The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-02-28 00:00:00, page 1

AlgowsAn assorment of GROC 1 RIES,
N. B. He transacts Comaitssion Business.
Those who are disposed tc [ v our him in this
l.i:u‘: may depend on Lis excrtions in their bes
alt.
3 Bales assorted coloured Broadcloths, Cottton
'‘Siurtings, Cal coes, Pelice Cloths, Bombazetts, Um
brell«:, Durroys, Threads, &e. &e.
Newport, Jun. 3, 1810.
Advertisements conspicuously inserted, at the rate
of 1 dollar and 50 cents a square, for three wecks—
smaller one in the same proportion.
Printing, in all its variety, executed with accurscy
and despatch. Orders ~espectfully solicited.
The paper is printed once a week, at 2 dollars a
year, one half in advance.
Consisting of G 2hs, Jummalis Mamoods s, Baf
tas, Malmooics, Mocea 8. mahs, Checks, Gilla Hand
kerchiefs, Cucsia Stripes, L.
ALSO,
WANI A’;l),
EXCHANGE on LONDON.— Ap-
Ply to
Newpor:, Jan. 3, 1810.
JUDLEL BN,
Vo. 63, Thumes-srreet,
AS tor sale==loo b/ .. Prime Pork, war
I:I ranted ; Gin, per pipe. '
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAYS,
BY WILLIAM SIMOAS, .
No. 15, MILL-SIREET.
JUQT reccived and for sale, by LOPEZ &
DYAYER—in addi'ion to their former
su, [uy—the followiii; Iresh imported TEAS,
Wirrante! of the first quality—
19¢hie s B fzc;:, ]
167 dJdu. Souchon
4\7! do. "_“IMIKE\]TEAS.
oU qo. Hyson -
A 0 -=BO puncheons sweet favoured St.
Croix Rume—wurranted as pure as imported.
Jn 10, 1810,
STORAGE for goods may be had by ap
plyiag as above. Juiy 36,
QUORS—amony which are—
-10 bhds. 3d proof Bt. Croix and Antigua Rum ,
20 pipes 4th proof Spanish Brandy ;
20 quarter casks Sheﬂ‘-f Wine ;
20 boxes Ruisins s2O do. Chocolate ;
Hyson, Souchong, and Bohea Teas, by the chest
or lesscr gtuntity, &e. &e,
1600 bushels Exuma Salt, of a superiour quality ;
1500 do. Livorpool do, '
500 do. T ksdsland do.
500 .do. Bonuwvista do.
&9o quartity « “well seqsoned mer, Boards
dakewise........Just received,
5 pipes Gin ; 5 hhds. old Jumaica Spirits ;
26 chests Compoy Te., of un cicedant flavour ;
1000 ¥t Cheese ; 200 Meal Bags; '
8 crates and 2 hhds. Crockery Ware, &c. &ec.
*+" Cugh given for Corx and Rye.
N. B. Those persons who have in their possession
W . Bags belonging te the Compoy, will have the’
.goodness to retwn thim © .
WILLIA M CUGGESHALL, jun. Agent.
Neawtgyrr e, 18,
e ettt ettt ——— sttt ettt e ———
~
Lopez & Dexter,
OFFER AT PRIVAIE SALE,
189 Bags,
4 Hogsheads, > COFFEE.
) 15 Burrels,
Hyson, Young Hyson, H‘son Skin, Souchong, Cam
. 2 p‘:‘ry;. and Bohea Teus.
9 Boxes Wlite, ;
41 do. Brown, } Havana SUGARS.
67 Bales Upl.nd Coion.
<6 Hogsheads Kentuck‘{ Tobacce.
Maderia, Tenerifte, and Lisbon Wines.
150 Boxes Ruisins. ‘ ‘
5 Cel‘;oom l;‘emvi:n Bark. ‘
A few Pipes choice Bpunish Brandy.
37 Cugh“advanoJ on Goods cunsigned.
Newport, Jan. 3, 1810.
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CALCUI7A GOODS.
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JUST RECEIVED. ‘ND FOR SALE BY 1
Lopez & Dexter, \
Q 7 Bales Calcutta Goods,
Heve for Sale, Wheiesule and Reiwil, at the loweat cur
! rent brices, :
A Constant suppiy ol Kye and Indicn Corn ¢
do. do. Rye and Indizn Meal;
Plour, of the most approved brands.
An exrensive assoriment of GROCERIES and LI
Henry Y. Cranston & Co.
R Vv .
SAVE Fu/ SALE ON VERY ACCOMMODA (INCTERMS
At iar duction and Commuesion Store,
NO. 94, THAMES-STREET,
36 B.les Cottwon,
10 Pies Barcelona Brandy,
| 10 Hivds, W, I. Rum,
25 Chests Campoy Tea,
50 Casis Fresh Raisigs,
30 Keys Gmger,
2, Boxes Md?
20 Kegs Tovaceo, *
25 Uloxes SOQP\
10 Bbls. Pimento,
20 “Il’. CO"CC,
5070 wt. Loaf Sugar.
Newport. Dec. 27.
Ihe Progressive Company,
Ar THEIR GRAINERY axp GROULLRY
STORE, No. 11, Loxc-WHARF,
No. 50.
FRiESH TEAS,
NEWPORT, R. L.
TERMS.
THE RHODE-ISLAND REPUBLICAN.
LOPEZ & DEXTER.
BY odverting to the preceding part of
this letter in which Mr. Jackson mentions the
affuiv of the Chesapeake, we Hund he is not
instructed to muke reparation for that out
rage, but upon terms that would be humiliat- -
ing and disgraceful 1o this country. Qur
government are required formally to pevoke
the proclamation, which has long cincg been
done awuy, to stipulate, in fact, to purdhase
the proffered veparations. The seumderr to
be restored must not be either natnral born
subjects of His Majesty, or deserters fiom
His Mujesty’s service.
Well, sir, as they were cluimed, and forci
bly taken us natural born gubjects or desert
ers cf course, by the terms of this stipulation,
none would be restored. We are reéquired
after this length of time has passed, now to
receive that sort of reparation which goes
directly to justify the atiack.
When we look for the obect of Mr. Jack
son’s mission, we find throughout all his let
tersy I need not refer to any in parucular,
that he hug no substituie to propose for the
arrangement made with Mr. Erskine, fulfiled
by our government, and violated by his ; that
tie has no proposals to make us which might
lead to a treaty ; he is only authovized to re
ceive and discuss proposals. We must be
thus placed in the attitude of the offending
nation. Is this tobe, endured ? Sir, alter
the muny injuries we have suffered, ure we
to acknowledge ourselves in the wrong, sub
scribe to a faisehood, by offering ' proposals
for redress to the offender ? Such disgrace
is without precedent in the annals of diplom
acy. And nothing but the spirit of insolence
would have iuduced the British minister to
make such intimations 10 the American
government. How would the British govern
ment buve met such treatment from our min
ister ? buPpose we had n.urdered a few of
His Majesty’s subjects, seized and confined
four or five thousand more, obstructed the
navigation of tbe river St. Lawrence, plun
dered their property to the amount of fifty
or sixty miliions of dollurs, of which ¥is
Majesty complained ;° entered into an ar
rangement for making reparation, which he
observes with MF"’E, &( which we have
perfidiously violated ; and after all this, send
a minister to tell that nation that he hed no
proposuis to make, that his instructions were
" prosg'cctive,” and to charge their ministry
with falsehood ? The minister who should
thus trifle with that government, would be
instantly dismissed, if not ordered to leave
th= country.
Why disavow the arrangementse far as
it relates to the Chesapeake ? Tt is not
denied but Mr. Erskine acted in pursuance
of his authority on this poini, and when"
we are teld that he violated his instructions,
that reason does not apply to this part of
the case, if it were admissible. The cause
of the disavowal is to be found only in the
monopolizing system of government. That
system, which Mr. Jackson iells us,was “ de
liberately adopted «nd acted upon, in just and
necessary retaliation of the unprecedented
modes of hostility resorted to by the enemy.””
A system, justified only by the pretence, that
it is ¢ to set bounds to thut spirit of encrouchs
ment, aad universal dominion, which would
bend all things to iis own standard.” But,
sir, we are not to be told at this day, that the,
object of the present war on the part of
Great Britain, is resistance to the epirit of
encroachment. It is a contest for commers
cial profits. Suppose we were to declare
war against the Dey of Algiers, because his
subjects would not exchange their present
form of government for one like ours.—
Could we expect to be justified in e eyes
of the world, in appeaang to the nccessily
of this war, as an excuse for violating the
rights of other nations ! No, sir, the pre
tence would be insolent, especially when of
fered to the injured. Yet we are reyuired
to take this as a udo?ory reason for Brit
ish blockades, orders iff" council, and depre
dations upon our property !
Sir, if further evidence would be necessa
ry to prove the insolence of this minister to
our governrent, it it is to be found in his let
ters delivered by Mr.Oakeley to the Secretaty
of State, dated i3th November. In the first
of these notes, Mr. Qakeley is desired to
state to the Secretary of Statewst thm Mr.
Jaclrson nud been grossly insuited by the in<
habitants of ﬂnmswu in the abusive z%
held by some of them, to several
bearing the King’s uniform,” that specil
passports were indispensibie to his sufety;
that it was the more . y because the.
language of our newspapers {d a tendency
to excite the people to commit violence up
on his person. Not satished with the inso+
lence he had offered to the Executive, he ex
tends it the people. - Such is the barbarous
stfte of American .mo‘ 'b:::" he WIE
destroyed by the hand of '
government extend to him their mcﬂw
tection ! The object of the next note, is to
reiterate the offensive charge, for which :
was dismissed. *He had seen with
regret that facts which it had been his ..J‘z
to state, had been deemed a sufficient
MR, FISK’S SPELCH,
ON YHE JOINT RESOLUTION,
APPROVING THE CONDUCT OF THR RXRCU
TIVE OF THE UNITED STATES
IN THE DISMISSAL OF
FRANCIS JAMES JACKSON.
NEWPORT, WEDNESDAY, Si.BRUARY 23, 1810,
[ Concinded.)
No, Sir, our pucifick policy has at length
brought us 10 the % n¢pilus uliva,” 1o the ut
- t point of forbearance. We have while
!‘ociming with thut nation, been plundered
of more property thun would maintain « Wwar,
that should avenge our wrongs. Qur atiens
- tion, by repeuted aggressions, is drawn from
former injuries, and in contemplating "the
present we secm to have forgotted the past:
But, Sir, will you, forget the sufferings of
your captured seamen. Your seasem, whose
» constancy, whose Valoutr, and whose enter
prize are themes of just and patriotick exuls
ation to every Anierican, and afford a subject
of admiration to the world, call upon you for
relicf and protection. They are not Only
captured and imprisoned, but have been mur
dered, their blood has tinged your waters,
while they have been engaged in uwic«
of their country and reposing their cotifidence
in the protection of their government. These
wropgs are neither redressed, nor avenged.
- We are amused from year to year, with new
I+inisters, and new documents, Hilt repara
tion is neither made, or promised. Sir, we
bave had etiough of this, enough of these
documents almost to muke a shroud fomr
national sovereignty. Iwe are to get -
ing bettet,let thesc beconverted into cartridges
to assert our rights and vindicate the injurics
we have suffered- And 1 confeds, s"i that
the prospect before us seems to promise 1o
alternative, but ‘.‘!&h‘ wbmlum or man
ly refistance. We have made an attempt tu
resist by aznkdvo system, which failed in.
its object, for want of union and energy. We
bave scen that measure opposed by legislu
tive resolves, “zn” juvite iusurrection
‘and rebellion ;by processions and
m“' of bells, for the Toss of liberty.
mlbd pretease of supporting the constic
But rebellion and steasen arc alyweys under-
Sir, if more evidence be necessary, itis to
be lound in the Letter headed * Circular,”
which, under false and fillacious disguises, is
an appeal to the people, and supports the as
sertions contained in the resolution. And
this is a part of that minister’s conduct, upon
which the Executive has expuessed 20 oplus
ion, andt upon which I think this House
bound by the duty we owe to ouréelves and
our country, to express an opinion. An ap
peal by a fgrelgn ministér, from the decision
of the Executive to the people, merits the
severest reprehension. If this be not an ap
peal 1o the people, what is it ! Is it the usual
ceurse of diplomacy for ministers to informn
consuls of the particulars velating to their at
tempts at negociation, and authorize the pirb
lication of such information ! No sir. 1t is
unprecedented. ‘This publication could not
be with this view, because the statement it
contains is both ¢ false and fullacious.” It is
false, in usserting that the negociation was
broken off, becuuse he had stated facts, It is
fallacious, in holding out the idea that our
government were offended at his stating,
first, ¢ that the (hree conditions forming the
substunce of Mr. Erskine’s original instruc
tions were submitied to the Secretary of
State.” Secondly, that Mr. Jackson knew
that instruction was the only one in wifich
the conditions were prescribed to Mr, Ers
kine. Our government did not dismiss him
for stating these fucts. But for repeating,
after he was wpprized that the declaration
was inadmissible, that our governthent knew
that the despatch of the 23d Jan, centaiued
the only instruction to Mis Erskine, under
which he made the arrangement. A very
different thing, from the declaration that Mr.
Jackson kpew it contained the only instruc
tions. Yet, he says, he could not imagine
that offence would be taken at his stating
these facts and adhering to them, as e
couid be intended.” Attempting, qnd:ms
faise and fallacious statement; 10 make an
impeession on the Americun peaple, that our
%‘ ; %‘u ‘*&W.m
ernment were offende
An ac. of awrocity for which, 1 think,
should ve ordered out of the country. . !
Siry I have now waded through the A
pondence of this ¢ important ncg'ociapm'
which we bave seen cxery thing but a dispo
-?on to treat with our government upon any
[ the points in relution between the two coup
tties. The whole of Mr. J’s. conduct Irumn
his first letter to the end of his circular. ap
peul to the people, is irritating and insolekr.
Are we then, silently to submit to be thus
, triﬁ&:l with, and treated with contempt 2 The
Briush plunder your property, blackade your
‘murkets, hover in your waters,attack your nu
tional ships, murder a part of the men and
cupture others ; impress your fellow citizens,
disavow their solemn engagements,and send a
minister o insuit your government, and then
appeal to the people to justify bim, and Con
gress pass all this over in silence ! Sir, |
trust the spirit of the nation is not yet so low,
If s is, well may we excluim, “ how are the
mighty fallen.” 7The genins cof Jiberty has
fled from their country, and the spivit of pat
riotism forsaken the n.tion,
for breaking off sn important negociation.”
The term Jacts is selected, and several tithes
repeated in this noie, for the purpose of repeat
ing the insult to the government. The plain
English of this note i, if you are offended at
what Mr, Juckson has suid, be now repeats
the asscriion in the strongest terms the lans
guage alfords ! And yet, sir, do we hear
gentlemen declare, thut they cannot perceive
any insult in all this! And they call upon us
to prove the charge contuined in the resolus
tion.
Our divisions umong outstlves, wnd out
opposition to our own luws; aré mugnified w
our rivals and our enemies. THes trivmpbs
antly said in Englond, thut Ameries Wwas in
state of insurrection, resisting the bpetration
of their own luws, You suflerqg the ligrm:
less rattle box of opposition, to assutié ythe
power of thunder 1o ciuse your governmeht
to tremble, and to break up your great qyutclr
of nutional mensures, I'he storm is past. 1%
should have been braved. You ought tb
have made the experiment, and to have de?
monstrated to the world that your governs
ment has energy sufficient to make its laws
respected. Ninetcen twentieths of the peos
ple woulde have supported yoll. But sucl
was the apparent condition of the ship of
state,swingitg trom her moorings;thit neighs
bouring vessels haules off' to guze at her diy
tress, )
Hence the disavowal of Mi, Erskine’s ai
rangement. His instructionp were caleulat®
ed forthe meridian of the Embargo. Buty
before the intelligence of his anrungement
veached his governmsat, they wege informed
that we had receded from the pm-knic:
stand, which had induced them to upproac
us with offers for negociuation. These cons
siderations admonish us ot the nccessity of
union and enetgy, umonyg ourseives . ond J
h y would buve produced wh uiune
, “6&5% the resolution Lefore 8. Bul
Lrentlemen bave pprived us of their oppom
‘ion. . And, Bir, 1 will beg tie indu&r,wce of
the committee, while 1 briefly exaumine some
of the argumientsgenticmen hLave offered 19
justity the vote they intend to give aguingl
this reseiution.
This gentieman from RhodesEshng, (M,
Potter) has told ws that he was not friendiy 8
approbatoyy resohntions antl hus refeired thé
cotninitte to the disposition this House minds
ol a verolution approving the Prerice n's cons
duct last spring. That resoiution was veuy
different fvom this. That contemplatetl the
expression ol d‘e approbation ot this Houee)
at the President’s dischurging Whth sutisfucs
tion und promiitude; a duly printetd ot td
him by an express law: To voits of that coif
1 shall alwuys be oppused. But the resows
tion now belore us 1s designed to express the
opinicn of Congressyupun the conauct of &
forcign minister in this conhtry, both as it ree
lates to the,government und the people whout
we represent. If we belleve that he, bus ine
sulted the patipn, shall we puss his Conuti ¢4
over in silence, especially, when the history
of it is communicated to this Mcuse by the
Executive with his Message ! No, Sir, 1 think
the welfure of thé nation requires, thet Cotie
gre® should express ':}.opmioh upon this
‘ubjeet.. DBut, Sir, I did not expect to heat
ohjections w this mode OIMI;E comd
from that side of the House. 7T 188
was not opposed by the gentle in the op
positiot, when ﬁbcy were I the suajority, §
beg leave to cuil their uttentioh to this jotithe
als of the second session of the Hith Cops
gml;ilﬂwmm from oh stjeiresd of
the House to the President, in thess /
“ Our abhorrence tanhot be top By eks
pressed of the harigues Q‘MK to
alienate the affections of the ludidns, shd 10
rometbomtomdfl!oany the U,
States. No meeps it buy Lunhar be
omitted of providing for the of
such cruel practices, sl for tie 16
punishmclu; of mzr Aqtmiousf_ oy o
tloma:,: objection. Hemu that u&:
This aythority snswers the 'part of (he gene
scs have ruined tme Presidents _Si« 1 glffey
froth the g-m'icmm npon ﬂt" peint, oné
Presideht was It 1 tene abandowed by his
party, bt it was becwuse he prefered begbtlu
lion to war, then the favourite meaeure of his
politital ftiends, of the gentieman who .
docdl:rned, that ‘? treut was ' to tis
na ; but who ho seeth (0 phef ‘
t 6 war slon Then {he¥ willing 16 e
the calamities of waty howthey tell us
wotld ruin the cothtry. Bir M&“p‘n
has told us, that the opposition in ntt
is only a questioh between ¢ the olts “L
Sir, ® there mdL.o Ghost come {rom the
gzrave to tell us thut,” upocl;)‘l" ‘ﬁ .
feil from +a gentleman on t side of the
Hotise iy debote laet spring. - Bt e
this may he the object with some zéalbus
lizatts, it is not the Mestio . with He
their wishi is 10 have the goverhind.ii '.“
tuken, with patriotick pretences. ¢ Did not
great Julius bleed for justice suke; what vil=
lain touched his body, that did stab; antl hot
for Justice " | aot g
While upon this subject, let me refer geh
tlemen to the ductrines they preached tiil
years ago. 1 will turn 0 the joumals of the
first session of the sixth Congress, spd read
an extract fromt an answer presented by this
House to the President’s Speech, it is «8 loi
lows; “ That any portion of the people of As
merica should pernit themselves umidst such
numerols blessiigs, 10 be seduced by the wiis
and misreprescntutions of desiguning men intg
ub opeh resistunce of a law of the U. Stutes; -
cannot be hvard without deep wnd serious res
gret under a consuiution were the pubick
burthens cun only be impesed Ly the peopié .
themselves for their vvin benehit, sl 1w pros
motie their bwn otgccu‘-, # hepe might weil
bave been indulged, that the geneiwl interest
would have been wob well understucd, 10 hove
produced in ahy of our citizens, & tis}).osition
to huzard so much felicity, by the criminal
effort of & part 10 oppose with lawicss vios
lence the will of the Whole,” This, Si, i
sound doctrine, it shol it huve betn entoreed
in 1808, vpon those who attvocated ivin 1799 !
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