Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-12-21
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Leaving surplus Of only three millions
of dollars for detraying all the exPences Tor
ionihcations, military stores, increase OF
the army and navy, or otherwise incident to
state Of actual war, or Of preparations Tor
war.
The annual appropriation on account OF
the public debt, amounting TO eight millions,
and the interest Cor the year SOC, being Kiss
than three millions Of dollars IN authori-
" to borrow Eve millions would only create
a new debt equal to the principal Of old
debt reimbursed during that year, and slp-
pears sufficient to provide for any dehe!-
encv arising from the extraordinary eA-
pences which may be thus authorised BY
Congress.
It thus appears, that Notwithstanding the
general warfare OF the beliigerent powers a.
gainst neutral nations, and the consequent
suspension OF commerce which took place
In the latter end OF the year 1907, and not
withstanding the encreascd rate Q. eSpchdi-
ture naturally arising from that state OF
things the ordinary revenue Will have
been sufficient to deh-ay all The expenses OF
the years 1903 ana 1909, including Tor
18Cg a reimbursement OF q debt eXceeqlhg
SIX millions OF dollars, and without making
any additions 20 that debt II 1909. lbs
measures necessary TO be adopted i, oroer
10 make a timely provision ior tie service
.o{f the. ens0;ng years, depend on the soolse
which tie United States viii pursse n re-
lation to foreign aggtesslons. AND that ce-
ing yet unas@erta'nsd, It becomes necessary
TO examine lthe several alternatives lett 20
the choice o. Congress.
Either .he navigation 81 the ocean viii be
abandoned BY the Z. s. or twill be resam-
cd.
Tseg ff.rst suppostion is hat Of a contina-
ance Of the era5argo Of che vessels Of the
United States, aad adsnits Of two alserna-
tivgs.
4. Either a provision generally forbiddins
expoftafioils, may continue 70 make part
of the system, III which case, inportatlo.s
whether expressly intesdicted or not,
must, for want OF the means OF payment,
be also discontinued.
2. Or expectations and corresponding I'M
portatio1ss may be permitted In foreign
vessels.
The second supposit;on also offers two
alternatives. Il may indeed be admitted
the DEGREES of France can be enforced
only in her own territories, and in those Of
her allies that however Efficient in pre-
venting any commerce between the United
States and herself, those DEGREES cannot
materially affect that between her enem;es
and the United States, and may therefore in
that respect be disregarded. But Great
Britain having the means of enforcing her
orders on the ocean, the navigation Of that
element cannot be resumed without encoun-
tering those orders and they must either
be submitted to Or resisted. There can be
nomiddle way between those two courses.
8. Either America must accept the portion
OF commerce allotted 70 her By the British
edicts, and abandon all that is forbidden,
(and it is not material whether this be
doneby legal provisions liEa.tingthe COM
merce of the United States to the permit
ted places or, BY acquiescing iii the cap
ture of vessels. stepping beyond the Prs-
scribed bounds.