The Sun.
London, England, 1813-03-11 00:00:00

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EATli_AC'.i* OF r:vrTirt
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” Yen are free fi oni the apprehetiiioni of tGe
immediate hUrrers of War, With which our licit i 1
hours the Anieri Altrpiten us;. but I amper-
fectly st,tisf ed tait tcc shall,CoNtinneaninioleSted
ti Priiaie disiiley O;11// a modei.(ite por-
lion emygy towards the United States ; but 'we
trust, that it.Attiecican war rnit ever to ohe-
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rate lth tin. tuut.h of a torpedo upoti the phlitletil
faCalties and powerolGicatßritein. We iiest,.alBo
that we Shall not agaiir pursue rinn: ilitatory;
lee misstate of halt pe',lee.runl half war,, Measures,
that provecl. so ruinous (6. OS (hiring the
The Mistak'en policy which goverried oirr
rulers at that time. Mani the plausible pretext of hit
inanity towards our fellolV,siihiect-s-,--toWard
those it wa• . hOped, ninderation,lih-ml.l
bring to a Sense of duty ; but can it tor aincipient
be sapposed; that:the Same Veciliaiing system
would produce any:elle:et upon the !ere who ttoir
gway Ow councils Of America ? they are anon;
the most Colifirincil und inveterate Cleniies of
Great Britain:. Who are the Riders ot
Atheri6a ? -We will first (but merely for the sake •
of argument) consider them us honeSt men. It:
haslong been probable that America, as well ns
:every other neutral nation, wotdd be in-
valve() in the Contest between Engimid. and
Frahee ; aii:l it has as long been a sub jeet of dit-
eusSion; in that countte; which Of thoie two.'
powers it would be in wt Judieibus to join.--Tne
present administratjOn iS composed
who are at the head of the party in favour (,t
France.: admitting, then, that they in2:estly think
it is most for the advantage el their col:litre to
shit, with France, it follokes, they riot-
formed thus hlnest opiate- I very leistily. The Go-
vernment anrSpaper, trotter has
for years declared their sentimeets IN availed -
itself of every -circurastance 'to excite ini;itioSity
against Great. Br'iteiii, and to palliate the
Sinns of ...France. Their hicashres, in and out or
Congress, have been actiiiit--hy'the Sante spirit,
oat, although posiessed • of the reins of.•Goern-
meat, they I.ltve not the power of declariug
this must be awact of their legislature, end, titer
the most strenumei exegqiiies, they have earriect
this point, by no treat n: ; that majority,
hi,w,...rer,;o pledged to support. them in the war;
they have declared; all negociations
its termination must be• carried on with the, noyn
Who have begin so desirous to cometenee it; and cats
you think' that they will be induced, by any ;.
oilers on our part, to fOregd the advantage whieJi
they. have gained ? We canuot offei them any-
'thing which will terminate die present
,cdufusett'•
state of the world,. While that confusion exists,
America must expect to be involved in it ; and
these men (we have admitted) hon6tly ththk it.
most advantageous to theirlonntey td ride out
the storm under the shelter ot:Vranee, in pre-
•ference to that which would be afforded them
by Great Britain. But if we fdreg6 one supposi
tion and view thein as the creatures of Fratiee,
ibimnd to her, either by interest or
.inclitnition,
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or, as is. inure probable, by both, it is still hiol'e
visiouary-to.expeet any gi'iod efifeets' from nn,:,..;
elation. We May next ash, who are the sup-
porters of these men in America ?. A unijority of
the Congress, and a large maihrity ;di tee pct-
pulaee, • Upon the opinion of the latter the con-.
tinuance of their power depends. And who are
the', opponents ? A ropectahrb nkaaority in the
Legislature, and the great hitih in' the. people of
intelligence and property throughout the Union,
particularly in the "Its :-m.ates'; the.:T Ito t
entertained the Opinion, that it wOkild be desir-
able to join Great Britain quite us- boat; as. tho.e
iii 'power littiie thvught it best to • uaite with
Frantc. Both parties are rivetted in :their opi-
nions. It has been the (loci rine of :the' YeAe-
ralists, that a war with Great Britain would be
ruinobi to their country; that I.%Atice was nimble
either to serve oe, to injure them ; but that
Great Britain had the meads of pcotectiOn
tlestruction and that hostilities with her winiiitt
ievitahly, and almost immediately, tike
litter America. Thcse hive siren the Main
silbstantive principles: tit the political creed or
the oppasing parties, Haiti the whole coninct of
twit Government, since the declaration of war,
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-seems to have tetnled to faisih the CtsSe 1110 ;1$ 0.)
,t4e.
Feditalists. Notwithstanding the
.vio!eliee of
party, there is in that, as Well as every other
:country, a nunibtr of ilin,h're!:l, who do not ha-
plicitly pin their faith upon the ate: iwis of fatty
political faction, but tatiewel.!/ juin these Ivi'e,,se
predietioizs arc verified, bee ruse they eotieieite
that they have displayed the sown-lett judi,:nent.
we then been roused tO esertiim, airnl; by a
mitre. decisive use of the power which we posiiess,
brought: 111)011 America ttie. evi.s weich the 'Fe-
deralists hA declared that kvar would
we should have united the. ..iltoder4e.i to iris;:
friends at the late electidtis. Ilad WC declared,
that this. last 'decisive act whkild no longer -ins-
Iffy forbearaneeo and • bat directed a lii'itistt
Admiral to ntake those who wot-Jil :,draw the
sword upon Great Rita:n; fe'el tile effects of
the caulk), Willett they had sought, until their
itifferings should prompt them to seek for
ciliation) we -Should lirobahly have reriniiiated
the tsar in r 1 few moathi, niuy now 19. t
fora much longer period. The .v.'ar, by held
tivill 111'01)8'01y sac defemive On our Nu at
Itrunstrick i no VI t to them, Scotia
Will It safe Milk we corn:nit:hi tlitf seas; they
have too ;Mach of the i.t.t in thole coll4li-
-tiltion to argani4e an army riplai to Ow 1011"-
tliate coniliie,t of Canada, and tnerefna, without
interfering with our giorahis and ineportant c:.-.tr-
tions we
_might beilitt t"
Mean, -mielit throw 8 tm:ijority
sts bieitket:rst ex: 1 !
to :!:
ttri`cetdte4ll let olt
faction) by, a spi.nite:i ttect e!r,rtion ‘,1,1
i 3 Ti.'tto (firer ; but the eltseie, ti i-51t CJ stet
John Muer, might .h
eterze, bet not to ottiv the at."Se ;JAL :1i rake
Anid,
bit, sllould it-in at rOiet, (4- snv
thi3 Eo‘yuti, ..iniprinti.s to give vent ta.eere trimbie-
SOnielit betai iit
that- our Govel-mtient tvcr entert,tip:ed rtoch ho
that 'their attempt to IlegOeiate iii tit 11, ti?..`teude..l
with suetess- though Vier ds*einea it necessary tom,
a,