Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-07

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of 4 community is one Of those objects sell
! dom obtained ard never to be hazarded by
experiment OF sacrihcetlto the prospects ana
probabilities acf speculate .--lf then even
ssiimrerfection accompanied by experienced
is preferable to prcbabilltli'e:s
which, however have never been expert
mentally verified, what policy Will war
rant the REIMBURSEMENT OF immediate ana
important advantages Of a system OF rhsa1
sures effective of those ends and productive OF
those benefits, to the attainmenrof WEicn a
vast expence of blood and treasure Were,ov
the wisdom Of elder date, esteemed OF m Z.
considerable moment. Where are the mo- no :.
ives which can justify such a desertlon,
when the objects in view, exclusive @ the
uncertainty Of their uti.it,. IN the end,a are at
tainalle only thro' difficulties which Will Il.
nally BE found insuperable. Il such IS
fair md impartial statement Of is.ets, and II.
as has been asserted, we are led on bilnNi'
folded in pursuit Of objectsaE,d are gos s 4
ed BY principles I viii notssy that the PEG
pic have adopted thenl) which are at vaii-
aDce with those which once influenced and
diseered us, it VIII be no demagogue de-
ela,nation to sxclainl, thatit Is critlcal aud.
lss..nyntable period in cur political cyisteEce.
Look back, sir, upon the measures q the
two first administrations that preserved ana
regulated this country; examine tnelf sl'flf,
tendency and effects, and compare lhelh
with our present Improvements. Eet INST
behold Us severing ourselves IRON or Pa
1 rent on the plea OF securing ourselves IRON
! arbitrary i1npositions, which tettered our
persona, liberty and restrained the trade
4 which gave rourisannsnt and sillcw to our
state-Traces us next through all the tuT-
mo;ls and difficulties OF 4 long war, and
purchasing at an enormous price, tho not
TOO great for the purchase, an honorable
freedom, q government consolidated ior lie
! time ly the attraction 6 mutual interests,
! an extensive ana productive commerce,
! which raised, supported, enriched, ana
strengthened US. kan. nation I'll ir7.,sssiit
| US with the polly ofti.as period, jadisionsly
concore.ant wi,.a or natural advantages, ana
of a tendency TO increase ard lnaProve them.
As a commercial reop!e we dcin:alded y
naval support OF such e!sicencv as you'd
| protect our trade and assert ti.e sigllas Of
! our merchants and seansen. }e engaged
| in an enterprisinc snl! expensive undertaking,
| tut one to the cHect:rg Q. WHICH he wishes
Of our people we1x hearty and ANONYMOUSLY
directed, and lie resources CT cur country
abundantly adequate. We l.il. she .c2nd;,--
t;on of a r,.s.,.-4-.-:-! &c vys1t wears OF prn-
dental economy had rot ,ntervcn>t nj ht
now have We'd with those OF the Iacs. for
m:llable continentsl powers. Our merchants
covered the ocean with their ships, and aur
raw productions were brought into hat cir-
culation :nt, rendered Of the, utility. which
he re-aative princip!v CT commercial utter
course invariably p.o!ucss. The inlport-
ances originating III weaho and wealth's M
tnrsl consequent, power, had Gwen us q
superiority on the political scale, which eve
ry year tended to increase, and ilie policy
pursued by our government was calculated
to augment. x all. independents nat;on,
with power to ward off on iniary, we were
prompt to revenge iss commission. NThr.,
cur ships we're sleprc,aated We diid net recall /.
chem to ,ports for safety. but exerteeI cur
surengti, to oppose ard repe. the enemr thar
obstructed iheir ir+s passage over the ocean. 1
We did not II en,yfgen,ies resort to .sxpe-
dients winch oalr answered for The present,
nor-hy te,npoTisi"g policy pat off i.nn.cdi- I
ate difficulties 70 multiply and magnify them
Tor the future. The principles BY which We
were then regulated we're briefly these -
Dcsnous OF maintaining the civil and po- !.
litical liberty which we h;:d vindicatcd IN the
long revolutionary struggle, our Constitute
provided for both, and The acts oi our le. \
gislativc body were conducive 70 the same
ends. Our soil, Climate, and the nataral
productions Of ctr country, and wilhalI, our
situation PRIOR to the separation from Bril- 3