Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-15

nars of mr. revenue as il derived from me
+. importation? For it will besobserycd thatl
otber kinds al spirits aresin great mea-
sure expor re j fran the United States While
all that we iEapcrt from BRITISH se.Itshei's
is consumed in this county. ~ the ih's
.por,ation of British manufactures IS pro-
hibted I do not know swhence we afstto
b. furnished .with the articles we stand 10
need of. Its true, France has some RS
ing manufactures, and that she takes OH
about fourth part Of the cotton exported
from the United States. But arc We, ny
this measure, 10 Gu, OF the market OF the
agricuIturaiist for this article tc the exieaR
OF 10000 bales at present ANNUALLY eA
ported to Grca, Britain!
But the great and material injury to the
United States will be from the cestLuct.
on eff revenue accustomed by this measure.
The present revenue may De estimated at
IA 100000 Of dollars, of which $500 o0o
dollars is paid on importasions arom Great
Britain and her dependencies. We have
an annual appropriation Of 100000 for
the payment of the principal and interest
of the public debt. We have been engag
ed in ex,inguishing this debt for near
twenty years, and have SO far succeed.
ed.
It. is probable calculation ,has we re.
main at peace, and do not cut OF the right
hand of our revenue, the debt will be ex.
tingaished by the year 1915. 10 me this
is an object as desirable as 1t can be 10 ny
colleague do not, therefore, wish To-
deprive the government of this lalge
share of revenue derived, from duties on
merchandise imported from Great Bril-
+ tain.
As to the ELECTS of this measure OF G.
Britain, Taught acknowledge, it it could
be permanent, tina: it Nigh: raise clamor
! among her merchants and manufactnr, r.
which might induce the minister Of thai
nation to relax in. the course naw pursued.
: Butt willappeal to any gentlemen CONVEX
SAINT with the srate of the country from.
the year 1892 to this time, TO say whether
thele is any probability Of our oring able
TO endure a non-importatioo of British
goods tor any length of tins for caore ftsn
6 or 6 months. We have neither stock e.
nongh on hand |; nor manufactures O, ma.
nufacsurers ofour own 30 enable Us to do
SO. 1t is true tina, orr manufactures are ad,
Vancing surely, though slowly, anGI may
state 10 confederation Of this fact, what may
notgeneraly be known, that 10 the city of
Philadelphia, man ufactnrss are now carr-
ed on TO a greater extent than they were
forty years ago in she town of Birming
ham. But can we trem this source, or
from foreign markets supply the great De.
mand Of our cisizense No. There are
come articlss which we may obtain else
where. Let US then prohibits The impor-
tstion Of these from Britain. Let US car.
ny such system as this-ln.o effect. On4
which as twill do US li,tle injury, is likely
TO be permanent, and will therefore have
"a. pesmanen, Influence on Great Britain.
My colleague has alluded TO the mea.
sures taken In the year 1898. But he will
recollect that the orders, issued by the
British government, at that period went
much farther than the principle row SET up.
besides II 1898 the spirit 81 this country
was very differen, from that ,vhlrh now
prevails. The revolution of France had.
a, that time, rekinded~ the enthusiasm OF
.our own revolution; and believe shall
not be incorrect in saying majority Of eat
cinzens were in favor OF drawing he~sword
IN favor ct France. I ask if thai is the
case now? tfsFmal of1he people @!
America are rsady TO take Pars with thc
etapsror> Napoleon. e nj no outstanding
the naeasures~,h then taken in 2a4 We con
Guided treaty which aacsihced every ing
We had cantended for. .aad for which BE-
lieve ny colleague voted. AZ leass For ape
preparations 10 carry il into operation. ii
Ibis wasse.e Issue Of ,io!ent measures,
a'ssi, not.Go. sor taking thsn,. am not
Tor taking measures, which my colleague
says Will strike at the vitals Of Britain, but