Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-18

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ticles as were exported in 1906, and allow
ing them to be at the same prices +; SO tn'''
the comparison stands thus;
Our exports, if the e1nbar-
90 were removed, would be Is 66,25o,4oo
Free from any enabarrass-
ment from the British orders
In council.
IF peace were to take place,
and the European nations as
sumo their trade as usual;
and the price of our donies-
tic articles remain as the aver
age prices ia 1 800 (Which they
would not) VIC should export, s4,e92,593
Leaving S 11,55O,o94'
less export trade in time Of peace than we
might now enjoy and which amount is TO
be twice water born, once in importing 1t
from the places Of growth, and again III car
ring it to TIC consumers and OF course
would employ shipping apperta!nng to the
carriage Of one freight equal in amount to
more than twentv-three millions, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
AS an evidence of the correctness OF this
statement, 1t will be seen, by recurrence to
the statement cf the secretary OF the trcasu-
ry fol the year 1908, that the exports had
fallen IN that snort peace from S3,o2o,5lS
dolls. to 55,8oo,oa3 dollars.
1t is to be observed that we might now
enjoy trade to South America and the
Spanish Main, which might be estimated
at least at from four to FIVE millions OF dol
lars, considerable part of which would be
again exported TO Spain and Portugal, and
which has never made any part OF the secfe'
tary's report; because the trade to those
countries has been prohibited until lately.
1t may also be remembered, that the export
trade does not shog the whole advantages OF
the colonial trade which we might now en-
10y; because all we import for our own
consumption ought to be added.
Here MIR. Lloyd stated that in his OPT
Mon the value Of the trade which might now
be prosecuted from the United States, con
sidering the present circumstances of the
great nations of Europe, would be RS ex-
sensive as could be carried on after gene
raj peace, and the adoption by the Europe
an powers, Of their restrictive colonial sys-
tens.
On this clear and interesting view Of the
commerce which the United States might
carry on, were the embargo out Of the way,
no comments are necessary. The observa-
tons of the writer of the letter, cvidenc-
| &c ef itio being master of the subject.
M. President, the gentleman from Vir-
GINA Mr.. Giles has been pleased to attri-
butte the discontents in New-England, es-
peciaily in Massachusetts, relative to the
embargo. solely to the arts Of demasosues,
who wish to get into Office.
The gentleman from Connecticut noticed
this reproach: but as it appeared to be le-
yelled chiefly at leading citizens in Massa-
chusetts. feel it to be my duty. further to
remark, that OF all the citizens of the United
States, none stand more aloof from, none
more detest the character Of sltnlagogues,
than those to whom the gentleman referred.
know those men who reprobate the en-
cargo, and vino in onversation and in the
newspapers express their sentiments about
1t, or patrsnize those who do. THEY are
not seeking for Offices many of them could
not be persuaded to accept the best Office in
a presidents gift but to save their country
from the effect OF measures, in their view,
alike ruinous and disgraceful. They are
men, SIR, whose age, whose experience.
whose knowledge, whose wisdom, whose
virtues, place them in the FIRST rank of cit;-
zens. They are men, Sir, ten of whom, had
they been in Sodom, would have saved that
city from destruction. Among them was
the immortal AnEs, than whom a purer