Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-04
ALEXANDRIA.
,,FpNEsDAY, DEcEAsEa 4.
prEsIDENTs MESSAGE.
washington City. Dec. $.

rn. day at la o'clock, the PREsl-
- q.aE UNITED STATES trans
DFaiav = both Houses of Congress.
n NJ allowing Message, BY Mr.. Todd
Ne secretaay;-
s t,.1l,,y citizens efthe Senate,
ftReHoHsf q Rfprfsea'ta atree :
y .,pntry.. our attention cannot DE
oa .l.t,ld from the effect produced by
Siei ,ar seasons. which have very
pos a,,llv impaired the annual gifts
s, 4Ss earth, and threaten scarcity
o. o. ro =, districts. Such, howey-
~ ~ Is the variety Of sells, of climates,
a. and 4 products. within our extensive
T r,,G that the aggregate resources
en- Subsistence are Mtere than sulii-
.ip for the aggregate wa:its. An'l
s far as an economy OF, consumption.
more than usual, may be necessary,
our tl,ankfalnsssis due to Providence,
en- what is far more than cempen-
cation. in the remarkable health
which has distinguished the present
year. ~
s,ccerded the r.eace of Europe. and
thst Of the United States with G"eat
Britain, in a general inauguration OF
ministry among lis, ana ia the extan-
s;op Of our commerce, tire value OF
switch is more aud more disclosing it.
sslf to commercial nations. It is to
Be regretted that a depression is es-
perieaccd by particular branches of
our manufactures, and by portion
of our nayigatea. As the first pro-
ceeds. in aa essential degree. from an
excess Of imported merchandise.
which carries q check init own tend
ency. the cause. in It's present extent,
cannot be of very long duration. The
evil viii not. however, be viewed by
Congress. without a recoiiection that
manufacturing establishments. fsaf-
fered to siik TOO low, or iaaguish too
long, may not revive, after the caus-
es shall have ceased: and that, IN the
yicissitudes Of human affairs, situa-
tons may ree,r, in which depend-
ance on faseign sources, for iadispen-
sable supplies, may be among the
most seriOgs embarrassments.
The d2pfessgd Sfats OF cur naEiga-
ton, is to be asciFbed, IN a material
degree, to is exclusion from tie CO.
lOnml posts OF tie aati3n most exten-
siSely connected with us in commerce.
and from Ii, Indirect operation OF slat
exclusion.
Previous to the latc convonti9n at
London. between Tic United states
and Great Britain, Che relative state
ofthe nayigatioaiaws pfthe twocoan-
tries, growing ant of tie treaty Of
1924. had gitentc the British nayi-
CATION a material advantage oyer The
American, IN thG intcrcaarSe hetNae. /,
tie American parts and Rritish ports
in E;m9Pe. Tho convention of Lon
ion eq0ali2ed tIe E!aws Of the two
countries. reiafMg to these ports
having TIE intcTcomSc between oai
ports and The ports os the British co.
iaAleS, sabiect, as beiare, to tho re
spective Pesalatsas oS the parties.
The British government, enforcing
now regulations which prohibit 3
Grace between It's cai5nies agd the t.
hl'ed States, in Americaa vessels,
Whilst they permit a trade in n,9t;s|,
vessels the American navigation las
: aCcofdnisl,y; and the loss is aug
men'ed ~ The advantage whic., IS
gwen 70 the british competition eve,
:. .ae American. in the nas igation be-
.seeh elT ports ard British perts IL
nefoPs' oy the circaitogs ro5ages.
snlosed by the one, and nct enioyed
1le.rescaa6lencss cfthe rule of re-
e eF applied to enc branch Of
Lac of E. intercourse. has beer
prs sglsh on can part as equally appli-
/ s@,te $50 coin branches; but it is as
S Sa,a that the British Cabinet
uts l + all negotiation ON the subject:
Win disaSowal. however. Of apI
esp S,sl'Vfion to view, in an unfiiendIy
1., hateyer comtewaiIing reea-
t ~ th United States may oppose
MIN ~ negotiations 81 of which they COM
t ,a The wisdom of the I,egisla-
,aie y decide on the course. 4h;rb
S sn circumstances. IS pre-
s ~fine'y joint regard to the ami
."1ie atoms between the two ma