Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-27

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one which is more independent OF party
preiul;ce, than that which we now lntro-
dyn. IN orr readers. 1t has been the
subject of both newspaper and verbal dis
.lssion. with men of every description.
Re3ntable writer's have taken dinereht
sides. and maintained them with ability ;
how much, then, must the whole puD'ic
be Sratilied to see what were the oPinions
held by the great and hlustrious Hailii-
ton? The following paper which l am
now about to publish, is marked thfoaSh-
out by that vigor of conception tiaI Id
minous expression. that pef,ec' iosi''
and that thorough discussion which quits
not subject till it has exhausted II, ,iia'
ALWAYS distinguished the pen oil Hamiitoh.
IN spite OF illiberal prejudice. it is impos-
s;ble 70 read his writings without expert
cnc;ne that involuntary homage which
such superiority of talents connot tail to
awaken. The name OF .ierander Ho-
,njiton. although it has long been held IN
the highest respect By all the better part
of the community, has not yet received
t;tbe of what is ja-tiy its due. Little
ID those who were opposed to him in poll
ties. and who thought promotive of their
views TO endcayor TO heap upon him I'M
merited obloquy, little. indeed. do they
;m.eipe how often they have bestowed
eulogy on his productions, when they sup
messed them to proceed from another quar-
tcr fear that not even the accomplish
ed scholar and profound thinker who is en-
ployed in his biography. will suppose it
consistent with prudence to do him full
Justice: perhaps half century must hrSt
roll BY. but the time will assuredly arrive
when an American people will unanimous,
~ anDIaud the historian whose page shall
declare. that purer patriot never blest
the world, ard that. take him oil m all,
so great a man was never yet seen III any
aoe or couatrY.-3eiicyinS that the
tboushts Of such man, on SUBJECT so
deeply interesting TO our country as, 'haL
Of manufactures, including discussion Oh
their comparative value 10 agriculture
and the comparative value Ofeach TO COM
merce, presume it will be rendering an
acceptable service to our readers 10 give
those which Hamilton more than twenty
wears ago submitted to the administration
1T the request OF Washinston, and lett be-
hind him subscribed with his NAME. Let
II he read with the same importantly.
with which it will be found 10 have been
written. ~. L'e"'"3 o'''
"The expcdiency ofencouraSlnS man
,,c,ctnres IN The United States. which was
no, ;oae since deemed very questionable,
aDoears az this time TO be pretty general
" admitted. The embarrassments which
have obstructed the progress ofour exter-
nal trade have led TO serious reflections
IN the necessity Of charging The sphere
ofou,, domestic commerce the restr1c-
tive regulations which in foreign markets
ahridge the vent Of the increasing surplus
of our agricultural produce, serve to be-
oct an earnest desire. that more eXten-
s;ye demand for that surplus may DC crea-
tel at home: And the complete success
which has rewarded manufacturing ell
t.rnr;ze in some valuable branches, con-
sn;ring with the promising SYMPTOMS which
attend some less mature essays In others.
mstirv hope, that the obstacles to the
growth OF this species oil industry are less
formidable than they were aPprchended
70 be F: and that il is not difficult to find,
in IFS further extension, a full iudemniii-
cation for any external disadvantages.
which are or may be experienced, as we'll
as an accession OF resources, favorable TO
national independence and safety.
There still are. nevertheless, respeeta-
bic patrons Of opinions. unfriendly to the
encouragement OF manufactures. The
foIlowing. ave, substantially, the argu-
ments by which these opinions are deten-
ded:
ain every country (say those who en-
terrain them agriculture is the most-bs-
nefeiaI and PRODUCTIVE object OF human
industry. This position. generally. il not
Universally true. applies with peculiar EN-
SNS;s IN the United States, on account
asaesr immense tracts OF fertile terrific
SssasaA;ied and unimproycd. No