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What are Congress doing? Is a question
daily asked, and which may be answered in
4 few words, and in the same way John and
Ned Idler replied to similar question from
their master, viz John, what are you abOutt
nothing, sir-What's Ned doing help
ing lne sir. Mr. Macon's navigation act
has not been decided upon, tho the prevail
ing opinion now is, that it will, as it is SAID
the president is in favour Of it On the ex-
pedienoy Of this measure, various opinions
are entertained but unless we are deceT.
ed in our calculations, should this bill. he
come the law of the land, its operation viii,
if possible Re more destructive to the pros
perity Of the United States, particularly The
northern ones, than even The late dctetsabe
and rainous embargo. Notwithstanding
its seeming impsytiality, i will be almoh
exclusively hostile towards England. Ift
does excite spirit OF retaliation on tie
par. of Great Britain, 50 far a, least as to
exclude u s. vessels from her ports, or to
the levying such duty np0n them, A. viii
in fact amount To prohibition the con-
sequence viii be a speedy fa.l ID the prize
of lum.>er and the produce Of our FARMS
The policy Of our democratic rulers prOmI.
ses only disposition 10 gc from bad 70
worse.