Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-26

-, ri 5 &c coercion Letus examine ourselves
fsa;;d lie s for if we trace ctr genealogy We
hail find that we descend from them, were
shey 10 use us in this manner, is there an
! merican that would steep to them? I hope
not and neither VIII that nation from which
ne are descended be driven from their POI
,;:;on, however erroneous, by threats.
This embargo, dlsrsfore, instead Of ope-
rating on those nations which had been vio-s
lating our {, II tights, was fraasnt with evils and
priivatiors to the psop.e Of the q. States
they. were the sufferers. And have we,s
sa;;d he, adopted the monSish plan Of scourg-
;nr ourselves for the sins OF others He
hogped not !; and that, having made the cx-
nerifnent, and found that it had not produc-
Cd its exported effect, they would abandon
4 as 4 measure wholly Inefficient as to the
sob;ects intended by it, and as having weak
enea the great hold Which we had on Great
Britain, from her supposed dependence on.
as for raw materials.
Some gentlemen appeared to build up ex-
uectations Of the efficiency Of this system by
by an addition to it of non-intercourse
law. Mr.. III. treated this as a futile idea.
They should however examine it seriously,
and net ike children shut their eyes TO dan
Ger. Great Hritaia was not the only manu-
featuring nation IN Europe, Germany, Hol-
land, France, SPAN, Portugal, and Italy,
manufactured more or less, and most OF
dasln had colonies, the exclusive supply Of
whose manufactures obey had heretofore re-
,eryed Cor themselves. Whilst we had en-
loved the carrying trade, we had supplied
the deficiency in navigation of those natl
ons; and all the :Elcony enicnce felt for the
wanr Of it ceased because We ssspped IN and
aided them. This trade had been cut up,
and perhaps II. was not a trade which the
energies Of the nation should be embarked
in defeaaiug. Who was there now to sup
| ply ali these various colonies thas used to
+ Be supplied by us None but F.ng.ar3, the
sole mistress of the ocean. Whose pro-
ducts then would Great Bris..a carry f.
Would she carry products of other nations
and let her own manufacturers starve No.;
and this exclusion fsosn the colonies OF o.
her manufactures aud leaving her Insr-
chants the sole caryicys oil the world, pro-
daced greater vcus for her manufacturers
than the nholc quantity consumed IN the Y.
States. -
This; however, was arguing upon. the.
| ground that the U. S. would consume none
i of her manufactures, IN eass or a non-isi-
.,ercnirse. Mr.. II. said he w;,s young when
the old non-interconrse took places but he
remembered it well, and had then his IDEAS
on tie subject The British army wasthen
at their door, burning their towns and ra-
yaging the country, aud at least as much
Hpa,riorism existed then as now but Britlsh
fabrics were received and consumed to al
most as great an extent as before the psohf-s
Etion. The army could not get fresh pro
visions from Europe, but they got them here
4 by paying higher pisces in gaineas Tor then,
than was paid by our government IN ragged
detrimental paper money. Whea thescoun-
nv was in want of clothing and could get Il
for one fouss III price from the British, what
was the consequence Why all the jealous
pmriots--fors this work Of tarri.ig az'i. ie;'-
therins, and meeting in mobs to destroy
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their neighbors property because he could
not think quite as fast as they did, which
seemed to be coming in fashion now, had
been carried on then With great zeai--tilese
patriots, although all intercourse was venal,
carried on commerce Notwithstanding, Sup
plies went hence, and manufactures were
received from Europe. Now what reliance
,csld be placed on this patriotism
A gentleman from Vermont haa tod the
senate atthe last session that the pnirsot'sha
Of Vermont would stop al exploration py
land, without the assistance Ct tae .;tw s'.
Row had il turned out Why, PATRIOTISM,
lannon's, militia, and all had nos stoppea u;
nd although the field pieces might nave
nppedit on the lakes, they were aos s'''l'
tu,t;, - ~. -, FL on by lan<..---s