Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-26

ant,the iaboser. The manufacturer sSer1s
q q Il sueh 4 state Of prosperity, as rather
E lave excited the gentlcman's Jealousy,
fba, his tender colninisseration hessiears
tha the real object Of the embargo was 70
erelt the manufacturing system upon the
ru;hs Of commerce. / do not mean, here
81 Is reply to the suggestion Of this uri-
fo,rded lealousv. Imean, in the course Of
tssse observations, to make that subject o.
distinct and separate examination. , snan
HIRE. however, take the liberty OF rennark KING,
without the fear Of still further exciting the
eentleman's jealousy, that I am extremely
happy to see not only that we have abundant
fabrics for manufactures, but that we have
artizans sufficientto mould them into all the
articles necessary for homo CONSUMPTION,
and thus lessen our dependence upon 10
reign nations for our supply. ! reJolse, III
deed, 10 see our inland manufactures grow
ING into Importance and that the most sue
cessful experiment has attended every at
tempt at improvement. W hat is the sltua-
Ii. n of the mechanic, and the laborer .-----
They have full employment, good wages,
and cheap living. ] an, told, sir, that with
in the last year, one thousand houses have
been erected in Philadelphia; | see at this
time, more houses building at Georgetown,
| even for mercantile purposes, and more I'M
/ provcments in this city, than ever have
seen before and believe this generally to
! be the case through the country. That this
| is a correct statement OF facts, have no
doubt; how then is this agreeable and unex-
pected scene accounted for amidst this nler.
camille clamor about the stagnation OF busl-
| ness? Il is because a greater proportiono OF
| The overgrown mere camille capital is now di-
/ ycrted from external commerce, to internal
improvements; i and am strongly inclined
10 think thatthis transposition OF certain
! portion OF the mercantile capital, viii pro-
dnce beneficial operation in national
] roint OF view, and probably even more PRO
.inetiye to the capitalists, than risklng Il N
/ the employment ct foreign trade. ! his
believe 10 be a fair, just, and Candid state
nem Oft operation Of the embargo laws,
uFcn the several great classes OF citizens ;
and which correctly viewed, how different
lists aspect, from the miserable picture OF
horrors presented to us by the gentleman
from Connsc.icut. When you tell my
] ehanic or laborer Of his disircsses and sai-
! lsrings, when he has full enlylognsnt, COED
! wages, and cheap living, he would laugh al
| YOU; he would either thank YOU SILLY, or
4 that YOU meant to treat him with mdiSniW
/ and insult. These are ali the blessings Ae
! eceld wish, and they are enorei' Tor ep,v
I,,~.,- 900, ,,ivu he reflects upon Ike
narrow span CT human enjoy meEts, this
world affords. Sir. the miserable iaborsr ON
! tie ot..ier side the Atlantic, would consider
/ the cnioyments of the laborers here, Ely.i-
I'm itself and, can hut lament for
TIE scke Of suffering humanity, that he
cannot Gnd the way to these enjoyments.--
| Ipresun.c that during the late electoneering
scene, every laborsr and mechanic in Fem
| svivania was told q thousand times that he
/ was ruined BY The embargo; but thirty
thousand votes (majoritv) have told these
frantic, oficious d,sturbers Of the public
quiet, in loud and awful tcncs, how silly
any ridiculous they ccnsis;rr the suggestion.
he recent elections III leost of the ether
states, sPesk the same e,.rhatic language.
Speech to te continued.
H0USE or. REPRESENTATIVES..
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