Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-11
The Times abroad, & at home

/! he /. lines ABROAD, q al nome
i" The temple Of Janus Is shut +" Over
all Europe, as well as in the United
states and British America, there Is &C.
neral peace ; and yet there IS heard the
crv ii general distress. The cause isl
though not seen ey great many
W ho blindty attribute the distress the
world is now in 10 the return OF peace,
and even wish renewal at war as the
best means Of relief: as if peace impo
veri-hcs, and as,if war produces wealth )!
With the exception OF the unusual and
lextensive bl,shts of the season just past.
1.-The general distress DOW felt, or great
part III it at least, is the natsfat result "l
WAR:
a war Of great magnitude occasions
the infictinu Of double "ortion Of mise
Try upon the community, both at the period
lis enmmeHccne ana at the period Of
lit, .erm;nation. When such awar cam
Imeuces it pr"duc shock which pros
I,rates thousand. in au instant Its mere
declaration is as a death warrant to the
'slcircy Instances, as well as the lives OF
Y isu,titudcs. more especially as respects a
,lcummcrcial nation. Naay are al ohce
disappointed of Their bonest hopes, OBJ
Isiructcd in their lawful business. 0rte
tIref, Of thcI fgtunes. In the progress
J Ini the wa new tracksare explored add
I,rodden. and vast nu!06ers embark then
; jail il schemes and projects altogether
[ suited to the existing atate of things, 81
, lrha, the Change wrcushtb v tie return q
iprare brnss 10 them Cian!ay and 'W'
is tie uatusa! com, Of things
: a d PERHAPS reaer Oh ,hs whnlc have
, Ibrsu ,u.ncd IN, their circumstances by
the first shock e war, han by the after
> Ic!.n experienced at Zoe period OF IL
five, ninatian. Each DESTROYS its thou
sands, and It's tens o! Thousands.
/ Moreover, in modern iIHes the e-
Of war are betrayed With vas
el.uus oita.ncd on credit Millions u',.'
=, 3nl.Iicns a,e borrowed ill toe mass Of III
urconIary capital Of the nation is en-,
o.2cei by government, Which seal.
: els il S;irdad ia al I'll rrtions. nencr
,,licrrg war money, fur tie n.ost part
: anGsuaI!, plenty. But when peace &c
II tlfus tic noaey van~ es rem TIC SIGH
e oi the peaple at large Where is
. gone : ii mas ;,ene Tito the cGseyS Il
lie cuaninr .sw who, kaew '.m 10 a.
4 vail themselves oi 80 fine opportunities
, Nth IRE rr"pie there ~ M longer
flush Of noney, bit dcarth. At th
,ame time TIC UeOl.'e - b.crue drbloi
IS d-btpr IN an i,nnen.e amount TO the 90
r. VIC. Emeut, wHich nov brgins vigorously {
demand back WAT it had scattered a
- broad, together with interest uprn ever
y dollar. ] his puts the people in evi
&c plight of which war. not peace, is th
procuring cause To compare srea
'Ithiugs with small, suppose two men o
to large landed interest co"bated each G
y, tiier in an expensive iaN suit. and Via
friends ON both sides -upplled the,
}" olenteoasly with cash to carryit on
ID 70, sratuiotuslv,husever, but in sccns;
,e qusnce Of havin, a firm mortgage o
!, their frcehslds tor the payment ct I'll
a rrincipal aud interest. During tn
VI pcpdenc, Of the law suit they have a
d. unusual ftusf Of money, but no soon'
lis il aver. thah if they come out eve
= LANDED. they both perceive that the
10 mouey is gone to ill tie pockets OF ii
he oRicers Of the court and Themselves
,slbc lying under the burthen OLA hea'
" debt. They feel indeed no pecunlar
o. embarrassment till the suit is ended, b
toIthe suit is, nevertheless, the procufi
,,Icause Of that pecuniary sn'barrassme
w which they sorely feel afterwards.
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