Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-21
ROY 7l1k NORFOLK LEDGER.


March S, 1906, on Mr.. Gfegg's reso lutions' !.
8 WHAT ia The question 10 dispute! J nc
r,r,virp trade. What part OF II! The lair,
fhs boness and the useialtrade, ,s'at Is ca
q,psd in carryipg our. own productions 20
f.feieo markets, asd bringing back their
prosac,ioDs 10 exchange ? No, SIR. Il i
that carrying trade which covers enemies
p.oper,v. aud carries the coffee, tse sugar
sn,l othe, West India products % the mo
,hsr cououy. No, sir, # this great sgsl
cal:ural nation is TO be governed DY "a
ism 8oascn. NV York aud Philadelphia
~ 80: nIarEnik e..>.f e s..*rfcoSuH, tSt
~ PA sah5s1 come oct add cay SO; aod LEI
committee of public safety be appointed
from chose ,awns TO carry on the govern
RieDs.
/. for one, will not mortg my pro
perry s0d my liberY 10 carry on this trade
The nation said so seven years ago.
sa'd 20 shem. and / say now, it'll pot to'
the hoaes, csrrging trade of America, but
for :his MUSHROOMS, this fungus of war ;
for trade which as soon as the nations
Of Europe are az peace, will 20 lopger
exis. it's Tor this that the spifisof avail
cious uafhe would p;upge Us TOTO a war"
/" What arc y.l9 gnirg 30 var foi !! For
The carrying trade Already you possess
seseo-eighssps of ID. WHAT is the oblec. 10
dispute !! The fair homes, trade that ex.
changes the proeuet CT Cor soi! for foreign
artioles for hone consumption! Not al al; (!
You are called upon 20 sacr hee lhis neres-
sasy bFsach OF your navigation, aud the
great agricultural Interest. whose haudn,aa
IL is, &c jeopardIze your best is1efests for
circuitoas eomRerce, for she trauduiens
projections Of betlig reot properly ander
your neu,sal ffl9. Witiyon DC goaded BY
the dreaming calculations Of iosatsate ava,
rice, tos'ske your all for he protection IF
this trade 1 do not speak OF the probsble
efsctsos war on he price of cur produce.
Severely as we mus, feel, we may scrfae
fbfough il. speak of its reaction on,he
constitution You may 60 TO war tor this
excrescepcs of the carrying trade, aad
make peace ss the expenee of the consu.
sssion.'
These remarks of Mr. Randolph, atshe
time ,iiey w&fe delivered, made ssroog
Suppression 0pon 90, and although we were
aapsaed yaas they were geoera'.y correct,
Ks had aos Sise means Of .ssQng them by
fsSsa avs RON authentic soarces..
We lsteiy made &C investigation which
has sa;isfsd Us, thar Mr. Randolph sock
very correct view of this subjecs.
Faers speak 10 s,tonger terms than argu.
men, VIZ Aiak the facts we shall submlt,
will ~ {, that it was not the trade 10 the
ns..se produce of this country, and Of es.
changing that, for the products of other
couns,ies, hat excited SO much as tatioa
about Two years siacc, asd nad nearly
plunged the nation into war.
From the records of the insurance OF ;.
Ace of this place, We have collected facts
which will shrow considerable light on the
Subject. Tha. company commenced its o.
pera,ions four years since It's business,
with very fl9i'e exception, has been corho
esl TO insarsnce OF, ssssels belonging to this
sta,e. 10 The course of four wears, proper.
~ TO shv amount Of eieven millions of dol.
lars has bees insured, aud il will at FIST
appear ssrsnge 10 an pGderwriser in the
northern sowas, that altthe beiiigsren,s to
gether have not committed spollalions on
the properly insured for foer wears. 10 the
amount of two per cent. but such is the
fact, as BY cotssct LIST, viz.
BY the British, sSsl, S57,o52
French, 4SlsS,9l2
Ofwhichs fetakeTi by the Rrl-
fish s restored on thespay4
msnt of salvage, 37,937
-l45,975
Spanish, Is,4i4
Cfwhich retaken by the Bril-
tish & restored on, the pay
ment of salvage. I14O