Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-09

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had better sScrlkce our carving ladY II,
enr agriculture. Indeed, hc think, = i,
q1eftioa whcther that trade is NOT. nr,'
she whole, Injurious rather lhaa ADJ anti.
Gus to US, IN national view. agree ui.
that gentleman, and the gentlenaa FRI \
Y;rgsia, IN one point, the superior io
Porsance OF agriculture. 1t is 10 nv ca;
nation, the most important, The prIms,r
Interest OF The United States, eonsd,, Il
~ ftIa:ion either TO sae numbers cr.al,,.J
lnis, CT The n.lsi'y aad Racessiry Of TIN,
employment. This is tree 9. The ITo;uJ
States as enatlon. believe lis also trg,
OF every particular sfa;c. AN sare !, IS,
oflhat, with which az, best afg9sims4
nay owa native ssate. 1t 10 empnslesg,
60, eli the district, which have Il he hopo,
TO represent on the aser Of this bosss
For Ike the gentlemen fron Virginia end
Georgia stand here a. the re prescp,.tr|
OF an agricultural district. Nv con.,iD|
ents. mos, OF thea, s'e propFietora aud cub
tlvators OF the soil Bat, siY, an coat.
dent THAI truly Represent them, in secIsr.
lrg the opinion, thar agriculture and com,
merce are inseperably connected and mu.I
lusily dependent. Their connection sndI
dependence. grow out OF the palu!al ,i,ua.
ton and circumstances OF our country spdI
the irnmcmorral usage sad habit, Of out
people. he God Of Heaven has hsr.
joined them together. and it would be na
less 'npious thsn impulisis to attempt d.
disIo'n them and set them IL hostile AFRAID
against each other. There is 10 cause lot
luca All Immature! hes.ilisy, bat on the con /
,rary, every ra;iooal motive for recipru0
,asblstsaee and support. Sir. the prodan I
Of oar farms, beyond our owe consumphE
OF, must perish On cur bands, or ranclE
there would soon be &c such surplu. Pro-
duce, il there were no Commerce to canys
it TO foreign markets. and TO bring ~, id (
return, the productions of ether couorissI
which wc.want sad they can spare. This
is the very end OF commerce. Such
cem nereial exchange multipiies the com
torts and iasfeasss the hsppne" efmar }
kind.
The svcrsg: annuxl produce, of the U I
States, beyond what we consume ouyselvts
according 10 tbs late treasury state meato
our exports, amounts, IN cauc, to about [
forty mi!lion5 Ct dollars. (, i. carried 10
market chief by our own citizens, and ia Z
our oW . vessels, Eot len h par, of cur B
iSporls or export: being new skipped il :
10 G 81 bottoms. By the cnlerprize of eg' +
herchsns, these native exporta are catri:d
TO every part Of iha aabi'sate glab., ska B
is open to cur trade. We thus have ia: +
benefit OF choice Of markets, which We
should NOT have. were our commerce more Il
Limited, a. i; certainly woef! be, if ilwtr
in the hands Of foreigners, in,tssd Of ou' (
own enterp,ising citizens. Our produces
thus exported, is marketed, wherever tas
gseaiest demand for lis folnd. Il is Oal,
it cannot be generally sold for specie. II
mast be- exchanged for the productions or B
manufactures Of the respective countries
where tho sales are effected. II they were
10 specie, or even 20 such artci6iM
of b.rter rs must be on1iasd IL the u
S:a,sa, TIE sgles wonii necessarily DC less 4
adpaafa5 eens, and the market prices OF oD'
own rsodace prePorlionsaly lower. inc
commodities, received 10 exchange. cor
sti!u,e he return cargo. When II arrives b
here, j, is as lawfully aud honestly the pro
perry OF the importing merchant, and
truly the obj-ct Of legal protection andl''s
disposal, as If he had himself raised
oos of the soil, or purchased it from 'H'
farmers. But The demand FOR home con
may Ike already supplied by oih''
sleailar liz soslations, or the cargo may oa
BE- ADAPTED 10 our nDarkef. LIZ that case y
must either be lost, or re.exported 20 $40
reign market, and there disposed OF 10
cash, or ~ exchange for other articles o.
commerce. The inspirations into th:o j
States, IS stated 5v the secretary OF ID
treasury, am STUNT TO seventy six millions
dollars wear, conpu,ipg ttem BY the scah