Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-24

dividuals, sir, may have coat Of Louvi-
err. cloth, or aservice of SIEVE China; but
there is too little, and that little too dear,
70 furnish the nation. You must depend
on the fur trade in earnest, and wear buffa-
loe hides and bear skins.
Can any man, who understands Europe,
pretend to say, that particular foreign po'
iicyis aosu right, because it would have
been expedient twenty, or even ten years
ago, without abandoning all regard tor
common sense? Sir, it is the statesman's
province to be guided BY circumstances,
TO anticipate, to foresee them, to give them
a course and direction, to mould them to
his purpose. 1t is the business OF a compt-
ing house clerk, to peer into the day book
* ledger, TO see no farther than the specta-
cles on his nose, TO feel not beyond the pen
behind his car; to chatter in coffee houses
and be the oracle of clubs. From 1888 TO
1898 and even later Il don't sickle for
dates France had formidable marine
SO had Holland; so had Spain. The two
first possessed of thriving manufactures
and aourishing commerce. Great Brl.
tain trembling alive to her manufacturing
interests and carrying trade, would have
felt to the heart any measure calculated TO
favor her rivals in these pursuits. She
would have yielded then to her fears and
her eauosy alone. What is the case
now. She lays an export duty on her
manufactures, and there ends the question.
1t Georgia shall (from whatever cause) SO
completely monopolised the culture OF
cotton as to be able to lay an eXport'duy
OF three per cent. upon it, besides taxing
its cu,ivators, Ia every other shape, that
human or internal ingenuity can devise, is
Pennsylvania likely 10 rival her and take
away the trade
Bot, sir, it seems that we, who are op.
posed &c this resolution, are men of no
nerve, who trembled in the days of the
British treaty; towards q presume) in
the reign ofterror? Is this true? Hunt
up the journals i; let our actions tell. We I
pursue our old mistaken course. We care
rot f nations Of Europe, .butimake foreign
relations bend 20 our political principles
and subserve our country's interest. We
have ne wish 10 see another Actium, or
Pharsalia, or the lieasenants of modern !.
Alexander playing al piquet, or all tours,
for the empire of the world. IT'S poor
comfor! to US, TO be told that France has
too decided taste tor luxurious things TO
NEEDLE with Us thas Egypi is her object,
or the coast OF Ba'bary, and at the worst
we shall be the last deveured. We are
euamoured vi h neiyher nation we would
play their owe game upon them, use them
for our interest and convenience. But
with al nv abr ,rence of the British go
yernment, should no, hesitate between
Westminster Hail ADD Middlcsex Jury,
on-;he one hand and tn wood ef,Vlncen
nes and q fis of GteoadIers on the other.
That Jury. iral which walked with Horae
Tooke and Hardy through the aames of
ministerial persecution is confess, more
to my taste, than the trial of the duke d.
Engheiu.
Mr. Chairman. | an fcnGblc Of having de
tanned the committee longer than, / ought; GER
tainIy much longer than in.endec. am equally
Gen ile OF aheir poiisensls, and not less so, sir
of your patient attention. 1t is your own indul.
gencc, sill, badly requ!ted indeed, to which you
owe Ills pssiccutiun. I might offer another apo.
lcgy for these undigsfed, detolutory remarks:
ny never having feen the ireafury documents.
Until came into SIC houle this morning, have
been Gretehed on Gck bed. Blu, when behold
the affairs OF this nation iniead of being where
hoped, and the people believed they were, in the
hands Of leiponGbe mens committed to Tom,
Dick and HAIRY; to the refule of the retail trade
OF politics, do fe.I, canner help feeling the
noH deep and ferrous concern. II the executive
government weuidAep forward and fay, "iuch
is Cur plan; slch is our opinions and luch are
our reasons IN support of it.' | would meet it