Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-30
Far the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
When Adam Gctv'd, and Foe Sta'''
6 Wbs,e z,os then The gentleman y'

"Where 7yos then the gentleman -
Hume the historian tells us that the a
boyr dis,;ch was near causing revolution
ia England think 1t was IN the reign OF
TN. OF the first Iien,ies. The cry was uni.
versal and It's effect was inspiring aud IT.
rs.is,ab!e when sung to the favorite national
airs. The popular wish was 20 put eo"e
,,.e a,;s,ocracy, and .et eve'y man nave MS
acre of land aud live by tultiva'ing tt
There is nc. a, prcsen! an individual so un'
informed a. GO believe it possible that such
a state of things could sXls; unoroken IN
populous community for single month. -
The indus;ricus and active would get nch
and purchase from the INDECENT and weak
and these last again would rob and plum
der for their subsistence unless kept IN
chr,k by the strong hand OF power.
I ara led TO these considerations at pre-
SENT MIR. Editor, by contemplating the
measures of our present legislators. IL
would seem to be their desire to annihllate
commerce, and lead Us bai to ,has state
of glorious independence and virtsou' syn
p!icity which ae read OF in the 6rst pags OF
Mans sad history.
"Wheu Adam d.Iv'd and Eve span,
"Whrre was then the gentleman {"
Would it not DE wiser to commence by
rendering US better men aud christians,
than all of Leap 10 besiow on iallrn
AID corrupted creatures, state ct things
only suited to their Circumstances Of prlme'
vai innocetcr add y;rrue As it is not how
ev,. ny province TO sermonze either Them
or YOU, shat! conano my present remarks
TO the plain bearing of The question, is
,rsde 10 asd from Eng and advantageous
ar otherwise 20 the United States 20
leaving what is called lhe balance OF
trade for a moment out OF the question, Let
us enquire wac rraps the greatest sd'an-
.agss from the importation OF British man
uiac,ures There are some OF US Mr.
Editor, that can speak from painful expert
cue. on this head have imported cotton
into England, manufactured 1t into cloths,
and brought them 70 this mar ket: and with
a ,olvr.bic knowledge OF vi hat was about,
and the most uUWcaFtcu 'AGfIoli, bdfS
60 use vulgar phrase) becn able 10 do lit
tie more than save my head in the business.
am aware .ha: The perpetual fuc,uation OF
marx Is, renders The h>st calculations some
wha, varu tu; the following statements
aye as nigh the ruth as possible.
The commission o. sales Of the goods
here is ,q,a! 20 The profit Of a maauiaciur.
or.
The profit of the whole sale merchan,
who buys Esre from the importers, is great.
er than that OF the expor. Merchant in En-.
gland.
The duties reaped by the government, of
the Uni,ed States IS about tcRr times as
much. a, ina, which the English obtains as
a duty On the raw material.
The p;,iful wages paid to the spinner
and weaver is fully balanced by the re-
ward OF labor to the American Cotton plan
ter.
If then John Bull mskrs his bes, bow to
Jonathan and thanks him for buying bale
of goods at snail advance, is il to be in
f. rred that .ll the advantage is on tn
side of the Eue'ishman: Jonathan know
better.
PETRO PEFROWITCH