Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-24

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The following welI-writ.eD emafks frsm
Bells Weekly Messenger, q London paper
will be read with much pleasure, ny eve.
~ real friend 10 the United States. &
CoSsEoyENcEs AND IMPoLIcE OF a WAR
WITH AMERICA.
Thein,elligeuce OF the week. has produc
ed one event upon which it is iM possible to
reflect without sentiment Of Indignation.
The intemperance of one Of our admirais
has nearly involved US ID war with nae.
rica. The eintemperance of the party.
writer's at,home has buried them no.oniy
20 approve of the conduct Of our ofGeers,
bur 10 make he unqualified assertion, thai.
war with America would be ansuudopbt.,
ed good-an absolute advan age ,o.us.
War with America an uadoub;ed good!
We really wish that these advocates for
war would consult the merchants of Lon
don, Liverpool, and Bristol. They would
soen be compelled into other conclusions
America, say these advocates, monopo.
Gzes tie whole Of our colonial carrying
trade. This is a manlfssrinjury,o British
commerce. Iodeed Why is it, good
friends, that our merchants prefer the A
mericans as carriersto carriers Of their own
nation For NO other reason, bur because
as neatral, Ameriea can afford tc take
their commodities at lover freigh,age,
And Is DOT this ar indispensable advantage
both 70 she individual r,erchan, and 10 the
gensrsl commerce ct ,he country? Are
cot our commodities thus enabled 10 come
cheaper 10 market, and thereby ensurs a,
mere certain and more speedy sale. III
l, appears, therefore, IN this poins of
view, the carrying trade OF America is of
real bence, 10 the ,seneral commerce Of
England.
Bot tie shipping trade, say the party.
writers, mus proPortiopasely suffer: Ger.
ssla!y. Bus it will not, ve hope. be con-
tended, shat the interests of the general
commerce are to be sacrificed TO one par,i.
cnlsr branch; the shipping or country
trade.
There are, indeed, certain advantages,
which are essential 70 neurrals, and which
90 be!llgersns power should grudgc TO its
nensra! ceighbor, inasmucb as they them
selves fully participate in she bene6t. Con.
.merce would 20. only anguish. but, ia
many Respects would be totally ext,ngaish-
cd. If these neutral mediums were 20 be
prohibited
In what manner, for example, is it,
.hat our colonia! produce obtains admission
into France aud Germany, 10 despite Of
all the oppressive equations Of the french.
Emperor! IT'S ouly through those neutral
med;ams' In word what America takes
with one hand she gives usstenfo,d With
the other. She is above carrier o, an a.
gent. Her fig covers she Englsh as
veil az The. Freaxh manufactures. She
has 90 partially bus TIA, of gain, and as
this Eay be prosursd equally on risher
side, 80 Will Ansriea be found equally
advantageous 10 both. H.
If America were tobe Gu, off IRON the
carrying trade, say .he party writer's, The
BRUSH merchant; would be compelled TO
Employ his OVID coun,rymen. \.
We have already answered this argn.
,naens The employment Of the neutral
medium is OF ;btnshs to The general com.
nerce, aud the Interest OF one branch
mus be copsulssd at the eapence Of the
whole. Z he merchants must not send
their commodities into foreign markets,
at a price amounting 10 . prohibition OF all
Pnrchases@io no o.her purpose but that
thsy would employ ihsit own coun.rymcn.
= hey mus, no. pay convoy and Insurance
on commodities (sugars, for example)
wh'oh will scarcely pay the freigh,age. "
a very shallow ob;rc.ioo is here made.
= hese commodities, say they, are aIti.
,cles OF necessity; the buyers mas, lave
them, and will therefore pay The price,
be it.what it may.
In he9hrst place, other commodities
viii entcr. into compeii,iaa with them. and
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