Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-14
10 The Printer Of she Ohio Gazette.
SEPT. 1906.
SIR,

ionIst W2r, Waicn t6iHtnassa - 49, 49,
hshmeas Of o1r independence, II mas az,
psa.si 90 tle, shat the most operative,
Ii mas ever been iuliy appfeciated oy gu,
,.y,,,cSars has now ever been least INSISTED
upon. Oar complaints aad our struggles
apa,ost The moiass country, however shey
ha0e. osca attempted 10 ne bastardizsu "
the Diuaasrs of The ignorant or the craft VI
She Ges,golpg aad really commences. auu
no otass paseatage. Inc uaDsassea jung
nlens Of poster,sy vii not doubr that the
pood;peooic OF the colonies however Jus1iy
matted 10 all tho righss tIleY have vinuseas-
ed were, aeggrlneiess, 10 establishisg saSm'
from brgluaing TO end, the unconscious ln-
ssrumensssof a small party Or interest a.
mooast themselves, namely, the CONNER
cial. TO prove his truth, the Impartial
history cf our own times viii addace am
pie evidence without need or citsng our
early De tieiops and "Reminiscences 20 Dfi-
fs.n, winch alone would place IL Dsyond all
doubt.
Ihst the colonies then in efecttook upon
them the burden of tne war tor the advan.
tage Of merchants, although The issue OF It
mas produced the greatest benshss 10 Us all,
is so far our concern as TINS day as TO H.
ducc US To examine the lnhuence OF the
States at large and chs Western CoubtTy IN
particular. And this becomes the more
necessary as the presen,p party in p3wer arc
said by SnEi. adhersnts 20 De political eco.
nomists o. the school Monsieur Quesnai,
DESTROYS 80 promote the agricultural al the
expense OF the Commercial, interest, walise
ths.r predecessors in othce, as sig ID follo@-
ers OF fHr. Goblet. co,1ld advance an en-
tiseiy opposite sysSem--bus neither shc one
Fer the other will p.omoee the resources OF
any country with grsa. mobilization.
If the opinion [ have formed be well
founded thar the war We happily concluded
by our independence was produced by The
interest OF the mercantile system on the
Atlantic. / have been led alse 20 suspect
taat the political federation OF the states
csmPyizes wiihia ie 10 like manner the spi.
ria Of commercial oontedesacy, the effects
or Which trust our penetration and con.
duct will succeed 10 direct 20 further bene.
heal consequences 10 our country, than are
contemplated or regarded by its members
Ia examining the commercial history Of
all nations, | have no where touad psra!-
lie! 20 such degree OF trade carried on IL
any osasr country, as that OF our own, with
iae prolecs!oa OF SO small! a navy and the
assistance Of SO much foreign capital. The
extent OF our navy Is known TO every one,
but it Is noe probably egnslly understood
that two thirds of the capital made use of
IS moi oar own, ous that Of foEeIgners and
beHigerenis some OF It embarked In our
hone and foreign trade, the rest IN our car
ryin5 trade; what influence may from this
source Row into this country it much con-
ceras rs to weigh and watch but | have
observed some resemblance In the general
character of our Ailantic commerce and the
Teutonic confsderacY founded In Germany
about the middle OF the 18th century,
there was created commercial eontedarao
cy OF cities distant from each other in local
situation aud interests the Hauseasic
towns associated for trade, not only all she
maratime cities of Germany bet even com
pretended some of France and England,
the whole directing their partial views and
inierest Of individual members to the pro6t
OF the company. The Atlantic confsdera-
cy has conciiiased the different interests of
the northern and southern states with the
general profit of she whole. TheTeutonic
confederacy was carried on without inter
fering with thevafious sovereigns on whom
they depended: The Atlantic coufederacy
has hitherto progressed with successful
accommodation of the various sovereign
ties aad loeal interests of thu respective
states. The German confederacv became
objects of the jealousy and victims of the
hatred of other nations by the arrogance
arising out OF their prosperity in appropri-
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