Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-16

rison With any ostained IN any TINA or
coun,ry--every faithful citizen of every
party must cordially unite. The I'm.
po-tant enquiry is--what other benefit
have we gained--or shall we gain by
our victories than military glory! Do
they conduct US soone to peace The
President does not seem to anticipate
such an immediate effect,--And unless
. treaty Of peace be concluded by the
mission to Russia, which be almost
tells us is hopeless-,hese victories
NAV seem ONLY as provocatiyes to the
enemv, and induce him to exert all bis
energies to recover the lost ground and
torst.hats on US A prolongstion OF
the war in a more aggravated form
seems the Just conclusion to be de-
rived f,oea the Presidents Nesssgs.--
For sach war then we must prepare
eersolvcs. +, recover the west, Britain
will bend her force on the East and
the atlan,;r states viii f-el its sev-rest
pressure both from hostile arms. and
governmental exactions. Such Is the
prospect which opens to our view IN
the wear eighteen hundred & fourteen: &
unless peace be concluded this winter
the war VII open next spring with &c,
cumulsted evils, and both nations will
In the ,epsuage of Mr.. Jefferson be- put
Ia the trial (which can do the other
most hsrm," A philanthropic ard ge-
porous employment for two people de-
scerded from q common ancestry, snd
in their political and civil Institutions
the freest Oh the globe. An employ
men. worthy of the cold and uDfeeiing
ph;losonhv. witch distinguished the
French reyoluuon and the admirers OF
Of il in this country Ba. it is waste
Of time 70 enter into speculative discus
siens when facts sre in view. First let us
state our sufferings from the var, and
then consider the probable gain wh Cd
we shall make By il,
!. is from the occlusion OF our COM
ncrco that We !eei the greatest. mi7-
chiers-The depreciation Of orr Grain
opy cotton, ,eb acco & eyerv otharart'c''-
OF agricultural produce, j. conseqsece
Of our exclusion from the profh'h'H
mars cts under the eontro'ii oF Nar enc
nv. heeins to bear most heavily On 'hosA
who have engage men,s to fulil, msdo
nnaer the expectation that our oeens
TONED intercourse with mankind, ~oh'd
No, have b~%n ;rterrurted BY this rash
war. We feel US Effects not OILS IN
the Depreciation Of the products OF orr
aericaltaral iabor--hut also in the great
increase ~ price in every article, ne
cesss9y to our consumption furnished
from foreign cosutrics-The price of
salt an indispensable necessary has al
reaG; become enormous, and IS rap'eiV
iucreasiug--snger, coffee, tea, tore'an
spirits,s and every Sr,ieie OF luxury ana
eorfaf: pporedfrom abroad, c"mnana
prices The most oppressfce and 'nconve-
pisntto eli classes of the peop'e-tven
the Interchange of the productions OF
onr own countrv, has become difficult
ard expensive, IN consequence OF the
rnq,i,in,e communication between the
different Parts of our empire, being
DESTROYED by the naval superiority 81
the ereny. Ada To these evils the en-,
HANGED price Of al foreigo nannsac'u"eS
which babltpal use has a''nos' rehce'e'
Indispensable oeccssaries.-Were we
70 estimate tho taxes which we paw ny
these accumulated prices, no, to hi the
pnrse of,he treasury, but tn poeSets o.
those soecul,tors in thes' foreign pro
dpc,ion.-who relying on The folly o'
our government in perstv~r'ng N fh'S
var, have established 2 grinding mono
poly of,hem. Let VS. begin With SAT-
1.ooo.coo Of bushels is the treasury es-
innate of the annusI impsrta'lon oil mrs
article. Tie present price has increas-
ed three dollars in every bushei SINCE
the declaration Of war. and II the war