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5 2- M ! -v, : ;'; k -no. 7&?;:.f S8 " ' " ' fi - - v i ? - ya 7. ' r!-'JJw I f- iAT f : ; . w , , , .. PASSAGE OP'TBfe BILL on JOR THE lO- I 1BI4. i : .V,;tv lor tbccorjxiou, nt M.fl '.rti-for tbc qoritiOD,a . ?JD tfidjourorrtcot of Congfesk a uJi.trl him-io rrma'.n ic mW Hrfua him4? ?;fn ,c r-hut that it a par foui f, tTtad be-d!d.DOt cxpctt that ' Jaould betaken toUy, ex that on thc pasiagr oi ine ort & e i 6e would the: cforc 2?h-J c0 bfe topic "vvi hid been brought m o the dt- w beca more thfi tiasxm suits "rvM7:w KS.E"- Thc hints and in Soxitrc fooiided io ei ror. No fetb3 bctn stated, nor in hit opi coBCOoId ooc be sutcd.chich would hstir the rtntfffks he hadjfrcquent rbcird cade on this subject. Such ,coirb produce no cflf ct in the tfitcs, bcxriuic .tKc; people dtfckaoir there is no lourulatioo for Aeavtsahis possible they vr ere oot jatiadtd for that part of the nation 5 fclctd it seems irapossiblej unfouod tin they arc, that they sWkl pTO fceaavio oy PP the country. Tie fact, if true, could easily be as catiicedby almost any person livibg bNew Eogluid ; because every ) ear people emigrate from thse t6 the ixdern slates, and the jcmrgraQts csoldwrtly furnish the proof if it ccued. .The truth is, the jeeoigrants art there reccired &a brethren of one ptatba2y Bcads,.ii must be bora to many gentlemen in the Hoose, that each of the th'ree sou.h m states hive been represented in Caress by a native of Ncw-Eng-led: Lock arouod this hall, and jtaviH tee leverai represenutives hm the southern states, jwho have tetn educated there ana the prac tke ii coctinucd of sending young e from the sooth to the north' to t ediaie d ; though at this time they Ute ticelicDt colleges and academies is that own stales ; and lean it be tdicttd thataen uudcr such cirr utn states would send their sons to be elated toicouatr' to !?hichthey tre 10 ucfriccd!)' as tot be almost iyel Again, it must be known, Jt a great ounaKr, of gentlemen froci the south; regularly spend their ciccrs b N Englandland would l-ej go to spend their time and mo tey imarg a people whom they dis II oot impuMible, it is im- . Jlhis also beeo statedjntrie same Ctfttt way, ihat the southern states t imfriciidl? to coma.erce. No tbs been suted to support the jf and it is.tiocercty believed Jltae cannot be. licnie tiis must jttt!ke the other, by an endeavor noBs:rite,iht this also is kund- terror, as in truth kj is". The , ck od discrimjnatiog duties "HCofs that American commerce g.un arc highly favored by : and the annual rcporu from .essuew, that trie people of sou:h are not much engaged in 1Cd the UroJ cf lbc Houc r "cw ihat no southern member "crr.pttd to get either laWc.; but of what use jtvonld their r'.lfbacco, proviiicms andlum Th- -Uhcy COuld not exported? station cannot consume tnrm- 'WfcatuseHould their Uborcrs be, leST PIducli of their labor could eroe cowumed in J the country ....TP 1 '"Ugine,-be eithtr torn. tul . ,tu .oP'0"". not De of it. " a tx amnio e J com,n.c"c;and naviga. c 1x1 urpasstd by any pan of T I ' 1 '.f.' lie country, .and tre all know that fthets not one of the great corrimer ialfand naviguting states; the south-1 em people, ute an otner.peopie. wjsn to get their produce to market . as ..heap as they can, and they believe if you -suffer any one power to mono polize the carrying trade, that that po Wer will extort what price she p'ca,. es for carrying,, and that if you suf fer Great Britain to be the monopo lizer, tHat they will not only in time of peace have to pay her extorted price, but that often in her time, of war, .they will have an extorted war priretona. In order therefore to J get their produce carried to txiarxet as cheap as possible, they have been u t 13 og to encourage' a cdmpetirion. If the people di the southern states are not friendly to the export and im port trade and tbe coasting too, they tnut be worse than a man, if such a one is in the world, vrho ould cut off his own thumb to pinch the little finger of his neighbor It had been said, that the restrictive ftstem, as it was called, operated more hard on New England than on the southern states. This, I apprehend, was a mistake ; it operated on the whole produce of the southern country ,while it oolf operated to the amount o&the freight cm those concerned in navi gation j so that if the southerp ptan ters could not sell their crops, the' New England men engaged in navi gation could not get the freight ; its operation was rather a postponement of sale and freight than a real loss. But the southern republicans havr bcen directly charged with being the inventors ot the restrictive system, as it is called This is another mitakr. If gentlemen wiD examine the docu ments on the cleiks table, they will find it-first mentioned since the p doption ot the constitution hy tne then 'M:jor (now Major General) Pmckney. when Ministerat London. The restrictions,owcvcr, of uhkh we have he.rd so much, certainly grew out' of the celebrated Boston memorial. Permit me, ir, here to j reroaix, mounn it naa not much to jdo with the question, yet quite as ' much as a reat deal you havqiit aki J mat a nave long t nought thatthe.th- tercsia 01 iscw rgiana ana the southern state s are mure intimately connected than those of the middle and the southern. The southern are almost entirel concerned iri agricul ture; and the eastern are greatly con cerned in navigation ; hence they are not rivals in any market: and if par ties So this exunxry had been formed on local and interestecl torisidfcraiTbns j it is probable they would have: been united against the middle states ; but the present parties were formed by putting different constructions on the constitution of the United Stages. One word more as to tne restrictions. The majority who voted for them undoubtedly did so under 3 strong conviction that they wefrc promoting ihc general welfare and that Uic state of our foreign affairs absolutely re quired theou The embargo, every one knows, was the only act among them for which I voted, and that was solely with a view to avoid war ; and I now verily bJitve that an adher14 ence to the first act for a few 4 months longer, would have produced the de sired effect. - It is possible that the whole ' of the restrictions may have been wrong, and that it would have been right to let Great Britain go on - -i 1 1 j 1 .1 . 0 . as bmc uiu uuuc, ooa impressing and plundering ; but, if wrong, they were surely not wickedly so, because they operated as equally as any gene ral laws could onthe whole commu nity, and the T wicked, however wil ling they might be Tor others, to suf fer for the public good, are scacely ever willing to do so th'emielveir they are prettyf certain, if they have it in their power,, to take good care of themselves, and bow easy ' could the mujorityifthey had acted on wicked : principles, have permittee! 'neutrals to carry away the produce of their field I . Mr.M.said fie sincerely lamented 1 that his colleague (btr. Gaston) shoufdf Kave tbought it necessary-to have seated the unfortunate situation of, their btfvejstaie ; he agrcerJ with his colleague in lamenting that there was a slave in the' nation indeed he should ! be jglad that there was intone of the "African race in it ? biit what had the condition, ofahese people td do with the cause of the war I If it be a season tor not opposing the abo minable practice! of ' impressment, will it not be a season for not oppos ing any wrong that may be inflicted on the country ? and he could not conceive a greater wrong than irri pressmeot. -' 13ut slave or no slave, fie was determined to five and die with her He would stick to her as well in adversity,' if it ever overtook her, as he would; iri prosperity No misfortu i that could happen to her wf uld induce him to leave her, and he religiously believed that no state in the union was better governed. Much has been said about free ships making free goods. The Uni ted States have long since given up this point, and cahoot now contend 4 font. But it is surely known to eve ry man the least acquainted with the proceedings of thet old Congress , that during the revolutionary : war tthat House was anxious to have the laws 01 nations so settled anu untier- ttood, that free ships should make free goode : and i is believed that the first administration under the psent conititution was not averse to the principle. The very fiist trea ry made by the United States con- 1 tains a clause declaring that free ships shall make free goods, contraband of war excepted j i Permit mq sir, to ask the gentle men from the navigating states, It it is possible that ihey can believe that Great Britain will ever suffer, if she can prevent it, any nation except her self t be a great commercial and na vigating people ? If they do, it seems tome, that a careful examination of her history from the days of the Stu ' arts to tne present time, win convince therh'that ihey iare greatly mistaken; Some of tne many wars which she has been engaged in, have been most assuredly earned on to destroy the commerce and navigation of a rival, and this" was done at a time when h was hot in Europe acknowledged to be the mistress of the ocean ; and have not what she calls her maritime righU grdwnwith her maritime pow er ? and nqw that she has no rival in that kind of power can it be expect ed she wjll suffer one ;to jgrow..Op if she 'can prevent it ? The war in which we are now engaged, is to protect our. maritime rights. OTor gtowifig commerce an dt navigation Kact.made her jealous o" bur growing power, and she endeavored by impressment and orders in council to destroy both, for she had nearly violated every neu tral and maritime right which belongs tb t before war was declared ,'ipact shi tnay be said to have beef? atwar with us while we weret at peace with iher.w But to attempt to conquer Ca nada in a war 'cirri rd on for sailors rights ancl free trade (nd no words in bur laogtfage, tould better define the cause of the war) is called a new mode of protecting anddefendirig them. It iSjirue, that the injuries whicijHar -been done to us have been done on the:Avatef, and that we andertake in part(tb avenge them on thf bndy and there is nothing new in this. No matt?!1 what the Original cause of a war may have beep, when two nations are engaged in it,Jiti the constant practice to strike where he enemy will Oust . severely feel ; and nations which ave been forced to War, s we have bcenf, have jrehc- rrairy been willing to acquire some- It. - t-ril. ' 1 L .1' .1 tmogwnicu migut jcwuucraic uicui at least'for the cxpence tbey had been com-tUed to,incuri 6t Canada wodid reimburse the! United States all the expec ce tbey f may, be; atthe dudes! 00 ic.porta alone: would do thia." Xt, eattoi..Bj forgorten that Gfoat-;Bri tain icouired New Yori from the-: f 0atchAin a wtr col forced u oon hcrj but undertaken to destroy the coin" merce and navigation ot the; Dutch The history of that waroqght to convince us that Great Britain is not willing to have a rival of "any kind on the ocean, & the 4ait treaty between her and France ought to convince the world that neither 9! them pay. much respect to the rights of other hatioqs; . , v 7 ' '. . ' ' ' '7 To the bst of my recollection, this is the first session of Congress at which the war has been called.; wick ed and unjust ; hen it Was 'declared it ivas - only inexpedient all then seemed to admit that there was just cause for it, and nothing has taken place since whivh,. could change its character. The conduct of the ene my, at Hampton, and indeed at, al most every place, where he 'has had the power, has been such as no ciyi lized man could have expected, but his abominable conduct canndt ren der the war either' wicked or unjust on our part. The no?t wicked part of the war seenslto be the attack on Canada, and a desire as is supposed to attach it toitheJUnited States;- 'All !the gentleriieti ?who oppose tne bill, are also "opposed to having Ca nada, though a gende man from Ncw York (Mr. Grosveuor) has said, that weVnall have it some time or other. Is it possible that, when we were British coloniesVall the iJrUisb states men, with the great Lord Chatham at their head, wre mistaken atd tbe value and importance of Canada to the then colonies f They consi dered it of the- first consequence and spared neither men or money to take it ; again, is itpossible that all the sages of thp 'tievolbuoji ivith Gen'l. Washington at their head were mtsta ken in their wish tcfibtain itftnd atucn it to the Udited Statesj I ought to have said' to admit it into the U nion; because the articles of the old confederation has a clause, expressly declaring, that Canada may , be ad mitttd into the Union of the tatcs. In 'tHe first treaty with France pro vision: was made for it, and , in the constitution of theUoited States, there is a clause, which I-have always uri derstood was intended to admitit in to the Union ; Ae clause, does not apply to territories, because they come into the Union : underan ordl nance of the cldCcVngress ; it these gentlemen are now riht;innbt wish ing to have Canada, theri all the Bri tish'slatesmen and Amtricao jevo- lutiohary patriots were wrong in wantinglt, and if it if nowwieke,d to stuck it, it was quite as wicked in the reVolutiodary war ; Jt was then attacked by men whose purity of heart X7as-never questioned by their countrymen, and'by men who hvecl in the days which tried their souls r and let it be remembered, thatjihe war of the Revolution was defensive, especially by those w ho talked so mucn aoour oeicaivc wa, anu icjv aWbe imernbereLl.by thbse ;who have told us that the Canadians were r not represented in Parliament, there- lore naa nqqaoa in injuring us, mat they, were; not . theorepbeheicl'iii pariiamentaTidid no hanivia im posing the tax on tea ; theyfrips part of the British empire, nd sTa parr nvc oceu aitattca iie 00 ject cf this war and that'of lhefcvo lution is the 'samey though wtare not in the same situation with taose who concerted . thap: TIJje object of both is to prevent oppression arid tp mainnifl our rights .Will it be be lieved in this na tionthaV the gallant Montgomery felUjdra picked, unjust cTitack on Qnebedjf He' lives -Jo the hearti, -of h'tJlT codatry ntennot for a w icked apj nmust attacks but for the brave : tiliaithtufuischlirtre of his' duty, in V Host glorloui and hohOra- Die .TUV7tvi ne jmeTOoningiis jiamc 'j&nogii&m ofvMercer iabd Gates could: they ft: ;xiier thdrioe txf perpetual allegiance1, which has been adyqeated rf? thiiobr if would : :$x4xjx&X have' made- similar umpressibns on. their nninds to those ; fveberaIegratleinarj from Peniusyl Vvanla (M rlndlevf The first be- .'v : r ' 7i yy.-k-i jingaIrishmlinthese rJ-$$ffik man, ana xnetnuaningusnmaq -.; l:.r'.ifypi was nor, 4'imagioe.in eiriaiacif v vocation tie fldoftthgre&; thesej ttien and rnaheritfuaU patriotic were otJiTaiXors aMrding ; to the doctrine w2 have? hearclatl vrtuccv?, v uiusi uccu&c, rights ex-its, ist in'a civil WarV whicfrdojnoi citst m y4f5 uu , cuy ic reverse" . : is undeHodtcr'Wnwf the -lawand t the practice of nariis VeilJ wish JX foV a peace thtiriay last lonff hnw- M " such ja peace to be jobtained i not by? Dcggtngtbut by,manjiilly mainnlmg j our jf.gh tsi? The acquisttibn bfCaft jhada (pardon tad for saying) and JPI6-' riua,)Wouiu aua mucn to tne prooabi- , uty oi a peace being lanicidrv while thee remain in Ihe pdslssloa. of ap f E art)pe'an g5yerHi dfa'fe government w h most assuredly jha- nage the Indians Inidtan.syarn reason governments. always-secret Service ifnonev enniih to bribe and corrupt wboevei ilr bribed or cdrriiDtfcH: uu 'littL ".A- UC!luc' HMs,'.m:. trie, iiuroppn jtb a whmems theryovtheeK sponstbihtyo thxecci?liKfc expenditure f jwbliebneyl aSvia be ; like theirs , rthat oin aoel reipect It cannot be iVotkthat wffen France onec, CadakeUo , nrianag-dtheTttdiansastohav fc. jority ofhem OQ her side; whenete -she and Great Britain wereM 4r : M: The cause folF 1; the nt,on; fbr' thespendltKe pf , public money ; mtiiwAK to him or any ohe )se ceriainlr much less than there was In IBritaih at that time. ;i - Andsihcebur Findependence Great itamlnas so- managed the m notwithstanding! our, constant endeavor- to iclviliie ihcixi and tb better their eom tohavea majority pf thet? jonher , s,oc., .fne. cause is, the same inner government. re is Jess k4nnnm sibiiity for, public mooev than, irk uurs ; aacv ocsiaes, ftc , haslecreli service xtf.ey, s much aavuhe ihW nister wisnes, and we have hohe.--Our flromier settfcmentidrer cah be safe ! or eVeh rhmviK!- wutic any European. twuQn'hak! the manageineht of ,the. ,indians1awj as long oa or r' W ij MM tndeivorV fed to a .ucv -wwi manaeec tnem, x.et ; the-UnHed;Stafc h trjero, atidithe -iiiBf haVforci will;be4tiific!esB ot zny other atibnictmalF vMucir ' , - 7 W 7. the bt l, haeysaiAr the wpi inoio crcfend teSoil 'rmiii0- wouldWmon kets, and without whose Jafifc? dini would JraloS money ; J-.k -.e v y- thank irvmty kr-V gc cU 'ct : tf5 a 2M o a y r KVJ! v lb , He A r frorr rS r nerthey wouklteri.p dtt'er frettern siautLcrr 7 plaprpurj ifefe4iVi: . xq relybn fe foh-s zv-'i catfse'tlie Intiiac'-j.wou -settfeioets and scalp' ti-'u the;ifor:?? 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