The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-12-06

without I"elenulhb 20 asCe Tan a"u 10
state precisely what the exports oi tue Cnted
States HOsv amount 10, II Is very lar clear,that
the eahacity 4 .imerIca 70 bear has exceeGlo
any increase in he denaads u The GovsrHmrnf
Hee.expor,s Of domestic prodGe and mon'
uiacturos q can, at this tine, hardly amount 10
less than 60 millions OF dolla 5, or 5 millions
of pounds - Ring; so thai IT, we regard Gas
our ministers always pretend TO do) the
amount of eXp ports rs the capacity TO pay the
interest of debt and o,her taxes, here Is
America win Is millions of exports, anf an
interest OF debt of i,357 1891; aod Great
Britain with in export (anctHding Ireland oi
Sc 900 900, and interest," otdebt oi 43 ooo oooR.
But let Us put America in the 999rSt hossi-
Ole hghs, in order to build upon noiiang in
the way Of Con lecture. list Us take her ex-
ports uoTv TO be no mote than they were IN
,he tins of emburgocs, orders in couocii, &c.
Even theo she has aa export oi domestic pro-
prrduce and maDulacto,es OF 9 millions Of
hoUnas 10 set against our So milions. Thus,
even ia this worst Of oil possible lights, she
viii stand, compared with England:
Eaport Interest debt.
England. I36092,6z A3J0000o
America, 9,OSO,000 5,43l,9S0
Having thus pot the nA,tcr in hight not
to DC misundcr stood, and 70 leave no possible
ground for caNil, venture 10 offer as an
opinion, that heace, which will inlaliiby give
new wings 10 American coHmerce and nav
igation, will clip the wings oil English com,
meree and navigation. Groat part OF what has
lately swelled out the latter, consisted OF
TRANSPORTS in the pay of the nation, and did
10 no wise whatever belong to commerce, aud
form no part OF the means oil bearing taxes.
We have already sevD crowds OF sailors go
log to the admiralty TO complain ot rpanf ~
Emfioymens. They have been TO the lord
mayor of London on the same errand As
ii ne could create commerce ! As If he,
though a very loyal man, could hnd work
for them, or cause bread 10 descend from the
clouds 4. Is this the case in .fmerica On,
no! Thorc peace makes the whar,es lnll
Of business. Every man and thing belonging
TO the sea is cecd for from twenty voices al
once. Ii is sGyd, that in order 10 procure the
chance Of employment for our naive sailors,
sll faraSa sailors are TO be seai nome. Those
In our navy may be thus disposed Of but,
law must be passed before merchants can be
compelled TO prefer ours before Foreigners
and law, TOO, precisely opposed in principle
to the laws already in force acd even IN the
case OF the navy, violating the principles OF
commoo justice, seeing that cur laws make
Brinsh subjects (as fat a. rights and privil.
cscs go) OF all foreign mariners who may
have been certain time OF board Of English
ships.
"Every foreign seaner, who, in time of
war serves is0o years, on board British shin,
Is, ihso fdeto, NATuRALizEp." THIS is the
LAW and, therefore, ii I, be true, as the news.
papers tell US Is, that the government is
going 10 send home all tae totei, "a seamcn To
make room for the employment Of our own,
tits going TO do deed, which / will leave
your lord,h'p, or any body else to Charastetizc.
tor l viii no, oeggar my sentiments by doing
IL In the way in which alone | should dare Ia
do 1t. But, If this deed we're to be done il
II were to take It's place in the list of deeds Of
1878 the consequence would be, tina, The
seamen, thus SEM home, would DO ready to
man tho ships and carry on the commerce o,
other countries, who viii, now TIA, the seas
viii be open again, stand In need at them.
Peace, go tar from rerisiag commerce,
will, in ali hum N probability. hsyc- cc1,rs-v