Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-07-29

Lee he colonies refuse lnmber, from the
Morth, spirits from grin, appfes &c.
win immediately Be subStitnded'to those
for Snear, because theprice ofrun would
Immediately Be higher. Then L WILDE
thae every sort of commerce between
them and the colonies win cease, unless
Il Be for provisions, which they win ne
cessarily require tobe paid for IN money,
a. IN What win pass il foreign markets,
tormoney.
The second reason why France ought
not 10 ret her lumber from Louisiana,
even tho' she mightdoi Il, i. that, in case
lOf var, supposing England should pre-
serve hernaval superiority, no sure CAL
culations could be made upon reteiving
ptSgisicns; and they coald notbe suppl
dftom de United States, f0fthat COM
merce, having been abandoned since the
peace, those whom i then employed
have sought other ohjects ofindustry -
md saw mills, erected Il prepeEs that
lumber, are out IL use, nd WilIaot e..
Sly Be set up again, q he renewal e
hostilities, - that the lnieiortunes which
are the consequence Of Il would Be dou-
bly, Distressing 70 he colonies.
Ills, therefore, very evident the colo
mixing Of Louisiana would, in CONNER.
,eial point ofview, Be very injurious 70
France, because Ii would employ eapi-
tals which would b more usefnlly enn-
ployed IN other colonies because those
capitals would lie dormant for several
years, and because admitting they should
become productive for Individuals, they
would add nothing to the national mass,
and would have no other effect than to
lower the price Of colonial produce, and
lessen the price Of their labor.
Itmighf however Be thought, thatthe
possession Of Louisiana would afford one
more market 10 French manufactures,
and thus compensate the cxpence ofthe
nation for ID settlemeni. This question
deserves = particular examination, and
the provisioning Of the consumption Of
French manufactures may relate either
% the free or bond popsilation.
lin Be the free class that i tobe mus.
tered BY emigrants from France, L win
Be composed ofthat portion ofthe people,
which mo- only could support themselves
m France, but, besides, Increase the ma
tional riShes BY their industry. For
France . not overburfhehed ~ her POI
pulzfiOn, andeonss qpenfly every smigfa=
tion win forma vacuum some where, or
abandon some usefal branch which win
no longer Be carried On. The emigrant
carries away with him portion Of the
general good, IN the mass Of the pro-
duetive labcur Of the mother country ];
be also carries away with him = portion Of
the capital. for he never goes with empty
hands and, o I have already observed,
zen years mustpass away before his set
ilement produces beyond his 6rrt neces-
saries. He must, 1t the same time, live
with the strictest economy, for having
nothing % offer ii exchange, hereceives
scarcely my thing from the mother
country, and die nature Of the southeriy
climates requires very fewo the articles
necessary in Europe.
Il, i, therefore, beyond alldoubt, that,
= 70 the present emigrant, the few arti.
eles furnished him BY French manufac-
tureswiIl not cover the loss which the M
tionswill sustain Of his own labor be-
aides he win consume much lessin Ame-
sica than he would in France, and, be-.
aides his labor, the manufacturer, who
supplied his wants in both countries, will
Be . loser BY his emigration.
Black population win still less contri.
butte 70 The support Of French manufac-
tures. because their consumption il ar
tieles ofdress Il very small, andevenin
South Carolina Il does not amount %
more than City livres year for eAch me-
gro. Az Louisiana. where the winter i
stillless severe, twin Be reduced IN pro-
portion; Il win consist II cottol, princi-
pally worked IN the country, and stiIl
n n 80 a !. \ : -