Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-10-30
which they did not, and in fac. could no,

which they did not, and in fact eos!d no.
calculate.
Itis to the federation of their enemy,
not to the providence Of their swn rulers,
that the farmers are indebted for the ad-
vantages of the present market, and in.
deed for any market. Had it not been
for the trade to the Peninsula which the
British government has permitted, and
which they might have utterly destroy
ed, the -four which now commands the
extravagant price Of 10 and / | dollars
would have soared on their hands. Indeed
to the aahrehensions entertained from the
policy of Our own governments the ex-
orbitant price which the farmernow gets
for his produce to be chiefly ascribed'
It is confidently believed that one Of the
first measures adopted after the meeting
of congress will be prohibition of the
trade to Spain & Portugal. This appre-
hension has bro all the customersin into the
market at once, x consequently increased
the value of the articles to be exported.
So that to the liberation OF the enemy,
and to tho apprehension of injury from
their own government-thef farmers are
in fact indebted for this TEMPORARY mar
kct. We say TEMPORARY market, be-
Cause, if Congress should not prohibit
the present trade, and the war continues,
Great Britain certainly will, if the pro-
positions which arc now submitted to
our government, should be rejected,
we may expect strict blockade of al
orr harbors. The immense supply Of
provision now in the Peninsula, in addi-
ton to that which they themselves can
command from their ordinary resources,
will enable the British to bear the priva-
ton of our supplies, when the great OBJ
]ect of annihiiating our commerce is to
be obtained BY it. Resides, can that be
wise measure, which while it enriches
one part of the community, beggars a.
mother? While the farmer is receiving
eleven CELLARS for bis -four, what becomes
of the merchant, vino in the usual course
of business contracts for the deliye-
ry of two or three thousand barrels at
the reasonable price OF or dollars
and by this unexpected rise, is COM
PEELED to pay eleven dollars for it.-He
becomes a bankrupt, and the farmer
who receives his ten or eleven dollars
per barrel for his -four trom one mer-
chant, loses perhaps double the sum, by
the failure Of another, who is unable to
comply with his contracts, in conse-
quence Of this great and unexpected
rise in the value of the article. -ADo.
thcf consideration is we'll worth the at
tention Of those, who are now fellcltat-
ing themselves upon their exemption.
from the calamities Of the present war.
Mr.. G .llatin has declared that every
year Of the war. sill require an expcn-
diture Of Thirty Millions Of Dollars
How is this immense annual sum to be
raised? By ta1es. On whom and up.
on what articles are these taxes to be
levied? On the Merchant Motor
there is 10 be no trade.--Who then
The Farmer and the Mechanic.
Who will feel most severely the Land
Tax, the Salt Tax, Sugar Tax, Tea Tax,
Cefee Tax, sc. Sc. ?-The Farmer
Will the extra price of or dollars per
barrel for one or two hundred barrels OF
nis crop, reconcile him to Land Tax,
Stamp Tax, and Fchcr money and e.
nable him 10 bear the loss Of the balance
OF his pioduce, which mist rot upon
ais hands for want Of Market If it
will, then let him go to the poll and
vote for war and double tQxes.
COMMUNICATION.