Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-13
Making in the whole

estimated at Sl,ooo'Io"
Making in the whole 86;ooo,o %
This at,!ount, in consequence OF the
operation Of system, adopted during
the administration OF gen Washington
vas reduced at the COMMENCEMENT or
the pre- icnt war, to ahoul S45 100000.
Lei the good people OF 'ni, country
seriously reject upon this snhJect-Aii
though it may Dot be possible tor 'hos
now living, 10 dischatg, this monstrons
debt, vet they ought 10 remember thar
It must remain mortgage, upon then-
selves and their postcrity. When any
Individual is called upon for the payment
Of his proportion o. the direct lind tax,
which is 70 raise only 8 millions OF DOL
lars, the common rules of = ithHetlc,
will demonstrate how much ne OF bis
children will have to pay vt the above
S5a779,+9l Say, for instance, II he
las to pay of the direct tax 500 he and
his children will be Obliged to pav, o.
he TWO wears expeoce OF the war, ie59
81 and this exclusive at his p'opor
ton Of the interest, which will accrue
upon the loans. until the time OF Their
payment shall arrive, which will be In
the years 1924. 1885 and 1896.
On Inc 90, Ju,s, confidential mes.
Az was received frn.p the President OF
he United States. recommending an
mmcd .te AID ffac;ral prohibition OF
-xpart FROM the Cmired States, limited
70 d coavrnlent dae IN the next session
# roncc,-ss and rem, veable in the mean
,me IN the eseht OF the cessation ol the
biorkade Of our ports"
The doors were closed. and the mes
,tre was referred TO the comnN'te Of
Eorcign Relations 20 report thereon, who.
h. pex. mornng 2, scb rted that they had
ok ,n ~. message into considerable, and
we've of cpjuian,ha, ii was inexpe diem ~
.dcpt ,he measure proposed. The re-
port was committed II d committee Of
Inc whole house, and the house iome-
ii - res lsed itself into q committee
If the whole Mr. Cly (,hc Speaker
.afler cxpressiag his establishment ard
disappolnim at this report; proposed
as all amendment, to erase the wo d
"icexpedien," and insert the word sex
pedlcnt" The amendment was advo-
Gated with much spirit, bv the mover
Messrs Newton, Grundy and others. u
opposed by Mr. Calhoun, the Chairman
OF the committee Of foreign relations,
ant others. In favor of the amendment.
j. was con,ended, that all embargo al
this time, was highly important, to pre-
rent the blockading squadrons on our
coasts: FROM getting supplies, sc. that
it would have an important effect upon
the British West India islands, and also
on the war in the Peninsula. On the
other hand, it was said, il vas hoped.
,ha, this country. hid had sofIi. lent ex-
perience Of the ineflicacy of eGbargoes
to distress or. starye our enemy. TIE
amendment was agreed TO, and the re-
port as amended, was adopted and refer
red to a select committee, 10 bring in
bill to Law an embargo The mex, morn
ing bill was introduced by Mr. Grun-
dy, Chairman of the select committee,
containing % sections. which was COM
'fritted to a committee Of the whole
house, and the house Immediately " ent
into committee OF the whole OH the
same. After discussing it for some
time, it was reported to the house, with
out amendment, and ordered to be en-.
crossed for third reading Consider
able opposition was made to its passage;
bu, about o'clock P M it PASSED by
majority of about s3
In the beginpiDg Of the message. are
contained also, these expressions
" There being sufficient ground to in
ftr. that il is the purpose OF the enemy to
combine wiki the blockade of our ports,
speci al licerces TO neutral vessels, or 20
British vessels in neutral disgnises,
) hereby Ties nay drew from our conn.
ty, the precise kind and quantity of ex-
ports essential To their wants, whilst It's
general commerce remains distracted.
Krehme in riezo .aito, ths inSidious dis.
eriminnt;on befween different forfs Of
-sbe Urised States" That is 10 say, the
enemy have blockaded the Chesapeake
md the southern ports. Now, to pur
The whole family upon the same equal,
impartial footing; We Will, BY our own