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CSeof Vuibuiccl; klurioff the debate
cbte 'Urport.-.ind t pied
Ccarentioa t I!xnfpri - .
jri.; Pitts fDETTiF'rbm the inej
Vcf cenbrof these rtsolmjons aad
irprcambleI did ejcpcctlhu stmt
re ha as friendly jtothem, would
vjte beco goad enoogh to poiat out
ictrrAjcr-This Iad-a right to
tl-ct lrorri their, cafldor and liberal
bat, iajthii ' htre bCca Misap
. -tJ; unwell as I. am-, I feel
'ttVhclio.itian or encouragement to.
dtt-ia hc.senjtc Ion; ip this debate.1
Ii irafbopca Wat a iru cxiraoruij
pirv swsionrjtnrrinuej, s it is wu,
account ofet;iyrdtnir' dingers
uiiu... v- ;i . r. - our.venc
ftnctinn uicroranyn encniv.
Inti"ic oJ danger we might well sus
c:t surprised.'. '; ;Uarig the sliorfpc
rrJ I bwcrftxd the f.Dbor cf a seat
r ihtlrgUyijuVe ot ilaisacijusetts, IJ
;efearqtiob5u:pi
srd ar'actfiifigi
; A;fier c jhsordinii
I leck u.bn ."this
y; and l conw
Ireport dTjyuf'
c.rwi'tc? wi:h greartoaipQiUrednd
d j cot cclie ve that the idangers qich
i:fciis tu threaten uswiit.eytrbe
reillrec'. Yet, sir, lest tshinjjL-Jje
t;o co:.fvdeDt,.it'is duty tpesist
'ii" I derm it, to bt sure, fraught
V::h ptrniciciis principles and intole
::b!c hcresieil "ITiat the donstitatibn
ct the Coiud Sates has totali) failed
o secure to the people those jihts
:cd benefits whith werq theobjects
clit promoudn, is strong assertion,
"flat a radical rcforml or a new ton
;itu:ioais necesprj', is singular and
ti rayfdiaary. Thut at thiiljmen;
i:aovt'.ocs should haye len pro
jcc:cd,is a subject f extreme regreti
The spirit, r.fpir.tyjiiad lUhsidctl.
AU ere becoming Indignant agiins:
enemy, anri vere'dettrmiue'd to
rcit him. bjJtVecyJ i leaders 'of
r.'.y no ccq'it becamfe alarmed-a;
i' it 5rr.ptor2 jyid" the iilmnnoning
irx lc':siaiure, at A MSvth-he. 'became
t-ttiiary. Gcrtl jn were proba
Uv alarmed IcSt auaicirio-supporj
i cubted to guard ajpOpst the
Ylu brgin Uh the b!d story of the
rustice ol the war :-This position
c yours has been a hundred ' time's
igrounc
-ur cause, is uojust ttoiu, it was
c- b ir.. re so at the commencement
tr.e revelation.' VeV then, con
tuded th.it ouj,ht not to be taxed
". hout our cbnscat. j Trut the tas:
uus t:ifl:ng, and that wc oughe
'"piy ijtnethtng,f waodimXed ; buf
:c;auned u be. heard in assessing
r- TLt rigHt of Great Urttain to her
men, ire admit i but we claim
ae riht in dctidioif jirho are hrr
end ic&cre curs.; In the fbf
use 15 ka;n uactrtcok toiake
?tr hrr tswt,. ' ,1.U..A i !l.r '
1 latter.vr citi&ns. . .". '
l- outrages which Great Brtfain
'-ucmmiiltd ij pur Commerce, are
,j3t prctcpttuuTcei I hold in mv
tcJ a memorial" of -a committee o"f
e merchants ol liokcon to con'gress,
6,
one of our
r .?itend wveral other very
lable merchants' of Boston, in
Ptrctl 'C 0utT?Ses. pretences,
wuiua.crc are ably and
pticl cur uo mesne, qnarrcis, ip.qe re
t ;ird. if w cHo'sc; in titrfcijof tran
c-ility. ltxlJousa'xa.rhts experta
Kive bren tlisirDblbte'd. I!am
t4 ht war wou operate aa a destruc
tLnrf their pany ; fbd surely, !sir,
tkr cruue txHen in the 'Weamti'e, js ;
rchudarjd yet ycu fjersisu I have
dither time nor stieugth, nor incli- ;
siuta to travel .iain over trua
" u gtt ttmrn, vjar opposed- t.".
M '-ssr .hou-h; intolrtabls. I' could
Mbeopitivsofijiose gentlemen
l4?rent tiints.wcrei I not afraid of
m.WiS winter ot
l m.. I '. .
,7 Mf' loyd.now
LOQui.i i Arr.Aii ; ir winiowycxppsca, 4 Mere xur.Hoimes
. ;- rlJLL .V ' . read several parts . of the mernorialj
Are these complaints -just ? ' 1 hi
ipterFitrericc wtth! neutral rights - cbn
distent with neutral rights, I 7 And
froni that period to the declaration o.f
,war.h ve rmt these butrageV iocreaHed?
But, sir, I holdthat however trifling
the causebf the war in its vommtnet
mcTuf nuiuopai causes may aie in
itf progress and such as would justify
I its prosecution even after the orihai
cause naa ituea, , . vx.t
Turn1 your attention to theintble
rable, and unprecedented barbarities
of th British, aod;say, are -not these
fresh causea of war ? The shocking
barbarities at Havrfe de Grace and!
Hamptari, the wantcn destruction of
'rrKmilmeotSv ofw science and taste at
OTgf, cww, Avhingvan; the robbery at - Alexin-
H Cud, are nut these acts whicbemaiid j
cteance-f ilut, sir, 1 constuer
these as trifle?, compared to the em-
pl7fmot ol the savsgHi Th"mo-
ment you engage them, yqu. authpr
ize end becoie a party to a war of
indiscriminate massacre. It is like
ihe dse'bf pbisqined treapons or poi
sbnoQs medicines It converts the
sbldiet into a saYage. Such were i
' once tbeetimnt5of tne grct Chat
I ham. 1 ;;Butrny lordy a ld vhe
kllwhb isihe man,lhaf in addition to
tbi clgraVe'lsnJ rnischUf of waftaaj
aareu to auLnor:z5anu associate -to
viiizeu alliance the wild
man inhabitants of the "Voods? To
delegate to the merciless Indian the
xlefcfnce o disputed rights and to
wage thejhorrijrs of hiabarbarbus
Warfare agjins: ourbfethren t These
tpormities cry alouJ For. redress and
panjsbWeriu XJ less thorouhlydone
avyay they'iU W a ajain on te ca
'uonarcharacter.TV ltis not the least'
bf ?atonal . misfortune that the
strength "and character of tour army
are thus impaired v Farailianzed7to
ir ine noma sccdc?,u, Bavagc truciiy
rit can ncv loncrcrlboast of the coble andl
generous principles wiuca uignuy
I soldier :No longer TOU?.sympjthi2
cr you sympjthie If
j whhhef dignity ot thebyalfcaiifc'er ;
nor'feel the jirlde;" po mp -iaari circuint
stance; of . glorious warfare,-wh-ett-
miKes amDitton virtues vf.nai-m?jce5
acibitioti virtue ? v 1'he sense pf hqn-
or. iut-is xie, sense ci nonur cou
Vistent with the spirit of plunder, or
the practice of murder I Can 'it flow
iroro mercenary vjnuuvc3, viiu"Pt
10 cru?iJ aecus i (.);ui iuwugiif UIJ.
extraordinary itia!a;coula not bcan-
tfw ercd," be;cbu!d be Vpte4 wnr
The practice of plqnderaiid marder
rc veiled Jaodkit hascoqtinjiecl to pre
vail untd aVBriushlciiek" is;trads
forjried to ar) inhuman, adi unfeeling
ruDGio; and the'nation hz retrogaded
to ft nation of barbarians. td it true
traiheu'T XThen wh, are tjieyern
Droved ? VBut the5 manner the war
has been conducted byour'jlrriaiis;
Hhichsilf defence fias brought into.
But adistiDCt;oa is attemptec, n
this rcportlbeiwecaan orXitisivevwar
add a defensive jwar If,' as yoa ssy,
the war is 'upmst, and yonr nave si
right to refuse your atu inms ptose
utiob,'". how; happens it that.y'ouiaye
a nghttb defend the soilj' lf the't-
ne;ny is the injured party, jt is his
t Ightto "ebastiaes apd nvcpge tb!e?
iniury And what authorises youio
I screen yprsejt trpm his righteous ln-j
rdigottion, oy; uerg jo your.owo
I territory ii Sr tfie'law of nature 'afe
lords no man a rciuc.irom justice.
If the municipal lajithoxises a mm
to defend hieastie J ft if - for the fur-
thciance. of, peace, but not. ohustice
Upon yournyniJwesiincreioTc, you
have no rigljt to defend 'yptir neigh
bor's propertyfThc erroneous ground
your have ,takefi will lead ybu. inWa
thousand h absuitlitksy Your
government has' declared war.'.-That
alone is responsible for itf justice.
our, arms the toiiKihawk and scalping
knife of'tKe. svtige ? To 'call 4 into
civilized alliance the wild and inliu-
ir
our,emplovf proves that 'liritaia jenf
cQuages .instead of restraining thesj:
cruelties. ' - v-if i-
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opiearjustinea, & itis tbeirjniiced ,itvtnerer is jany,Aftonqrapie;
r duty
and manner
nagers of the war shall dictate; ," It Is
ofteaprndent and proper,1 & the jbest
means' of defenre, to carry the wtr
j into the enemy's cguntry. ;-WiU$n
of Canada by Gee. Brown) was; n6t
the most effectual pan of defcnsiy
operation wch. could have bejcin..a
doprj ?tfiow could this bnd.nf -'fir
roes', who have acquired such neveY
fading renown, have better;defcncled
ourterrttbry ? Andsir,' jiadj wejio;
army of 6Q,0CX)j mem in Canatta,at
this time, it would effectually., 4rAw'
the ene;rhy froth our 'Atlantic, (rontiefj
ana we saoui'i oe no more exposeu
You combliin that Ma5?s3chttsetts
is lefdtfenceless.Atthe commence
.ment of the?ar,i4t conipXitiesf mi
Una, ar force at that time adeqate 'tt
tne f.eienee or trie 6tatet was reqatre
by the President and refused by the'
Governor .and tUpn; the unprece-
Rented and alrmmggroundate
Governors of the cttates hjive the ex-?:
cltisive right to decia ivheh and td
ttV;r extent the mifiiiaVbe placed in
the seFviceH;f the;, general goV
meuti A; moretlirrret infrctiun of
thecor&tjtution hail never beeri made;
since the adoption fn a p)irt, too,
which goes to the destrut tion;of the
strength and energy of the sysfcrrr.
You took the defence of the sUE'e-odtM
ot the. hands ot the genera' giojpern
menCf ybu wolild not permit them
todecviepn the danger. You refused
them trie, means to, repel it, andiiow
forsooth yqu, complain thatybua re
left defenceless. But, the regular
iaroopsQlistedwttnVyoari state you
those enlistaients whicli you h.ye la
bored incessantlytb prevent ?L-Those
soldiers jtyKom, you have scanda'ized,1
insuUedandiabuved i -Tnose officers
whbraivdcilive decadcrd
RdnRfrlecte d. and despi-efl 1 Suxclv
ybu' would 'haycjaorieVf tHes'e-.tot!
fend top. . :VVou!(l you hae tnJjps,
of ote'Vt'4tei f ;hese3yod' w6uTr1
sav.weresenito dragfconrou into suf
mission,, toVtrampfc upon ycurjib-f
ties; . iua to i.wouiu ay, i yu
ydur nulptt tncendi?nes has saiq,At ra
ther lay'our bones oy tne side y vun
iti
rtjiisibn f wdulfl tempt .". ,the eiutny to
Iprb'caraTicd anS discripiiqatidn Dis
The Givernori lays' aside 4us c. uisu-
tutional scruples, andLin contcmf oj,
the solemn bnrnibnof this jearnedj
Judges, placed the militj ubder. an
omcerotanei umteu.oiaxest 4pw
:Qost6n mustbedefended. NbR.o
rtseajiorts Ake Boston roust 'bride
fended : The;. paf . mil' be pi-
trioucj veryHpacrosicucu hjc
ger threatens" the;ir pfV;pef ty orthei r
sacfed perscii'i. The'wtpn-baraV-,
Jty at Hamptoo and bthler places
which rntle menjnad'e tlu- theaaxf
ofmuch rMeasIntry,M wore, arjjuch
morejserious aspect when likely Jo be
broueht n-?ar nomc. .
f (Jnder trei? epprehension s , th e co m-
Britain threaVeiis us with desl-tatiob.
feenttemenitbo; who haVehitpeftb
nlacetgretfehanc on 'the m$iia
boirdoatt hrtnagnanimitv; VVhat.
after sheV has gloriously emancipJlted,
Ktirbneiy After 'sae: has gt veo;;ir ee
dbm tFrance by impressing ba heh
aTmaster at jthe point,bf theVbslfpne
Aftrir she hai established th'eireedniri
of theseaC by, placing l mariti fne
rights jpnder. per exclusive wiiui,--Whif.
after having given liberty to
Spain, IbyVetabiisTunjHhe: In-:
auisttlOO Anaoqvc u, flucr'tiay
jpgtal
tinder.'
them
isns can oe,: sp,.uMHiji? - w mwc4-
tinjthc ' frjefids of peaces with deso-.
lition.-T2iere is. bowever one part of
he British conduct wnicn i comess j j
q prosecute" itin such way 'ft feeling Still femaiaiuiri an English, j
as theconsritutidoara- ij m'a
fathers than to sutler southern troo
to' enter the borders of Nett'Eji-
V f-llietruth isiyou expectd that stib-
i r.
respects hat.yirtaeeyn4n
Instead of its heing b'aburce pern
platntrXth'efejfore ihffnfcs
havetnot discriminated irifavbr bfbdtv
against their ofessr'ieiSo
tish haVe probably learhtpj tKarSs Jif
the revolution ; their professed ffftnds
re their-llreal eDCrniesIat'tie$
have b :en , Received aod bmughtiptff
,cnis war oy incproiRssiuus aau.;uv
V But, sif Ltdo (notJbeJreve that the
glorj aii? emapVtingf;pfuron
itlier enceaed br dirninished theJ
anijnojty ot uCx. antai. bietiu
Cherished a 'irui'forraettlea ikSibu-
irvVand batrtd agKnst us evH sfaVt
urrineoende n ce RrasacKpwJge
spiri t o'Ctani mbsi ty i siiltreasSiifec
beace (if Eitropev whicnWafih "sbbf-'
f. her depredations a aluetestify" ti
The enormities of the refenre tl
renewecwith two fold ni-mbna
veDance. ; u uwnoie some pro viHQi
n. ln:hr.imff nrisons.tndnotson 1
iiscrimloate cooRaeration:' U)Ut lib
ause of war ! PjUagfe of private pro'
peiy,;:vior3ti6nr of fi -gs, refusal
q'ua'rtrrl', bufno eaue of syar 1
eschacgei ST prison ee5Siafter they AvereJ
dead, and other litde, base and con
cmptib!e fraud which,disgrace
v ig --anujye intimn haveh
urandTio i refictate-no ; causefbf;
In this state ,of dituKcraod alarm,
"-sure:eftectu-dlt preventitilsWblt-
IS. CUS U03CjWU II5.44!-UC.IC;
sois bm;-rHelStf&
enemiiad' effected fa 'ja!lon.uE
wereatarmid for .theV fatefe
p jry nd i tVas fou. necea'ry to;
withdraw, the. people' reseotmeMt.
trom tne eneixxyanti airect u;;apin.s
oil r b wn,.admin tstrationlAUtlc
nidh was necewarv to ntice the rei
; But,
' tnateadT'of en'cbbratn and 'inflam-
ing the zeai-oi tne sowier,weore
fojrming, ni.m tha t tjie nation i3 iicfi.(f
YndtfiijM'assacfinsle
J vrirtfV tn rrlfhrm rtht no fcvilcati
f.r .
happen tbtiie H$?$$i:
always predicting evLVatid ln aaai-
io,shas5done all she OTal ther
predictions should bi venhed. , She
now pretends to be raising, an arrpy,
and'takes care 4b be throwing every
r?ght-.X
" i Wcfth a gnt.fy the ene rny'a? p we r
an d resource si speak' iofovtr'xjo rrfmj
cial nnstihw-to hertakeCare nor tb
f cnarge nerwiin any vrocg-ooa$t or
uite tne raising ot an ar
i t We 'arei told of the disb.fers. of thisi j
ft a r . .. - ,j . - -, . y . . t -i .
war". The increase of obfl adversa- i I
rvVstrenbwsnQ
fVecied;' hNo ioneUeyei
MaSsachdsetrsV t ever predicted the n
the. ebbquerbrrs of ,Eumb wer e sbt
io 14 lather the Yankees into submt3-
ipn. n aoroc aisasiera nave taite-
ous medicitt: rre rne 7edijjTAan-1
toq cruelties 'ad savage mdWr
reVrvedihuttio CauaC bfo ?vSr ! rlffe
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LLthe GovVrnor rns Soto lobd. ttie v l
, Ocaricaturff fnUtureaH wa3, suppos-ed, to frail
'Ite-lHeive ar.d"exael the eiemf. 1 Youi
recommend an army-and at tbel
amiJtneake tare t6iroposerriejt- I
I Dublicans to ddfendi B stbn. j
ft ivhile thissecdres'tru towniit destroyf
youeparty. , ,i .. -
ktiou.d sti csss4lSh will reward nb f
Jierb whoasvitught IbJthis. cptry, ; V
nor wi . she pvei encetenopt
hina who has, die(Tinite)febde1p? I
1 W.
last -tttontsning cyenis m .urcpe.--- j -w a.uu win evencuaie; inacoa. . " i. - l
V'Thegloriousqemancipatiop EuJ summation of the.iuiflme'nt $-&'M
roperhas given ua: a j.roprpf British jfHeory prediction; J & ?!
mac?nanimitv ri er conquerors of 11 dinted w.iwr disaffection t.'. . 1 .h
niace not iucn to tne nonor; ot, toe
caa4t Vf J1 " v - v - -74 :
niBttSgtifiebW
:tte:3n)lSestfeilt4
sncceeaea'o v successes m oine uac ,
peeted f noSas Job isttmgM
ifadiheri&etn
bfhaT af59i. j anjdpmpli'
4ii mi-5 r fuinre btbtectio nn d t siu mbh.
i;fml-a Anieric 'is:
Hucsirpj9ar-(o 9c tn; rtye o! JJfiusn
cioy:Hre;inVintio1ei have been
ye nt.4purj3pe ft emer.tcatt -vH. w
nnavStrteshcci boihi'ianct ffj
and water33 he deleats 6f their ar--y:- d
;mficaln:ouc
f ticular j zeithc brill lint iai i eve mnts i l1
lhlde&JfW achievp.;v :f
Mop of AIHcaaa?! mimhtetl and - (f
WirlfattD:;
ijro4rwcsfe5VCtpties, and rely Ion il
:y?rfQ.feh:?ya?d herttayy, ' her pride'-;"'lJ
4ind basteheen 'humbled and in-
UTnrduited' vfliii t no applause ! : No ; f
than tfvNbcause'of exb' taction r- J
Lr;"T'Corlftnv tte'lin their report ;
:'.f
com p fneir menus
L are Sid tm be fmttttd with bredi lectin rt ; n.
thejfjjf more than Ip j
alfctil3ndiii"claims M
mgrrammity, Dnd-exxusmg herA baffr - y
bn'ii itrs. do: -r nti' hmr.larn that? "i
i - -jzwj v- . f - ' :rTr " " " ... x
'ichargeypuwi&eiiiflr
w.eypftirya may, well 0
uiiuw.us wj.pe.' very uuarivitoic.T i , ao
iiot $tinv: thataby of tHit charge of M
mfmectm tmtke Lfmoti are true j 3 ?
uiisims.ue'cp siu auu something
nf o y ecf M rec t le m en wjbuld do well 5 '
tacailtthat, tbsir ipresent'pro- fji '' A
ceejdlbfscfttotlcfirm
eslb:ct'fsre was a; predict
tibnShlhis course wonfdje pursu.
edi5bB.itf:my han dfc the Messacrk
f;the.iPresilent,reIaiive1t S vi
yelopements of J??hn Henri. IUL-v
wijn yonr. permission, j sir, read a
rwrtietter,';dateclj 7th rehjH
ia&3&fwrih v
gcbbetts;ri c5e of wan with Great i
Bfitaio. he observes. I have-AlirM- '' ' v, '
pdy g vejb deckled opinion; Jthat a '.'M J i
kdrclaration war is.rnotfto beVex- - ' v;
:pss jirri tnqeeencenoxiga' . :
'i&'plcitjfei jeopardy1 -. V'
byjso. strong a mfeafbrb, the LegrsTa
r. .1 ' tf IT . Tjr-
ture of Maasafchuseits .wifl ci.vs.-h6.'
i tone Epstne, ne
ring
States V -will
o eclare i tseif per tn anchr
se3f4 government : fcfrm
Nbvv'cpmpr
ingabeUcve that veuvriH Jai0
iriittrl ense olwar with Eorr,.
Masfitctu wtb tp tak& the lead '
as to sum--
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-ejeccion of mniisvf; nvjpe; a Ubn-
4 ? cisl ,, histhatkavf --i-m
therti'ss-wrKJctll;
lw'ee'hith& .prophecy : abd hi fajfitef
f . r i-i --. ...... ... ..irr . '
enderic of these StatesiIpiv
i ,ii a, , qry encs, re-1
semblance :iyoMr i esolbn" provjl
Ming for tlie'convention, jboth m Yan-
g?ge and spirit Ai
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I "appre.
t
trthisai.'
op much rea-
son to suspect that the
disaiTe
part'we are -
Ow6nGoodr.;J5od you re3ilved' ' a' J
resisted-' You makd ttti State laws l
. vuc 4w. iui-it ana wi i, ie
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