Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-24

No. IV,,,.,.preass;H's a5eaagr.


cf rrpea ing the DISCRIMINATING duties VIII DC
icrioully and vigorouay urged, that Il has been
2.reaty elsrred 20 the committee of Commerce
AID Manufactures, of which Gene raj Smith Is
chairman, and that thofc OF the Eve members
are in favor Of it, we concluded TO extend
oar remarks through another number. which
would o'her~ife have clolei with the lait-
We refume the fnhjca whore we left Of
When Cen Srniik adds his authority 10 that
of Dir Gle, and informs us that we not
only build oheape, than other aa,ions, bur
! that we build better, and fail qcifb Jf700 bands
and only therefore need tquai p,opJlls 70 jfart
rpm, he delerves juf the fame degree Of cred
il, as when he I lis rs, that hecauie tobacco
pays = 10Th Of farthing per Id additional
doty 6yej5re f6e zrLoie Of carrying fraSs rsiiI
e mo tie baadS # sbe B,ie i us DO Hst guard a.
gTsa ne eeafiaesEey. Since howevei the noble
General has embarked 70 fully in this buhnefs.
we hope he vii, permit US, in the file OF the
! court, q fez1s, bin TIE aid Of our belt advice,
as 10 a previous ilep, indiipenfibie as we nk,
| to The fnccels of his Rcioiution. We would
! advife him and Mr.. Giles, 10 draw up ana
| tgR with heir OWE names petition 10 MS
Britsnic Asjefv, hutnhly praying that he
would repeal the Att Of and Ann made
, for the encouragement and fupport OF his
| MaJrRy' navy, and hat initead thereof, that
! his siajcl.y would recommend 20 bis Pailia
ISent as early as poihb!e, to pats an AS 10 do
(, away all otGruStons TO the fuecels OF ,he a
| iorcfaId Reloiuion, by onncling am~ng other
things, that no apprentices ihaIl hereafter en-
ter on board any fhip or vciEei, and that no
| hand Alal be employed on the high ieas, TIL
be. l,afI ~, he I,.H nd A~-z
| ape of al years Without they can eiFeG
fomeshing like this and much more we fancy
they will be very much puzzled 10 Chow how
our vcdels can be lai!ed cheaper than the Bri-
| tin
To return TO a ferrous confederation Of the
futjt0, We ak can our vcile!s afford to carry
at bay proe, without aay certain prcipcct OF
even return freight We mutt reccietf,
| ,hat 1t is admitted by the friends OF tho mea-
lure that we ihall by its adoption, lofe ne
bringing of ou goods bi.bsr, but, FAY they.
10 balance this lois, VIC fhaii have on produce
earrid 10 market cheaper. True But by
whom Net by our own vriieis, Tor the
foreigner having unloaden her cargo, ard be-
ing Obliged to return hone, vii rather take a
freight at naif price than 90 in ballaif Add
can the American veiEcls get employment
when another offers 20 do The fang ierVice at
bSJ price The sender hearted MIR G'ies,
however, a!moA fheds tears of Gzpa'biss ~tth
ihefe fame Eaflern and Middle States becsufe
-f6:y are TO be bsnffes f. mN.6 by The Retolu-
ton, without hong aware Of their impending
good fortune Let us hear the good mar
ipeak Tor himieIf = AZ a member Of South
ern Sta.e he cou,d not feel directly interellcd
in the qucilion 70 far cniy as his Eyap .;bieJ
fer aas'5sy part efi6e Uqi7a, more direay in
tsreited az the carrying trade, was he con.
eerned end lis putlLifies rzfm ally led him TO
with Hsiy good, A. well a. ne Southern ia g
And then, (" he was very forty iiat rnem-
Der from the Eailward ihould milial.e tie lpE-
II and tendency OF this Reioin, on 20 much
to tupp0ie i. was not calculated for the bene,
lit of the Eahcrn States : Il really Teens
ply that fueh an afftcfiona;e gentleman
thould laviG his regard where, il Is TO bt
feared, he viii not meet wnh ea4a:ervliiisg
return.
Now. for al this thew OF regard to the
Eaffern and Middle States, we ihall venture
10 fay. tina, The ncalure is in direct hoitiluy
10 thoie States, AnG expressly intended, as il
will siluredy operate, for the benefit OF Vir-
gina and tholc other Southern States which
arc not their own carriers. One iniallible con
iequcnce viii be, 10 croud our no Is with TO-
reign adventurcrs, 81 feArch OF freight, AMI as
theic eau nnderhTd our own carriers, as we
have already ihcwn, they will, OF couTfc, iakc
rhe whole market. Virginia NOT owning vcf-
fei' he. ielf' depends altoge her ca others to
carry her tobacco, rice, SC. ihe therefore,
tegard eis who carries for her, siks only who
will saTFy the oheapefl, sad as this will al.
ways he the foreigner, he will of courEc be
preferred. In the fame proportion therefore
as the price Of freight wlR be lowered 10 the
southern States by Ibis mealure, 70 much are
they intereded n rs adoption Hence we
may learn how TO climate the tender hearted
iympathies OF Wells. Smith and Giles tor the
EaAtesn and Middle STATES
Ii1s-o Dzasof q doza fe,eEfes.
This Rcfolution, Gays Mr.. Giles, is cal
calated 10 place Us on an espai footing with
other nations" To give this Information an
inviting completion. however, il oue hi TO ap.
pear that We ase at Pseicnt on an unequal foot
ing But as the truth undoubtedly IS, that.
owing 10 our Determination, we arc en- a 5siter
footing with foreign nations than they are
with us-for Us nov 10 PAT law for the ex-
preis PurPoie of putting ourfeIves on an egual
footing, would be, If we may adopt the vui-
garity for the fake Of the iluitration) 10 eiee
c1yf''cSs az Irjg bjS.
Perhaps Tome Of the believers in Giles, re-
colleeiHg what be had jua laid, that /" the re-
hraint OF The discriminating law, retards and
eounieraSs. enterprife and indullry," may be
inclined to ak whether our commerce has
this advantage over other nations, and wheth.
er IT IS owing to our Discriminating Aa I'VE
therefore, here oppofe TO Mr. Giles, his friend,
Smith, himtelf and beg leave to refer the
readcr 10 one or fun -,ananes from Ganeral