Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-12-16

re guar SR0Opo ana asueCI Oh gun
boats 20 enforce the Laws. And
so obnoxious are those Laws, that
although 20 enforce their execu
|tion We have block aded our own
ports, and hung our citizens, they
are still openly resisted BY force.
and seriously cndanger the do
mestic tranquility Of the country.
hut sir, il Is to Be observed, that
the actual loss sustained during
the embargo, u NOT the only evil
arising from III another more
permanent Is TO Be apprehended.
Itwill have the effect or throwing
the commerce Of the ", I'D into
other and different channels, Of
inducing foreign malone ID seek in
other countries, what they have
heretofore been IN the habit of
purchasing from Us, and We now
deny them. In the single article
Of cotton for instance, We now,
or did export more than fourteen
millions Of dollars worth annually,
and principally supplied the Bril-
tish manufactures with this arti-
Gle; bur il d well known that the
soil and climate Of the Brazils l.
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equally congenial 10 the growth
Of this crop with our own, and
with due attention to the cultiva-
tion oft, Is capable Of supplying
abundantly an the manufactories
Of England Surely then I shall
be correct in stating that the en-.
bargois q premium sufficient to
stimulate them to this exertion,
and 20 enable them ultimately TO
supplant us in the sale of this very
valuable staple ofsome Of our sou.
thern states. And the intimate
connexion known. at present, to
sxistbetween the British govern.
ment and the regency Of that
country, win greatly aid in pro.
ducingt hisrssuit. T., !
Nos Vii, LEI me inquire, dur
ling the existence of the present
state Of things whence we are TO
/ derive ourreyenue |! A conside.
ration certainly Of no small i'm.
poftance to agovernment depend.
ing entirely for her revenue upon
commsrce. Our commerce Is
now completely at an end, and Of
course our revenue by the way,
another loss 10 the nation Of Il
least fifteen millions Of dollars an.
nually by the embargo. This I
know cannot be felt during the
present year, because our tressu.
ryis now ossrfiswiug with the
proceeds of the last. But from
what sources ,sare you to obtain
money next year, for the support
] Of government, and the. paymen,
Of the national debt! Are gentle.
men ready 20 resort to 4 direei
tax! No, sir, they love place and
Ipower too well. That was once
done for the purpose Of raising
money, I believe TO defend CON-
merce, and the people " this
Country, on that occasion, laugh,
their servants . lesson that I pre-
sumo viii not be shortly forgotten.
| The president | knov in his late
message has given q favourable
account of the present state Of the
treasury; and most kindly indeed
Expresses much concern - 10 the
best use 10 be made Of the surplus
revenue ofthe next year.. Sir, q
mong all the cares and:trouhles Of
his successor, ! venture to pre-
dict this viii not be one Of them !:
be viii not be plagued with sur.
plus revenue next year. Mr.. Jef.
ferson's ossrweening anxiety for
the public good must have blind.
ed him to the obvious fact, that
before be can be well warm in his
seat 1t Monticello. the revenue
now bonded for will be collected,
and as IN consequence or the pre-.
sent abandonment Of eommerrs,
there will certainly be no other
bonds TO become due, Il follows
necessarily, 10 the course Of your
ANNUAL expenditures, Tint BY the
next meeting Of congress your
treasury win be empty; 90 that
instead ofbeing troubled with sur.
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