Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-01
dolls:
freight and Insult
,ance So is

~ t'tt 900 US III ,S0]
I hold it fair TO include frsiglls and ipsur.
'ance, for although man may send ms
own vessel, and ssand his own underwater,
I he will always make these calculations DE
'fere he undertakes En- expedition and con
: sidering the nature of the trade we have
3been carrying on there, this allowance is
;. very moderate. And now, sir, let me ash
what Is there left Of masked property fer
the author: Of War in Disguise and my
lord Collingwoad !: Why, truly, the nigh
ny sum OF PSI ,ss4 dollars.
| But, sir, Independents Of thia statement,
where is this mighty sum about whIeh SO
much fuss is made, that we are screening
from Great Brisain Why, in France,
mo doubt ! And what dees it amount TO !?
{ will tell yeu, SIR; Oar whole exports 10
that marion in 1904, consisting of eur owe
and foreign preface, amounted te eigh+
millions elghs hundred ,hous nd dollars,
Row, sir, | aogsppPose, that most OF thu
t'cefee we have sent thither came &c US
frem 81. Domirgo. would therefole
ask tie anlhor CIV ar oDisguis-, or any one
else whether they really think The black DO.
blli,y Of ST. Domingo have been sending
their produce, masked under our flag, to
supply their frsndsin France The whole
of this allegation is too absurd TO merit sc.
rous REPUTATION. The fact is, that Of this
6, 100000, We receive paymenlin French
goods TO the amount of absut 4 100000,
aad the residue, together wiki the surplus.
OF oor other experts 10 Europe, is RENTED
10 Great britain TO make up the balance OF
IL 900 600, which Cur trade with her an.
uually subjects us to = Now, sir, who has
the best right to complain of US ia this bu.
siness ? Certainly not England.
We ara also IolG that If rhir -e-oi.,ion
passes, our experts TO Great Britain will be
materially affected. Althoughth the reselu.
tioa does NOT GO to prevent us from Sealing
our produce .hthcr. viii examine thar
part Of, the argument Of the gentleman from
Georgia respecting tobacco.
= The whole Of eur expert of that article
IN 1904, was SO 900 hhds and if you WI
take your feo and calculate the population
where this tobacco is consumed, you will
find they amount to about ,Se millions,
which gives to Grsat Britain the ronsump.
zion of sbeut If or 1900 Thousand hogs.
heads. Now, sir, you will ind, thar in
1903 we exported to that nation SO, 600 |
hhds. and on an average we send them near
10000 hhds. annually. What j: the con. !
sequence? That by sending more than they |
cab consume, the prics is kept below its !
intrinsic value whereas, were we wise |
enough TO s@ad them no more than they do
consume, The price would be always good: !
for it is an axiom in trade, thai when the
medium Of consunpticn is exceeded, the
price must tall; whereas, if The supply is
deficient, it occasions competition in the
marker, which never fails te raise the arti-
Gle above is real oaue. sle will therefore I
he higaly advantageous to the tobacco
planter that less OF II goes to Great Br.
taia.
On the, subject Of our revenue, we are
oS,ea exulling'y told, that it comes eaclu.
siysly Oh the farmer and planter, who are /
the great consumers. Iesys examine this |
oueslien.
Our imports amcuned';n 1904 10 about
so lEioHs; whereof So rnhllons were re- {
expoftss Of shs remaining ~, how
muca 10 consumed by the farmer and
planter? ] compute the population ST OR
sea nerts TO be ABOUT one eighth OF that of |
tie United S1a,esA ana,from The luxury and t
waste, the extraordinary consumption of !
liquors, tea, coffee. sugar, sc. aud even
OF salt, et.which do believe one ship
commonly consumes as. muchss ten farm.
ers; that tssse towns consume one third
which leaves 90 millions eutof 80 TO the
farmer add planter.
As 's ,be article of cotton, it would an.
pear that els millions expar,ed, abou,
Is go@so Great Britain: and although do
not know accurately, believe that part !.
re exported the same as imported; bu. if
not it IL we1 knawn ,h., d.