The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-15 00:00:00

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improper, as bring ca. Itilktdisi eteitiemlteoll abe
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object of the petition keit' die. bpteatiort of:thr
set should irritate ' Britain.- t 1 hencd this
great respect for Great t:Wsin ? Was it &auto
it her conduct? Waa it. to the impress's's:44;a
our brauueu, whom she iid retoisted foe 7 years 1
Was it due to the principle site had intecipohitrd
into the law of nations, to the shetroction of neu-
tral commerce ? Wee it due to the blond of Anieri-
eons which she had spilt, and the outruyea coin-
mittcd on our public sad other vessels? Is. she,
mild hes entitled to respect front its for these ? And
Yet Noutenseil tell ito this tneinorial contains
revel:tin Eauguage! They no doubt felt the
effects whit.* taiga rook from war, and be *is*
wished for peace.* fist country ; but would never
',wahine it by atioiving to Great Britian. or any
other power. •
Mr. G. W. CASPAELL S as convinced the House
would be of opinion that his application was, if not
a direct, at least an indirect *emit on their digni-
ty. The petitioners state they are alarmed, to
consequence of the high demands made by this
Coverinnent on Great Britain, and that their
alarms are increased by public rumour. !low do
these petitioner. know the nature of the tansies
which hare been matte ? and with what propriety
do they state to this House their alarms en account
of demands made by Grweriumeat be redrew, sr a
time when the whole nation fret with indignation
the insult which had ?mattered these dernanilsne-
cessart ? But slppose the Monte showld refer this
petition ; it wonld be essential!!! iie.Twary, before
they could act on.if; or remove those alarms
eamplisined of, the they should know what
those *wands were that occasioned them.—
They could not decide. MI the subject with-'
but knowing them ; and how were they to
*too the information ? Negotiations ou
die subject were now pending; the petitioners
build not they're,* expect that an inquiry into the
=tuns irtheolia‘waands would be made by this
lisiwie, and u would cot hr consistent with the
interest Of policy of the nation to Molar such in-
-94;17. lentil the result it those negoeintions was
%Nowa. What benefit could therefore result to the
retitimitTs in regard to the Intended ground of
Mir iilanit2 mimeos their petition ? None.
bet **Object the • to asi obtain a fe-
cal of dpe • act ; and they state as
animas for, • ' supeal. that the act is
etaesiobllll to embirrsiii* of this rosin-
ed tbs. pea* ,•& Ilkwernmeut of
. •If Ilenftlll.l.lloelket al this
W.m
wo# he tuiviimmii, ituedellor peti-
s

Wipe-
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retreat from the grossed we had previously ttecu-
pied--to relinquish the only measure of resistioce
we had taken. After the murder of Pierce, and
the still more leatherette& murder of his fellows
eititehs in the Chesapeake (since the passage of that
law and its suspetisiont, you are raided upon to re-
trace your steps--to decline all resistance—to
shrink from :he cont..st—and virtually toy to Great
Britain, •• we feel your chasti,..erneot, and we re-
gret that we hair taken any steno which iitav ir-
ritate your people or Government." The pecyle of
Anterioarsaitills..C., woad frown with indigo:4ot
etintempt on a conduct dn. kiwi ; and even the
people of Great Britain, 4 tiwy posseased the spirit
et freemen, would feel a Outeinpl for a conduct PO
• pusillanimous, so inconsident with the dignity of a
natien. They could not do otherwise (however
they might seem to ;tower the tntontre) than de-
spise the meanness of a people. who would make a
chew of resistance is de ore of their injured rights,
and, after repotted Millts, relinquish the contest,
without reparation. and tamely nit to the moot
liggrovated aggroniens. If we ere to deliberate
on persulng such itasonduct—if we expressed a
doabt on the peopeirti of rejecting with indigna-
tion such a oropositiot, we would justly merit and
receive the universe everration of. the prottle of
Americo Mr. C. ehecluded by declaring his de-
termination to votd against the ref*reisce of the pe-
tition. to ant Cningsittet—tind expressing has hope
oast such reference *mad not be- agreed to by the
Mb doe.
Mr. Perri said, that in voting against the re-
fsersce of tills petition, he siiionld not comidet him-
sett as castiug a 1:4.90e on the presentitti it, or es
violatinc the rigrit,W petitioning, a every man
putses,e.l. (hi aeon only would indigent* him
In his vote. frifid not consider filogresa nos-
's...led of that iftleserstation which wouldiemiblo them
to act off any subject relative to oar relations with
Great Britain.
Mr. J. CLAY conceived there was no necessity

boom had paid i.iiroper reapert to the interest 4 of
theist country. or k * dignity of this Home. they
would not, at Oda time. hare and. thiosupplica-
tien. Thelma* ot that aet Ins tbailitst step
which had been taken by the Atureican Uslsernment.
deelmateety of their determination to teat !gm*.
Maw. orkiek boa been tong rentistwil on their com-
merce and (interns. It was puma kir a very large
intiorkv of the llouse, after a finslisrassims of its
anatita.. At a subsequent session tts operatken was
roopooded i nod en what Remand" On this exiles
s.ciethen . which was officially made known hi the
that Great Britain had manifeited a friend-
. towards this emintry,and that ear dif-
with that tuition were in a fair train of ami-
beNalairent ;
Mr.Ca!idevensaid,t
hewradthoistiv siiifonnations
gierded
awa6lol of the set, be
belted not repealed it.
Itatlolllldinte with a tie* teat*, in • proper num-
*Pr =Rlpt4ll4i 1.6 WON sit the part of that nation.
illart=4:lll.4Bol4llZes.erlenwlatesioto coz
indued sintmismt to Amato iiita.ground aly
maidanen eel they lisdtaken. a ibitsuk fain a
Criiit thane ammures first ined on,
lei Ilterallin for the a ' it of
thlsensitruey, had not the oqpdiset of
elllailain banns dear of aggravated insults'
IA 1111•4=11011 been committed after
.nave, in succession, and with in-
emasulustrocity,' .initil the climax of aggni-
tated 'ay was completed by the attack
an the ssrefice, Was it neressary to et,
peat the einattestaners of this mitragr. which.
far cowardly arrOonce, and delihrrate insult.
alceededi any thing of the kind ever yet known
"tong etvilised nations. The univerwti iudigna.
*in which it excited throughout the Union, still
remains unabated, and would continue to do so
while the mistme was unotoned ; and yet, under these
eircumstances, said kir. V., we are called upon to
a ailk_• •