Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-04
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OF his Excellency Governor Trumbull, to both
Houfss of the Legislature of Conneaicut, on
Friday the I3th ult.
Gsuflsmes sc tbe Comet, ny. Speaker,
and Genthmea Of The Hox't gf Rep,e-
sexsafives,
IN a former communication which /
had the pIeaiure tomake to the Legislature,
took the liberty to recommend Pa!ti-
GUAR attention to our agricultural and IN
ternal manufactures.
The general peace, which, fince that
add,efs has taken place in Europe, would,
liz was TO be expected, occai'on an ellen
stiaI alteration in our external enterprise
and foreign commercial connections. Dnf-
ing the wal, which peculiarly affected fhe
manufacturing ana navigating powers OF
Europe, the fate Of neutrality, which
thefe United States wifcly adopted, and
Readily purified, had increafed, beyond
our mott fanguine expectations, the guam,
| .ity of our fhipping, and extended mott
| advantageouly our carrying trade to all
| nations. Should peace be continued, the
i'cafe will now be altered. The various
nations of Europe will reiume their won't
| ed fhare in navigation and commerce, and
| from that ciicumtance, our carrying bu-
iinefs will probably be much contracted.
In a fate of general peace in Europe, we
mua expect to enjoy, in our commercial
intercouffe with foreign countries, only
the common rights of other independent
nations. We can claim no privilege of
ss.naaesce in foreign ports, other than
what may arife from terms OF particular
treaties, or conventions formed with in-
| dividual nations, with whom we ieek
commercial connections.
| Under thefe circumstances, and with
theie expectations, will il pot bewiie in
US to apply ourfelves peculiarly to internal
improvements in agriculture, manufac.
lures and arts More Especially to en-
courage cultivation Of our domefic ma.
| nufaaures, of wool and fax, which have
heretofore been praaifed with profit anG
fuccsis. This attention will prove re-
fource againt any diminution Of foreign
| employments which may be experienced,
and will render US lefs dependent on TO-
reign fupplies. It will alto afford us the
means OF internal intercourse with our if
ter fates; thereby extending our coat
ing connections on our own continent,
and producing mutual interchange with
each other, Of Fshe produce Of the feycral
flates. AS an additional inducemen,, our
induary applied TO theie objects, will be
beneficial by giving employment to our
younger, as we'll as other hands and in
proportion, as we can find ufeful and pro-
6table employment at home, producing
eafy means Of fubfifence, we thall more
and more induce our encreaGng populati
on TO remain within our own fate, rather
than to feek continually diftant means
of fuPport, by fettling on the new lands
of neighborring fates. In aid Of ,hefe
ideas, our means OF internal intercourse,
have become more convenient, not only
among ourielyes, but with our filter
fates, from the facility Of transportation,
improved roads and inla nd communicate
ons while commercial intercourse with
ditant nations, may probably be grow
ing more and more precarious and uncer-
tain, from variety of intervening cir-
cumAsnces; more Especially from their
hyperion attachment to their own peculiar
interea and jealoufy over their own
particular national rights and employ
mcnsS.
4 beg leave further to fuggea, whether
this fate might NOT, with advantage, pay
greater attention than has hitherto been
done to the codifhery. Some few ndi-
viduals of our towns, / am told, have
pradifed this employment TO comfortable
profit. Our fea-coaA fitnstion is favora-
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