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and those in Pennsylvania at a price beyond the 

 reach of a poor man, he must go to the west from ne- 

 cessity. IJut that is not the case, — our lands are be- 

 lieved to be as low priced, as those beyond the Ohio; 

 and much more so, when tliere is taken into calcula- 

 tion (as there ought to be) the expense of the journey. 

 Another important circumstance in our favour, is a 

 much better market for the sale of our productions, 

 and the purchase of necessary articles. This is im- 

 portant at all times, but peculiarly in war, when the 

 Mississippi, the only inlet or outlet of the whole 

 western country, may be blockaded by a hostile 

 fleet. 



Speaking of a hostile fleet, we are reminded of the 

 necessity of a navy of our own, and of Commerce, 

 without which a navy cannot exist. Let it not be 

 supposed, that the interests of Agriculture and of 

 Commerce are at variance. On the contrary, they 

 are inseparable. Of this the Agriculturists of tlie 

 United States have had good proof. No persons on 

 earth have profited more by commerce. During the 

 long wars of Europe, the staple productions of the 

 middle States sold at double price, and those of the 

 southern States were very high, both during the war 

 and after. Those prices were produced, in part, by 

 the iuilux of wealtli, \\hich occasioned an increased 



