The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-06-07

market of which they have not the monopoly
At least, for an longer period than until other CO.
lonies are able to overtake them.
1t was i'll 1879, that the numerous adversaries
OF the West India planters sbould have stood for
ward to warn them CT the dangers they were en-
counterng, instead of now catching i'm homeless
despair 1t palliativeS, which would rather en-
crease the evil arising from one OF the strongest
instances eyer Witnessed. ofextensve and ;fnpru-
dent speculation. -,
This subject win be fully explained by the fol-
lowing short statement of the article of sugar
forthe years 1878, 1887 and 1904, taken from
Sir w illiam Youug's common place book. s
Years. IMPORTED. Exporte9 Consumed
l713 10000 1850 112,4oQO Hhds
1877 $4,000 1860 126,oe1< of
1904 $4,000 124,15o NI50,4SOS Il cwt.
BY which it appears that our former exports
were insignificant, but that we have now TO find n
foreign demand for nearly one half of the whole
quantity imported. Instead of looking fgr that
demand, which cannever be found either during
peace or war, the planters viii do wisely to at
tend to the only other remedy of reducing the
supply for i'll encouraging any ether hope, lie
must infallibly beldeluded No man can consider
the distress, which has been repeatedly desert
pea, ana cannot easily be exaggerated, without
feelings OF deep regret but radical remedy
can only come from what Mr.. Spence, in his ex-
ceent pamphlet on this subject calls the ,is me-
dcaty1s nature. .for let us suppose even that we
could succeed in shutting up AZ the produce in
rd,J -, ~, ,.'.N ga. wy continent were
Ell 1T -: :, vi 'o''s'hiiiS uiae OF our
the evil would be thereby delayed, but it would
be aggravated: II 20 means can. be pointed out,
by which 2 permanent demand can be produced.
t?e best advice The planter can receive, is TO meet
uistress' which is inevitable, but which must
Rnt.;f Il IRE 1911 ~ a"'' ioit'euae'
w ,.oI;r - - " P'oCuie d Hiomenta-
ders +; ;i - ~ ''o the Or
mote il The; - ea,' pro
tation. and nrbd,,ceJ irfi
thor s;,i b. ,,r.,,;.t: - iisouf OH inc o.
nan.,"I 49, tne only remaining
cband;2a ore ~ vi our nlar-
orc ,,a,.,,,;+,a o.. -, - . - ~ -h'StISsiS
indies 70 th;s co,'n,,, Gu oi inc west
nond. of smgor every
before that of or own TN
as must also all articles ;mnorteS for,, .b p.a
ills o, ca,,+,,re az co, H. o..' t'tS III =,
nt'eI for bo,,e cnrs v M.'i4 '''e not 10 &c ad
The t;m- which as - - -. :,
ductior,of -tb;s nev, e,s. 10 - toi t,ie hIro
recards oi,+ olo;, 10 oeefi aiso' is IL
we ann.,r, "a ba,. - -,
power of Our. great crew, bad .. M
him to close-eyerv no,t a,ro!s g iaes eitolSo
openin. remained ,xe ~; e.b, r., it~u
tfcS -. might nave some cnance
ay stopping the interco,,rsa % .'''ip
present our only reliance ro,,s. r. ~, g. -. 81
sistibIe necassifv of ,, ~ - ". 'i'I' nrg
TO compel the enemy 70 ,is,J n .,;e m.sn Is Is
commerce. This o,;n;oS :. TOO ,s watia,e Oh
the most dependent ;nd;r;a',aI anl 'oi :
comforts and hIxi,ries ma &C. =. - 90
whe. the miI;tarv bord n oSe VANISH
err and the more s,,h.tspt;i Ioi ~
trv tI,.v ,re c,rtI 80, " inc
ed. 'f'''' -'S '0''''uor
! A general. and II b;pl ~, ,,,.,.n,...,,
Mon, prevails. OF the = ol'i'.i-
force its own CIRCULATION RI. ,F g No 10
| in DisrIseo conf,,ss ~. III, +,.a y, " at
that even our Own host;litns ,,,o.,5 49, '.'
the expansive 70, ce ofour own cornrn,.,.oe
III this, as in MANY other. inst anc,s ano,,,,,.
, is not made for the total ch.noe Of IT, ~
The opinion is perfecflv cornt 49, ,, mo,' u.
Europe divided into aiHerebt indencngrr, o, ~
vernments but fear Ire shan fnd fro- -, -
rience the means of excI,,sion roos ,f -, -,
we appear to expect ri present ~ ,,r;.oa 50
American and colonial produce ON the cont;reOt
are more than double those in tbis contr 49,,
tle tetnpt:ition to acvcnturersis s,1 tenfi o.rea
if the hazard were attended iii arl, T,o{9,oo u
| success. II the commerce. OF america wee I.r,
alone, we could indeed at present send o,,r s,r.
| and coffee with advantage tbroupl that coun,S,,
and the certificates of origin world nat he E,,n5
the formidable OBSTACLE which has been snnre.
hended.
Before leave the subject of Tie West-Ind;es
must observe, that the only remedy which an
pears to me to>promise some permanent and