The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-29
From C1bbett's Weekly Register OF
May 4.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The gentlemen, who have written to
NE on The subject OF taking out manu-
scripts TO America, shall receive a no
'i6cation in next w eek's Register, il nor
sooner sV'iffenfo by hOst. Ii is impossible
for me 10 answer AL the letters in writ.
ing. In answer TO one gentle man, who
asks me whether IL be lawful 10 take
ouifrinfinS tuhe8, have TO observe thai
types may be exported TO America Ink,
any other merchandise: The duty III
America is, believe, about &c per cen
umo The value. There are very good
type founcerieS IN The United States ::
but, il a printer has an office completed,
furnished, il may be worth his while t,
take il out with him. In answer To III,
question Of a correspondents, who is -
mason. whether there be any DANCE
In his going out of The county. or, whe /.
ther any one can sfop Him, have TO OBJ
serve, that II Is impossible tor me TO
say wha, may be done 10 any one; buI
that, according 10 fhe ioW, as il now
stands, such person may 60 out OF til
country when and bow he pleases, wit.
out being liable to any questions l.Cn
any body In order 10 save trouble,
may as well state here what the law is,
uppn the subicc, Of emigration II aSy
person contract sVi.h any Grffeers in
SUocI ~, n. 8tee! 6"oSS, or other metai,
ctock-mGkers, sOatch makers and other
AZ HfceJ0 or manufacturers, TO gn cut o.
the k ng's dOmiuIuDs, or enticc them 10
go, such person Is liable TO fne of 100
pounds end TO three mcn;hs imprison.
ncnt. The punishment nag since been
raised TO 500 pounds and years i'm
prisonment. and, Cor the scCon offence,
1000 pounds and 2 years imprison-
ment. Besides which: there arc heavy
penalties ON masters of ships assisting
ficer, or manufacturer, himself, the law
inficis no punishment, other than that
which may arise from being made an
alien. Thus if an artifcer, or manu-
lacturer be seen in any foreign country,
In America, for instance, by an English
Ambassador or Consul ant The Ambas-
sador or Consul warn him 10 return
home, and he do not return home in
six months from the time of being so
warned, then he said artifccr, or maCu
facturer, is disabled TO hold lands in
this kingdom by descent or by will, he
is capable of taking any legacy here, and
is deemed an alien. So that if any at.
,iicer or manufacturer be in hopes OF
having landed estate by inheritance
or by will, or be in hopes of having a
legacy he runs risk Of losing them by
emigration 70 America. That is the
only punishment the law inflicts on him
Indeed, it is impossible TO inflct an,
other uDtil the man be in the foreign
country, he cannot have committed the
fence. The only persons which the law
porishes are the sedHceyS and The mas
ferS of Sbi5s and as ] have no relish
for fine and imprisonment, J Tust beg
Lave to decline any interview with any
arlilicer or mannGacturer updn the sub
Ject o. going TO America, and must be &
10 be excused from writing TO any such
person or the same subject. will
never, as ! have said TWO or three
times before, adUisc any one to 90 10
America : but will, from time TO time
give 10 my readers the best, the most
useful and most correct information, ]
can obtain relative TO that country, the
prosperity and happiness of which is
without parallel In the history Of ma
items, Bread does not dF9p down from