Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-05

o. GuSnen Soous y.
.;r.ne and an actual iuhibition OF all inter-
'sc.,,ss Win die British. In the same man
go 80 gentlemen believed that our embargo
,.ouId prey.n, our productions finding their
w ! % England, and keep British geoa:
out Of the country. But sven vas not
,hs .fI.e, Of our smbarso, and sueh assur.
sdiv il no, The practical effect Of the French
Js:r.., nor will Il ever be. A. soon 10
our p.opls began themselves 70 feel The 81,
fre,s Of tho embargo by the pressure snd
The iossrs IL oeeasiVn'd, our production"
found their WY on. and 70 Great BRITAIN
and If during The continuance OF Tho en-
hsrco there VIA q searei,y Of English goods
/, wa, assure dly an artificial Ssarsi'y etsas'
cd by The dealers 20 enhance their prices.
This trade between the two countries WINS
ken, vp, though carried on 'ns different
manner and BY diaeren. rAen' s9th 700
ha, been The elect Of the French DEGREES:
and according 10 ,hs opinion Of practical
s,a,cmtn, such will hereafter be their OPT
ration. They may change the old chan
mel, but The stream Cannot be pent up ! Il
must and will And Ia way Out.
A, the effect Of the Freoth DEGREES m!
The s,n,scf British commerce have su,k m
intimate connection with Tho sol rss and
hay. accordingly been strongly insisted on
In The discussion Of The bill, We orr bound
10 look them fully in the fuee, atal will
therefore proceed 10 THIN u lla's more
10 de,uil.
In the frs. pluee remark Tint tie
wants Of the people on the eon'lne nj must
be Satisfied and arc OF war with The regu'a'
tons G, tho French emperor. In tha'quar
ter ofthe world a. In this, the people have
surplus productions which they have been
In tho practice Of exchanging for tho
ar,ielrs Of other countries. The articles
taken IN exchange are actually or from no.
bi, NJ e,ssaries which the people cannot do
without or 60 not wish 70 be deprived Of
And If a vent cannot be found by The con.
tinental nations for their surplus p'oduc-
,ions, they become Of no vslus and are lost
to the owner. When we find commercial
regulations thus at variance With the wish.
ss, the interests ard the wants Of people
Ney VIII Wost aesuISuIy NC S'"a'a a'A>s'
enforced by the hand of omnirotence.
Again, the French DEGREES arc enforced
by fear and not from inclination. Does any
one believe that in Austria or Prussia or
Sweden or the Hansetown, these regulations
have been received with favor or have been
adopted from ATTY other motive than fear OF
the French emperor. When this is thr
case, when government is comrrled a.
the commend of powerful neihhbor 10
adopt a system of commercial restriction
which impoveriskes the country and is
counter to the feelings and habits OF its
subjects, If the commerce is not secretly
permitted, much pains will not be taken to
prevent it. AS proof of this we have
only to turn our eggs on Holland, a country
bordering on modem france s. ruled under
Napoleon by his broshrr. Yet in this very
country trade with England is carried en-
TO such an extent, that we 6nG the emperor
not merely complaining Of II, but threaten
ing for that cause alone to annex Holland to
his empire. II such is tn. fact in Holland,
what must the case in other kindGms far.
Their removed from France and not ruled by |
any Of the Bonapa rte dynasty.