Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-07-02

object ~ view, IvIciSo ssssSsS - 80 ~
be- "a permitted, rs heretofore, % CONS 10.
10 our ports ard purchase our prodnce
and, with this admission, the Pfesersation.
Of our ships end sailors, would have bsen
Is completely Effected as now, when both
our produce and our ships are locked up 70
our own territory. The object, however,
being TO ascertain as before observed, vhs.
,her the world, especially Great Britain,
could live without Us, 4his would not do,
and so general -intercourse p'An was
adopted. so far o. IL respected the selling
ss cur own produce ITO foreigners, ana
the sailing Of our Own vessels TO fore'gn
ports.
rs q The GRAND EXPERIMENT has
now been in operation about half ayear.
Whether il is a wise or unwisc scheme
time will determine. From what we hear
from Europe il seems il has not get produc.
ed The eGecs i,s projectors calculated upon,
apd how much longer the experiment must
be continued 10 orderlo giveit tui' aud
fair chance of success, seems ts be quite
doubtful. If, however, il will not do 10
six months, perhaps it may IN twelve; u
poi in one year, msy be 10 tzuo II Will sue.
coed and if noi 10 tzv0. still there IS 9
chance in three, four, or a greater leogih
of time. As great national prsjects, u Is
to be presumed, are NOT lightly adopted,
nor attempted without mature deliberauon
and serious investigation Of all their bear.
ipgs consequences and results, SO i Is TO
be presumed they will nol be lightly aban-
doneG upon every ,rialng encouragement,
SIS this would not only indicate weakness in
our rulers, bat evinca an instability of cha.
rrc,er, Incapable even Of carrying their ozvn
projects into effect.
One circumssance attends our presentsi.
ins,ioo, BY which il seems, TIA, although
our rulers might have calculated that the
worM could nor do zOilhout us. ye. they did
rot much expect we could do without the
v0rM. Accordingly the door for he i'm.
por.ation Of fore,gn goods, 10 fareiSn pes.
sels, was left open. Foreign vessels are
permitted to bring 10 foreign produce and
manufactures, bntnot to receive our pro.
dncc or manufactu;es 10 payment. The
expor.asion Of money not being prohibited
ahese foreigners are reduced by the wise
embargo system to he bard necessity oftak-
ing off our god and silvsr. or goipg With
out Their pay. Too much money 10 certainly
a. evil 10 any country. thesciu!c. The great.
est sinspletsn 10 the community canno, dis
pu,e the wisdom OF those rulers who dolly
provide proper drains for the purpose OF
,aking ca she sprplas cash Of the people !;
aud some suppose that should the presen,
embargo. ornon-seikng cnd aHduying sys.
TEN, continue but ffD ysars longer, there
si'l be 90 just cause OF complaint that we
are over-but,bened, as n9w. with gold aud
silver money!
After all our vexaiioua and losses BY
this embargo experiment, il would really
be mor,ifying should j. 50 torn out a, TO
injasc ourselves as much as It does Others
should il prove adsansagcou. to the Bs :.
tish commerce by aihdrswing ours feom
the eeesn-,hou!d j. encourage the agricul
ture and fisheries ct their Az .r;can pos,
sessions. BY giving shsm,h monopoly of
the West Iudi1 market-should IL throw
int their hands the carr iog trade of the
world. now that We have abaodonc d it,
should those SO or 60 thousand seamen,
lately employed 10 our vessels. who must
nowclse where seek their bread; and should
il finally drain US Of our g0lH ard si1uer to
pay for their produce, while 0urs mus, eli
ther be consumed by ourselves or rot on
our hands. Should these unfortunate cir.
cums,auces grow out Of this grand exberi
ment--this "stfong measure" Of embargo
and non-interconrsr, alas, our country.
vince would il regain IT'S late commercial
prosperity aud retrieve the severe Losses ].
has sustained.
From THE NoRrH AMEa1eAs.