Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-29

ialy consequence. an txtraVagant Io,|
adventure and duel are the mott Conn
ingredients in thele kinds OF ccn,poS,;,
The hero OF the novel vindica,es his NJ
trefs'. honor and his own title to 4
rank of a gentleman, by prompt II
dcx,erious ufe of his iword he ne,
fails 70 g CALI out" the man thar apoe,
iehgnedly TO affons him and even I'll
lie author ihould interfperie in his wall
4 few expeditions of cenfure on the ell
tom of duelling, the delineation Of NJ
principal characters, and his general fcop|
tsnd TO recommend ii.
Among the further incentives to d,
cling teenfinr to this country, am Con-
trained TO mention with pointed diGpDn
baton the recent practice of publilhiinp
in newt papers. the various particulars q N
fuch bloody ARRAYS. 1t is exceedingly +,
be lamented, that men of high otci,
rank, inaead of feeting their faces agaipa
duelling, are fometimes feen to encoursp.
and patronixeit by their own example. .
which is rendered much more gen,rslh
pernicious by the extendve publicity ,ha,
is commooly given it. Whenever duel
is fought by men of high rank, it iscir.
cumaantiaIly and pompouay detailed ID
the pubic papers. The whole nations
invited. as it were to behold the maguif
cent fpedtacle, and to yield tribute Of
spplaufe. The politenefs, the coolnefi
the uDfhaken intrepidity of the parties at.
depicted in nch manner as tends to fr
the minds of thoufands with an ambition
to daplay themfelves in this field of 10.
nor.
To my next, I fhall attempt to point
out fome remedies to the prevailing and
alarming evil, that has been under conf.
deration.
ANTI-DUELLIST
FROM THE SAME.
On The mfbeya5k eonueRisao Of Tx AZ.
r!ralt4ral and commercial iAteyefi.
NOTHING can be more Hupid than
it, would be for the body Of farmcrn
endcayour to cramp and difcourage navi
CATION and commerce, or for the body Of
merchants to delpife agriculture becau.
the intereAs ofthefe two clanes Of p.oPl:
are Intimately and infePerably connected.
Agriculture is the BATS of commerce, and
commerce chcrilhess agriculture. But
fer til. merchant, the farmer weuld ha"
no market for the furpluaage OF his pro-
duce, and without market, he woni
have no encouragement to exert hlmlsA
vigorouly and extenhyely in the line Oh
his buhnefs.
The United States are &irted and IN
terfeaed by an immenGe extent OF na''
gable waters; and their inhabitants aH
ambbibioas animals accuitomed both to en-
land and to the watery element. The fa'
n,er furnilhes means Of bufnefs to the He.
chant and navigator, and ,hese take on o
the hands of thc farmer the iurpluiies o.
his produce, which they convey to dlita%
chimes and from thence they bring hac'
to the farmer, a. a reafonab'e rate OF pull
chale, variety of plcafant and conVt0l
ent articles, that the prefent fate OF lo'''
ETY. has rendered neceaary. Thus ''''n
is between them a corfans reciprocity o
benefits. :.
Countries upon Whole fkirts and =
Whole bofom few or no ihlPs unsufI thr
fails, impofe on the tiIler of the groufd I"
hard and double neceaity OF telling 'r
tremely cheap and puschaiing eS'''H'4
dear. :,
In Siberia in Rnfia, according to !"
late account of Kolizebuc who was bao.r
ed ,h;ther by tte emperor panl, '0N "
wheat -four bread weighing fix pou0l1e
f.lls only for four French fols, neI' :.
equal to three cents. Beef and tow is". 81.
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