Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-02-19

be relieved from the appreheuslon OF too
much coming here. .
. Cosfon also has receded since our last,
principally under.the apprehension 6fiargs-
iudirect and direct supplies Of American
cotton, for the manufacturing trade is good.
The sales of the week amount 1900 bags,
about 100 Sea Islands at 3 a 2s Sd, and
so stained Is l.2da 1e 1-2d-7o Psrnams
Is I'd a o 2 l-2d-l2o Maranhams De-
100 Bahia Is O ted a 2s O 34d-240
New. Orleans l8d .l9d-23o Uplaxds
II l.2da IL I'D, &c. These rates begia
to he considered low, and we may probably
experience some speculation in Uplaads
and Orleans. Sea Islands, although com.
para,iveiy cheap for some time, still hang
heavy. ..,.
Naua! Stores --Turpentine- has been re.
ducsd TO ass per cwt. but It 10 now steady.
Tar may be quoted a. 2ss per. barrel. Ro'
sin very dull. -. .......
Tobacco being considered as higher than
other articles Of American produce, has
been dropping. We may quote James
River Leaf odd a lid pee h, and prime
scarce. Steamed 81 a I'D, Georgia, Ca.
roliua and Kentucky, I'D a Sd.
Timber is steady, the stock being light:
but the demand limited. Slaves are fat,
snd Quebec have rather receded We quote
New England pine timber Is Sd; Quebec
rs Cd; pitch pine S. q IS 3a; New Brun.
swick - 7df New England oak IS a; Que.
bee oak S. 9da IS barrel slaves, N. Y.
SC. GO los geo hid. 's,aves, N. Y.
&c. &c. Es2; red oak hid. Ell los a
El2. 5.
Mahogany is scarce, and good wood
wanted. ST. Domingo may be quoted at
IS q IS, average Of good about IS sd q IS;
Honduras 1sd q cod Cuba coda p.
Grain and -four fat. We may quote N.
Y. wheat 15s 6da 16s 3dper 20 ID Quebec
las Cd. Flour 56s a Cos per Dbl.
Rice 27s q sos Per cwt.
Flasseed Tor crushing Is per hid. for
sowing uncertain.
Tie State gfthe country.--Ater an expe-
riment of nine years, it would seem that
": should, by this tim: Begin to realize
some of the advantages, which were 50
literally promised to the people Of this
country, to induce the m to place their CO.
vernmens in the hands Of a democratic ad!
n,in,stration. Mr.! Jefferson, who was con.
sidered as the great source OF political
good, had an opportunity for eight unin-
terrapsed years, TO prove his utmost skill
in our public affairs; and the people, not
satisfied with trying BIN, have placed his
bosom friend, Mr.. Madison, in the chair
OF state, in order to bring to pass, If pos
sible, same of the predictions OF the party.
During this period, the maorties 10 the
national legislature, and indeed in the
states, have been as great as heart could
wish, so t:,at no obiectisn to the fairness of
the experiment, can arise from this quar-
ter. We then ask the party to state the
account, and she1U us by facts. wha. ad-
vantases the country has gained, by the
change Of administration from federalism to
dem0cracy3 Is itlnot reasonable that this
should be done II capaot be expected,
five areas sensible and we'll Informed a
people as we pretend to be, that the nation
will always be satisfied with mere profess
sion, and assertion, without sincerity and
without proof. There must be some MEM
bers of the party, who are capable and
have suficisn. leisure TO perform this task.
There can, then, be no apology for refus-
ing to do it and we feel confident that it
will ere long be demanded in tones, which
will forbid procrastnation.
We are sensible that the task which we
have now endeavered to bring home to the
Jeffsrsonians, must not only be uncomforta.
~. k,r laborioue end in order RI assist