The Sun.
London, England, 1813-04-10 00:00:00

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WASIfiNGTON, MARCH 4 —At tutee.* O'Clticr:
this day; 7Jaines Atidison, the President Of th 4
United States den, haVitig attended :,1t the tapi.-
till, for the pnrpnse of taking the Oath OC Uttioipc
delivered to a vast concotirse of people assembled
on the oixasiort, the following speech
" About to sold the eciterouity of ae t.tath to the
obiigations'imposed by a second call to the
tiou in which my 'country baS here before
Me, Hind in the presence of this respertAle
senthly, an opportunity of publicly repealing my
nrofiouf sense of. so'distitigelshed confidence e,
and of the responsibility united with it. The ittii
pfessionS tin me are eirengtheneit by such an ,
deuce, that my fLithful ehdtavours tit discle:Arte.
Jny arduous dm* .have been favourAbly estiMaye
; and hy ti etinaideratron on 'the utotueoteith
period at Iviiich the' ql.ISt ha's hecti renewed.: Prbih
tiu weight vant magi itude now Work-ging to
canned he r.:;-ipelled to shr,irik, if 1' had leo-
liance oe the support of an ertlightened and gene-''
taus people, end &C( Jess deeply a COaViethilf,
that the WA!' with it poixerfied .evh itirme
so protainent efeatufe in put situation, is stuthp7
ea with tletf justice whtch fnei'tci. the `6tliiib3" of
lleave..t. on the means of conducting it to a sue-
,
ceesiMl termination:
‘!..May. we not cherish. this sentiment, without
presumption, when we reflea on the characters
by Which tiis %ear is dist ingeishe.d ?
" It was not declared on the part of the Unit-
ed States until it had been long made ern them
in reality, :though not in name—until aegtottents
and expostotations bad been exhave.ted---until: is
positive declaration had..been _received that the
wrongs provoking it would not Ise discontitined
nor until this appeal could no longer be delayed,
without breaking down the. spirit of the nation,
destroying rill confidence in itself and in its
institutions ; and either perpetuating a state
of disgraceful suffering, or regaining, by more,
costly sacrifices, and More severe streggles, our
lbst rank and respect among independent powers,
" On the issue of the war are staked our
donut sovereignty.oir the high seas, end security
Of an important. class 4 citizeus, whose occupao!
Lions give the propel- value to thoic of every other,
class. Not to contend for such a stake, is to sur.
• render our equality with- otherPowert On tile.
element common to all, and to Violate the secret!.
title which' every member of thelociete has to its
prat action.
" freed not eAll into view the'unlawfaittees
the practice, by which our mariners nee forted, n
the will of every cruising officer, from their OvAV
vessels into fordign ones, ftor paint the eititregeli
inseparable front it. The proofs .are in the records
of each su.teessive ttludnistrationtt our Ootertr.,
ment--anti'theernel StriTeringv'of that portion of
the American people !hive foetid their i.vity to
every bosom not dead to the. sympathies Of hitauitt -
nature. *
A.mr the in its origib, and tteecor
racy and noble-in its objceti, we can reflect with tr
prund' satisfaction, that in carrying it on, nO
principle of justice, or honour, tio' tignV.
of civilised nations, -no 'precept of courtesy
or humanity has been infringed. The. war hilt
heeil waged on Our part, svithserupulnuteregardt6.-
I all these obligations, and in it spirit of liberralitr
which was never surpassed'.
" flow little has been the effect of 014 eitoyeft:
pie on the conduct of the. enemy. They bare mi.:.
tattied as prisoners of win citizens-of the United '
Statia,. not liable to be so cousidetell under the
usages of war., •
" Tbeyhave refused to:consider as prisoners
war, and threatened to punish as traitors and
sorters persons emigrtetirig trithOut re%tniint to
the United States ; ineOrpOrared by neutralisation'
Mto our political family, and fighting under the
authority of their adopted country, in open and
honourable war, for the mainteneuee of it, rights
and safety. Stich is the avowed porposa of, a
Governoteut,, which, in the practice of nmirelis.
by thousands, citizens of other countries,
and, not only of permitting but compelling thens
to fight its battles against their native country.
" They have not, it is true, taken into their
own hinds the hatchet and the knife, devotvd
indiscriminate -massacre ; hut, they have let...loose
the savages armed with these clue' itt4trumants,
have allured them into their service, and carried
their) to battle, by their sides, etti.per to glut their
: savage thirst with the blood of the vanquished,
and to finish the work of totture.and death on
maimed altd defenceless captives. And, what
was never before seen, British Ciu4atiders haVe
extotted victory over time unconquerable valour
of our troops, by presenting to the sympathy of.
their Chief awaiting mussacre from their savage
associates.

ti34eltiondoelsv t(t)-te.
ifod
lit3l)ottil:edhtl i ;e,
.y) farcttitrtyle eol t&rnpt
of t,;,r
s,
the place of a conquering, force, by Attempt.;,, to
tlisotg4itive our, pokiticat. social y, to (i,:titot tub**
out •confederated rtepubiie. Happily, Live
thoie• will recoil O the authors hict they Ittio'h
the LtegeneratA councils from which they
and if not belong to 'a itt-tles of ticu-
,
ainpled inconsistencies, tutshr excite the grevuer
wonder, its priaCeeding frt)111 a GOVerlirtiVit h
founded the . very %vitt in witite'll it has be r% Iv,
11) it; ettp•ged, tm. 3 char,,;c Jgaileit the clislirglin,‘
To, render the justice of the war on our jar.t.:
ante ii policy of its adversary,.
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disposition. to artutle‘st'stirt°s"pgi'ro.i.t.
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