Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-07-17

the oeafus proved them 20 DC about 500 900.
Thus il az pears that the rs'zr4f afeagsh OF oaf
nation is r~o and one halt iimc. thar, which if
vas al its oir,h. zs years before the date Ut our
laa enumeratioa and IL ], an inteIfing faet to
the prefervation OF rhc union, thar the csntrd
fare Is the h'ft IN white population. Peiniyl-
yanis has 6oo. 900 free inhabi,aats. and hes ia
aausl contact with New York, New -Jerfey,
Delaware. Maryland. vhgiaia, and the nss siair
on Erie and the Ohio.
Il was believed. in i776. that territorial
difputes would make the interior OF the Uuited
Staies. Virginia led The way TO islernal and
domeRic peace, by a voluntary conAtu,ional
oefion TO the three contiguous States Of North
CArolina, Maryland of Penniy ylvanra, OF all the
countries covered by their REFLECTIVE charrersi
without price and without condirioo MI
ehuiets sod New York s,e lueted- Jericy
and Penofylvsnia, and New. York and Peuoiyl-
vania have iettlsd by mutual coufsns--so have
the two Carolinas--fo have Georgia and South
Csrolipa--- judgments unaltsrably conhfmcd.
have iettled the controvefy between Pennlylya.
MIA and Connecticut :--'The United Ssare, snd
Gengis have amicsbly fettied. and no diippts
renaiAs open but that bet~ern MslisehuseSts
and Connecticut. If they do not agree, ,hs
Unipn viii make the loier acquisfce. The
boundaries bet~, en- the B,iiih provinces and as.
as well as Ihofs between Spain ard ihe Usitsd
States are likewifc. adj jaGed. Of demsica-
uon between the Indian Country and our acqui-
Gtion, of the right OF fuil, arc clearly sic.Iiain-
ed and faithfully obf-rved. D!GelGons sbout
internal bou undaries and reshboring limits might
have been productive Of VAT evils 10 our Ia
kntibs fate, bu; they have not occuired--,hs
CHANCES Of quarrel are removed by The fctIIe-
nent of the iinir.--sod fbs faus,ie ch,fdef Cs-
IaubM, !, arrived at the a7th year Of manly ienis
and itren2th.
The fun OF our exports in 1913, when our
commefce cesfcd, is difficult pr,cl;ciy to dsier-
mine. There a,e da,a from which il may 10
fixed, a, ,he highea, at nine millions OF dollars.
10 the laa returned year our exports Of DOR own
predictions and manufactures we're about fur
hnrs thar FUN, and our Whole exports we're above
ten times that fun. Our total exports were.
by the return Of September, Sol; sisErY
THREE MILLIONS Of dollars. They were
ikippcd directly 10 every maritime fate in both
hsnifpheres, in every cline. in every iea.
In 1916. our exports were confined TO ma
tional bottoms, Lpt nov we have the opportu-
nifty, ii neceRa,y, to fuppon our agriculture aud
nanuiseiufes by the prudent uie Of The lhips
we may ever have iome neutral carriers from
The European Rstes. while Others were warting
with each other, which may prove highly bene-
fetal to agriculture. II we find it prudent ~
exclude foreign fhips, we have only to pals the
receiIary laws and fhot them out as formerly.
II we and the uie Of forsiso fhips, either pro6-
table OF nccraaTy, we can, by resion Of cur in-
dependence. admit them, which was NOT former
ly the cafe, when the Bri,ifh parlisment mads all
sar iazos oftrsde and navigation.
The tonnage, loaded by the United Sfates.
in each Of the lat ,hIee years. was sbe jsessd in
the world. and thoogh it may decreaie on the
peace, it may he fateIy preiumed. that il aill
no, fall below the third. Whatever we iofe IN
tonnage, we ihall gain that asd more in domefic
induitry and kiii--in agriculture, arts and Dan-
nfaetures.
The monied and commercial corporations
Of the Unicd States arc more perfectly Jsii<, and
in more pndoubted fate of eyedif. than lhois
Of any other nation upon earth.
Oar public foeks and psblic csedit are 10
the fame happy f,ua,ion.
II the people of the United Safes had re.
msined connected with the sncisnt empiie, they
would have owed Eays, Amounting to fsos
fbczjanl three hundred mili,esS Of Ssl!au OF the
Bi,ifh pubic debt, and they would have been
above sat fss,tb of the whole nation. They
nov owe, including the fate debt, abovt one
goth part of that fun, while thc Briiifh nas;on
owes about twenty- nine thirtieths. So fym 10 eSs
ird<pesdsuee IN rtxa,d ., fbs order and etseissy
VI sX, francr,, 4~d fjs esmpa,afrve Moderation sf
| tbs snbIse bs,6ens. FRANKLIN.