Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-12

icf this country would cheerfuliy be Ar their
due proportion 81 the difficulty OF the pre-.
sen. crisis. He did not pretend 10 under.
stand much 'of mercantile TRANSACTIONS. but
Elf the measurc now proposed would have
atrndency 10 induce our merchants 10 hold
rp for exploration fwhen the embargo
should be taken Off 70. eign produce which
would otherwise be brought into maker,
aud The price Of such articles thereby be
lessened, he was opposed TO ihe measure
Mr.. Maricn said, i. would be recoliect
ed thss when the bill supplementary to The
scs laying 40 enbargo was before the
house, . proposition somewhat similar q
This had been submitted. bu, on broader
ground. + was then objec'ed to because
il might mbsrrass oar haaucial affairs, anc
it was also said tina, il night be aeed or
hereafter The proposition new submitee
was on subject worthy Of euqoiry and q
being granted, and would opetste no IN
barrsasnens on our finances. The mer
ehas, who imported goods into this couo
try for re.expar.a,ion, depended upon che
debes:ures for paying The duties upon The
ar,,clcs entitled to draw back. If gentle mer
recoiiected tharin mosl cases the duir'
amopnled to enc Eth or more OF the whole
COO, and charges, they would perceive the
great loss which would accrue TO the mer
chan, it The tine allowed tor paving duies
as we'll as The time FIR exportatIon were
not exceeded The merchants would sui
fer the mseives 10 be sucd for their bonds
given for those articles which :hey msan'
to export, in boFesthe embargo would ex
pre before the money could BIZ recovered
10 that case by paying their bonds ADD i'm
nediately exporting hey would receive
debensures paysble 10 Is days afler daSe.
If The indulgence in this case were 20,
granted and lhe bonds were paid as they
became due, The only advantage to The
government that could possibly accrue
would be that the treasury would have Tbs
use of that money for shor, lime 10 be-,e.
paid soon af,er the embargo was .sken off,
and as tina, money was 90! calculated III the
estimate OF our financial resources il was
not probable tina, j, would be used When
the .mbs,g. wss laid 10 the year '94, 81
milar 'nduIgesee was ransed in regard, 10
the three grea, ar'ieles indigo, sugar and
coffee, which then construed ;he principal
articles of foreign grown exported for
drawback. TIE u. S had not thsn locg
enjoyed free trade to the West lndiss,
AID our wa, shouses were full IS '.'s a. a,
se IF hys Qaats' 9hdbssgo wa, eoa
ginued but TWO months, yet he believed he
tour months on the time fer The pay mens
Of their bonds given on the importation Of
the three articles abors. mentioned, viz in
digo, Sugar and ccffse. He spoke from
memory, not having al oppor unity Of re.
curing TO he las
ton by Messrs. Quincy and Liyermore, the
resolution was adopted without division.
Mr.. Morrosv (Ohio) presented the petition
of certain purchasers of public land, stating
that they would not be able to make payment
in sufficient time, and asking indulgence
Referred to the committee on public lands
MIR. Morrozv, l0hiol also presented the Pc
tition of number of Inhabitants Of Dearborn
county. Indiana territorr, stating tia. law
for regulating slaves in that territory had been
unconstitltlonally passed, and praying reYi-
sal OF that act, or that the said county may
be annexed to the state of Ohio. Referred.
The amendments made by the Senate to
the bill for erecting fortihcationa were agreed
to. The bill only requires the signature Of
the President to make it law.
MIR. Rand lhh moved the consideration Of
the resolution which lie had submitted on a
former occasion, but withdrew the motion for
consideration to make way for the following
resolution ofieredb MIR. Burwell.
Ordered, That MIR. John Randolph. re-
preventative in Congress, from the state of
VIRGINIA. and Mr. Daniel Clark dnlerate