Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-29

.ar. that the object Of the en-
tasn 81 I,arscauaoaary; to save
bss Our Seamen,
,nr yesaeis, ana
Ua ,u,, condemnation. There could
Ssp Gel - other object, since there IS no
bsSs DS s,ed we must reject eyesy impu-
as,s, e j language ofnclai ana . lang uase
I'asdential." ! e,rr srANFN.
:,.rc who were in our ports when
lee '~ was laid, as we'll as those who
lT s a.ss o,siyeIy come intothem since, have
g =. 49, W, out Unemployment BY the mes-
ss Every body knows that to day teis la
snr ,seiul and impsosislent class ofour
D'l~ as have no proyislon for morrow
k'iss' '''.a were they 10 I've q? Were we to
ho' , s,hen AT home as a resource at all
- . yalua5lc ami 50 essential, i resort
D' ,,,imatels be had to force {! AS they
t,ns avowedly throHn out OF employ
~ :. g. national purposes, was 1t not ooif-
'A an anon the government to make proyl-
s,,p iosihela
I'm 40 pFo.ision was made An Ill timed
.'rence to a aard hearted cnonomy pre-
a.sd + The policy of Keeping them at
IN. COR the nations use il whatever events
srs, happen which was specifically one OF
so,;ecls ofthe embargo, Was Immediately
E,,,oiel.- National humanity itself Was, IN
|s preat instance, disrcgarded! The sea-
: xere cast ON shore, aud by a national
re,iuced to the hard necessity of either
Icing Of hunger. or of deserving their
sap.Sy The choice was dreadful, but Oh
;n. I'nev deserted their country. They
~ % ire British fleet for bread! They are
s,,e, what prudence What saaacity -
4 r., he object assigned real ? Were the
SENECA TO be kept at home? lfthey were,
|,hy ros do that which was necessary to the
Ldl If the embargo were at this moment
E,mo,sd, VIA, should we do for sailors To- our.
|nerchsmmen Probably there is hot one
.ouss,a 10 tie United States. Gov. CLIFTON
syise.i mat they should be taken into pay,
! IA employed promptly and literally, in the
ksfeacs Of our ports and harbors /; but his ad
kre pas disregarded. 1t would have cost
&o,ue money 1t would have kept the SEP
men al bosne.
With regard 90 the Seamen, the embargo
has aot, as is evident, even as a prscaution-
eY ID, answered toe end stated in the mes
Eage recommending tie measure. Let US
pass 10 cur
HGdh gers also TO b. saved 6y tie Embargo.
4 Assertian. ifevery one OF our merchant
Htarls lac been captured, condemned, and
srtrieYsbiy lost, the loss to the nation would
hare been less than that which it has sustain
|n BY tue embargo.
PROT. There is no likelihood that the
|emhasse Wi be removed before next Decem-
Per; hor even then, unless Congress, IN on
Efaatrcn 20 the wishes of the President and his
Patehdod successor, should remove it. In
rext December, it will have been suffered one
gcsr--~ that's ali %
he exports OF the native
Pr0dnceoi toe United States
'W ieef, oil 9ui soi * sea,
S reported by Xr. Gai!atin
+ the iest session of Con-
Press, amoup,eato S 4s,soo,ooo
The revenue torthc same
Psr Was S 100000
Tor 1895. l4,0oo0oo
Tor 1896 100000
fsr 1901, lo,oao,oco
as the revenue has en-
Fessed with the encrease Of
FPar population, We may pre-
ea@e, and MIR. Galatin CAL
Ealalss that if the embargo
Ia Rot been laid, the reve-
ae Tor the year 1908, would
az probability have been
kSaesn millions of dollars.
i nc xaole CT the revenue d.
Jug THIS suffering year will
IT, 6e lost, but we may con,
reae thas 6ve-sixths OF it
y. The loss Of revenue by
1ne enh,p.r, $500. c,,.slx