Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-22
G. DENEALE, a
II. CLAGGETT
w. II LTLES, |
]. H. HOOE, |
G.. w. CRAIK,
!. HERBERT, j

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G.. w. CRAIK,
&c. HERBERT,
John Page, ofRofewcll, has been una
nincully elected Governor OF Virginia,
to fuccccd Mr.. Munroe, Whole conititu-
tional period of Office has expired.
Mr.. Richardfon is elected Governor Of
South Carolina and Pierce Butler, Sc
na,or Of the United States, in the room
of Mr.. Colhoun, deceaied.
Eutrua ef letter f,om Nqlbvale, Ten.
H. mem5ey # CmgrsG, dated @o0.
II, 1902.
SIR,
/" The lcarcity and high price Of falt
calls my attention that way. 1t has late
ly come to my knowledge thas the Unit
ed States have procured from the lndl-
ans right in peSPe,uity 20 The fa!ine on
the Welt Eide the Wabalh near the Ohio.
In all probability law will be pafed on
the fnbjets, authorizing the Secretary OF
the Trealory to Ieafe out this tract Of land
and tax. the liberty to Offer my ideas
on the fubiea. The principal care thouid
be to guard againit monopoly OF thar az
ticle. This fuppoie would be hell done
aud the real iptegcR of the United States
bea injured by letting ,hc land tor re.
Rod, fay Of feven, ten or twelve years, TO
the hiqbef bidder-not aiming !os the
fra period TO obtain The highett price in
money for The rent nut the greateit guam
thy Of lalt. As forpoie II Nigh: be rem
ted for 5000 dollars FER annun without
any obligation to r!ake certain quantity
of fal.-let it 60 at half thar fun OF no
ncy or lels if tie lenee will engage 70
make 40, 600 bulhels Of fan, and i he viii
engage to make as mach ialt as the king
at flolhein makes, then for fill imaiier
annucl rent-diuinifhing the annual mo-
ney rent in proportion as he will make
greater quantity of fals. In reality the
expence of preparing for the bulineis ought
to make the frA year of the lealt be no.
thing other than an obligation to make a
certain quantity of falt.
8: Before thia reaches you, you will
have leen the Spaniih In'endant Of Or
leans his proclamation for lha;tiag that
port againtt tie citizens Of the Uniled
States, and probably will be pofelied of
other information on the {uhjetf which |
have not. You can fcarce conceive how
the psilions of the citizens Of this part of
the country arc excited by that event.
The obicure manner in which the lnten-
da1t exprencs himGelf in the beginning Of
the proclamation, leems as though ne had
conlciorfneG he was not acting With an
honeR intention of fulfilling our treaty
with his nation. The treaty provides that
his Catholic Majefty Will permit The CHI
zeus of the Unitcl States Ter the ipace Of
three years from this time (a7th October,
1850 to depotif their merchandizes and
effects in the port Of New Orleans, and to
export them from thence without paying
any other duty than a fair price Tor tic
hire of the flores. And bis Majeity FRO
niles either to continue this pelsalihAn i
he finds during that time that IL is nor
preiudicial to the interefs Of Spain. Or
if he ihoud not agree 10 continue il there
he will aflign TO them, on another part OF
the banks Of the NIiGilhppi an equivalent
eaabllhmen, Surely it is not IN the ipl-
rit and intention of this treaty abruptly 70
lhut the porr without any prcy:cvs co. !
,ice, and without aIhgning the equivalent |