Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-12

have heard already of enc ouraglng roads and
Canals by donations Of public Lands, of FOSTER
! ing our infant manufactures by heavy duties
OH foreign articles, and now we are to pro-
mote Agriculture by means of Lotteries -
Whit will next be brought forward we do not
pretend to foretel but all these subjects are
foreign from the troyiace Of the general go.
pprnment it has nothing to do with them;
they belong exclusively to the states and
if Congress should undertake their manage
| ment to any considerable extent, our lot Will
'ere long be to live uhder the sway of con-
sallated government. The federal constitu.
ton WIS not established in order that those
who administered it might repair roads, ma.
nnfacture brass buttons, or draw lotteries
but in order that we might maintain re-
spectacle attitude as it related to forcisn NAT.
rms. and that our citizens might be protect d
in their hsyfu COMMERCE. The accomplish
ment Of the aforementioned objects was per-
fectlY within the power of each individual
site but the Latter ere beyond their reach:
and to attain them they formed the federal
union. They saw, in this respect, their
weakness separately; they estimated their
strength collectively: and therefore they
united, to ensure respect Or enforce justice
from other nations Unfortunately, however,
no ,aS nf utrUa ire,
DESTROYED with them have fallen the consti-
tutional duties of cur rulers and for want of
something to do, or from worse motives, we
find them resorting to the projects above
mentioned
In connection with this subject, at least as
far at it respects domestic manufactures, we
&C. leave to introduce one of DR. Frankin's
fml!iar stories, as recorded by Miss Edge
yortn in note to i" Cot, ge Dialogues."-
After having read it, our readers will be able
20 Judge whether total prohibition OF luz
uries," as all foreign articles are stiled by our
exclusive patriots, would have so complete
an effect as enthusiasts suppose in promoting
domestic industry.
The skipper OF et4.lop employed be.
tween Cape May .pd Pnl!auclp.lld had Go..e
as some small service, ior when he refused
% be paid. My wife understanding III nc
I'D 4 daughter, sent her a present OF new
faenioi.ed p. Tnree years alter, tnls SKIP
per being at my mouse, with Eli old farmer Of
ape Nay, his passenger, NC moitlon, d the
cap, and now h.uch his dausnt>r nud bucn
pleased with ii. but" SAD nr, :" it proved
dear esp to our co.,, reg ton" How so!"
" When my dauoutcr Appeared win 1t at
meeting, 1t Was i,GcE euii.nCd, That all the
girls resolved % set sue. Cups iiom Phiiadei-
phla and my witc aud computed, that the
whole could lot have cost less tI,aIl a hundred
pounds True" sid the tarntr, " but
you do not tell al the story. / Tank the cap
was nevertheless an al, ahtEge to US j; for it
:vas Mr Er.t tkh.g lAut ltut or girls uhon knK-
lmS s2orsted mNttnS tor Sale at Phllate phia,
that they might have " hercwit,a to buy caps
and rbbads there; and you know that that
industry has continued. Ind is likely to In
crease to mucA greater v4iue, and answer
better purposes" Upon the whole, was
more reco, clied to this little piece of luxury;
not only tie girls were made happier by fine
caps, but the Ptiadeiphlans by Inc supply Of
warm n!it.uls."
General Hampton left this place on his re-
turn from For Hawkins to Columbia on Fri
day morning. The object of his visit was to
Make the necessary arrangements for ope. ing
road through the Greek nation tn Fort St1d-
dart The opening of the road commences
at both ends at the same time, and detoeh-
ment OF the United States troops are to at
tend to the carrying on ofthe work 1t is un-
derstood that notice will be given the Indians
prior to It's commencing and in the case of
resistance the troops are ordered to keep the
ground until reinforced, 1t is also Sid aro.d
will be commenced at the same time leading ,
from Tennessee to Fort Stoddart. 1t is ru- |
mored that the object of opening these rods
is for the purpose of facilitating the removal
OF heavy artillery, sc. to our western from