Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-08


necessarily be drawn On this country. =
What we have mentioned relates to i'm
ports of grain from the continent; tl'
aggregate average to be published l5ti
instant, no doubt viii allow tree impor
OF wheat from our North American colo
MES; the aggregate average required TO
the latter being only Cos. per quartei,
and it has already attained 70s. Id.
SIR: deprecate ali political discus
sion, astl avoid it on every occasion
but where the cause of my country an1
the interest of humanity is SO deeply con
icerned, l hesitate not in making thu
most forcible appeal to the public lpol
the serious national calamity with which
we are threatened: | allude to the rapit
advance in the prices OF Wheat, a mat
ter ei the most serious consideration, me
Friting the most undivided attention.
Wheat is rapidly advancing above
medium psice: the iahorers and Others
out of employ are, in various districts
creating tie most alarming Disturbances
Under these circumstances, it becomes
of the utmost importance to examine, no
INTO The causes of the advance, but the
probability OF its continuance, under Tie
present existing laws, ard the means by
which national calamity may be avert
ed: for have no hesitation in giving my
decided opinion, that, should the pre-.
sent regulations take their course, it vii
be fatal, first to the distressed, who can
not at present purchase bread, and, II
the second place, the most ruinous to the
|taymes. proceed to state my reason,
for such serious conclusion: The aggre'
gate average of the twelve maritime dis
tricts regulates the import of toreign corr
not the average OF England and Wales
inserted Ia Saturdays Gazette. as some
papers have it) trem these averages, which
lresa!ariy register. 'he aggregate average
was up TO 4th May. 70s. Id; u from the
advance OF die market since, here can be
no dea5t that, after the 10Th day OF next
Ausust, the posts viii open for the Tree
import OF foreign earn. ihcn, it follows,
until that tine We Shalt have 10 pay a
famine price tor the first necessary OF
lie; an liiinense foreign supply viii then
detuge the coantJy. coming to market at
the very time wien trust We nay anti
cipate plentiful crop, the growth of GU.
country; the depression OF prices viii
then follow IN as distressing and rapid a
manner, as the tate eXtra0 diAary ad-
vance. the agricaltlralsls, at presen,
buoyed up aith the great advance, will
tind al! his hoFes If hl.h prices mere
decision, and wll asaiu be placed in the
late distressing situation. The only
means OF preventing these two painful
extremes is, b. the government instantly
throwing open the ports by proclamation;
this viii have. in the first place, tile bene-
ticial effect of checking The present hgtl
psces, and OF ultaaately benttitting tne
farmer, by demonstrating that extrava-
gan prices are iiusory; and. as it is a
point settIrd with great political econo-
mists, that no part OF a community cai.
DE injured, without all tho others being
deeply affected, tue extreme high prices
will be as great calamity to the trader.
to tile poor and distressed, as the very
depressed prices would be ruinoas to the
agricultural interest. Medium prices, IL
to be obtained, OF whom | can see no dit
ficulty, will confer the greatest benefit
on the community, and viii no doubt
come under the considera-
ton Of government.