Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-15

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whole reveeue 10 derived from commerce;
l,hat is. fron, the domestic consumption o.
l;mnor,. from abroad. How much comes
from tho carrying trade. Your statements
| (I ann teid say 100000 dollars. Bat II
eur whole consumption were imported 10
ffureien bottoms, the impost would exceed
ia nresst,t amount by II or 1900 thousand
dollars. warn gentlemen against m's'
REPRESENTATION Of this fact. Am there
fare DESTROYS to. gain this.encreass az the
expense of our navigation Far from y.
i, would be 10 Kill the goose that lays the
golden eggs. But what IL this branch OF
the carrying trade, fer which ensls nfS..
I woe,lassscrifar nes Only oar whole nasiga.
! ZION and commerce, but the agriculture aad
constitution Of the country Look atth's
trade which is TO be guarded ateysry'r'sk
and the men who followit. DO they carry
your products abroad, and bring back goods
for home consumptione No, they plunge
their hands into your pockets FOR drawback
-during this very session they threatened
20 plunder the trs asury Of millions, by bii-
hapaily arrested or its passage. ifour TAR
trade is cot protected how comes It that J.
has grown with a rapidity before unheard
Of in any age, unknown in any nations
That growth has been neurlshed sby pro-
tecting duties, 1fostered. by cur neutral pe-
s;,ion. NE are the real friends OF your
nayiqasiun. 1t has grown beneath the shade
Of discriminating duties; aourlshea. "a me
sunshine of the aeu.ral character, "hh the
FIRST blgh, OF g,aratime war II dies.
am accused too with s,ismasislhg the
merchants of the United States. fdsny
the charge. Every profession and calling
Of haman lie is disgsacsd by anwerhy
members. The law has Its pettitaggers,
the church IT'S hypocri;ss, medicine and
politics, too, sir, have their empires and
if there be two professions an she world,
which Can be selected fer asshdescy to'ds.
velope the pre.existiag germ OF imPerfscsi-
on planted in our nature, they are the pro.
fess;on of the lawyer and the cccura'ion of
the trader. And wherefore Because
they onsn the wide field Of temptation
THE wlses, PRAYER tina, ever was er can be
devised for human inarmity, Is that which
teaches us TO deprecaG such uials-" We
beseech thee, lead US not in.o temptation"
WHAT'S the fact Whilst we boast OF
ourehoaer on this floor, eur name has be.
come bye. word among he nations. ku.
erepe, and Paris especially, swaIms with 1
pseudo. Americans, with Apglo and Gallo
| Americans, and American French who
have anessed immense fortunes by trading
in the, neural character, by ss.,iDg IL up
at auction aud selling i, to the best bidder.
Men Of this description !; stripllngs, wish.
out connexions or character, have been
known 10 oav rich vessels and their car.
goes, in Amsterdam and Antwerp, and
trade with them, nsder the American name
to the ladies'. Neutral character has con-
stituted one of'shc best remittaxses for CO.
lonial produce, or the goods which pur-
chase it and the trade ia this commodity
OF neutrality has proved a most lucrative
branch efwafiek. This i. sshat has sunk
and degraded ths American name abroad, |
aud subiec ted the fair trader to vesatious
seizure and detention. Bu. am asked, If |
we shall submit to tame and dastardly
aband onment of our risAts aud by those
too,.who have made cowardly sarrsnder
Of our best interests and our honor whsnss
we were well able to. have main.aineeg
Sthem. beg leave to reply this guest.
on by asking another. Are yee prepareGi
to assert them? Togo all lengths TO en.H''
force them! In what consists true. 5digni 4
tys In vapoar,agsin the newspapers? IL,
printed hanabill, and resolutions? Or II
taking -ground which yoa can and vii
maintain, which no charge Of forum
shall compel you to desert? Aus aunquax
rtsntss, att Sperfcc. Does. the gea,lemaas
want translation ? Here is one uu, 4
American: Sack, or, &c through" Tn. /
is true dignity: can he giys setter drh y
milton And ayha, constitutes false dig
nifty? Playing shs part Of a Bobadil ;bui