The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-04 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

but followed up by a desolating war upon our um
protected commerce. The ships of the United States,
laden wth the products of our own soil and labour,
,navigated by our o‘N citizens, and peaceably pur-
Imi a lawful t lade, are seized on oer own coasts, at
theng very mouths of our harbours, condemned and
confiscated.
Your Committee, are not, however, of that sect
whose worship is at the shrine of a calculating ava-
rice. And while we are laying before you the just
complaints of our merchants against the plunder of
their ships and cargoes, we canuot refrain from pre-
senting to the justice and humanity of o r country
the unhappy case of our impressed seamen. Although
the groans of these victims of barbarity for the loss
of (what should be dearer to the Americans than
life) their liberty—although the cries of their wives
and children in the privation of protectors and pa-
rents, have, of late, been drowned in the louder
clamours at the loss of property; yet is the practice
of forcing our mariners into the British navy, in vio-
lation of the rights of our flag, carried on with un-
abated rigour and severity. If it be oar duty to en-
courage the fair and legitimate commerce of this
coantry,by protecting the property of the merchant,
then indeed, by as much as life and liberty are more
estimable than ships and goods, so much more im-
pressive is the duty to shield the persons of our sea-
men, whose hard and honest services are employed,
equally W 11.4 those of the merchants, in advancing,
under the mantle of its laws, the interests of their
country.
To sum up, in a word, the great causes of COM.
plaint against Great Britain, your Committee need
only say—That the United States, as a sovereign and
independent power, claim the right to use the ocean,
which is the common and acknowledged highway of
nations, for the purpose of transporting, in their
own vessels, the products of their own soil, and the
acquisitions of their industry, to a market in the
ports of friendly natio:ls, and to bring home, in re-
turn, such articles as their necessities or conveni-
ence may require ; always regarding the rights of
Belligerents, •as defined by the established laws of
nations.—Great Britain, in defiance of this incontes-
tihle right, captures every American vessel bound to
or returning from, a port where her commerce is not
favoured : enslaves our seamen, and, in spite of
our remonstrances, perseveres in these aggresions.
To wrongs so daring in character, and so disgrace-
ful in their execution, it is impossible that the people
of the United States should remain itidifferent. We
must now tamely and quietly submit, or we must re-
sist by those means which God has placed within our
reach.
Your Committee would not cast a shade over the
American name, by the es,pression of a doubt which
branch of this alternative will he embraced. Ths oc-
casion is now presented ;-hen the national character,
misunderstood and traduced for a time by foreign
and domestic enemies, should be %indicated. If we
hare not rushed to the field of battle like the nations
who are led by the mad ambition of a single Chief,
or the avarice of a corrupted Court, it has not pro-
ceeded from a fear of war, but from our love of
justice and humanity, That proud spirit of liberty
and independence, which sustained our fathers In
the successful assertion of their rights against foreign
aggression is not yet sunk. The patriotic tire of the
Revolution still burns in the American breast with
a holy and unextinguishable flame, and will conduct
this nation to those high destinies, which are not less
the reward of dignified moderation, than of' exalted

valour.
But we have borne with injury until forbearance
has ceased to be a virtue. The sovereignty and in.
dependence of these States, purchased and sanctified
by the blood of our fathers, from whom we received
them, not for ourselves only, but as the inheritance
of our posterity, are deliberately and systematically
violated. And the period has arrived, when, in the
opinion of your Committee, it is the sacred duty of
Congress to call forth the patriotism and resources
of the country. By the aid of these, and with the
blessing of God, we confidently trust we shall be
enabled to procure that redress, which has been
sought for by justice, by remonstrance and forbear-
ance in vain.
Your Committee, reserving for a future report,
those ulterior measures, which, iu their opinion,
ought to be pursued, would, at this time, earnestly
recommend, in the words of the President, " That'
the United States he immediately put into an armour
and attitude demanded by the crisis, and corre-
sponding with the national spirit and expectations."
And, to this end, they beg leave to submit, for the
adoption of the House, the following Resolutions :
1. Resolved, That the Military Establishment, as authorised
by the existing laws, ought to he immediately completed by fil-
ling up the ranks and prolonging the enlistment of the troops;
and that, to encourage enlistments, a bounty in lands ought to
be given in addition to the pay and bounty now allowed, by
Y. That an additional force of ten thousand regular troops
ought to he immediately raised to serve for three years; and
that a bounty in lands ought to be given to encourage enlist-
ment.
3. That it is expedient to authorise the President, under pro-
per regulations, to accept the service of any unniber of volun-
teers, not exceeding fifty thousand, to be organised, trained, and
held in readiness to act on such service as the exigencies of the
Cos eriunent may require:
4. That the President he authorised to order oat, from time
to time, such detachments of the militia, as in his opinion the
public service may require.
5. That all the vessels not now in service belonging to the
Navy and worthy of repair, be immediately fitted up and put in
commission.
6. That it is expedient to permit our merchant vessels, owned
exclusively by resident citizens, and commanded and navigated
solely by citizens, to arm, under proper regulations to be pre-
scribed by law, in self-defence, against all unlawful proceedings
towards them on the high seas.

The Countess of CHAOLEVILLE has established a
school on the Lancasterian Plan, at Tullamore; and
Lord CHARLEVILLE has behaved with, great liberality
in promoting it. The Countess Dowager of OKMOND
and Ossoal has established one at Castlecomer,
which is likely to convey the blessing of instruction
to numbers. The Lrlneesterian Belfast School has 500
children in it. Many of the Nobility and Gentry are
proposing to follow the laudable example.
A great number of French Officers, taken in the
gallant business of General lIzLL, at Merida, have
been lauded, at Plymouth, from the St. Korona° and
ipollo, and are gone to Mill Prison, previous to
their going on parole up the country. Several sick
and convalescent British Officers are come home
passengers, and are gone iuto the country for the
recovery of their health.

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