Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-11
IMr. Masters's Speech e0nciudeal


rise TO prohibitions between, nations arises
: fr,r ,he violence of national animosity )
winch generally ends in war. - his cir.s
J. .curns,ance has. brought this resolution INTO,
J. sxissence, abe preamble speaks warllke Ian.
onaoe. and the whole taken together IS q
nreluds 10 war with nation who has two
hundred ships Of the line, four hsndrsd
frigases; besides gun briggs and other arm.
ed vsssels, whose reyenne 10 'beswrenforty
!. and 6f,y millions sterling, who can goso
:. war with usswithons any additional GU.
s pence to themselves, who will sweep the
pecan of American csmmeree, amounting
to nearly one hundred nlliionsof dollars.
What thsn will be- the situation Oh your
carrying trade what then will be the sisu.
alton, OF your commerce and yonr soun.
,a4fys -,
But the honorable gentleman from Mas,
ehusetts fMr. Crowninshield> has told
Us Is if we go to war we eau do.e. nratsan
SHE most lniary." The navigation OF their
.mesch ant yessels is principally carried on
= auder convoy, or observation-disclosures may mt
,-ous few privatsers and capture row and
shen a vessel, aud put some prize money
IN. their private pockets. iseannot be OF any
advantages TO the nasics which will ssroan
under poverty AID aistress. ~
II appears 10 me a matter OF great de-
liberation how far we ought to adopt the
present resolution by prohibiting she,Vir'-
por,atior, of British manufactures In eve.
nv country it ever was, and always aust
.-h. the interest of the great bodyaof the
people TO buy whatever they want OF those
vehA sell i, cheapest. We cannot procure
she same articles so cheap elsewheres;:cyen
sahould the measure not involve as IN war,
xprohibitious and revenge naturally dictate
3 retaliation, and nations seldem tan 10 DO
IL. The honorable mover OF che resolu--
tion chr. Gregg) asks Us, how it's to
.she inferred. we cannot abide by and exc-,
Scu.e this sy.sem. II is to be inferred
.sfroTn retaliation, Nand observation OF. na-'
=,,Ons who have preceded Us. fsW hen
France in ,Efeyear 1867 laid Discriminating
duties on Holland. the Datch retahated by.
the prohibition of French wines, bsandles
and the like I: war followed, aad the
peace of Nimeguen regulated their com.
-msreial disputes. About that time che
.Enrfsh prohibited the importation OF lace
masutactnred in Flanders thea govern.
men, of thar country. which was then I'M
: der the dominion of Spain, Immediately
retaiia,ed and prohibited aiEimPortas'on OF
EneI,sh weolens. Soon after this thu
French aud English mutually brgan otheH
heavy duties and prohibitions, and have
), ever since been in commercial disputes
.<nuarrels, aud hosrilities; and we with our
: eyes open are going into the same system
The same honorable gen,lel'an has also
said il will attack Great Britain 10 her VI.
falls. Ia her manufactures and warehouses
lii seems bad method OF compensation
iniurie. done 70 US, to do another worse
injury TO ourselves, which believe VIE
be the case by adopting the present reso.,
lution : .it will have natural tendency To-
retaliation and revenge.
III IS very probiemasical whether the.carryln9
trade i: advantageous to this nation. Oar E:e.'
chants, in that employ transporting foreign pre-
dace from, Batavia, and the Wet Indies to It.
,Uniicd States, and aoring the casgoes tor fcme
time in WAREHOUSES and rcihipPing the fame &c
Hsasad, the iianfe towns. Antwerp 10 French.
sFlanaeIs and othsrporsss and in sfose inaances<
.fakiog the avaas of thofe casgoese and psocsed-
ing TO Caiaa, ssca. whence they retnrn;with teas
in other inttance. proceed 10 England and lay ous
the ayails 10 sBritilh goods, aud then making cH,
scui,ous voyages Of two and three years, witt
vthol. large capitals eus of our country, and be-
fore they can rcslsxe thofe cargoes SO as TO puF-
cha!e our domeltic produce. {
My worthy colleague from New York whe-
las iuft fis down, rMr Williams has obieryeG.
" that commerce is eGentiai 20 this country and
agriculture naturally goes with IT, This pro-,
pai,son taken abataeedly lhal! not deny, at
ih=n sass us cawheseis The revenue to iuPport go
vssnmrat." / Will antwer thar gentleman, h{
81, ,, b,.,, N. fame nne 1ion Where Is the reYc.