The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-31

and VIII De as long as il is in our pos
session, the fertile source OF quarrel
with the u States, with whom it is S,
much our interest to live III peace al, y,
COZ dial friendship; and, bich peat
and friendship never can be oil long cu
ia,ion, while Canada is restrained t,
us, or while VIC iniermt ddle in it's 1t
fairs
In such cases, too, there is always
trong body OF Interested pc. sons
m:slead the government at home
Persons who have got lands and set,
ments on the frontiers OF the province
persons who have trading concer"
with The Indians There have been.
doubtless, faults on your side as well
as on ours but humanity shudders a.
the deeds which have been committed
by the savages and more especially
when those deeds arc known TO have
proceeded from the instigation of civil
lized NATIONS; nations of common cri-
gin too. speaking the same language,
and, whose internal interests dictate a
precisely different lire oil conduct, II
indeed, the independence, the safety,
the tranquility. or the honor Of Eug-
land was concerned if the posses
sion oi Csnada was necessary 10 ally
vt these, it ough, to be retained but.
as the Contrary is ,he fact, mos; anx-
iously hope TO see it abandoned
WIN. COBBETT.
p. S The paper money begins to
work in the recruiting Of ,he spirits Of
John Bull The wheat which, two
months ago, sold a. es bushcl, non
sells at near lbs q bushei! L! mo-
ment the bank bill was proposed, til,
rise begau-and l expect to see
wheat l5s. a bushel il month or 1--WE
more 1t may fab again perhaps after
harvest bat az this, on an average OF
years, ii must remain CT the interss
oi the debt Cannot be paid Many OF
the farmers, feel additional! suficrn :
from ,hc rise They have sold ,heis
ccr0 long ago. 4 hey have 10 bug 10,
seed OF oats and barley dearer than they
>o'd' Some of theHi nave not ,hi
means Of buying. The rich, who hav,
been able TO keep their corn, Will be
richer still So that here is an effccJ
he most injurious and distre SsiEg that
can be imagined, aad inGGci The mos
unfair aud unjust :---wha, mus, the
tate of that co. ntty be, where thou
seeds upon thousands Ct industrious
iaTmers and tradcsmCn. persons oil pro
petty too, without any fault oftheir own
without any Of those accidents common
ly called misGoriunes, bat merely by
The operation OF q measure of the 20
We inuent, may lii any SIX nlOntbs Of
shy year, be plunged into state Of pau
perism ? This is really and literally
OuI case. However, far The present.
this new supply of paper money viii
produce a qnictias effect. The land
lords will be satisfied. The tenant
and tradcsmcn will begin TO hope
gain. We shall see lew more pei tons
about economy John Bulls nav be-
Ing Hgaln crammod with paper. he will
atagser along without believing OF
roaring. The. ministers were great
ools I'm their yirw OF thiEgs) cot to
rsnd oui the paper fFUe months ago -
.fthry had done that. and had done ii
good styie, they would have carried
lac IIcume tax even at Ten Ter ccnGHAI
hey we're deceived by their under
Ings. Tne ministers wished 10 return
gold a. silver money They wish
d 20 nc able TO collect the taxes in
currency OF high YqiHe. 6ey were
accordingly BY yhe!5 unGerlings who ale
ways pr ,paesy smooth things" told
nat the thEig CoUld be done. The real
stat Of ihe country was disguised from
them. Bul when they were told by
hose who mad ali along support d then:
hat they must quit them, or give up
hcir esia ties, they saw that mole pa
Der money or that a 4Iminu.ion of III,
vii list and salaries. and public pay Of
al sorts, and elimination OF the IN
tercst of the public debt must take
piece, ~ that hey must turn out OF
he ministry. The two latter were no.
10 be thought oi 4: aE,i OF course FRESH
supplies OF paper we've resorted to -
BJ' only think Of the effects CT this
sudden change upon all ranks and dcs
GRIP ions Of pc pie! An estate, sold
In February OF even early in March,
will n " DC paid fT'na currency OF
astly Inferior value 10 that 10 which
The bargain was made A debt con
yracled IN February will now be paid in
he same way Wages agreed Tor last
MiChaelEuas, viii nov be ,Jaid to no,
more perhaps shan half the amount