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March 12. Page v. mMU:': should firmly re I acuual l,da, their rtcogViU- :.eu,rt. rcroc!aa u &n exam- i irrt von nrr I . .' t..f f MX . ' v: V . r ricv-i : waged, iitcom. . ccJ f?T f ,uw ihc right sueited by the -faenccottnt, r . . . I parent cou a,)sclute .ndtfitBJcoc Th J -', one,lhu.8jUcdcivce was repelled.' But the VVnment would have reJiaquiahcd ', JsnRe ol uxit"on, The. founder J 4 Ylthe TVs saw,howeveri tbatthtre wts to our i,hort of independence, and they a V ecufoUr independence -When nations ch yiged in war, tliose rights io controvcr. r.ich are not acknowledged by the traaty ajac,are abaridand s And who is pre id to say thai American' ieimen- shall be f 1 rendered, the" victims, to the British princU v e of impressment f And, air,; what is this i principle ? She contends' that she has a right . to the service of her" own subjects,; that, io the exercise of this right, she may lawfully inv . i press them evcrf although the finds them in , . ,out v.JsseU,:arW.ihe high' sAs, without her lurisdict'wo. Now. X dey thai she , has any ' ' richt. Without herH&risdictionl'tQ "come oa board ourvessels, upon the h:U seas, fyr any - V other jmrpose but In "parsuk tt. enemies, or their goods; or goods contraband; of wftr '' . 1 But she 'further contends Jthat. her': subjects "ti Cannot' renounce their allegiance -to- her and , contracts; new obligation to , other sovereigns. X do hot mean' to go Into the general, question i "oftW right of, expaViation. lf as is contend ; ' ved, all nations deny it, all nations at the same w.-f time admit and practice the right of naturali , , nation.' , Great Britain herself docs., G. Bri i tainV Jn'the.'verv case of foreign, seamen, tm- looses, perhaps", fevrer restraints upon naturali- ! , ;j y.ation than any oiner nwon tinen ir su '--.'.jeai cannot -break theif ' original tdlegiar.ee. I , - J--"-L .y--Js'f. UJ. ilt u-f out, latVe fttcenu of miagted dlsttess and Mrd. Is y fj1 w I tt&m jojJ. r; Oh ! bow likrd U oy ti. Ixw ueQ I I will Dot imagine th dreaifut catastrophe to which ht would be driven by Jua ahandoa neat of hint to his opprcssoru will mol be, it cannot tw, that his country wiU refuse him protection C - .- ' .t .."- i i UK SJ.a, ln V. I. nl wm wi wr wmin to make a satisfactory aVrangemrnt of the tvb- jett ofimprtisnient ; arid that Mr. King had nearly coociudca one prior o m ucpariure from that countn-. Let us hear what that minister says upon hw return to America, i Ib his letter dated at N. York in July, 1803, after giving an account of his attempt to form an arrangement for the protection of our seamen. and his interviews to this enp with JUorcJs liawkesbury and St. Vincent; and stating that when he had supposed the twrrn of a con--l,tt it all linnet hWa a po?rerfiX optrauoo upon aim t Other gentle ra en consider the invasion f that coaatry as wicked and ufljouiabJe (u jahaluta arc represented as unoffcndio, coanected with those cf the borderfcjj araus &f a thousand tender, ties Interchanging acts of. kindness, and all the offices of good neigh honrhood Canada, said Mr. C innocent ! Canada unoffending ! Is it not lH' Canada that! the tomahawk of the savage has been mould ed tut? m death like form f From Canadian marazjnes. Maiden and others, that those supplies have beenJUsued which nourish and sustain me inuiaa nvMumcs . auppiics wuivu panics, art to Dearly, c qui potted that out tfy or 33,000 votes, these, who t permed sxj tot eportitg it, lost the eleaioo I y only lOct or 1500 votes; In Massachusetts a!cpe hi, they obu'rncd .ny coosiderallc- kcccisicA. H we comet New York, we shall find that o thrrli local causes have iniuencrd 1 cr clecticBs. Vbat cause. Sir, which existed JVr dec!;?, tag the war has been rt&um d I We, stc indemnity for the past axd ucmUySur tlia ture. The orders in council 'are uspeRdf( not revoked : no compensation for apcliatlctt. Indian hostilities, which were" fcef'tc secret!" iu3iiguiu, vvrw upemr cDcouraga ( ar.U ,h h4v enabled the savtgf hordes to butcher the practice of impressment unrcmiuiiigly'prrstM garrisou; of Chicago, and to commit other a DU ,0"ea upon, sei agminiatratloQ horrible muiderii? WM it not by the joint co-'hasj given the strorgtst derooustruons Jt, operation of Canadians and Indians that a re.h of peace. On the 29th Juqe kss thaa mote American fort. MichinmacVinac. was cn days alter the dedartion of war. tbe.Se fallen i upon and reduced, in' ignorance of a -cretarv of State wrius to Mr. HussclVaailo of war? But, sir, how soon have the rising him to agree to an armistice, upon Wfj sition changed. When adminifttration condiursoi.ly, and what art they i Thattlxt ODDOS was striving, by the operation ot peaceful oruers ia touncu sncuiu oe rapesje attach; mrasuris, to bring Grrat Britain back to a practice ffc Imp resting American. stJamtn, sense of justice, they wx re for old fashioned ctase those already itr.prcsse'd Uiug released, war. And now that they have got old fash- The proposition wia fur oothiog siore.lhan a ioned war, their sensibilities are cruelly shock- RE1- ff i lhat the war ihtuld in fact ceais ed, and all their sympathies are lavished upon on both sides. w,'- the harmless inhbttnt of the adjoining pro- Again .on me ar.h July, one month later, venuon were airreed upon, a new pretention was set up (the mare clatuum,) he concludes : t regret not to have been able to put this busi ness on a satisfactory footing, knowiug as I do, its very great importance to both partii-s ijbar. I flatter myself that I have not misjadged the interests of our owh country, in refusipg, to live of more extensive eviU than those it was! vincev What does a state of war present? anticipating a pcfsible objctioo.$t ttmsrrea4 6ur aim to prevent The tenttet f W iveWi The jiaited Energies of one people arrayed a- aoflaue as Chey are Mr. lonroe ettpoitra. Mr.' ctation, on this attair is a"o iuur civenuune'S111 "c lul"ulucu cucijjiis nnviii --. --r ynnw recent conversation between MrcJKussell and contact in wnicrr eacn party aims to icnict au uMv.,u.r.u.r-u ..Vii.dtpiucniabaiir Lord Castlereagh, communicated to Congress, the injuries u can, by sea and land, upon the mose potnis.; ;areumwer enemy taol during its present session. I&rd Castlereagh territories, property and citizens of the other, c a promuuion o : whs eaipioyment qiha says to Mr. Russell subject only to the rules of mitigated war seamen in our service, thuarernuv ir.g entirely Indeed, there has evidently been much I practised oy civuizea nations, ine gentle- k---"- r"": .u.pico;,ntni.. misapprehension on this subject, and an erro neous belief entertained that an arrangement in than the facts will warrant. Even our friends j The same humane spirit wbuld spare the sea- Pacifi advances met by the other party i, Re.t ; rnrm i mn tKrP hn cri nnrrti men and Boldiera cf the enemv. The sacred jectcd as absolutely inadmissible, cavils art) in- to eoineto war with us, have been so confident! person of his Majesty must not be attacked, dulged famous the inadequacy of Mr. RusseUV in this mistake, that they have ascribed the , for the learned gentlemtn, on the other side, failure of such an arrangement solely to the ; are quite familar with the maxim,, that the misconduct of the American government. , king can do no wrong. Indeed, sir, I know man would not touch the continental provin- he very proposition which the,, gymletoan ces of the enemy, nor I presume, for the same from Connecticut (Mr. Pitkin) costds oughf reason, her possessions in the West-Indies to be made has ben raade- Wow are these 'tract a'new allegiance. What i$ the effect of This error probably originated with Mr. King, of no person on whom we may make war, up- this double obligation? Undoubtedly, that the for being much esteemed here,and always well I ;' Bovereicn,-having, the pbssession pt'lhe sub- I received by the persons in power, he seems to ' r jectV would have' the right ta the aetvices of have powers, anu the want ot an act of congress is intimated. And yet the contsant usage of nati ons, I believe, is, where the legislation cflona party is uecessary tOCarry mtaetlect a given misconstrued their readiness to listen to on the principles of the honorable gentleman, stipulation, to leave i to the contracting yarr. but Mr. Stephens, the celebiaud author of V provide thtjreqmaitt Jaws. II he fail to do : :i .u- i ,.a f so, it is a breath OJ cood faith and a iihi.rf y i-nwae&ntntrrc onI tn.lr uiorm nrrf.oQmnc ' rt ',. of hit primitive 'sovereign,-' he may -resume of a disnpsition to remove the complaints of'ini 'i vhia richt to his services, of which the subiect, America in relation to impressment, into a sup- i l lbv his own act. could not divest himself. But posed conviction on their part of the proprie. H . ' Vie primitive sovereign csn have no right to ty of adopting the plan which he had propos ji; 'rV'goia questof hia,outof,hispn jurisdiction, ed. But Lord St. Vincent, whom he might . W: into "the .jurisdiction of another soverei-A, or have thought he had brought over to his opi ' ,1 v'tionh the high seas, where there exists either nions, appears never for a moment to have ;j . . i no jurisdiction, .or. it. helonga -to the nation ceased to regard all arrangement on the eub ; f r o owing the ship "navigating them. BuV sir, ject to be attended with formidable, if not in- ! this discussion is altogether useless. . Jt is not' surmountable obstacles. This is obvious from ectionable as it is. a ltrtter which his Lordship addressed to bir principle, ipbi : :that wro are alone to lookit is to hr practice '-J.no matter what iruise she Duts on. It ia in 'X'r-t vain io assert" the! .inviolability tof ;the t obliga- i i . tion of allesiance. It is in vain to set up the ; ' A tleaof neeessiry, and to ftllcdge that she can i ' I not exist .without the" impressment of HER ' i " seamen, The naked truth is,' she comes, dv ,s,'her press-gangs', on borrd'of our yesscls, sei- nd DTTR native seameol a well as naturalize It is the erroneous the orders in council, or the board of admiral- so? " 13 a Q' cactr 01 S90;a faith and a subject of who authorise and regulate the practice of suuscqni remonstrance, by the mjuieaarv presBment' l'' Wbcn Mr Russe11 renews the overture, The disasters of the war admonish us, tye a what.wa .ended as a morr agreeaUft are told, of the necessity of terminating the 1U,",."J u"c governraeni, Aru Vastle- contest. If our achievements upon the land rf 18 n.ot .comLent, Wlth, Pf rejection, but h9v, hen tnlmtWA than thS nf nur in. " language OI JllSUlU AItei trepid seamen, it is not because the American soldier is less brave. On the one element organization, discipline, and a thorough know ledge of thtir duties exist, on the part of he officers and their men. On the othei, almost evety thing is yet to be acquired. We have however the consolation, that our country a wards in conversation with Mr. Russfell.; the1 moderation of our governmeni is misinterpret ted and made the occasion of a sneer, that e arc tired of the war The proposition of Ad miral Warren is submitted in a spirit not mole pacific. He is instructed, he tells us, tp' pro; pose mat tne government ot the U ShalJ in- William Scott at the time." Here Lord Cas ucrcat" rcau icvici , vuuuiu iu wc icwiih uuuiius Willi mc i iciicsi inaici ims, ituu uki in i n i V- . . . . k"1 heforerhim,in which Lord St. Vincent states no instance, when engaged in action, W our ' - T Ttr wf? Hf . i fit p. -I I L -T . 1 !1 I A r to Qir vvffl. ocou inc z.cai tiu wnicii iur. arms Deen larnisnea. ni urownsiown ana King had assailed him on the subject of im- Queenstown the valor of veterans was dis played, and acts of the noblest heroism were pressment, confesses his own perplexity and total incompetency "to discover atiy practica ble project for the safe discontinuance of that practice, ana asas ior counsel ana aavice. Thus you see (proceeded Lord Castlereagh 1 that the confidence of Mr. King on this 6ub- S : ' drigs them into her servicer ? l: J roo then . ftf the "assertion of an ' . - I. r i ; principle and a practice not Uion.tof roable to ject wua enureiy uuiounueu. ! '-the principle-a principle hichi Tf. it , were . Thus it is apparent, that, a i theorhetically riffht, must be'.' forevef ,-practi- the enemy been willing to pi bounds with the richest materials, and that in na,que"ana rtpn, . . , j ... - . . sal acramst British ships, toKcthtr with al or an ders:and instructions for any acta of hostility wimiever agamsi ine territories ot tus majesty or the persons or property of his subjects. Tu.. n ir i. !. i ii. J, . , a , i c biuuu 4 umr uemif sciticu. ne is lurtneft performed. It is true, that the dibgrace of , , n j 6 . . , " U .. . . . . , a- rP... . authorised to arrange as to the revocation ol thft I at no time, has k,.Ari,ti-lto riffht. must be' forever .nracti- the enemy been willing to place this subject cally wrong. We are toid. py gentlemen m on a aaiwiMtwry iuuu8 ; n,um. '..-tlie ODDositioni thatsrovernment has not. done 1ft J-.- !...tk.4 ' tn't A ! rt wriit just cause or i compiainii oa uic pn wj urca , O - V, I ' after of the overtures made of administration since the war. The Hon. Gentleman from New-York laws which interdict the commerce and shb of war of his majesty Jram the harbors. , and waters of the TJ. States. ; This messenger of peace, comes wrth one Detroit remainea to De wipea ott. J his is a subject on which I cannot trust my feelings, it is not fitting I should speak. But this much I will say, it was an event which uo human r I J i ..i fi. .u: u " , u .i j qualined concession in his pocket not mad: administration cannot be justly censured ?. in,n,.nfBll, ,i ,.,,ir It was the parent of all the misfortunes we ZLiX ZZZZTm . have experienced on land. But for it, the In dian war would have been in a great measure prevented or terminated ; the ascendency on lake fine acquired, and he war pushed 'per (M r. Bleeclter) in the very sensible speech haps to Montreal. With the exception of protection huthorised'by the, act 'of. ifdr, are with which he favored the committee, made jthat event, the war, even upon theland, has 1 ,v- fraudulently used. I- Sir, rov'ernment has done one observation that did not comport with his ! been attended by a series of the most brilliant ' too" much in granting those paper protections, usual 'liberal .'and enlarged views. It was that ( exploits, which, whatever interest they may ' I cao" ttcvel" think-, of them , without being those who are most interested against the 'inspire on this side of the mountains, have shacked; They resemble the assess which j practice of impresstUjCnt did not desire a Con-, given the greatest pleasure on the other. The J I - . the master grants, to. fus negro. sivre. . " l-et 'I the bearerj Mungo; pass and re-pass fwithcut I .,,-.,Wiolestation,Hi,i Whafdo they ' snny I That . )'' ' Great Britain has driftht to take all who are f not'"prOvided.''Ffom their very.; nature they , I 'If must he liable to 'abuse on both sides. If G. I ' Britain desires a mark by which she can know i'f V her own Subjects,1, let ;her give, them, an ear j ' jftark,":.' The colors that . float from the mast tinuadce' of the war on account of it, whilst those (the southern and western members) who had no interest in it, were the zealous advocate of the American seamen. : It was a provincial sentiment unworthy of that gcotle- man. It was on? which, in a change of coo dittotihe would hot express, because I know he could not feel it. Does not that gsntle man feel for the unhaDDV victims of the toma hawk in theJ Western country, although his expedition under the commandl of governor Edwards and col. Kussell to lake Piorr on the Illinois, was completely successful. So was that of capt. Craig, who, it is said, ascended that river still higher. General Hopkins des troyed the Prophet s town. We have just re ceived intelligence of the gallant enterprise of cpl. Campbell. In short, sir, the Iudian towns have been Swept from the mouth to the source of the Wabash, and a hostile country has been penetrated tar beyond the most daring incur sions of aav campaign durintr the Jormi-In- tnderthe flag (notbelog enemies) are protect-1 there be a description ot rights wwen, rnore jaian, war -vaas more cool, deliberate bv the flair. -U if impossible Jhat thn than any other .aBowig u"J" iwiojflravTry aiapiayeu, than that by iMewman's s f " tu i. irt Jaf-Ptv rt ni: and th tntlemen Quarter of the union may be exempted from 1 1 V; t,.w i. btitlrt the rate that all whoiail similar "barbarities I I am sure he does. Jf V,. ". - : . V.H" i I k;. n lAar vinHfttl F TIT i nli-ndifl nVinhifB Let this titfhts ot the person, pio matter what his r -r -. ',. ; ' i ., v.- ... t . ... . should visit one'of them in his oppressor's midst the dangers pf the deep, or draws it from '? rlftn. and attemnt to reconcile! him. to.Vis thehowels of the earth, or from the humblest wretched condition.. She Wculd say to him,6ccupations of mechanic life ; whenever the in the language of gentlemen on, the .other, j sacred rights ot an American ireeman are, as ir ' tviftn. in realize vou. but Icauhot. infctohun. ms a cold, sterile, and mhospita Ai t r .1 a. .... n vi( nf Mn.i. IM n-ffinn. ' And vet. such are the allure- ii Tay son,ngns ur yuu. ; uo ui ' : : , - - 'tr.it mnckertf . he would address her ludg I ment$ whicn it oners, tnai mc same gewif man iiV-nn-nWAme'. mv conntrv aoDrehends4hat,if it be annexed to the L nit- t r ' protection I owe you, in return obedience, ed States, already too much weakened bj an I am no British, subject, I am a nauve: ot 01a extension 01 wmwiy, H.w-waHw vours t". Appeaung 10 iut ji" v t-i , - - , Continue. "Ilostlhis eye in fighting under 5ood behaviour of the.. tnemyBut he w.U . Truxton with the In.urgente i got his scar not eniorce tne nona. ae auu ,toUquc . r u. rnr 1 inoli j I bfoke this leg 00 board the ot that country wouia, accoruitrg 10 ium,nai4 ' when' the Guerriere,tfuck.V If no Impression upon the enemy, and yet the ve party from Georgia. And the capture of the Detroit, and the destruction of the Caledonia (whether placed to our maritime or land ac count) fur judgment, skill and courage ion the part of Lieutenant r-lliott, has never been surpassed. It is alledged that the elections in England a- in favor of the ministry, and that those in this country are against the war. If in such a cause (saying nothing ot the impurity 6t their electidnsj the people of that country s have ral lied around their governments it affords a saiu- : . ..'. .i 7 ' . . 1 . - 1 tary lesson 10, tne peopie nere,wnoat an haz. ards ought to support theirs, struggling as It is to maintain' our just rights. ' But the 'people here have not been false to themselves, a great majority approve uic war, as is evinced oy the recent re election of the chief 'magistrates Suppose it were even true, that an entire sio uon 01 tuc ; uiuvu were opposeu to, tne war, that section being a minority; is the will of the majority q be relinquished I In that, section, the real strength' of the opposition, had been greatly exaggerated, Vermont has,' by two ULU9tlG III liCI VIMIllUn, apprOVeU powered to receiye aur homage, the contrite retraction of all our measures adopted; against his master ! And in default,' he does tipt'fail to assure us, the orde rs in council arte to be, forthwith revived. Administration, still anx ious to terminate the war suppresses t,he in dignation which such a proposal ought tq have Created, and in its answer concludes by infoi'nl-' ing Admirul Warren, u that if there 'be nbot jection to an accommodation of the diperetice relating to impressment in the mode proposed,! uiucr tuaii inc suspension vi tne iJriush cJaita to impressment during the armistice, there caa be none to proceeding, rvtthout ihe wgiulieci to an immediate discussion and arrangement of an article on that sul)ject.' Thus.it has left the door of negotiation unclosed," and it remains to be seen if the enemy will except the invation tendered to him.- The honorable. gentleman fipm N. , Carolina (Mr. Pearson) supposes, .that if CongreswovJdL pass, a la prolttiogiW employment of British aeamtji m our service, upor, condition .of a like prohf uiuon on tneir parr, ana repeat the, act ot non importation, peace would immediately follow. Sir, I have no doiibtif such a law were uassed. wini an mc icquiaue soiemniuts, ana the re peal to take place, X.orcJ Castliieagh- would laugh at our simplicity. No, sir, adminisira- tipn aas errea in me-steps which It has. taken to restore peace, but its error has bcen.&ot is uunig iuu uus in uciraymg too great a so j licitudtf for that event. ' An honoiable iicacc i is attainabld only by ah elHcient war "r-- i i My plan would be, to call put the ample re i sources of the country. eiVe them a iurliciduj direction, prosecute the war, With the." utmost vigour,trike whertver'we can reach the "ehe-1 ray, at sea or land, and rlegociate the' terms .of j a peace at Quebec or, Halifax. - Wc are. told that England is a proud and lofty Ration, that disdaining to wat for danger, meetst half way. . Haughty as , she is, 'we t5e " triumphed , over' her, and, if we do not listen to the councils ol , timidity, and despair, we shall agaW prevail. In such a cause," with the aid of Providence, we t mnst come out crowned with '. tucctss 1 but if we 'fall, let us"fali like meciash ourselves to i our gallant jtars, arid expire together in our iDuinwu 3u-u?ie, ngnung tgj osz:
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