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RAL: EIGH R t-J3- AND North-Carolina Slate Gazette, Our are the plan of fait delightful Peace, Utwarp'd by party rage, to live like Brothers No.' 550 THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1810. JL. XI- L WHIG PRINCIPLES. Yew thr h'nquircr. srnxn of mh. smmons. ivf-rr the vote wan uk(n in the lluse of ,-:iUUf s n Mr- liiics's resolution-,, ' tiiii It - a spark t'-om the ultar ..t"7 . i '- t!f it rt iiiiiri4n.li-. 1 rvrr t rfiicMniun he i-vcr u miu-sh J in f( ,1141 .. . - - 1-- - - i- uscT.lly. a . . rii u . i rii'k i state ol New. iork he . i i i Vend m "pp iii-ii to x ltcpuhlica.. shall he go ! Since his nu'ierou- ar-'V.Y:t-nwti-.l with the tr-d-rit htit n,jci failed cn the Ma id of S'- Damin- , r,,'!.lS ul ..Hi.t i... c.-u-.w.- a.c . h n he w ihe lu!oriuu i !i.rls , Vk, r,- tuxdf to exculp .te Jtikon ul our -u d vcni.iK-m, pa. l.i i.. I; j a-.-l i'.-ili,i) eti'iM linlc .. .li iic icctc.lcd m il. bite ; Mr S . . .. ( t .;e Mkc an .iim i icn. r . i i . . r . i . . i . . i:f ul 5JIC ncriH tij i:it- r. im- he -- hi. fir .1 p..- t itii- - - . j I. tthcre thev l.i-..i tliroii !i a v I nn.'S Ttic r-lvcs ut liii it.-,'4-- were almost rottel oii, ill consC . ,," .he c ueltK s which he uHerr i ,t a tt i)i ier, then, a:k a cMitfin;..ia- t.i ,t Hi u- rit)k inuii ill uui n.!e . I. -r, l.o I.K. I.I a . , iiii- vi of u uVUisn adherent ' tJliUiHl n: , licit lit u, uar: l.:Hrt,tio!it the-sainesiatv- it. t .iiii'' l l I ; i3Y.i.h , . m ;Ik- u tc ice vt the Unttsli ms- j r . t"..c 'ur eve, a maii like Mr. . , . , HKi-tet c"ns'.-i.mt of ,u!hc . . ,. . ,. ,i,i!,.iiun soUiier, MA mi t.r- ti,. ,i;U ii ue ol tiu jiJi'i . of . .t i n lech CS ol a iuii li.s In .id w uh ZC a il VVlill iCl'VK'; Ms. Swi s i i e wi'hs mc dif- !o s, ei. ; lul the r-jui-'C lnli t m c tv t-d..w-n, m .kv s it my in npen- j jvc ,.,i 'o my cootitutiv-, to give j r n .M.i'Hi. A member tiom New-; ; Mr. (iardenitr.) has .ippc a!et! to r.i.m"'- r- from that stair in paiiu u- I.-, r.xs ihiycould reconcile K t h:-ir tn i. rcia ivts and ntihuui. it .lay j i".,r th -Si resolu ioos now i.nderi n. and i .v.lctl a d'ussion. ' I h-v, in, been in ;.;c tubil , ii " t Jkiti in puMi . being cjded on in j , pt 'dic man er. I fhall proretd to. f iic r-.jvj'is on which my opinion 1 lsrr-A up. When thi is done, 1 shatl !j i r.ci rr. colf-ague who my Iriends, ! rl: -u..J n iKh rs were in the ft-j.hcr enemy's ports ct her witiidiuw t This I w.l! not d to urat ify ' . he remnant of ner arinirs bom H l- t.. r i'rm ui from N. York. 'ui mh h .1 ( I md, Spun und I'oruial, and watch a ' .liiHri tsan m y read hispccclu j j ni.t inveterate enemy which would ; 'S r specc ius fn :ks pj, d 2 lake the lir oppnr uni y to a tack lur c "r - h -rs a litiie, !e-t the) ahouhl . j tt lw.ue. Tnt se ivmaik on the situa h, V I had m -de up my opi n n on ; lion of England have b-.t n extorted Nn Mr Speaker, not on s.icir. f e i. tluir Icnu'hy speeches, but j c ;. i. more substantia on the i ; in e! iwcni'U vt vernuient r a 1 .t m, eommumcateil to this ' i: h i.,e Pit-sidcn on thi intar- i i e 1 j i ge I'oc cfrr, sjcin- j -.: o! no ; it aks for itsJI ; t- j v :iz ii can i cad jh'S jo''ge fr him- j :. an;i uut b. ni uc lik tv m foim a1 c a" t if.: pinu n tin.n from h: m st cl - 1 1 :i- .ctcii- s !. livcted in ihi i 1 us-. I n hcte! r- bt- sup. i lluou o make J j c.itx. ! .n !'i'.-'. S.r. I a p-ooalc the J !i . t o; t.r P. . sidv nt m the iiii.nis- f. Mr. J..tksoi, m as mu h as ajj v . n an I no rai-eons instill was ! ti ; o tjie iion. r n.d thgoiiy ol ihr 'j together again I 1) es he mean under t-i. n Ly M.. J i ksm. Wn t, Sri the old colon a! government ? Mi Ci ir : 1 'ae hi h- P tsidrnt stand alone .ienit r wis'u d to explain. Mr. Sim la v nn.is as Pr sid lit of ill L. ! ' n l mi h r. cap :cry he i to per ' 'h i Xv.ut vc ry, agrreabiy to f -t; - V l! : i; v, V t i C r , v i . t i - t; V.i l, :un Hh' a7Sof .',U rot in . ai.'S j s u h the- natioo mf-'h lo hi n. I hopr ihe timi h s not v (i, w ; ri a f-'Stign mini ti r vvi'h t ii sh !I harge the lUecutive ', a I .Is t (- d. That w s the tine ! hi ,1a!t.'ii .g and w hen he I Nt d 'o i!m t, lie ga n nsi-;- - j-s a jiu it i f fi t. If lie Pre ' i . ! r. c ved anv la thcr cuttioiU- '' he would fitv r haver loM in) .t-:iCf, ;. d, I beln ve. that of 'he '' l il support the Executive' ' iv jn,; ann lawful act to protect ' n. la.v aod independence tdcral it pub lean G vtrnunnl, ; '-nt a ep e-ientaiiv e, and at a-: ' , ?s h ni ! tia man, I have ! c. ajinv any f reign enemy n s :c 1 1 ton. 1 1 e ai e na rio" c . '" n h l ra tut pail i h our ' h in (ill l!;n v. whi. li h . rwr-ft r h In- b'. -d of thous.nds of -" l ' , .V . I " 1 T 1 1 . i . , U . .. I ... i - ii, in me I Hill III. u :() ss here is to hn-k to our- I m C'es ; I-, protect it, n n to k ! Wc hear u.urh t!k of the e t t i-w.. anu me succ t the r Our h- sine s nm iPthtm. in 'S txi.nu iiu lnht:r than to niuin- htin our national rights against their ! encroachment. and whe ever that sub " j: ct shall be acted on, I hall act on the sime princ iple as I do in relation to j England Let us do one thing first, or el-e 1 fear wc : hall do worse than no- thin. Is it our busbies, or can we ducct the French in their relition-i with ' othrr nations? The great Napoleon, as he has often been termed in this . I louse, is in 'he power of the God of ar i mies, as an axe or h tinner in the hands in .1 it ui iviii jii i ii' j tai jnti ill uiiiili r.i -i i ' s i rm i it i nim iir rinn n t v y r a r - l r i . i . i tlimu,lt ,. he :4S nnt ,1-,. r- - - o - " ----- incd for conquest in this quarter of the wo: Id, jf M.c.i an attempt should be nude We hear mm h of our wcak n 5s,& i. is insinu ted ti.a: this country w uld b cme an easy prey to Fiance. If we consider the distance between the j two countries, we sh II be convinced ; Fr ance could i.oi car v on a war w .th a pr.ispct of su cecs ; hut, S3y penile "-ck, the F'Jiish navy stands a bar in the way between us and l;'r4nce. I a, I we vrive up our nation d l ights ami ndep- nrl.nce to the bar,' (the Ftii;li-h ,, ,Vv.) we h ive nuoUntr wortii conteod fur. It we contend f r liberty and ;ie it up to l.nir a d. I r..n- ': could not take f oni us what we djd not pos sess. As tlii s. resolu ion i a matter of ind f feience between th"s ivrrnmeni and l'.nIjnd, I s!iall conllue mysrlf ntore to tht su!ject. W- hear repeated aain and air; n in debute h j reat power of the Ii-itish n y ; and much said ol our inabili y to ojpo e them. I dill, r in o j;i:iion w'uh ( ntl'-ir,e;i on this poini. 1 c nsider inc llrnih to be m a mit ii.r ulde si'iiiti n. ' It has b-.-tn the opinioo of poit'ical writers, that Fnland could nit loot; support her government with out albes against hrr pfiw. rful cntniie She is nearly if i a! ogelhrr exclud d Aooi her Kuropcan lilies. 1 br ieve he f)rein mi:iistei h ivt neady all reluin- Ctl home except tliis Ja . k-on, U I wish in my he irt lie was out of our ju' i cli lori ; he does no good here, but nia do much harm. This great ua'ion with her mvy, has rot enough t) d at ho p.e to blot.ka.Ic Qm me ai-iiust ny wish ; we have rui'liing to do with the aC'.nrs of other nation ., tx ept where ihvy i le-feit with us. Let us talk plain I say, gen- tlem-.n in oppo-itioti have advocated the cause ol ' Kugiand and degraded their ii gnvc nment. Th. ge;rde man from . '.rk has sai.r that Fnglar.d dd not encroach on the ri'rt s and ind-pendent c e,f the LT. S'a'cs, or words to that cficLt. I had taken n down, bu 1 have losi m notes it ii no m .tier , I h 'Ve the sub- stance in my heaJ. Again he say, u arc going to piss censure on the Mi .itt r of i great and powerful nation 1 Hit, Sic, witat dcs he mean when he ,vs. w he n shall E irlatld and we come mn;is insisril on the rules of i he House and was permitted to go on- Shall a y .ung lawyer, sa d he, whosp. keor de-j tained the Hjye. about eight hours, who ; knows n ithing about the revolution by winch our liber ies were acquired, a nl not much about many things he m y ! s ty in this II u-.e. embarrass the pro .. 't dings of Cof gress by speaking of , Sorni', punctilios a d m.my other terms In m y c:lleet fr m his law books ? J Eii'piet'e is of n conseq itnce to the 'n.tion, Sn I wish lo act on the prin ciple of the maiter, not the form the substance not the snadow. I am sent ! he if by freemen wh expect to be heard, 'and I wn! speak as a freeman. I con ' c- ive ihe two nations have newr been ( ogeth r since the dexlara ion of i ide penclt nee. Are nut the English war ing o ii' by plunderir.g our property on the h-gli seas, and impressing our seamen ! Must the Uritish (aleis in Council thro' their Courts of Ail nira-ty, be bindin . on us in all casts in our lawful com merce with other nations ? It is not 3 years since 'hat sham ful act commit ted on the fligatr Chrsapeake, when the Amerfcins received a deep wound, the.r blood was spilt in a cowardly m n ner ; when th y exptc ed they had me the r Iriciids. thev had thtir matches s burning. This shameful act, said the Ilritis'i government, was not authoris- j ctl ; although done by the immediate command of one of their admirals (Berklev) thM the government would un tke suitable reparation. Mr.tkthe re sult he prisontrs taken were forced J mto t heir service and there retain d, and i!te Uritiah minister who n ide an' ar riugenn ut on terms accepted by our government, h y say, was unauthoris ed rind so say the opposition to this resolution. In the dismissal of Mr. Jackson the President did an honou-a-le act and I b-lievt every one who considers it impirtiaMv, by rornmnn sense and the independent rights of the nation, will say -o. In the arrangement with Mr. Erskine, the President com mitted a fjult: It was to put too much fai h in ei tier the government or i;s ..reature the minister, or in both. 1 j forgave him, because he actetl the ho - j n st pait ; he however was not cautious j enough for deception. Our government nave always acted on the principles ol justice and right with England and a!l ! other f reign govemmen's, whilst they j n!v tried to em!) urass justice atid in-j vade our national rights. j .Much has been said about the. man- ier of n. go;idting ; it seems to be the ! pinion ol s me gentle nen that foreign J Ministers mu-it h ive instructions for j very act they do, and show them. Does ot reason t ach them otherwise ? 1, niglit then as well come direct from ii it government tooui-, u these au .( oar terms" h-.-te would br nr) uegocia ing. Is there any gentleman w-ho, with a moment's reflection, will btlitve thai the ihativh Minister at Copenh -gen showed to th- Danish government his. insuatctions, and the in'tntion ot his go- 1 1 jvernment to surpiise them, though in perfect peace ? Do noc we know th .t tiie Rri i h diplomacy is a vciy materijl ; put fr branch ol tin if government, by adiich they hav; had i' in tlu ir power o do rore mischief and bring .jnoie -obtusion and destructi.-n o:i other go vernments, than all their .tels and ur oiies could accompli h, when, if lb y nad told the truin w hr r? they were re eved at lort'tgn g e i n no n s, they oulvl have done Wiy little mischief? ts it not stat? -' in the Aunnal Itcgisier is a fact, tiu' th- p--o; 1 o .ndte, a lep irtmelil of i raii. e, received suppli s f powtkr and nionty from E igiaiul.by .vhich a most b oody civd war w is car- ( -ie,l on with ihe then Republic of France I Vou!d that and simi'ur acts have has j ened the dowuf-.l of the Fiench reput - uc, and estaniisnu a nionareiiy in : !ead, wtre not Uritish diplomacy em ployed in almost every part of Em ope r I ask if they have brought peace where hey have been received of late years ? ! lave we any reason to believe that tht j would act more favorably towards u I ban other tiations, if they couh'i divide ms, or if we were weak enough to con- ide in their fidelity Since we bait the examples of other divided nations brfore us, let us unite under the go vernment of our choice, take into consi deration tht real situ tion of our country, vvith a full dtte mination not to yield our national ' ights. England will soon g ve up her contemptuous policy tow ards us France Will be compelled to tespect us as a nation. The gentleman from N. Y. speaks I frequently of Washington 'whtre is no j m u holds Washington's name in high er veneration than I clo, and never suf fered any ccpsure on his character to pass before me in silence ; but, as much as I respect his fame, my national liber ty and independence I consider of much more importance. I have seen Wash ington- he appeared to be but a man of his good qualities no one doubts he is no more ? Afier his death he left us a legacy he lefi us . a free people, an independent nation, wtii h I, for my I part, am determined to support ; and hose won will n )t, should not talk about j Washington's princoples for a cover of! deception. At all events, says the gen lemai., we should avoid a war, for we don't know if we could get another Washington. Sir, we, the people in gen ral, knew little or nothing about Washington's name when the troubles with Engla d first began. Have w. mo man to rely on ? Is there not one ( the old revolutionary characters ap pointed to a high station in the military j stablishment he defender of Fort tStanw-x or S huyler, a man ofgnune ; patriotism and u dau iJed confidence r j I must again enjoin the duty of tlv nation on tms H use. To Congress :ie peonie lo K l r pr taction En us not dis-ppoim thm lei u not eat tuc ii people's bread and live in luxury on their money. Lt us do one thing first that is my way as a farmer, and I see it applies to this business also. There is no man more for peace than I am ; but is there any-other way to ob tain it than to be prepared for war, with a prosptct to carry it on, united and de termined as Americans ? Lpon no o ther single pf-int will Great liiitain do us just ice". The times cal! for energy a middle Course will no longer do. I sav, with others, if this resolution was not bef-Te us, I would be satiofi d for the present to go on with other neces saiy business. - But we are acting on it.J Shall we then tell the nation and the world, that we are divided from the ex ecutive. The President has acted, ant! cannot retract without disgrace to him self and his country. In the summer's session a gre-at i'eil was done. Yes. sir, we then un ted like honest men; things went smoothly ; everj party was eiger to be foremost to .ct for the ge neral interest. IMy heart rejoiced to see the libera. ity of southern gentlemen voting for generous appropriations there was nothing appeared for selrifh views ; a great dt al of jealousy appear d to be done away. Every gende.m;'M I conversed wuh, though ot different, politics, said, the Pi evident does wed makes. no 'difference in nominating to o'AVc, aod is nt a party man, but will act for the g od of all. I hope I shal: not come too closely on the motives of any, party. The people wee so taken m vi h the opening of trade, that no pat ty could hav got party of the peo ple. I approbate the conduct of th President, inasmuch as he has not o -ce j i barged the P.titish government wills ! the a. l of their minister Jackson. I hey 'may nuke peace, if they are willing ti .come to terms of justice.. The nhv I)i'. inch is held out to them. Wha choice w;il thev make?" I believe y r had choice-. Everv single act of lha' government seems to be to embarrass other nations, but turns out morL ru' n ous to themselves. Will she the; .provoke us to a war by continual en croachments on our nation! rig hi ith unabating c.'m'empt. the sooner to hasten her own destruction ? We have nothing eNe to expect, unless, indeed- England finds us prepared for war, reu- Iv to act and dettrrn'md lo defend our rnrjits. If 'the spirit of the nation was awakened it is -possible-: hey would he sita.e. It is in vain lo ask for favors hm, tell clvat government, you must do us justice, if n oi, we wiil no I ;oger sob mi . Is not h ir conduct a mere mock ery of it ? Does not Jackson ta!k plain ? I am come to discuss and reo ive pro posals. Who cm doubt him ? He had no other object than to ensangle and embarrass, without directions to make a treaty ; ti'l they farther saw what was going on here and in Europe. It is time that we should attend to the business of the nation, and pass this resolution,- Why should more time te lost unne cessarily ? .1 shall now give a short account who my friends, relatives and neighbors Were in the revolution. They w-re a kind of people at that time called Whigs near ihem was ano'her kind .of people called Tories. That gentleman (Mr. Gardenier) now disagrees with me in opinion ; at the time to w hich I allude, his father also differed wi.h me : I be longed to the Whigjj ; he to the toiy party ; he tol i his neighbors, ihat th y ough. not to resist Gret- Britain ; she was all powerful, and would crush ihem ; but we did nt believe him we did re sist ; in doing which, this arm was shat tered (holding out "his. rig lit arm) and to resist her aga n, I am ready to ue the other. I have been particular to make a distinction, of two kinds of peo ple, because they .'differed in principle. It so happened thit the Whigs ta'ked about liberty a number of them col lectcd to raise a libey ole. Colone l J danson, then superintendent of India') J affairs, a very lucrative. office-, sir, John Johnson, and many otheri of their con nection, attended at the place in order o embarrass and slop the progress ol liberty. The Whigs-hat were collected were farmers, and could not argue with these great aieh, but were determined to take part wi'h their own count y, not a foreign governm nt. Colonel i 'iiiia-ii anoieaseu uic mccii 'g anu ptesled, or rather commanded, them o desist and give up their vision uy! projects. Ths did not satisfy th i Wuigs, and, as the spirit of liberty virr. d them on, they could no lunger ! retnuiu silent. u ic u mem I ii a ue ovine ijij " right of the AmeVicans to oppose cer. tain act and impositions of -the 'British j government. , Col. 'Johnson continued j his discourse. What, says h , vy ould j these coh ides do ? would they dare to j go to -war witty so great ami " powerful a nbtton as England r 1 hey have no navy, and are in no -situation to build ! tvo ships .of the lint, a f w regimei.tft ' ' of regulars, with the faithful subj cts V (meaning the tories) will mar h tliVa' i any part of the colonies. Your-; sea j ports will be totally destroyed, arid w' j will send the Indians and Canadians oil f your back ' It wi!l soon be'over vvith ; you, and your rebel leaders wiil b$ hang I ed. They did not ;,peak of a war with England, as roor- terribie than ve oovv h-ar it spoken f. nor did they say ne j word of the justice and rights of the people. ' A vv ar sooii cbmnaeiiced : vvftetl ' they joined the British, their real pa , in ns, and deluded maiiy honest people to go wilh them, who after wards. im lu;ued their hands in the blood of their neighbors. From the commencement to the close of the War, the Bi itish .wi?h. their Indian allies and tory friei d;) did cairy on a most terrible, inhuman, pre- . ilatory war widi fire i rid sword. En-or-uious bar bah ties were inflicted on - my friends and neighbors, desolating oup frontiers without' r gard to age, sex or condition, with almost a total loss of pro oerty. Those of us whom the fortune of war put in their power, were confi ned in prisons, there to laogmsb n irons, of vyhich cine of my nc at -lit rela- lives partook a share. To s'w h people I can sav that I am not tit ib to return, when 1 support the principlcsAJiey once obntendtci for. At the same time Ins ure my code.' gue, that I have no con- . i(Krtion in giving my vote on this re olution or ony oth. r question, to ac- . pi're popularity' from any poljcal par- y or neighbors, ' The difference between this Country and E gl nd is a great national con'to. vctsy of -principle, which has .not hi'" g cf do wi.h our party differervces. Be--fore the r. vo'ution, all he m s hnro ole p:,itions setting forth th tr riglit of tiie . Americans, laid bef re the feet of -he throne, could get no redress, but vere treated with contempt, in a simi lar manner as our pres nt rt monstran ces are now treated ; but patriot c A mei icans. th? n only enquired wh.it was right, what was just, and on a mat er of just principle tht y met their enemy ; 8c t here Was no consiileration about lo-s of property, but libtity or death , witfr arms and the undaunted spirt' o ht -.'' men we p i severed.- Yts, isir in the record of our revolution y u will rir7d that the brave men who fallowed Wash ington, could be traced by the blood ot , their feet-over the frozen. ground ; h y, however, did not charge this lluir own go vernment,; but England. Was this a matter only for themselves ? No, sir, it is left f-.r us to defend, and there is no right in us to give it up to Eng--land under any cons deration or preten sions whatever, By the solemn oah'g we have all taken before our God to . . support our const! tut on and laws, wc. are compi lied to defend it We have nothing from England as a gift, "but forced her by, arms to ackn .wltdge our independence ; and we are in du y bound to defend it by arms. And un til we can convince her, as we did Le fjre, I fear she will not let us alone, un- less she sees the' spirit of fi-eWrrien raiT sed. Eet us then unite nsV America ns. With respect to myself, the journals of j th,is House prye my polities'; they re, ; ! not con-fiueii to any par y corrshiera'r n ; i i do not care whether a po.pnsi ion comes from a federalist or a republican. 1 only consider the .subject of the rn.t- j 'er, and what I believe ro be righ I j suppoit wi h my voie. I have y g at (.hopes that we shall act together on t'.i q ession. ies, sir, wnen i see m the opposition men who desei veWell of tb -tr country, in p trtf ular an horjot ab e g, n- tinman tiom Conneciicui' (Miv I al; j m'idgei now in his seat, I b pe we shall unite. I laleiy read an account 'of a i dirtachuunii w hich be ;commanced, v-vl j in a gallant manner surp. i .t d a ' t?os . .of ' i oui inveterate enemy, the iJmish he surely witl defend trie 11 princiH '-e's, and will not suffer tht - honor o'' hj country 16 he iafl in dr&ft-h'tffrtr- ai r i e .-n power. ; ; May be had at J, ea SS' nfrmKt &Jf PiiiOL & iTK-brHfelCi''-;iVf MAP cf XOU TH CA Wuyi