The Sun. — London, England, 1814-10-21 00:00:00

PRESIDENT MADISON'S SPEECH. :A...NT/CITATION OF MR. PRESIDENT MADISON'S SPEECH TO CONGRESS, SEPT. 19, 1814. 4 , Senators and Gentlemen of the House of Represen- tatis , es, " Events of the most important description have induced rile to convene this Extraordinary Meet inz , of Congress. " Tire War with Great Britain still continues, n d rages with augmented fury, and it will re vire the - exertion of all our native energies to • - Uric l g us honourably through the contest. In calculating upon such exertion, the Executive is confident, it scarcely' anticipates the result of an appeal to the feelings of the People. " Had an honourable Peace been the only ob ject of Great Britain, ere this would the war have been brought to a close. The Commissioners etit by us to Europe were instructed to accede to torrus not compromising the honour of the United StAte•.; hut the demands of the British Govern ment exceed all calculation. The Documents ,Nn this manentous subject I have directed to be laid before both Houses without delay, and I recommend them to your immediate and most serious consideration ; their cont.euts will fully evince the overbearing spirit which actuates the 11,titi,li Councils, and which it is absolutely int- perative upon us to meet Nvizh all our national Firmness and dignity, and to defeat by a more energetic prosecution of the just and holy War in which we are engaged. " In concisely adverting to the operations of war since your adjournment, I would notice, that in Canada our forces, under that distinguished Ccnninander, Major-General Brown, have been eminently successful they have displayed the in• pate bravery and •courage of American soldiers. The veterans of England have been defeated by the new-raised troops of the United States ; and although circumstances rendeiied it necessary that air army should withdraw to Fort Erie, yet that inovement has not been without its advantages, , having led the Enemy to an attack, in which our troops have proved themselves as capable of sue ces4ully defending a fortification, as of meeting tile Lnemy in the field. The Canadas being the only vulnerable part in which we can approach oar Enemy by land, it behoves us to redouble our efforts to attack him in that quarter, where he evidently :feels his weakness. Every campaign brieigs us nearer, onr grand object ; I mean the annexation of the Canadas, as integral parts of .that Union, to which Nature ever designed attn . ' to belong. " Cur Navy not only maintains its high re put.4tion, but adds contin wally new lustre to t+ie halo , which encompasses it ; it never meets the enemy upOn terms of .equality but it defeats bin The deeds of our gallant seamen deserve eternal remembrance, and demand the fostering care of Condress, under which the time will ar rive when the boasted superiority of the enemyon our common element will vanish, like the airy phantom of a vision, to appear no more. " Our Indian neighbours (with the exception of a few unimportant tribes, dependent upon Great Britain, through Canada,.for their supplies) .are fl:iendly disposed towards the United States.— .At a great Talk, their Chiefs have been con vinced of the advantage of an Alliance with the United States, and, with many of their Red War-• rims, have joined our armies, and have given • proofs of their courage and devotion, which cn- tiiie there to the highest consideration of the Le- gisiature. " The vast extent of our Sea-road has rendered it impossible (notwithstanding every exertion has been used) to complete entirely our defences thereon ; but it daily increases in strength, and %vill shortly bid defiance to all the attacks of the enemy, with whatever force they may be made. " The long and bloody war which desolated Europe, has been unexpectedly succeeded by a profound general peace. This circtunstance has given to the ememy a great accession of disposable force, all which he seems inclined to employ against us ; hence the invasions of the States, and the predatory visit to this capital,. the erects of hich are so visible to every Member of Congress! ow far such conduct as they here adopted is recon ci lea ble to the public Law of Nations, I shall not now d;scuss ; ibut of this I am certain, that the ravages and piratical acts of the incendiaries will - have the elroct of arousing the American spirit, while ih;! infamous Publications distributed by . ther • Olicers, distinctly pointing Out the final ob ject of the war to be the dissolution of the awaken the indignatio n of the whole community, and give the Nation an oppor tunity of convincing, (if conviction he still neces-: t•ary), not only our enemy, but the whole wo r ld at ilrge, of th e f ut ili ty of such projects, and of the stability of this glorious Commonwealth. " Gantlerner; of the House of Representatives, " The situation Of affairs between this Country and Great Britain renders necesiary an extensi‘e augmentation of etur Army aml Navy, which will consequently be - attended with an increase in our expenditure. The Executive relics with confi dence is the patriotisrii of the House of Repre sentatives in providing for these eNpcnces, with ()tit burdening the people.—Some ditlieulties were experienced in obtaining subscribers for the last Loan authorized by Congress; it has neverthe , less bteu completed, and upon terms not disad vantageo.us to the public. Senators and Cientlernen of the Ltonse of Tlept-e -sentittiv,s, " The' war, though at present oppressive to the interests of our Merchants and Commercial 31en, is nevertheless fraught with advantages to the internal economy of the country; and such of our manufactures vs were, at the commence ment of the , contest, in a state of lethargy, or premature decay, have grown np, improved, and arc now flourishing and healthy; others, which necessity has since caused us to intro duce, are advancing rapidly to perfection ; and it is not too much to augur, that at th►e close of the war the United States will be enabled to supply themselves with those articles, for which millions have heretofore been paid to foreign nations. " We have nationally enjoyed uninterrupted health, exempt from the dreadful infectious dis eases Which formerly vi , Ated us. • " All the Continental Powers- of Throne are desirous of a termination of ,the %var existing be tween us and Great Britain ; and it it is consola•. tory to know, that only one opinion exits as ,to the justness of our cause. Ministers have been accredited to us from the re-established Sovereigns of France and of the Netherlands. Those Sovereigns are anxious to renew their anc.:xnt intercourse with the United States. " To your collective wisdom the Executive trusts, and the Nation looks, for the adoption of such measures as may be sufficient to meet the pressure of circumstances; and however deeply the miseries and extension of war arc felt and de plored, still but one path is open to us—that of perseverance, till our enemy is brought to a sense of what is due to us, as a great, a free, and an independent People. " THE PRESIDENT." TO CONTINENTAL READERS. THE LONDON ';EWSPAPERS. Seeing that - the Continent is now open to the ',inclination of British Newspapers, and observing that so much attention is paid to the statements they contain as to have produced very unpleasant political results, and threaten others of the utmost danger—knowing at the same time that foreigners are profoundly ignorant• of the nature of these publications, and feeling that, for the welfare of Europe, they ought to be well understood—We have overcome our repugnance against touching upon a subjett so delicate for a Journalist to handle, and determined to dedicate the following facts to the Iteaders of London Prints o.n the Continent, and especially to the Editors of the French, Dutch, and German Periodical Press, through whose translations their good or evil is widely disseminated. The only official publication by the British Go vernment, is the London Gazette, which contains no other general intelligence, except Royal Pro clamations, and such Dispatches from Ambassa dors and Commanders abroad as Ministers deem worthy of being communicated to the People. No other foreign or domestic news are inserted in its columns, and it is only published twice a week, except upon extraordinary occasions. To supply this deficiency, the whole class of Daily Newspapers has sprung up, and the ardent curiosity of a well-instructed community, anxious to be informed on all points of general and par ticular interest, supplies ample encouragement to their labours, and rewards for theil expellee and toil. Eight Morning and seven Evening Papers issue from the London Press daily, with the exception of Sunday, on which day a number of hebdoma dal publications, comprizing the news of the week, make their• appearance. There are also many publications, which appear on particular Clays, twice a-week, thrice a-beck, &c. &c. The Daily Papers are necessarily of the greatest importance ; and to these our subsequent obser vations are intended chiefly to apply. Our diurnal publications .may be divided into three sorts :—I. The Ministerial, or such as gene rally support the measures of Government ; 2'. The Opposition, or such as generally arraign them; and the Neutral, or such as proceed upon a de claration that they belong to no party. To begin with the last :—They are scarcely to be distinguished ; for in this country, where the extremes of opinions are not always enforced, and men lean occasionally, more or less, from the side of the cause they commonly espouse, to commend or condemn particular acts, it is not easy to steer a mlddle course, which shall be remarkable enough to merit, a 'classification per se. Thus - the, Independent Papers, as they call themselves, are only publications a little more or a little less warm in their attachment to Ministers, or tu their Opponents. The Ministerial Papers (as they are called) a i re confined to, at most, one-thhal of the fifteen ; their names it would be unbecoMing in us to par ticularize. Their nature is precisely this. Mi nisters do not control a single opinion they con tain, nor are they dictated to, one iota, either in their general conduct or in their sentiments upon special occasions. The connexion existing be tween these Papers and the Government is natural, and in no instance, we believe, corrupt. News papers, which from principle have advocated, and continue to maintain, the excellency of that sys tem upon which the present Administration, fol lowing the footsteps of the immortal PITT, con duct the affairs of the Country, receive no re ward for that independent support, if that is not considered a reward Which consists in oc casional information, which enables them at once to gratify the Public, and more effectually to do justice to all in the-accuracy of their statements. On this head we shall only further say, that it would in our opinion be of singular advantage to Great Britain, and of the highet importance to Europe (so likely to be convulsed by the propa gation of mischievous falsities), were the Con ductors of the Ministerial Press in a more distinct official form empowered to contradict the bold and infamous fabrications which the ill-disposed portion of the Press invents with such prolific ingenuity, and circulates with such disgraceful zeal.-s--In neglecting to counteract these machina , tions, orriltorthy of serious attention as to a loos observer they may appear to be, a Statesman fails in one of his highest duties*.. Of the third Class into which we divided these publications, viz. the Opposition, it is not neces sary for us to say much. DeStitute, as it pro fesses to be, of authentic Government intelligence, it endeavours, by industry and exertion, to supply the deficiency. And it would be well Were it to rest here ; but our pages daily bear testimony to its boldness and indecency in discolouring facts for party purposes, and coining falsehoods to throw an odium on the Government. Such Prints are therefore most erroneous guides ; ,and though they are rightly copied by their provincial friends, the Conductors of Continental Papers, who take their fables for truths, and as truths disseminate them, arc responsible to their several countries for the propagation of notorious fabrications, and unfounded and evil-designed impositions. * We certainly had no intention of making any part of this notice of private application ; but having candidly delivered our sentiments as above, it is only common discretion which impels us to defeat misrepresentation, by averring that there is nothing of spleen in our observations. . THE SUN enjoys fully as much of the confidence of those who are competent to afford it intelligence, as any Newspaper published in London ; and though a sore and angry feeling (unworthy of a Public Journal) incites the Opposition Organ to pre tend to disregard its authority, the writer who does so from a paltry little-mindedness, well knows that there are no articles of a demi-official nature which are not as early communicated through the columns of THE SUN, as through any other chan nel whatever. This averment is due to ourselves, in order to be set right with oisr Foreign Readers; at home we have no occasion to give such an ex planation. COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held at the Mansion House, which was fully at tended. The Committee for Improvements presented a report for appropriating the scite of Guildhall Chapel and Blackwell Hall for public business, which was read, and the Committee were em powerell to petition Parliament for carrying the same into effect. The Committee for General Purposes presented a report on considering the Petition of the inha bitants of the Borough of Southwark for an effi cient Magistrate, which was read and agreed to, and the Lord Mayor was requested to lay the same before the next Court of Aldermen. The watt-11-rate was settled . for the ensui ng year, and an act was passed confirming the same. The Royal Committee for superintending the late entertainments at Guildhall were empowered to draw upon the Chamber for 14,0001. belong ing to the Bridgehouse Fund, to defray iu part several demands upon them for the said entertain ments. it was referred to the Committee of City Lands to carry into effect some further improvements at the Leather-market, in Leadenhall-street. The Committee for Improvements reported their proceedings during the lute Session of Parliament, relative to the removal of the Post-Office, and•of their having had •a conference with the Chancel lor of the Exchequer thereon, and recommending an application to be made in the next Session for an act authorising the same to be carried into ef fect, which was read. The draft of a Petition to the House of Commons for leave to bring in a litli;*being prepared, was read; and, after a long discussion, the Court divided, and the Petition was agreed tv. e * l c e :t r t e i t a' t r r p c ew, al ways rPgrant.enc"Ct. es:peio:j,rd:inct-ee'o:;'itrel:;r:l4sl7so orb 'r rsr ject of the Young and vitality alley drownii:g, '1;0! tl:el4;o4ll'etiot so apparent to the Coroner's fuove,t, t utiFt bca ti `caLe t ler body has been interi•cd for a win) . le v.celz. w . e suppose but that such aniniatii; o be e;•rypossibie exertion to restore t °4 cur c a ' , erdiet upon oath of Awl tality relui b h s e p4c so We-la,: con Ci mitted to e eart. • ARKtvED—I l'iLdfa, 2 waterfard. 1•° 11AIA tenburgli, 1 Ham'Jurgli, ► 3 per Cent. Red. THIS DAY Al TWELVE 0'c1.,0c5.' , per Cent. 1' q ' India Stock, 05. p c. Cons. ,5-,,... India 13und:z, 144. or. 4 per ' 'ent C ~ . ,ons. tll l al) 4 ''' Excneq. Bills, r 5 per Cent N• • B.' 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It appears, also, by an Alnerie'll'd fe l ; li th e a d t d T o h: l e t f o iv a n t :/ a r c e k d s ß a o c a k ts e , tt t with troops, 1 . 1 , p e l of which was not known. S 's ho ll t:li 51 or e; the loss of our Flotilla (for it seems 000114,0porr on hake Champlain, will be of n o g reat ance to us ; and of no use to the Eriell2ll. (rbtti)ltatrt , be acvarricd 1 1 (' ll be s We have, in our last nage, ecila ti( " C( til e' .ieve) the matters which appeared t° 6 Geo c ' 5 ‘v ur ri extract from the Amer f ican Vall ers ' i bo r ; WINDER'S report of the action of 1513(.6 , )5 3 1r r „ ' with the necessary allowance for the 0 31 ` . a It,, ,t of a party concerned, -gives f 3tber te i dr account of that battle, and Pretty a cctir : Pr s ,' t , scribes the mob which in Arnerie-a st 3tw. " ( W I. army. Even the ;1 1 :7ommander's racu it t e b er n ,l: s s e h e o m ek to o l f i have o a l t p t l a e c t k e lybryeco:leiri c c: 1 1 1 1. 1 7 00 . li; c t c ;, ba f y r o h n e et n s e o w ve s r f t i h .o r m ew gOOO of these ge . . ll3l ' t . I . S I I P L I/65 . ° , bt l b ' e a ,ae p tn ers tends to col t i l f l i e r ,rate ► , i co o c p o e n r l a m ti e o n n e s ec o i fv,vcitohmsei,d.cerryable wagnitftsticc'll on the side of Louisiana, th i c "7P:ci l : ti :: s o iolll'll'S t w h i e t s b e So p a g r i t g s a gigantic c IV '' worksua•los)i‘fcvleiaerpi.reicic.anabaoltilis eic!c V ° I V • It appears by the Advertisemen t ihil i or iwnottiliiy the c it Superintendent's izens . 0 f 0 tffiboaet place c W e r a: l l . ' a i g g i :0 1, 6 10 1) :: t c InGooluprhporfe:liolLe:i7titco::,l: petted of having assisted the Brit ish O i l . ° ;1 1 Gallic Scribes are so •i• Per ' 1 7 1 44 indignant c os ie a m n a d y, as tl f l o e r re t f l o ie re icar r i e s c i o ai v l e rto recover Editor's lo aalc'k iiristatiorig:tije sbo t humbly conceive, that the less they s a Y !V I i b i c si t i t e e d r, t :L e s it wil' ,t (1 so ti o le n unjust abstraction of Works of Art , o' e til of o f the co its honours is forgotten ! Verb'm sa t ' sooner ;0 the i Te n : d il e l come t° bacctioo t opl tli‘ 0 0: ...........—mr---- ' tI) , thelyVrehc: t arid ,re ! notice of the n ir iol a .e rr require more F r ench Papers to-day' i 005 ,, hot we hastily passed over the contents 01 dtv ceived y es t I „ ti , (1 4 upon a subject whic i h a cr(*aY.7 it does not °cc"' t- e ') ev(eirayt.warmly,the/ 40 ls v " v l: . ) l e i l i t n e h ea n totr e ilei s r : e i l e na l a r s : esf e rr i ji t i okifes to c o a x ' p l e lr pl e r r c o a c a t i°l animadversionnt i i ll o l l set l n e ce : s eff i l tirri , ' t li l l : 505 b 111. e ag : ltr e tt:fil ‘ tt:1°511 c e 1 3:11.11 : :r c;i i c:5'1 0 :: i tt1;1'°1 : 1''Itl ' Lltit:Cil htit s . ' hiao i g l eil e n:w ,; .t , s e s a , Ns l' ca . :: ,, involving x meanvt l t t l :n a d v i a s c l Ills ' i i s i i i t ti t is i °. i °f ) o f I t lte:sii i lte f ls c' t , '" j'ls: l : hope, we (we ovy e imtcor a ent l lt c se ) iitl u rrcl s aa : figd ) o) forib.zniettile,ai; grateful (s. f e{ : .t - r i i l ict ) :; 1 11: 1 %: : : l oc i fi i i.o t sii : ,,:iti iii i ol, ; , :;; ii : ' too ‘ pa ' , weiace. 1 prrhra ~ c mined in a Congress NVII kb Mee" t°,llestirlie' 0 Id settletre no objection to their be ing , I jot et Europe. Our ri,,l,ts either arc pre l e 6'• 010' il ( Just and equitable o i t i l i rr i I T: c c ip t a l ce b , e ° n l l 0 d: 6per ti ej i;: r d t ::: If the latter, they fined : if the foriner,which we ' if " ' bei" jo' maintain to a letter they arc, ti le° 50 ". 0 0 :00 c ii , the good of tnankirrl, discos" to L ITC I4 • jure them ; b u t v, :1! CiV.:5;: ''''''' --------- ' 4-4 . 14 1,, (1 110