrowed.
1t is indeed to be apprehended, that
our farmers may not be Efficiently ready
to proportion their corfump,ion to the
| probable decresfe of their means; habits
| of luxury are not fuddenly abandoned.
But decreate of the demand for provi-
| font, particularly of the bread kind, may
be anticipated. The unfayorabse irnp'ei-
Gon OF this upon our agriculture, fpesks for
itlelf; yet ought not the cultiyatcr to in
dulge undue Encouragement. The ufual
permanent fources of demand will remain.
Let it be noticed, that in one ccus:ry, an
important fact, which was formerly a
matter of furmiGe, has now been officially
! avowed-- --Grat- Britain, en- an acreage
| of years, dses no. ,0je bread Efficient far
| her eox(amp.ion. 1t will not be 'arpriGng
therefore, if the demand tor our grain
lhould 70 much increale in thar country as
to induce the removal or dimiru,ion, at
leaR, of the Legislative obaaelesto its i'm
portation.
And if the administration Of our govern
ment is wife, energetic and table, the
extra capital, which has accumulated on
our hands, may pcfiibly empIoyifelfin che
introduction or ex:enicn cf fome i;mple
branches of manufacture, which may en-
large the domea,c or internal demand for
the productions of our own foii.
It may be laid down as a general rule,
that on matters of this kind, anxiety is to
be INDUCED with caution. The recipro-
cal necetities Of Martens, ard tie yiciai-
tudes Of fluctuations to which local means
| offupply are conaantly fubjs6t, can hard
Iy fail to open new channels Of demand as
faft as old ones ceaie. Hence, labor and
inauary may draw the certain ccnfolation
that there is little caule ,odread that they
will not, in the general courle Of things,
be always followed by adequate reward.
Our 6heries, in all Likelihood, rather
profit than faffcr By the peace. The fin
oils will probably find renewa! of demand
where the fate of war bad leGened or Ia
ken away market, and our codhih may
experience more extenGve cali for foreign
confumption. The trade in thele articles
which mutt ever be content with fmall
profits, is better adapted to fate OF
peace than of war. -. B. s,s3.
AS to our fources of revenue, they are
not likely TO fufer any , cry material, GER
saiuly not any very lafing diminution.-
The poiibiiity of it can only relate to
imported articles. Domeaic fources mutt
grow with our growing population. For
| resfons already fuggeaed, there is no cane
| to think that the quantity of imported ar
ticles will be much leaeued. Nor cen al
fall Of price. if it ihould happen at the
place of Importation, have any great ef-
feet: becauie, as to one very large part
Of our external revenue, it is drawn from
rates Of duty applicable to quantity; and
becaufe as to another large part depending |
On the rates, ad palozem, the diniinution
of product would be Only in the ratio OF
one-ten;h OF tie difference of price, which
caano, amount to very largeEum. But
indeed the incrcafed demand in feveral
parts of Europe, particularly in France,
for manufactured articles, mutt eaentially |
contribute to keep up the sEHice IN that
market from which we get our pfincipal |