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LOUISVILLE GAZETTE.
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REPUBLICAN TRUMPET.
I.OUTSVII.I.E. ('GeougiaV—Published by -VMHROM' DAY, Printer to the State.
Nr ~ 4 ICI, p B I 1) A r, ll, 1807. 3 dollars Per ann.
srom a Philadelphia piper.
The sollowing propositions and sug
gc -tiotrs sur creating a certain permanent
ami extensive market sor the cotton-wool
os the United States ; and sor our pro
visions and raw m uerials .n general, are
respectsully submitted to the Governors
and Legislatures os the several states.
Mid to the President and Congress os the
Lnited States, in a copy os an original
leuc- os the current month:
Dkar Sir I am anxious to bring un
der public consideration, and particularly
under that os the southern cotton planters,
some reslections, to which 1 sind my
mind strongly disposed'. They’ relate to
a ready and enlarged market sor cotton
wooK
i I have never urged the sacrisice cs the
agricultural and mercantile interests to
that os the manusacturers, though*l have
Believed that many circumstances actual
ly and naturally encourage -mu- usactures,
and that we ought to soster them as sar
a~ our othi *- iutvre'.i. will •**!*« •**
?i \vi\ ; \r. /sik: maP.Mai. to at
su rl cons Krabie encouragement to our
other objects os individual pursuit and
employment. Oar distillers have aided
trade, sor example, by demanding the
importation os sive, six, or seven mil
lions os gallons os molasses in a year.
The leathern manusactures, as another
example, demand srom the sarmer, sron
tier settler, and Indian trader, skins sus
sicient to make goods worth ten or twelve
millions os dollars per annum. As ano
ther example, the cotton wool os the U.
States is sold sor household and shop ma
nusactures in the stores at and around
every county seat os justice and village
in the state os Pennsylvania, however re
mote srom the sea. The quantity thus
sold has increased twenty sold, within a
sew years. P-lanusactures theresore un
sorced, and aided only by the imposition
‘ os the necessary duties on soreign goods,
really agriculture aids trade.
r . .in it. , osv.r.n, then, Lia.it ma
nusactures have already contributed to
r.reate, maintain ard enlarge the market
sor cotton wool, among the savorably as
sected agricultural productions.
My object is, to suggest the deliberate
pursuit os a course os legislation, associa
tion and habits, which shall render thi
market sor cotton wool both large and
steady.
'Plus may be done-—lst, by obliging or
inducing soreign nations to manusacture
it; and secondly, by attending to the ma
nusactures at horn-..
It is certain that the mere prospect o'
a prohibition os British sine woollen, linen
silken and leathern goods, has had sour
ess-ct on the soreign demand sor cotton
Irish, Scotch and Lancashire linens, slax
en and hempen tickens, thread and sill
hosiery, sewing threads, tapes, bobbin-,
covered button moulds, table cloths and
napkins, sringe and lace ; sl axen, silk
sad leathern gloves and mitts ; silk gowi
stusss and oth r linen, silken, woollen and
leathern articles, being deemed likely to
be excluded, substitutes os cotton have
been already made or seriously through;
os, by the British manusacturers.
Among the considerations which have
s c attended the existing non-iinpurtation
law, ideas have arisen, that without an;
dissention with soreign nations, we migh
render t'rtir manusactures and our own
instrumental to the creation, ir.ainteuanci
ami expansion os the markets sor our cot
ton wool.
The whiteness os cot son goods, the ca
pacity ot cotton to receive anil retain ma
ny coloursand its sitness sor manusactures ,
adapted to all seasons, promise success to
our endeavors to procure Ira increased
employment in Europe, in the manusac
tory os goods heretosore made os wool,
silk, slax, hemp & leather. As to those
soreign nations who supply us with stusss
sor cloathing, surniture, &c. it is in cm
power to occasion their employment os
cotton wool (os which we supply hals
th ;ir consumption, or more) instead os
soreign slax, hemp, wool and silk, ot
which we do not supply any part. Is wt
were to reduce our duty on goods os cot
ton, made in the countries on this side os
the Cape os Good Hope, to ten percent,
and to raise the duties on goods srom the
other side os that Cape to twenty-sive pei
cent, sor example, and the duties on all
soreign goods os wool, hemp, slax and
s:;kto the same, it is plain, that it would
t’hsttn /V " ) U r M’sPo—W's rUit. iVt .
contribute to increase thcr employment
os cotton in Europe, and to promote A
merman manusacture os that raw materi
al, and js our own sheep’s wool, slax and
hemp. Some os the kinds os rival sor
eign goods might, perhaps, be more ad
vanced in duty srom the beginning, such
as woollen blankets, linen table cloths and
linen bed tickens, in order to encourage
cotton substitutes. It is supposed, that
the woollen blankets in constant use in
the U States, may weigh twelve millions
os pounds.
1 he design os this communication is to
produce general attend' a to a subject,
which has long been very interesting, and
which the soreign duties on our cotton,
and the various embarrassments os the
exportation isnd sale os it abroad, have
rendered os the utmost importance. To
encourage manusacture srom soreign
raw materials, in the same way, would
be a measure os a more doubtsul nulir.y
They would perhaps, t > ;ud uk i ic
tur« rs at t v a expmse os tile planter ajsci
b.-wr. But the consequences os the
pHr> proposed, would be essectually to
assist our agriculture, by means os manu
sactures. .
* his proposition being directed imme
diately towards a manusacture os a south
ern production and raw material, may be
supposed, at sirst view, to be too savora
ble to the southern planters. But is the
subject be duly considered, the plan will
be sound highly benesicial to the sarmers
ot the western, middle and northern
states. At present it is a sact, that the
production os cotton, sugar, rice, indi
go and tobacco, employs so many os our
cultivators in the south, and os their la
borers, that they cannot raise their own
bread-stust, neat cattle, horses and mules.
H- nce arises to our sarmers, in the grain
and cattle states and to our sishermen, a
good market sor slour, Indian corn,
bees, pork, hainS, lard, butler, cheese.
■ v r, V ■ i.biskCy auu —lienee al
so a great coasting trade in these articles,
ind in cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo and
sugar sor the prosit os the merchants.
But the most important consideration to
the sarmers os the western, middle and
northern states is, that the great quantity
os land and the large number os southern
' ultivators and laborers, employed in pro
ducing cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo and
sugar, prevent that great superabundance
■I grain and cattle, which would render
it impossible to sind a good market sor
hem. We deem it prositable to send our
grain to the West-Indies, subject to sull
■reight, insurance and duties ; but we
nust sind it more so to send them to the
southern states, at hals costs and charges
>s the same kind, except duty, srom
vvhich they are sree in the coasting trade.
I have the honor to be, dear sir, you l
respectsul humble servant, ..
Philadelphia , Oct. 10, IBor.
Mount Enon Grammar School.
THE gentleman who commenced
Grammar School, on Mount Enon, th
sirst ot September, srom circumstances
vvhich it is not material to state, having
discontinued it, the public are hereby re- :
ipectsully insormed, that another teach !
er os eminence may be expected to open j
hat school on the sirst day os January. 1
At that time, children will be received
on the Mount, by Mr. Joil Hill, win
is promptly surnishing a genteel boarding
house, sor their accommodation, Thi-v
may go with or without bedding, at the
discretion os parents. I hose who sur
rush that article will be charged but eigh
ty dollars per annum paid quarterly, it
advance, sor diet, washing and attend
ence. Others must expect to pay a tri
sle more. Lhe undersigned is authoriz
ed to add, that ladies arid gentlemen who
may visit Mount Enon, will meet with
goodentertaiumentat Mr. Hill’s.
H. HOLCOMBE.
ITT* All printers in the state, sriends
to science, are requested to give the a
bove a sew insertions in their usesul pa
pers.
November 19, t 807.
lor sale at this Os. ce, the T rials o/Mayo
and Love.
-Open to AH—lnsluenced by None.
so A* EI( '. A A’ E n S.
LONDON, October 12.
A Morning Print os this day saVs—
Divisions have, it is notorious, lor a
j < time back prevail d among
linisters with rtgird to the course to
■ pursued relative to the Island os Zea
uiil. Some have contended sor the pro
, nety and practicability os ret dining pos
•ssion os it, while others hive main
< ined quite a contrary oniniun. At
! ngth, however, we understand, they
1' ve becom unanimous irt this rcsolu
on—to occupy the place until the ice is
about to set in—namely, until the micl
ce os December. Hut besore our sorce
svacuate, it is proposed to destroy the
* isenal, the Fortisications os Cronen-
Dtrg, and the Crown Batteries. The
n- cessity se»r demolishing the hitter is said
t > be imperious, because, according to
'G- opinion os our engineers, they are,
<l, their present state, is properly pre
r -ed and manned, sussicient to withstand
Mst attack os the whole British Navy.
1 ‘d>:ed they are stated to he quite unas
s. ila’ilo with any essect by sea. Upon
the land su\«, they may be approached,
but with dissiculty ; a battery os 60 pieces
ot cannon, which was quite complete,
was about to play upon them, when the
cupitulation was proposed and concluded,
.ue destruction os these batteries is con
shlered essentially necessary, not only to
n rider the passage os the Sound practi
cable, but to place any material approach
l>v sea to the harbor os Copenhagen, with
in the scope os possibility. These Crown
Butenes are, in sact, considered the
stsungest sortisications in Europe, and
ib ;r total demolition is thought os, is the
Ci urt os Denmark shall persist in its hos
ti ty. It is added according to insorma
tisi we have received, that our comman- 1
d)r,are to intimate to the Danish Gov
e : neat the resolution os this Country
s* LspaiX.n u licet oi ooscrvation in the |
Sound as early as the srost will permit ;
and that any attempt to re-construct new
sortisications at the Arsenal, Cronenburg,
or the Crown Batteries, will be consider
ed by us as an indication os hostility, a
gainst which our sorce will be directed
to act.
“ Is a French or Danish sorce os any
consideration, should sind its way into
Zealand in the course os the winter, the
batteries lest standing would render any
impression by our sorce utterly impracti
cable. It is understood to be determin
ed, that our shipping shall pay no Sound
duties in suture, and that the navigation
shall not be interrupted. Is the amount
os these dues annually paid by our rner
chanty heretosore be correctly stated to
us, the saving to our commerce by th<
new arrangement, will be considerable.
1 he expense os the Expedition to Co
penhagen is likely to be, we arc assured,
iitlle less than sour millions,”
VVe have this morning received a Got
tenburgh Mail with intelligence up to the
.idinst. It does not bring any thing os
much importance. i here is a report
that we ate going to request the deposit |
s the King os Sweden’s sleet. VVhc- j
her our magnanimous Ally will require ,
die same kind os cogent arguments which j
were made use os with the Danes, we
! icnow not; but we think compliance with 1
i our request will be rather grating to bis
| seelings. Our Commanders besore Co
i p-nhagen seem to hold out considerable
encouragement to the Danes to induce
them to bring provisions—but vve seat
without much essect.
Genoa, September 1.
Admiral Collingwood, is still in the
Archipelago, where he collects the whole
naval sorce which was hitherto in the Le- ,
vant and at Malta, in order either to r»- I
new the attack on the Dardanelles, is the |
l arks should not conclude a peace with |
England, or attickthc Russian sleet un ]
det the command os Admiral Siniavm
in case the Emperor os Russia should
manisest any hostile intentions against
England,
Irani the New-Tork Gazette.
Capt. Doane lest London on the 2d os
Oct—he insorms that theU. States sch’r
Revenge, had arrived at Portsmouth
where Mr. Munroe was to embark soi
America in a sew days, hia baggage hav
inn been packed up sor a w «k, Mr.
Pinckney was to act in his absence. It
was reported, that the British would not
give up the right os search, even os ship*
os wir, sur their stamen—that there was
hut little prospect os an accommodation
between the two governments—that the
British had given orders to detain all A
merican vessels bound to or liom ene
mies ports—that the blockade os the Kms,
Elb and Weser, was raised about the 20th
September—that Copcnhigen had sur
rendered ; the Danish sle*ct was to be
manned by volunteers sent srom England,
and was soon expected to arrive in B i«
tish ports—that another expedition wu»
to carry 20,000 troops, supposed sor
South America—and that slat-bottomed
boats were building sor this service-—that:
the Madeira exp ditiott had not sailed,
but rendi zvoused ost Cork.
A letter srom Mr. Hawker, dated
London, September 18, to capt. Stevens,
os tbe Sansorn, “ says, Mr. Munroe is
going to America, Mr. Pineknev will
act, and -although you may hear that hia
going looks like hostility, it is not so;
however, I learn, that this government
have determined to search all muu <1
ships sor British seamen, and it is s.i d
a proclamation will he issued in a clay or
two to this essect.”
I he London Star os September 28,
says, “ We arc insormed, and wi believes
our insormation is cornet, that our go*
veminent isresolved to retaliate on France
by a proclamation, exactly on the model
os the late French decree os blockade.
Not only the coasts os France and luly,
but os every European state under the
n.sluence and control os Napoleon, as id
so, all soreign dependencies so circum
stanced, will be declared in a state osc’
blockade, and all vt ssels going to, or
coming srom any os them, will be declar
ed legal prizes.
. “ I bis will settle at or.ee the clamours
, oi iliv A o i lean, i ~.jp, vsing thiir r ight,
to trade with tbe French colonies, tally
ing, or pretending to carry their produce
loan American port, and asterwards to
re-ship the same sor Bordeaux and oilier
French ports.
“ We understand, that the desinitive
answer given by ministers to Mr. Mun*
roe, (who has not yet taken his depar
ture) was exactly consormable to the prin
ciples that arc about to be adopted. Mr.
Munroe, it seems, was instructed to de
clare, that should the British govern
ment resuse to concede the points de
manded by America, the non-importatii*n
net would be immediately ensorced,
t he reply was, “ I am commanded b y
iris majesty to insorm you, that the issue
.} such an order by the American go
vernment, ivill be considered and held
is a declaration os WAR.”
“ Ou the points respecting the right
d search, Mr. Munroe was insorm' d,
hat this country will maintain its right
iot only respecting goods, but seamen,
not even excepting American ships os
war.
“ lhe last Lisbs u mail brought Intel
; bg nee os the intention os the Portuguese
j government to emigrate to the Brazils*
I It is said an application has been made
i to our government to assist them in exe
cuting ibis plan.”
Tram the American Citizen,
Scalping! —The ensuing extraordinary
paper, is copied srom pag'-s 85 and 86 os
the “ Mtdical Repository sor May, June
and July, 1807,” edited by Di's. Mitch
ell and Miller. II tbe reader peruses it
without indignation and honoi, he cum
have no envier os his seelings. Ihe edi
tors are entitled to the thanks os the com
munity sor procuring and embodying m
• heir excellent work, this singular uis
i) itch. At the prestnt moment, when,
| 1 think, v/e arc ou the ev*- os a war with
1 England, it will be sound particularly in
eresting.
Method os writing practised hy the Se
neca Indians os Nrw-Tork .”
“ During the revolutionary war, all
the six n ub ns os Iroquois, except tbe
Oneidas, joined the tm my. lhe b.ha
lour os the Mohawks Onondago, S' ne
ss, Cayugas and ( uscaroras, was ss
murderous and destructive, that tb< sa
uous expedition under Gen. Sullivan wan
nadc. I bis broke their sorce, and isoy
never rallied again. But th: Ir
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