Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-08
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ed, the deficiency is palpable.
II dook- yards are to be eea5li!hed IN
earneit, they oaght, certainly to De we'll
protected. Fos this purpofe, Notifications
4of a fubaansial and durable nature, very.
-i:Srent from the temporary ihitts hitler
20 adopted, ought to be erected, and II
che PRECEDENT will enquire into tae colt Of
even ,hele triaing contributions, in the in-
dances where they have been managed
with ali practicable economy, he will be-
come convinced thar the erection Of pro-
per works would call for IN expenditure
sorbidding the fuppoition of fupefauity
u revenue.
In addition to objetas Of national iecu-
rity, there are msny purpo!es Of grca,
public utility to which the revenue in
que:ation nigh, be applied. The improv.
inent CT the Communications betweea the
different parts of our country, it an OBJ
Jet well worthy Of the national pufie.
ana one which would abunaantly repay &c
i45or the portion of its earrings, which
may have been borrowed tor that purpole
TO P,o:ide roads and bridges is within
che direct purview of the contribution. In
may paris OF the ccentry, efpeciaiiy In
, the Wettern Te,ritor-, m t;er in whivi,
: The Atlantic States are equally intereiie3,
aqaedacts and Canals would alto &c f.:
iubjetts Of pecaniaiy aid, from the ecne-
raj government. Ia France, England,
& Other parts Of Europe inhitut.ons exit
Imported by public contributions, which
eninen'iY promote agriculture and the
arts, inca intti:utions merit imitation by
our government they a:e of the nu,nbef
ct ,hole which directly and ienibly re-
com1erte LStor for what ii lends to their
agency.
The uggefions of the laR kind, the
adopts OF the new ichoolihave ready an
fwer: Imaaey 7viN iaeerta end prglpe,
IA tropor.ias as it is lJi 10 tbe exe,.is~s
Of mdsvidasi enterprise. This tavcI.te
dogma, when taken as general rule, is
true but as an executive one, i, is fali-,
and leads 70 errcr in the administration OF
public affairs. In matters ct induary,
human enterrriie ought, doubtless TO be
lett Tree in the main, not fe,tered by too
much regulation; but PRACTICAL politicians
know that it may be benefcially ltimulated
by Prndens aids and eneouragcmenss on
the part of the government. This is
proved by numerous examples too tedious
TO be cited, examples which will be ne
gleaed only By indcicn, ard temporifng
rulers, w!o love 10 lo!! in the lap OF cpl
curian cafe, ana l>e.n to imagine tia. to
govern well, IS 10 araute the wondering
multitude with asacieus sphorilms and
cracular i2yings.
Wta; has bseu obierved, IS Gffciens Il
render i, man;tes, that indrl enoent ;!:r
exsingui{nens of The debt, the revenues
propoied to be yielded aY would find amps
and very uieiul employment :o- va:tc:3
ofpaolic prrpoies. Already in poilcfLos
Of valuable a reiource; having lusmoem
ed the dt1cu!sies, which, from the opiui-
ons and habits OF Our citizens, obfrutt in
this, more than IN any other country, eve
ny new proYiion for adding to our pub!
income certainly without coloGra5.e
pretencc OF there beiog a grieveus or I'M
due preiluSe on the comnunity-how fool
iih will il be TO reign the boon, perhaps
in Mort time 10 be compelled again /
reiort TO it; and for thar purpoie to Ia
zard a repetition OF. the obRacles VII
have been before encountered and over
come; which, however, gave birth 10 on
iafurreaion Infatuated mutt be the cou..
ellis from which 70 injurious p,ojeet Ia,
proceeded!
But admitting the petition that there is.
an exceis of income which ought to be re.
lirquihed Gill the prcpolal to farIendet
the ia:.rn0lrcvenae is impolisic. 1t eugh.
to be carefully pre!erysd, as no, being ex-
pofed to the caiualties incident TO our in
tercour!e with fereisn nations, and there.
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