Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-08
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9Th uv honorable friends VINO
aIe.,a.e,a zenerass and dcspoil this
|; rest $, s,em OF policy, she! were WI
|: Iins 90 abandon j, &c, 'alse a gwen ress
n,r. and rsy that the revenue has oesh
,b,a;ncd by an unintenhonal intrac'oh
!: + II :aex say it iatoo sacrea:to De ''4.".
81 ~i,h impunity. i never near VIZ.
!; word ressa iciion. named IL the i'''i g
/, Con,.rs,, uitnou, being alarmed 4
is yrca,!s q &c .aincntcd, tnr ths SAKE
|. 81. tine cn,rirs, ti,ae this subject Is So
heenen,is ap aatci Now the farmer
is threatened. then The merchant Inc
country had not YET recovered from the
alarm which was caused by the rcso'u"
|. ton of the hon. gent.eman from ne"
Hampshire (SEr. A'rper). to .PFoh'o'
/ the exrortasioli oftbe great prodGf'oa'
|. Of the soil :; resolution which. like the
!. coo,at that lately visited orf region, al,
!, trif-hted and d;smayed the wondering
pcoD.s, bus. .,ioh, like il, had p'sse6 a.
way, we hoped, not again t" appear IN
our time, whenthe resolutions o. mf
hon friend from Virginia Csfr. es' 0" !;
Nos. .,2,S, !, forget hom many. follow.
cd in rapid succession, and. iikc tie
tail of. that great meteor, burg oyer U.s.
giving signs OF dire and om"i"'is~ Per"
tent. These &c rOur t:r,ne-" ars aa1p''~
!, naious rs the plaques Of a4,ypt g
ronr cities. the proposition or: v"nf
table ;s,,.,ars :errikIe ti,a.assIe pesa!an9c
with wi.icl .the7 we're rot long STAGE
sm;iter ~ ,;,c ;;:hament os ,s"d. IN
i.c,cd in biz wrath bat by his justice :
which made 10 dwelling where hcaila
and :pv, ard gladness ani general pros
perity, bad bles,,the ;,shahi;snts, char
mel house. and sent E.gah, "thc Frequent
corpse through ths deserted streets
accom- la.ied by no living creature, saNe
the ps,iens ;rlAging aH'mai: "olch ~ra'
it, and tha lane sexton VIC committee
! the dast Of the 5edy to y',s TepoSe OF the
tomb YES. SIR, e"cn t:ns was more
toerab'e calamity to Your cities, than
would BE- .t.at nlagae upon your table :.
What acri,s:o be the policy Of 60
vcrnment li4 :. ours, at a crlsi. like The
present, when we should have but ono
I heart and one band Surely this is not
the wav to write us. When. sir, Won
wish nlc coming from the sea coast to
!: s,jGte nv fellow citizen from the west:
as a brother, do not present BIN tome
in s,e character Of one eXacting from
!. ne harsh and nn,nerited penalties: IN.
= spite Of my perfect conviction OF tho;
,.bcnev"lcncc and justice ofmy honorable
friend from Kentucky. / must considc:
them rs harsl, and unmeri.ed pei,aitles,
,sthouca even. -. hiE, inflicted.
1t is said, however, in support osthe
proposition en- Jour, able, that It IS mot
:un Just ;. that the merchants having gam
/. cd this extraordinary profit without TIC
t ssnctic;s, ST law, should be compelled I"
/ rcrunSGs l have shewn you, SIR, IN the
course o:,;h examination what Tat
pres, was !, chat from foir and liberal
construction Of the testim.ay II vas b':t
~ l.2 per cent ard that to this might he
added 5 :. per cent for he, eXtraoIdi
.n.rv gain upon 3iiis of Exchange -
Neg. sir, the policy which this govern
.per:' has pursued has been so variable
land at the sane timc so destructive of
1.-The nreseot operations pf-commerce. as
douo!y to .ifstrcss tic mercantile part Of
The community, it has 81 course distress
or! these petitioners; it has tied up their.
bands Tor three years past while they
!:have 5een obliged to keep mp expensive
!, Establishments not yet quite deserted
;;-..bv the hopes. oi better times. in expec.
ta'inn o. some; change: md this proe->
OF il per cent. which fortune and TO-
p, y>ur wisdom or kindness has thrown IN
TO their hands, you are called upon IL
| take lro,A them. But have '5bey really
! proiied will they be gamers or losers,
III the churse Of Heir tr.:fe in the event,
'iaf your permitting then, 10 retain it -,
! he." i'll be losers greatly you relin-
+ q'i:h ths "hoIc. And, SIR, shall we
take from them that p!ttance which not
your g0oss will but fortune has given
them. Athst which their spirit Of advcn-
! ture has given tharr, and in obtaining
which ;bey''s.re rot cherished or sup
:poneaby yoa
, Butts said. th.s though government
should Ia-s HIS, :ae consumer pays it
i?and :s-:riH com- sera7n the pockets OF the
.;.c"nntr:! sig harerabic friend from
:. kcH.u-;< :di'-.f = fsc:. .,c!iey'u from
,d"onmcnt oS>the trc1ssiTy: g: which ::
| have no t::albt ma. two tiirfs Of .'te
people OF this cscii,t;:y axe c,o'~d in
.homespaf A. d whrTe sre t!s;ss gro
+ thi ds; to be .51'd :: .i'Tc '+,a:5;h of:
tha rea :riiore ns in liz c:lics &c. sir,
tho o:ter ,si,d, VIZ c..-,s:,-.9c Gorci,.a
! n'anuEactnre, live H. cities, 80 . mar.
! gin q the Sc si.arc. a. -.r &c rhole.
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