Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-01
Mr.. PREsIDENT,

MIR. PRESIDENT,
Please your Honor, am poor Inshman,
it is true 1; but am not one Of those blather-
ing fellows, that, as soon as they set foot OH
your turf, and feeIthcir tongues free to wag,
begin to pirate about politics, and pretend to
know better what is right or wong in your
government, than those who have been bred
and born in the land. No, by mysoul scorn
such conduct. Since came to, America,
have considered myself as in the Iouse of a
strange gentleman, where am ciNlly treat
cd. Then to be sure, would not 1t be very
bad manners in me to be meddlingwith the
management Of hi, family concerns? What
wish to speak to your Honor about IS only
little in tie way Of advice, concerning the en-
barge. ] think now your Honor had better
take it off; for / fear, from all see, feel and
hear of it, that it will be after working more
harm than good both for your Honor and the
country.
Ifyour Honor will have patience with me !
will Just state few Of the circumstances
which, occasion my fears. Should your Honor
have ever been In Baltimore before the en-
barge, you may rccoliect TO nave seen, at al
most every warehouse door, knot OF sturdy
fellows hosting up and lowering down cry
kind OF merchandise, ana at the same time
singing cheeriuliy the song Of" Now with
IS will boy, yo heavc . -
May Ii please your Honor was then one
Of those merry gentlemen; but since the en-
barge has come anisngst us, 1t hiss quite put
AN end 10 our muxic, and your Honor new
may make ailnanacs on the busiest wharf in
The city, without being bothered by any such
noise, to put you on; OF your calculalions
As for myself, ailer being out OF employ
Intil had Only a SIX pence lett in my pocket,
| SAID 10 the Embargo, Ole metnlng, by my
soulful be allcr taking leave Of you; SO ! re-
solved to push out into the country, to see
country man Of n.i,ie, who had often Wished
ne 10 come out, sud work for him on his
farm. thought may be, nc coult.. now give
me bit OF a job Of ditching, or something 10
keep soul and body together, until better
times bat how was | disappointed when
came i'll presence OF my old friend, to, find
that he had just az much Of the embargo
countenance IS any left in the city. After
! WIS seated while, and had taken sup OF
whiskey. mentioned to him what had bro't
ME to see him. Arrah, Dennis, says he, you
nave ccnle too la;e; had you applied to me
before the embargo, should have been glad
10 have employed YOU. The Embargo! said
I, aid what has the Embargo to do with you
here in the woods Sure you haya no ships
for it. be meddling with.--Jus, go with ne
TO my barn, replied he, and will shew you
what it has TO do with me. So away We
trudged 10 the barn. and when he had opened
the door OF 1t, there came out such a swarm
of small flies, that they had like to have
choaked lis. And what do you keep those
creatures housed up here fori said l. They,
answered ne, are what / call my Embargo
customers. They have taken OFT my last
years crop at their own price, and yonder,
continued he. pointing TO number OF wheat
stacks, stands the present years, which |
suppose will como to the same markct--Bad
luck TO the Embargo and sll that were con-
cerncd in imposing.it! AS | found the old
fellow was getting angry, thought I1"ould
try to soften Kim hltie--so l told him, that
| had understood, that your honor by way of
encouraging manufactures, had appeared at
the seat of government dressed in suit of
nome mace clothes: and as farming had turn
ed out to be SO bad business. thought he
had better try to establish some sort OF ma
nutactory. Your honor, he said, might as
well have put OH your Old red brecches-that
the people would just follow sae fashion as
soon. had much more conversation with
my old friend; but as your honor | suppose
is beginAil., TIC grow tired, Shall rot trouble
you with any more of it, and shall conclude,
like your honor, with rendering the homage
Of nay profound respect
DENNIS O'GRABME.
& FROM THE SAME