Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-26
FROM Il YER MONT PAPER.
Re the honorable the Senate and the h0nora
be the House Of Representatives. ct The
Onted States, IN CONGRESS- assembled.

be the House of Representatives. ct the
&. United States, IN Congress assembled
The inhabitants in the ,own Of Bur.
llng'on, in the state Of Vermont, lying
on lake Champlsio, in the northwestern
district OF SAID state, beg leave respectfully
and humbly 10 represent, that few years
Only have elapsed since this couatry was
the sole abode OF the savage and the birds
and the BEASTS OF the forest; that with
great lab5T and toll. the woods have been
reduced to fields Of cultivation, and its
inhabitants bad began 10 anticipate more
prosperous days; tha. they, with thsiF
other brsth1en Of said district and terrific.
~ sdjacen:, have been encouraged TO 10.
dusty and perseverance for some years
past, by free, uninterrupted and highly
beneficial commercial intercourse WI the
province u Lawer Canada. This inter-
couf:e has been peculiarly advantageous
On aecount Of oar great distaoce fson any
Of the ports and 'harbors Of the Atlantic
s,ases. ':ae waters u. lake Ghsmpiaio
nave facilitated the expectation OF soeh ar.
si1ies SO we could carry to ma'ket; sach
as lumber, POI and pearl ashes, bset,pork
AID other bolky articles, 'he produce OF
cur forests aud farms, which, 10 Csaate,
have foucd . ready aud proar ab.e make, i;
{. great portion OF which could nos be car.
ried 10 any other place Of sale and these
which might be directed a different course,
would yield 70 me ownsr ba, ac;y scan.y
prof., ,helr yslle being nrafly ali absorbed
10 The expense Of transportation. 10 re uvn
Tor those sficies, your memoriaiis's have
generally received thes ssls and some o.
tnef heai articles, ard specie. Ihe spe.
Gle, alter !liIe ciJeuia'ioc among Us, has
gyneta!iy found s way to some CT the AT
i:ntlc uas,og tewDs, aoa laese oesn iaid
ou! foT such manufactures OF Eprope ard
the Indies Is have BY long custom aud
practice become a!.aost nsc tssayiss,. much
less he CoDven'enCles oi Ute.
Vow inc morialtsis fus,her observe, ;hat,
" i,ei !hzy ssre made acquainted with the
messsge OF sae pFes.d, 0l fecor."teod;ng TO
congress me layioy 40 eaabsTgo 80 prov'Se
against tie ds,gefs .shich snres;ensd "our
vessels, our sea,nen znt naeschsId'ze upon
TIE high seas, from hz b.a,gaten, powers
Of Europe" aad wi,h HE act c! congress
OF The 22a Of December last, paseed 10 pur"
s4an q s:id Recommend aisau,:ney highly
app,auded ,s.e wIgdom, justice aad q1iicy
Ct ts : O grass 10 leaving out G; The Prov
sions OF SAID act. 'a@ navigation o. ne VA
terra OF l.kt Chs!Ipisio aoo tka passage 10
Canada by ia2d. iais b5lrg F!le c9st, and
sui relylog upon inc sanac wsssi,ta, justice
and policy, which BIC aied that measure,
the inhabitants Of ,his dislficl N. noy'o 'he
least relax n shei. P!rpa' snous 20 'ufa'sh
their usuai qaaasHy Of ezPcrsablr ar"c!es
deed, that they alust softer il con. monNwih
thsis fellow citizens Ut toe t1n%rd STATES,
By tie advanced price Of all fogeIgn Articles
in consequence 9ithe act OF ths ed Dsc.
Go which Inconvenience .bey were de,cfa
mined patiently 10 Submi',) they doubltd I
their dig. nee 20 meet this Inconvenience,
by ProVldsog larger teu,itiaoces to Csosda,
OF such Articles, however, as were c: little
valu: 10 ,hs proprietor, till hc had made
then valuable by bis labor sd industry,
il otde. 10 obtain 10 return, larger a.
mount Of specie, sail anG other nrcessarles,
which ii would be impossible, or at 'aass
extremely d fhcull % procure 10 any Other
way and your n.enaoEialis:s az co.Edcnt
OF cot exssgefauos wheo sh.y sry. 'thss al
the time u the passage OF TIE law OF the
18th Of March last, extending the prcvlsl'
obs Of .se embafs, to ibis section OF The
union, there vas in the article Of lumber,
chiefly pine, on the backs of the rivers aud
waters Of lake Caamplain, destined to. toe
Canada market, 10 lac amount Of four hon.
dfed thousaod dollars, and large amount
IN poi and pear! ashes, which by The psohi.
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