Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-11

!, -, se.;on with the agcultural iI,ttress, a1ad
not that which grewout OF The WIZ g Z &,
ro,e. and that which our merchants Mss':'
wholly lose In time Of peace a ea'lati '.s $
resolutions 10 ,eresent, fof Wi'',n he "ou.'
br;eav state the substance. he hrst, ne
said. went to give TO the, shipping 81 the
ITn;ted States the exclusive expectation O
articles the growth, produce or na "ss
ture Of the United States. he second
nroposed 20 con6ne Misunderstanding to
the expectation of articles the growth, pro-
dace. or manufacture Of the United s.atts
only. The Sd, BY LAYING a d s-fl'nlnatirs
duty, would give to American t','ders an
advantage over foreignl.a-rchants N sup
plying us with such foreign articles as
should be necessary for our consumption.
. Fhe fifth went to repeal or modify the'laws
respecting drawbacks. That these laws
were very deficient every one must BE-
lieye " horetlcc,ed that the same drawback
was allowed On al! foreign articles exported,
of whatever description, whether snch as
were manufactured or grown IN the United
States or otherwise. Without further re.
marks he oaered the following resolution
Pesolved, That the committee OF COM
merce and manufacture be inst, ucted to en-
quire into the expe,liency Of prohibiting the
expectation from ports or places ultdrr the
iurisdiction of the United States. ct any
article the growth, produce or manufacture
of the United States--excePt IN ships or
vessels owned and wholly navigated by oiti-
zens of the United States.
Resofved, That the committee OF COM
merce and manufactures be instructed to
enquire into the expeditrcy OF prohibiting
the expectation from ports or places under
the jurisdiction OF the United States, in
ships or vessels belonging to the Y. States,
of any article which is not of the growth,
produce or manufacture Of the i. States.
Resolved, That the committee of COM
marce and manufactures be instructed to
enquire into the expediency of laying an
additional discriminating duly in favor of
ships owned and wholly navigated by eiti-
zens Of the United States.
Resohea, That the committee Of com.
merce and manufactures be instructed to
enquire into the expectancy OF prohibiting
American ships and vessels from carrying
articles the growth, produce OF manufac.
turs of any foreign country from any foreign
rort or place to another foreign port or
place.
ResoFuea, That The committee Of COM
merce and manufactures be instructed to
enquire into the expediency Of modifying
or repeating the laws allowing drawback.
Mr.. Smile Wished these resolutions to lie
or the table and be printed. He suggested
TO the gentleman the propriety of commit
ting than to The commltsee Of foreign rela-
tons instead of the comrf;ttte Of commerc..
and manufactures. If i WAS the opinion
of the former committee that the nation is
rot now to take hostile attitude, he had
no doubt that the very subject embraced by
those resolutions would BE the object of its
consideration.
Mr.. Yam Horn said he had no choice as
to what committee they should 90 to ; In
deed he would almost prefer any other COM
mittse than the committee ofcommerce and
manufactures land yet he had high OPT {
Mon OF the gentlemen composing the COM
mfltce; but, as they came generally from
commercial towns, they might not be pre-
possessed in favor of the propositions, be-
cause it was usual and natural for gentlemen
concerned III mercantile transactions 10 be.
lie,e that almost the whole world depend
on them.
Mr.. Mention suggested the propriety of
an early disposition of the resolutions, that
Whatever committee they were referred to
might have them Immediately under consi-
deratioa.
The resolutions were ordered to be print
ed and to lie on the table. Adjourned.
HE following observation. were made by