Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-09-27
BY well devised aas Of Congress-, i, is /

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the promotion ard protection ofpur trade
II is conceived, tina; the principles Of Mr..
Nicholson's bill, rightly understood, a,e
al example of that mature. Great Britain
so interrupts ard cnerces our s-.1nen, and
einbarras,es, obs,iucls and blnokades ot,r
trade, thai W. are compelled to increase
the encouiageTUcnis 20 uur manufactures
ci Certain errIcles and ~ order 60 tiu ,his
with hr5ld,nce and s. cure revenue from
consumption IL The same ;irHe, we. taks
the same kirti of goods from other foreign
NATIONS (wi'h ilu'e or go navy to iacom
rn'de US, or not SO much in the pracllce)
so itras ihey Can suppl, them. 4. may
DC observed tuo tina, some among us
heartily approved tia, law, because IL
would induce Grea, B,itain to maouyac
tnre substitutes from our raw cotton, 70,
the linen. ~oolen, sllken, ana iea;hsrn
goods prohibited; and Because we should
par'ake ioigey w carrying tina, cotton 10
Eisieud 1.-Two considerations OF gre u, ADD
obvious Impotence
Another. SCI of provisions might be
made ny law tur the encourage men, of Gus
shipprg and commerce. We mean here
explicitly 10 suggest, that NC may nov
ahopt many OF ,hr regulations Of the Br,
ush navigation act s,nce we have PROV.
oed 81 great quantity of ionusge, aud
are we'll able 10 mais,atn a@d ircruase on,
Vessels. Before we had so mach lonnaae.
"or piaHtc's and farmers prudem,ly fear d
every regulation which nigh tend 20 d.
In'n'sh the humble, uf yes, Is which couid
De- expected TO carr, off our pyotl.,ce, and
import supplies Things arc now ma,cri.
any Changed, and we have ship cough
20 carry of all we raise, and much more.
ihose vh'ch might We come hnher *,th
chrB"es rom their own ports, and III bel
last, would be numerous AID nseful IN the
expnr'siion uf out crors
We may ADOPT measures TO replace the
aHnooot oil British fur per CEN. expor.
or convoy du'y Imposed On The expD att
on OF their own ma uac,urss t. The y.
o,ates. IL IS believed that the merchan.s
trading to other foreign countries do no,
pay hat extraordinary duty IN England,
winch IS Tue more unsatisfactory because
we are the principal consumers and VEN
der oil their manufactures, and because
we Cannot impose sifnIiar duty on ex
ports from hence fer their account. the
Constitution of the u. States forb,dd,np
all Gu.i,s on expectations. We never
asked TN protection, for which he Sri
dsh tnur per cent. duty is charged, nor
20 we desire or receive that proteGl,on
we aie wiling entirely TO rely on our
own neutral flag and We ssels under the
law ot nations. To replace the amount
oil Thar f.,;y q Ia,
States se may either impose an equal du.
ny oil tour pc, Cent. on all lmpayls from
Z, Britain by or 90 account of British
subJeetS or w may abolish the drawb. OK
on all good, so imported.
An the cases wherein we are no, admit
ted with real reciprocity, into fureign
porIs, so as 20 exclude our ships from he
helght OF aricles which are impnrit d m
ioreigo ships, 10 the INJURY Of on agr,cul.
ture aGd manufactures IS aell as Il our
commerce anu navigation, it will he wise
deMo@fateiy to revise the lisI of imported
s'ucieS. For example, we nigh, advance
'Ie du'y on spirits from he cane or en-
tifeiy exclude the entry from al. places,
INTO which our sh ps are no, regularly adj
mtied. We can procure aquors from
our d'sti!ieries Of domestic d iore,sn
ma erals, a d from those rum, b andy aud
"ine countries, mo Which our ships are
admitted to carry our produce, and from
winch they can bring away hose foreign
CT mmodities.
IL seems expedienl for US encourage
he importation of sugars, coffee. cocoa.
p'mento, girger, pepper and o,her spices
and groceries from countries bevond he
Cape OF Good Hope, rather than cotton
piece goods, which inieIfere with aor
growth OF Gotten wool, and with the Euro
pean consumption of that suprrabuudant
American raw ma'erial. iiuo India cot
on goods were imported, ce should lade
many ships for Europe with cotton wool,
out OF which the European manufacturers
would make similar cotton s,uffs Tn,
American cotton is certainly ca able OF
beng wrought into every kind OF goods
made OF t1a! raw ma erial III the T.. In
diaB peninsula. It's the interest of The
European manufacturers, and of he A
merIcan planters and ship holders. that In
dia should give US groceries instead of
piece goods.
a dO'y upon all goods consigned TO
foreign merchants, and imported frors