Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-08
CONGRESS-.
siousE OF REpalsESTA1a'sFs
Friday, December 4,
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Ng. CREVES" 81
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I, !. sid to be a yis,iatlcn OF. the re-
ssr;c,ive system. My honorable hieho
fra,o Kentucky says. this is>one OF Inc
strongest asl:,s this Country Has' *'"'
this assertion Is proved by, me esS''''a
non. lad before the H7,Gse eE.Coinmons;
and S,at this measure eaga. not, % be
relaxed, or abantloied,, which woala.. DC.
dcnc,. he says. BY a.remissson. ROW IS
The value OF this system proved ~
distress said TO have Aces, and "a!ch 40
doubt was, experienced by the maaaEac-
,trrer: IN England buta't'oash naiu'
cu,ar manufacturers 4sc:ibe their suffer
inps to our pleasures, yet 1t Ought not
to he concluded tha:ithe general distress
results from this aa'lsc. Il iS-di'ProVsd
hy Recommendations years ago,
when we imported ncEe> largely than
we woul, 10 now if 40 restriction ex'
;aed, re took ban onc-iaJih OF the gross,
exports Of British manufactures anu'we
exported again, to markets now suppl
. Ell tr, themselves, one-th'rd 81 that
fu,Ath, leaving but one slxth tor ouEo"h
cnnsumrtioa.- T.et 'tss hoise n'ss'""cf-
stood. = do net deny that "e arc an
mensc;y valuable customers, and that
our restrictive system haH caused her
. considerable. distress, but L deny that
it has causcd,hat ose".'.sAm'ng distress
If such distress exists '1Nsa':he gen
tleman has inti..aec A Il does exist,
> il rrscacGa.f.em Other can6s' aeon
.eEl that: we suifer from tais measure
3 greater Degree Of distress, than thssJ+
dn-43nr suffering IS greater and more
-: sensibly felt in the loss o. revenu- ana
is,the lcs@of: the affections OF Hnr pea
Die, loss Infinitely mes"s.o De dcpreca-
ted than the loss o:trae.f. or reney.---
. Who, Sir, are tie distresse,f~in ang!ana,
F.. Who arc saiifto have become. sucH'srom
tE:s measure !; Some manNsactnHtis, IAN
ineonsieie:abls portion OF the people
Whom tiHs country All persons en-
rnee,Iin or. connec re 3;witf commerce,
portion overwhelmingly more
numerous. 1t has ;!rokeT the s!>Hlt OF
D.. the coun-sy-it has rendered those'n'ost
warmly attached to the government al.
most disaFected. There Is one thlH,a' OF
4the reorie of this country Interested -
d, commerce or e,saci4- and intimately con-
.nectsd with II, WHO arc totnsly opposed
to thia.;rAicY.- IF we ALLEVIATE ifo,a the
government of England, n. her maDu-
fac,urers, one twentieth Of the neop,e
: Of. tisut country. We at the sanls-tlrse a.
'i:cnate rom car c%rr snr>2rn'nert ore
: ,Ar&4of:our OVID people,. it's a :>a..Ecy.
I. ii it were generally correct, pecn'iar'y
!. inanplica5lc 20 oHr pccifc aud govern
!, ment. The question urt;er it is, who
:: Cen suGtr most and here thank God
!. thcs have tho advantage. osisssH Thcy
;are acCustometsAo Suffering. We arc nct
that government has the power to in
,hict.H ose fSom is acknowledgements
nave nt:ti:ar'the- yewcr Dcrthe DISPOSE
ftir:.,' hn2c, to .rYo1r strength IN this
saYs .3,ere is no tIouE:. tive, conEns
our Il, rvs to the chi:cts o!-Sh,s :r.~asrre
on England ai'nei hat sc Willis Con
vince. or rs power and tlE :ac".-,here
rs..'ulirs. Of !sish so par;ia! vic-7
~omid nn, give favo'"bie impression.
Dul II ,kerc.arc ad:antaH@s ~ lie non
.ln,!s,>'>.'sn tsvs.sa.. csr'. ;e nS- hai-t
.!tsrl are o!ftat I'll - ~ :cttl G:ec!TGnla-
's..s.' Spmts~rui ons c1c o:'r2sr cacEny,
It IS true, bu! /! puts put 1nth ynur Own,
X sZilausis the nurse; 1t c:.,!i'%s:s the
>p,rlt aeei paralizes.'he sword osdAe Ia
ton. BIT; how did nag honorable fri"ads
t'eat this system at the last Session or
Congress Dla hey not themselves a.
;s:csato let ii fifjeSh n;Es'ns of value
rt Bush -;,anG::::c ,.,c1. % ottsi:ti Eve
millions Of revenue? Where ,Ieh, ST.,
was the 7nlicy of your restrictive :ys-
ten, when these same gentlemen would
have suspended it to ga;:i sd mucn re-
venue? Ge@tlemea then themselves
gave np the system and vet- t.s.ra now
talk e..the sscred character Of this 3nli.
CIV. Il was given np on the first 2s.:- CT
the SESSION. r was given up Yesterday.
X .sgire:1vp whenever you refuse -
prohibit cS.-;nrist;,'.,s:- Il is idle 10 tall,
Q. lice ezpaf:e,icn AID a prohibition OF
importation. E"w else are your returns
to be efccted' 'H:c whole annual p-o-
duce Of the mines of Mexico and Par,,
he whole spcciS circulation Of G. BIZ.
.,aia WOULD not furnish returns. for tie
sx,ogta: icrs of this country Tor a single
yer OF prosperity; & YET so;; talk Of un-
restricted sxportatloHs &a prohibition Of
impostations. Yes, sir, a,if cTif,g to the
latter policy, ycu have already twiegc,
:lhricc iyslh's's, sSion s,isslhest shall Dc
NC. ran.ezfor atian law. and you were
right, hecause II Was svstens Of sci
,aS,u Sit produces indeed en- infictior
',i i-!T,~ sRon your enemy, which con.
;para;Te:t ca;S scarcely be called ccrsi-
!: ershfe. whi's..,t throws yourselves up
M tha.,.,ch nj cySfpc;,;iou ff,rn,ant