Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-05
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can lead any man 10 doubt of. Watcher we
consider osragricullure, our commerce, our
monied systems, or our internal safety as az
fected by il, nothing but disaster can resait
from it. At the present mameot, such has
been the distress Of EaFope fron4he length
and violence Of It's wars lat our peaceful
country has become, III 4 great measure, its
supplierin that great article Of fast necessi- !
ty--bsead. This toms, as an Agricultural pee
pie, is certainly an offset Of Tie first import
ance With thin population, and an exten-
size territory, agriculture is the most agreea-
bic, The most natural, and the most useful eur
ployment Of Gus citizens. II circumstances
are such, as also to render it most profitable,
what can a wise and prudent people wish fer
more Istkat not our present situation =
Look at the prices which the produce of our
lands command. Look at the increasing va
luc of the lands themselves. Look at the sti-
mulated industry which is making the country
the seat at once of plenty and content VIII
our industry not anguish, when the produce
Of our farms must rot on our hands Will
not plenty and content abandon us, when taxes,
raking up the last shilling we can procure,
shallleave us nothing but land, which it will
be useless to Till, and families for which we
Shall be unable to provide? But is this ane-
cessaty consequence Of war With England
{ Who can doubt II How are we TO get
market for our produce, when at war with q
nation, whose vessels sweep The ocean? Must
not DOR commerce, the ha "a ma'd To dgncut-
sare, be almost annihilatee viii tie doughty
champions of the war, w,ta six r.ga'es. pro-
tect ii against a thousand mea ships Or
willthe conquest of Canada,f att,ie,ed, pro-
tect our commercial towns, o. oree the
months Of our bays and halpe With
ruinea commerce then, we must Ga,> psos-
trate agriculture, and both mus pc nc con-
sequence Of this lil.judged Wal Bai must
NE submit to have our commerce reetraiHed,
at the will Of another nation, beeause cur su-
perior in power! answer not i me evil IS
of that extent, that run must follow ss,b.nls-
sion. An individual Will risk his life for an
offered aHfont. But true policy kaoMs no
PASSIONS or resentments, but considers only
whatisthe nations interest Can we say with
truth, that our commerce is under ru1ors re- +
s,raint BY G. Britain, when out Of 100000
dollars, the amount Of our exports for the last
year S5,ooo,ooo, were purchased BY Great
Britain, her dependencies and allies, ana when
our treasury was filed with the duties, on our
trade with those people, before the foolish
system Of commercial restrictions had nearly
made it bankrupt. Its notuue then, as our
war advisers pretend, that the unfrendly con-
duct of Great Britain is such, as to threaten
ruin to our commerce, or even Disgrace to
our independent feelings. She has never told
US, that we were nation without hoEor, with
ont Just political views, and cur councils no
more independent than Jamaica assembly.
y She las not sunk and burnt our vessels, mall
Treated their crews, by driving theal to pri-
sons at the point of the bayonet' and giving
hem no alternative, but going aboard their
prisatcers, to relieve them from the oppres-
sph. She has not subjected our trade to IL
fences, nor made it by enormous duties not
Worth the carrying on. She has made rePa-
Ssdpn for the affair Of the Chesapeake and
Processes desire to be at peace with US
Why shanld nation thus protesting, though
'' Correct il ali her conduct, most able 10