Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-27

supply operate? There mist necessarily
bes heavy expense for insurance. besides
other expenceswi the merchant export.
ing wustPay out of his pocket, and which
by rendering the commodity dearcr would
uitim ately raise The price of the produce
OF the colonies, to which such commodi.
ties were thus carried. On the contrary
by importing direct from America rs the
West lpdies those articles which were
necessary for the food of the inhabitants
aud cultivation of the soil, none of these
extra. expenses enseed they can be Oh
tanned at cheaper, tass, ard were paid.
for in-the manufacture OF this county,,
thus equally producing the sale of our
manufactures and the comfort Of a culti- !:
tvasion of our West India possessions,
and increasing the produce of thoseislands..
He did not believe that any nursery for.
our seamen would be rejected by the bill :
eur If any seamen were thrown out OF en-
.pioy there was a sure resource for them in
the Royal Navy, and at peace this trade
would be again open TO them for en-.
ployment. -.
+. Lord MULc2AyE deprecated that mode OF ar
'gumcut which wept 70 fate, that If any -por
tion Of OF fsamsp were thrown out Of employ
by the cGca Of any measure upon any branch OF
our trade, they might be employed 70 man our
Chips Of Wsr. TIE fame argument might be en-
ployed TO defend any encroachmtnt on Ger trade,
go whatever extent bat. when any part of our
.commerce was suspended fof,a considerable spscc
OF tiae. il was not 70 eafy yalk TO rcttorc il IT,
90 fts old channel. He conceiyedthat this conn
try waa eEcaly entitled &C an c$elufYe trade with
her colonies, ard lie therefore inimical 10 sns
Eaea{Ntc wtfch went 10 injufe orr rede t5at
t,sdc,.. The colonirs ou!hr 70 be made The in,
.tsatnents Of supporting aud UNFOLDING cur !hir.
ping and Ger navigation, and notGcr-nde'ed the
means of decreasing the one and iujuring The o
ther. He did qor think that any rrccity had
been fnswn for the present Bill, or for altering
that mode Of conduct which hal been hitherto a.
dopted with re(pett TO toe fopPly Of cur colones-
The Logo lKhNcRLLoK conceived he mutt
have totally fmsanderlto9d the Bill, it Any Of
the arguments pted ugaina it were at all aPpiica
BILE The Bill merely vent. TO veh that power
and responsibility in the executive G0vcgpmen'
which had been lrtherto exercised BY The govern.
ors of our colonies, and enable that to tc done
legally which had hitherto Seen done of Decefli
t., in violation OF The law; ard lureIy It was
much more consiNeut with the dignity Of Paflia
mcnt that discretionary power mould De veted ii
his Majeay in Council to aa according to the
necelsy of the cafe, than sbst the law ihould be
continually infringed by fuOordinate nagitrates,
aud ats Of indemnity passed year after year.
The Duke of MoNrSosE, 10 explanation;
con,ented that the bill was totally 3 dife eni
rncafurc, inasmnch az it went, lJr the hrt timc,
to authorize legally (ulpension Of the Navigation
The Earl Of cA31akxAsvoN cOntended, TIA
thc present bill was Precilcly the fsmc meaiort
which bad received the fuPport of the noble
lords who nov opposed it whcq they were in Of
fee, and tbs adopt n OF which b. the gogcInos
OF our colonies, they fauthonrd by repeated Biil'
OF Indemnity. go i.
1ITo, be continued