Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-12

whereas, tR- ihJaF;S' WafI9 have hos,
suffered, and may be suTefed:.a, re IN,
ed States, fren !olatIons coGinil,ed
Great Britain, on their aeu!ra! rlgh,s g.
commercial interests, as well as IRON h.,
failure to execute the seventh article of n.
treaty of pace render it expsdient f..
the interests of the Uaiscd States, thar r..
commercial intercourse between the two
countries should not continue TO be carried
On in the extent at present allowed:
Z" Resolved, That from and after the sr.,
day of November next all commercial IN.
tercourse beiween the citizens of the Uni,
ed States, and the subjects Of the klnp Of
Grea, Britain, or the cilizrns or subjec,.
of any other nation, so far as the same r.
spects articles OF the gro~.h or manufac.
,ure of Great Britain or Ireland shall BE-
yrohibi,ed."
This resolution was decided by the yeas
and nays, | hndtaefess were fort So yea,
and agains. i, SO nays. Among those who
voted in favor OF it, find my own name.
associated with the names Of men. with
whom il has always peen my pride and
pleasure to act. And among these | find
the names of a Madison, BALDWIN, a Nj.
cholas, CLARK, Tensble, Hlaua, and
a Macon. Ii will b. seen, too, thar tbi.
resolution went much farther than that now
proposed. thgt it went to the length of bro.
hibiting all Intercourse, willis the prssen.
resolution is confined 70 prohibiting i'm.
ports, and does not apply at all to oursx. 4
ports.
With regard to the effect Of His measure
UPON the revenue, believe il will have
such an effect TO Certain degree, but am
fartrom believing il WILDE tc tie amount
talked Of. lhave 10 doubt tia, we will
obtain from other countries what will suE
fec for our wants, without applying to 6.
Britain. But suppose there should be
greater deficiency in cur revenue, and sup.
pose we shall no, &c, from other countries
all the articles We want. Are we 10 compare
these privations with the sacrifice of our
rights as natlen? for one am otopinlon,
that If We were not to coasume halt The lux.
uries, end many of the CONVENE aces at pre-.
sent imported, we should be as happy as
We now are. This would nave oae excel
lent effect. II would revive that spirit
Of industry which ourlafge lmportatlons,
30 far as relates to family manufactures,
have almost annihllared. 4 cannot see
what is to prevent every family aiaongu US,
manufacturing what is necessary for their
own wear. ifs true we might want the
fine clothes We wear, and our wives ne
deprived Of their silk gowns. bu' would
this diminish oar happiness Are such
:Privations to be put in competition with
the preser. atienIof err rights l nope there
still re mains too mach OF that 'anclent
%sirtuc, which once & loved an tue hf me-
vican breast, 20 consider this as an eVa'
I confess j was exceedingly sulptissds
yesterd y, 20 hear my colleague, I MI j.
Claw comiag from oae of the hrst coh''
nerciaI cities of The union, expressing MS
despair OF the virtue of,the American Peo'
pic. expressing tie opinion that our peo'
pie could cot hold uus SIX or eight months
against such measure. Is 1t possible taas
such an idea can be correct? Is it possible
that few years haze wrought suen
change in the character of people iamsa
FOR. their vIrsue, distinguishes tor the Sd
cr6ces they have made Is It possible that
luxury has made snch threads upon ",
that all our ancient virtue IS gone ior
one cannot but believe. that it the Amef''
can people are placed in the same s''ua'
ton, they will net shrink from daa8sr'-
l shall reluctantly be obliged to believe So
,hiek better of them. have seen tnem
true to themselves in worse times thau
these, and never have yet seen them ID
any times Riach from a performance Oh
their dasy.
Another expression Of nay colleague al
SO surprised me. He said this measure
would, 10 The opinion of every man Justify
retaliation This is proneuacing It war