The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-12-05 00:00:00, page 2

_soon have absolute control of their habirs.
. Commerce has been said to be the hand
. mwid of agriculture. If this were the case,
. the bondmaid ought to mind her mistress and
not be gadding abroad so much. If com
meice is & pood thing, we have had too much
of u good thing ; too many of our peopie
have been empioyed in it ; too muny risks
have been run; 100 many cargoes und lives
Jost ; and too many artificial sumulems ad
ministered 19 it,
Qur government did not set out upon the
plas of making commerce a handmaid ol any
sort, but made her niistress, und guve ber
absolute control of the wardrobe and the jew:
els ; apnd Mr. Pickering, of the oid scheol,
tried to persuade our furmers,, that thewr pro
duce would perish on their hunds, it cur cwn
fown born merchunts did not teke them off.
But be knew, #nd every man knows, that the
feceral system on this subject has been anti
sgricultural ; that it bus confined the farmer
to such piices ns our merchants would give,
and ias given to those merchants exclusive
advantages in carrying and biinging our mer
chandise., |
But commerce is the nursury for a nevy :
It builids up greut cities ; it encourages en
terprize. If Republicans are n pursuit ol
such subjects, let ship-timber, deal und iron,
be our national idels. Qo such subjects ev
ery man has « right to his opinion. Aud for
my part, I wish that our great citios miy nev
er, have a nationul debt, and that there may
never be um artifical spirit of enterprize.
Young men ure apt cnough to run lromw the
plough and the anvil. It the peuce and hap-
L piness of the miliions is our vbject, certainly
_Dyvigs, preat cites, and bLoundless enter
prize, are not the means 1o conipass it. Ihe
most commerciul and nuval nation on earth,
sbounding in great ciles and enterpiize,
Wairhs you in a voice ol thunder tc beware
of failing into her condition. When bhave
her people enjoyed peace ? What portion of
happiness can cobsist with a state of eternal
warlare.
From small beginings we rose to be the
second commercial nution as our federalists
boasted ; that is, while the ships of all other
nations were in harbour, lor teur of being sice
den by the navy of the first pution, we were
the second. 1o some reul prosperity derived
from the distresses of the contending naaons
we added millions of bunk paper, tens of mij-
Rene Ol private nuies, and hundreds of mie
lions of whut we wished to be thought worth,
over vur actual worthy and mude a spicndid
footing, from whicnh our piide forbade us to
deduct losses and bunkrupteies of tushionabie
foily. 7The emburgo and non-intercourse
corrected our footings ¢ und MANUFACTURES
will save us the trouble of new reckuning.
“ o plan was all mistakes from the be.
‘ glasag s to succesd 1 Amcrica, you,
Anather highly important object will de
mand the attention ot the Nationul Legisia
ture. Attempts will be mude 10 obtuin a re
newal of the Charter of the “ United Stares
Baik,” (more properly designated the Brie
tish Bank.) By t-r the greatest portion of
stock in this Bank is owned in England, and
by British agents in this country. 1. the
charter is renewed, it will become u powerfu)
and dangerous engine, from which more evil
way justly be apprehended, than from the
Biyonets of a British army. The Aur.ra
(sth last.) at the close of a very able specu
lation upon * Banking and Paper money,” has
the lollowing article :
“ About the close of the American Revo-
Jution, two members of Parlicmenrt standing
in the lobby during a division, were Jamen
ting to each other the mbatuation of the e
sures of Lord North 3*oue of the members
was Mr. Dampster, 8 m.an who talked of his
parrotis 0 with as much modesty a 3 any -
votate of a modern bunk—he expressed him-
BB 4 v vl C“‘C( |
Naovional Lcgisiature ~l'he United States
Congress commence their sitting on Monday
pext. Ihe business 1o be transacted, witi be
important und momentous. It will be intheir
power Lo give a tone 1o the encrgies of the
nuliofi, urr by ndecision to relax every fibre
of manly excertion. lu reiwiion ovur toreign
affuirs, the course, fron: recent circunistances,
uppears clear and expiicit. Shoula G. Britain
reluse 1o abuntuon her restrictiuns, after the
example set by brunce, a decided stand ought
to be taken against her, In the event of her
rendering resistance on our part necessary,by
relusing 10 repeal the Orders, Biockades, &e.
none But @ paruzan of Englund, an enemy to
the interests ol the Untted States, will have
the hardibood and folly to suy that she ought
not to be opposcd. “Cun the rebellious voice
of such men mtluence the proceedings of our
goveinment ! Can the feeble clamour of a
handful of Britsh partizans, have any weight
on the councils of the nation !We believe
not ; wnd cannot but hope, that from former
cvents and present circamstances, Congress
will now uct with that decision so indespensas
ble to the wellure of the nation. Let their
deliberations be governed by firmness, and
the American People will firmiy support
them.
TO every argument against the omnipo
tence uf commerce, the reudy reply is, the
habits of our people are so cominercial and
so fixed, that nothing can charge or contiol
them.” But the two great contending pows
crs have chunged und controled these habits.
I'he embuarge and nou-intercourse changed
snd controied them ; and manufactures will
From the New-York Columbian,
THE RALLYING POINT.
MISCELLANY.
William Cobbett conitpues to publish his
Political Register, in which he fires many a
home shiot at the ministry and their adber
rents, from what the English wits call his
“ Stone Battery”—Newgate. He has ad
dressed a series of letters to the tradesmen
und farmers. in and near Salisbury, on the:
report of the bullion commiuee, heuded Pa
per against Guld=—in which be applies his
causticks to every fibre of that deadly cancer,
the enormous debt and overgrown puper cui
rency of Euglond,
Un the perusul of bhis letters and late files
of Londoun papers, it appears, thut the peopie
of Lugland ave eongaged in a dispute not
much unhike thut which formerly eccupied
much of the attention of our finunciers and
men of business, on the relutive merit of Bos
ton und countty bank puper. One party
maintain, that the bills of the bank of Lng
land ought to make the circuluting p.xpcl'{
medium of the nation, and decry the paper
ol the country bunkers us assignars, as wvile
ragiy, &c.&e. Cobbett and others insist, that,
bad us is the credit of their country paper, it
rests on a more solid foundation, thun the
bills of the bunk of Lnglind, which the bul
lion committee have reported, cannot po-si
bly be paid in specie during the war, nor even
in two years after the comencement of
peace, should that tuke place 1n w thort fime
Cobbertt has formally denounced Pitt’s won.
deriui fiscal system, of which be suys, he
wius once the advocete, but sees by sad ex
pericuce its falticy, and indircetly compli
ments the method our government have u-]
dopied of extinguishing the national debt Ly
actual payment —-[1- oston Pairtots l
“ The situation of Florida most certainly
claimis the eariiest possibie attention of our
govermment, for unless they wre adopted inlo
our femily of governments, there is much
room to lear thut one of the great belliger
ents of Lurope will attempt to lay violent
hands upon these Provinces, to the incalcula
ble imjury of the Unied States. Indeed 1
verily believe there is a strong palz in that
country i tuvour of its pppiluge to G. Britain,
w—yet | um well pursuaced such s measure
could not be effected without a noble and
manly siruggle by every real Americon,with
in the Province, sided Ly bLundreds from
without.
“ It would be in vain for our government
to forbid the inerlerence of its citizens ;
their nterests and their feelings are too
strongly enlisted to be kept quiet spectators
of such a struggle. During the late troubled
state in that guarter, numbers of territoriuns
were dully crossing and recrossing the line
0 unxious ‘expectation of some military em
ployment The Conventionalists will again
meet in Convention, in a few duys at Baton
Rouge, und | think «ne of their first me:-
sures witl be to udopt a Constitution, botton -
ed upon their Declaration of Independence ;
and in all probubiliy they will set on foot an
expedition ugainst the Spanish garrisons on
the Mobile and Pensicola. Notwithstanding
these overt acts of sell government,] am weill
convinced that the Conventionalists would
promiptly and joytully acquiesce in any claim
of dominancy which the United States would
sel up.
Extract of a l=tter fram a gentleman of ree
peccability in the army, to Cob. Wm. Nuesel,
dated Cantonmenty, Washington, Wednesday
Scpt-mber 26, 1810,
W Siß==] expect the time not far distant,
when your o'd warriours will have to come out
nd teach your childven in arms, what you
wught by etperience. © You have no doubt
eard of « number of citizens in West-Flori
-4 hotding vieeting and complsining of a nam
ver ol grievances. They have at last formed
“ Ere this can be received, you will have
heard of Col. Covington having been sent on
command to the Florida line of dem.rkation.
The meuasure was adopted in pursuance of a
requisition from Gov. Holmes, who appre
hended that the throes and convulsions of the
Floridians, “ struggling tor their lost liberty,”
might reach our peacetul borders end disturb
the tranjuility and neutvality of our territoriul
citizens, or that the fiame of ¢ivil discord
which seecmed to be kindiing among our
ncighbours, might biow over the line and dis
turb the peacelul occupations of his loyal ci
tizens ; but at present the storm seems to
have gone by, and Col. Covington hud remo
ved his command from the line into quarters
at fort Adums, when hie 'was culled to super
cede Col. Cushing in his command of the
department here.”
“'5OOOO meqr should have been kept at home,
“ and employed on the waste lands : th.e mo
“ ney that wus employed in war for only two
“ campaigns would have established a Bank
« of KEngland at Philadelphia ; your honour
“ would be saved, and America would be us
¢ dependent on Eogland, as Leeds and Bar
“ mingham are upon Londoen.”
The reader cannot mistake the application.
It will, however, be enlarged upon at a future
day. [ Bos. Chron, Nov, 29.]
The following cxtraci o a letteris f-om a gen
tleman of ihe firs! resfiec ability, at Washe
tngion, Misstssifi Terrvitoryy to his friend
« But upon this subject youn will probably
be much better miormed, in a short time, by
a messenger who wili be sent by the Conven
tion to our govermmnent.”
The Jfollowing ts an extract of a letter from
another gentisman at Washington, Mississip
pi Tervitory, to his friend herey of the same
date.
in thixg City, bearing date Get 30, 1810,
From the Naw nal dntetugencer,
b
At a late hour last night, we received the
subjoined extract of a letter, which we loss
no ime in laying before our readers. From
this it will be seen that the Florida Conven
tlon have been compelled to have recourse to
military force, and that the fort of Baton
Rouge and Governour Delassus is in the pow
er of the patriots. We are informed that a
few days since the €Convention received intel
ligence thut they were betrayed, and that
Gov. Folch had a galley at Gulvestown, in
which he meant to embark the Couvention
for Pensacola, and that he himself was in the
Eastern part of the Province alarming, and
sewing dissention among the peopie.—~ln
this dilemma, prompt and vigorous measures
beecame absolutely necessary, and the result
is here related.
“ Pinkneville, Sept. 25, 1810,
“ We have received information directly
from Baton-Rouge, thut on Saturday night
about 150 men. under the command of Gen.
Thomas, entered the fort of Baton-Rouje.
Young Grand Pre who commanded, gallan
try attempred to defend it, and received a se
vere wound in his neck’ with a broad sword..—
One of the guurd fired on the assailunts and
wasimmediateiy shot down withi a pistol by one
of Cupt. Johnson’s dragoons—another of the
Spunivh guard was wounded=—no damage re
ceived by the troops of the Convention. Huv
ing quieted every thing in the fot, they proce
ded to the house of His Excellency, dragged
him ‘out, carried him to the fori, with two
boxes of money found in his room, and louded
him with irons—but not without having to
knock himdown with the butt end of a musket.
The Convention had about 250 men in the
place when the messenger left ity and every
thing was quiet,”
The following is taken from the * 7Times,” a London
paper of Augusc 14, 1510,
“ On the 26th Septemnber, the Convention
of West Floriaa, at Baton Roupge declared
themselves a Lree and Indefiendent State.,
Signed=—John H. Harrison, John Miils, J.
W. Leonard, Wm. Barrow, Philip Hickey,
John Margan, Edward Huawes, 1. Liiley,
Wm. Spilier.”
JOHN RHEA, President,
ANDREW STELL, Secretary.
A Facr-~Richard Hancock, a citizen of
the U. States, who has a wife and two chil
dren, and formerly lived in this borough,says.
“ he was prest eight years ago on board a
British 74 gun ship=that in the course of
his eight years captivity, he was only thirty
thmmoun om shore, and then only ina dock
yard, rigging & 90 gun ship ; where he con
sented to go in hones of getting an opportuni
themselves into & convention, miade 2 num
ber of resolutions, end are now about to curry
em into execution. Two bundred and six
of the convention party marched to Baton
ouge, énd to the fort ; Lieut. Grund Pre
made a brave attempt to defend the place,but
in vain ; he reccived » wound in his shoulder
of which he is said to have died almeost im
mediately. One of the centinels fired at the
partyy who were advancing, but was shot
down immediutelv b one of Mr. Johnson’s
horse. After they had secured the fort,went
to His Excellency’s, dragged him out (alter
knocking him down with the butt of a gun,)
and loaded bhim with irens. This expedition
#nd battle were executed on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. 1 have this morning heard that
the Spanish Governour of Eust Florida, is
now on his march to suppress the rebels and
release the place. Heis suid to be 350 strony,
150 regulars and the rest militiz ; the Con
vention Party are said to be in the fort 400
strong. Application was maude this moruing
to the Governour of this Territory from the
citizens of Pinkneyville, to send out the mil
itia on the iine~hey in his turn, has made ap
plication to Col. Cushing for some of our
troops ; the Cel. has granted his request.
The dragoons will murcn to morrew or next
day, and it is said the two oldest compunies
of Infuntry will march also.
* General Wade Hempton has not yet ar
rived.
Lxtract of a letter from Bouq dated July
9, 1810, '
We are in a state of political lethargy, and
as when uwoke we have been of late msanc.
I hope we shail continue to be contented to
do nathing. Buonaparte has,to be sure, con
fiscuted @il our ships, and treats us with the
most sovereign contempt ; which we undoubi
ly merit, though the submissive behaviour of
our government left no meauness unpractic
ed to avert s displeasures.
" Mr. Jackson paid us a visit about a month
egu. He was received with great universai
respect by all the pirincipal gentlemen. 1 had
the honour of dining in his company in pri
vate, and was at a publick dinner given Liwm
by the young men. This was one of the best
conducted things of the kind | ever saw. A
bout 350 gentlemen sat down to an excellent
dinner, among whom were some guests of
distinction. We draok “ The King” two or
three times,(in other words) “ Old England,”
“ The British nuvy and army,” &c. as hearti
ly as you could have done aj the London tav
erny or the Crown and Anchor. Mr. Picker
ing, (Secretary of State under the Waushing
ton administration) a man of inflexible hones
g and determined character, not uniike the
oman Cato, gave the following tonst, which
we drank with the greatest enthusiasm,—
“ The world’s last hope, Britain’s fast anchor
ed Isle.” This you will allow is pretty well.
Iz there not an avenging God above,
BOSTON LOYALTY.
Natchez, Sept. 26, 1810,
IT is a mislortune the publick have long
lamented, that every Amecrican that sets Lis
toot upon British soiiy, abandons the rights of
his own countiyund immediately becomies an
ayostate Englichman. No mutter what wrongs
and insults our injured country hus received
from their ruthiess hands ; whether our cities
a'e burned to ashes ; our tervitorial or coms
mercial rights wre invaded ; our citizena
slaughtered and butchered In our own wae
ters ; our netional sovereignty attucked and
disgraced in an unguarded hour of hospitalie
ty ; our merchants plundered of their prop
criy 3 our citizens impressed, murdered wnd
“ ROASTED by savages.”—AlLL~ull is
lorgetten, and all 1s wishied o be ouried in oba
trvton, without « remuneiation or apoiogy. A
good British dinner, and a generous gluss of
English wine, will make a {ool wis¢—u knuve
an honest mun-~the stupid eloquenie=the in=-
sipid loguacious==changing the heart of a Rea
publican to that of a monarchist,
But who instructed the sage Docior to teld
the Bruish faction that America wish-d aif
that was fiast to be buried in cbtivion ? Froma
whom did he recetve his instruction 2 If bie
soul is ‘insensible to the stings of msult ; if
Lis heart is calous to the WROUNGS of lhis
country ; if his spiritis enraptured with Brit
ish hespitality and sttention ; il bis bisod cive
culates without boiling with indignution at
the repeated insults of the British netion, let
him return to England and act the buffcon ez
a British feaste=let bim pronulgate rc an ax-.
semblage of such distinguished persong, that
America wizhes all that was past to be buried
in oblivion : but iet him tell his compoany bia
deciarotion springs’ from the fumies of wine,
quaffed in an hour of bilaritys—that they are
uneuthorized, and diametricaily opposite 19
the leclings and spirits flaming in the true A
mericun heart,determined to resent the wrengs
too long repeated, 100 long boirtie,und too long
neglected in retaliation.
Does the sage Doctor wish our in prisoned
scatmicn to lemain siaves in the fioating custics
of Britain ?
Does he wish the blood of PEIRCE to be
forgotten ?
Great 6ep ! where is the heart except
the nobie Doctor’s,that wouid not rather pei
ish as a Freeman,than submit to such bumile
ating and degreding submission as a slave §
for servitude is mevitabic it we wish all that
is past to be buried in eblivien, without de=
manding and receiving satisfacyen fov the
wrongs, sults and viokated rights, beaped
upun us by the British government.
To such apostates as Doctor Logan, fut
tening vpon British bhounty and hosplralitye
may be ascribed all the high encominms pad
that infamous government that we daily see
disgracing the columns of American newss
papeis. To theirartse=their obsequious flote
tery, we see paragraph alter paragraph euloe
gizing that corrupted and corrupting governs
ment,
Does he wish the insult of Capt. Love to
be patsed over without reprouch.
Does he wish the outrage con:mitted upon
our national sovereignty=-ihe attack upen the
Chesapeake, and the muider of her crew, te
be surrendered as vnworthy of notice ?
Does he wish the sbominsb.e conduet of
the British ministry in the affair of Mi. Lrse
kine to be cocly pusced by as no insult ?
Does he wish British ships 1o bicckade alg
the ports of T urope by preciumation, probibe
it our trade with the continent, and we ac«
quicsce !
Dues he wish the Biitish government te
enforce the law of 1756, and we acknewiedge
its justice ¢
Millions have alrcady been expended, and
willions will be expended to change the
minds, habits and tempers of the Amwericen
nation, to bring them in subjection to Biitish |
views, and in love with the Biitish govern
ment. But hefore that duy will come the el
ements shall chairge their proper ticse=the
earth change her motion, and find out a new
orbit. Yes! the true American detests Brit<
ish connection ; whose fricndhit ta drathee
whose virtues are crimes, and whose conduct
1o infamous,
Doctor Locax is the fiiend of Purr, We
cannot add more to his private worth, or his’
publtick services—<his reward is inevitahle,
The Doctor may moke speechess—complis
ment British rapacitve=lppre!- 10 murder,
feavnd and rapine. The English papers may
sound the applauise. The British papers in
this ceuntry may echo the fulsome stufi ; but
ty to make hls escape.” He states, “ (hy
he frequentiy wrote home, and to the Ames
icun department ‘of State ; but hLe believe
the cfficers with whem be cntiusted Lis et
ters, never delivered them.” He olso states
“ that there were 37 Ame.ican cilizens ¢
board the ship Bellisle with hin —tLat the
were treated severe and kept very close.
Huncock was determined to commit his be
dy to the Sharks, rather than sustain such se
verity uny longer : and seeing the Aniericen
ship Amiuble at some distunce, lie pivnged
into the deep and bravely swum to her;
where he was kindly received and secreted,
and has lately arrived at Philudelphia from
Tonningen. He Is personsily known to micny
of the inhabitants of this Berough.
Lioes e wish the British navy should en
lorce our own luws and their Acmirulty coure
to determine their violation snd infringn.ent ?
Does he wish that Lngland should be the
grand custom-house of the world,und 24 new
trals to pay tribute by purchasing a licence to
wrade ?
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 35, 1810,
Ni.WPORT :
DOCTOK LUGAN.
Delawure Watchmon,