Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

From the Federal Republican.

Planters of Tobacco.—Permit me to ask you to pause and reflect. To continue to grow the article of tobacco on this continent under the present circumstances, will be productive of ruin in a great degree to all concerned. The quantity of tobacco already accumulated, from several crops being unconsumed, and remaining in the country is much greater than was ever known before, and occasioned to be so from the attempted degradation of the honest American merchants and their deprivation from trade, brought on by the caprice of the rulers in our government. If you will persevere in the growing of the article of tobacco, it must give addition to an inexhaustible stock already made for which there is no vent, and not likely to be opened soon to any extent. The French jacobinical tyrant Bonaparte rules the continent of Europe with arbitrary and uncontrolled sway. He has clearly declared by his edicts and already practised notions that he means to exclude the import into the continent of Europe of all articles of luxury, as far as it is in his power; but at all events to exclude their free vendition on the continent of Europe, which precludes from you the prospect of getting rid of your tobacco, so as to give you, who make the article, any advantage. There may be an insidious mode of trade from this country to the continent of Europe to be enjoyed by men who must not say that they are friends to those who cultivate our soil; or that they are friends to this country; it is self evident that they are not. Reflect that the article of tobacco has not been consumed to any extent since our restrictive arrangements commenced, as what cannot be obtained, must be done without. We are still the holders of that article, which might in a great degree have been regularly consumed. My views in this communication are towards saving the interests of a valuable part of this community—cease to cultivate the article of tobacco as rapidly as possible; and permit me to suggest that each possessor of tobacco at present, ought to hold it over for a price as far as it in his power. As necessity compels sales—put forward to sale the seconds and most inferior of the first quality, as these qualities are most liable to decay from long keeping. The price to be obtained for inferior qualities of tobacco will be found to be proportionably the best.—

My countrymen reflect, that the continent Europe and our continent assimilate very much as to their varieties of climate, on which account we may be, and are virtually rivals in the natural product of soil. We ought to endeavour to act accordingly.—

Cultivate to prevent importation, and for the supply of the islands. We ought to import from no country that does not allow us freely to be secure in our exports to them should we reach their ports in safety.