Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-16
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DRYER !: one ships crew By an east wind, ano-
ther by a western gale.--Ihe DESTRUCTION Oh
trade in one place, Increases tn trade IN tho-
Their Sickness helps the DOCTOR aad mug
ton the lwyer. Scarcity OF money maAes
the noniec. man still richer \ tornado OF d
sc. by which many families are ruined, may
with some others, be the occasion OF better
sale OF their iu.nber, Or higher Prlce Oh their
labor. - -.
So. with respect TO the great and violent
chances IN our country, effected by the anti
commercial system; whist most are the poor
er forthe.n, so.ne, happy few, are the ncher'
This system imDoyerishes not only the nef-
chants, generally speaking, but also the iaf-
ners and mechanics. We pfesa ne 10 say
there never before WAS time Wneh thefe
,v4r,. 81 rn,ny insaiveat debtors IL TINS county
NJ y nreseot We iearn from the papers, that
in fine site Of Ncw-York, about seventeen
:. b,,oareti 3ersons have been dccEAred insoivent
within very few months psst; AID the i,sl
is still Increasing every week. Nof - 'ii0
state of New York singular IN TINS respect
except with regard to It's bankrupt law were
the legislatures of all tie other states 70 pass
the same sind OF bankrupt law, as that STATE
has done, each, with ore or two exceptiors
rerh.nsl would probably have as many petit
tioninr insoIvents, according to relative hu'n-
bers, as New-York and some perhaps much
larger proportion
Pint there are some men who perform tht
yoyssse of life to better advantage 10 them
selves. for this general wrcckand rrin 1t Is
a fne time tor placenen and pensioners, WIZ
have each their several Thousand dollars
wear. As coadiutors n the present destruc
tive system Of policy, " they oino hea'y Dur
dens, and grevious to be Borne, and lay then.
ON mems shoulders: but they themselves will
not move them with one of their fingers.
No part of these heavy burdens, no, rot Sc
much as the weight of feather falls upor,
their own shoulders. No wonder they are Ii
GOOD shirts The ship is wrecked: no Mat
ter, they profit by the wreck
Their party remains strong their ofhceS
arc secure, and they can lay out Re emoiu
ments of their Offices to better advantage !!
these hard times, by making (" other men,s
necessities their own opportunities.
So again, it is fine harvest @eaSon Tor men
who are very rich in ready money II they have
Aluck enough to take every advantage o! the
necessities and distresses OF their nelghoors,
they NAV increase their estates at least 50 per
cent year. In short, there never before was
a period in tbs country SO favorable Tor
establishing moritd arstocrncy.
Men who are reapiaga golden harvest from
these times, are tuil Of courage thea selves,
and would Gin animate the ragged and hun
per bitten to stedfast perseverance, under their
nriyations-aComeo on, brave boys one pull
more, and the DIV is ours Another emb1r-
sro provided we sick to il long enough, Will
bring Old England Upon her marrow bones. :.
Ills most likely, however, that the bulk OF
the people, already h.lf ruined, are pretty
ne.tr the aincbing point,
@Once upon time" (says the fable "a
giant and q dwarf were friends, and Kept to-
cether They made . bargain that they would
never foYsake each other, but so seek adven-
lures. The first battle they fought was with
two Saracens, and the dwarf who was very
courageous, dealt one of the champions
most angry blow. 1t did the Saracen but We
nv little injury, who lifting up his sword, talr-
~ struck off the poor dwarf's arm. He was
now in a woeful plight but the giant COM
mo 20 his assistance, In a short time lett the
two SarGcens dead on the plain, and the dwarf
cut of the dead mems heads out of spite
Then thew travelled to another adventure.
This was against three bloody minded Satyrs,
wso were carryinga damsel in distress. The
dwarf wss not quite So fierce now as before
--bu, for all that, struck the first blow, which
was returned by another which knocked out
his eve; but the giant was soon up with them,
and had tlley not Red, would certainly have
killed. them every one. They were all very
joyful for this victory, and the damsel who
wss relieved fell in love with the giant and
married him."
q They now travelled very far, till they
met with a company of robbers. The giant,
far the first time, was foremost now /; but the
dy.rf was not far behind. The battle was
stout and long. Wherever the giant came,
III fsu before him but the dwarf had like to
bare been killed more than once
ss1lle dwarf had now lest an arm and an
eve. While the giant was without single
wound Unon which he cried out to MS little