Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1801-12-12


her frittly within her ancient iimirs-ro ref
cue Holland from her ancien; powcr--,o
prevent her from obtaining prepcnderst-
ting influence on the continent-to eaabliih
fome counterpoiie to her power. If it we're
| neceHary, il would be eafy TO prove, that al!
tele objeefs were repeatedly ayowed by his >
Majeny's mineers.
I'd. Such were our objcis have they
been accomplished ! You have NOT dcfroycd
the Republic, bur confolidated il. You have
not eurbed the ambition Of France, which
has been grati6ed and gorged by vaft ac-
cefion of power. You have NOT confin-
ed her within her ancient limits. You have
not reicued Holland from her gsafp, nor
checked her Prepondera,ing influence, nor
eftabli!hed counterpoiie. We have gained
Ceylon from Holland, whom we entered into
the war to defend. We have Obtained Tim
ldad from power who was our ally az the
commencement Of the war. We have ALTO
itipuated that the Cape ihal be free port.
Will any man fay that fuch acquii.icns are 1
compensation for having failed in all ,he!e
gigantic projects we originally entertained
or that peace in which We content 20 zban-
doa all thoie Objects which We cali a elorioes
ones
cd. When Fran frft entered into the
war, ihe could haveno idea of realizing fuch
projects as he has realized. She wiihed 20
eltabliih her revolution and her republican
government.
18th. What France has gained by the war
we have already amply ffated in iormes pa
per. 1880 - =, - -
A MiniRcrial paper of this day contends
that by relinqu;fhing many of our conoueas,
we have rendered the duration of peace much
more probable /; that had we retained tic
Cape. il would have occahoned heavy ex-
p,nce without affording any return" This
may be true but is this truth that night
not have been difcovered long ogo Did nor
the former minifter who is now iad 10 be
fuch 40 admirer Of the peace, approve of the
exPreiion OF one of his colleagues which laid
the ereateit ftrsis upon the ponefion Of the
Cape by Great Britain in full and complete
iovereign,y The fame MiniAerial paper
| adds " that we have left nothing to barter or
higgle about" In this opinion we entirely
coincide. We indeed have Left nothing 10
higgle about at all.
Before we difmiis the fubjeet we mufs
remark upon one exprefion in this MiniRer,al
paper about Egypt" Our arms" il fay,,
8" have conquered that country, and by trea-
ty. the French have relinquiihed the poiIcf;on
Of it," This was . great poileiiion on the
part of France-thcy were FRA d;(oofIe lIsdb bv
our arms of tho country, ana inca bctar ms.
longer able to retain it, they content 10 reIin-
quilh the ponefion of it
But then the miniRerialiAs fay, was not
peace necedary 1t certainly was. .s This
peace hys the" Times" sc no wife and can
did fatcfman will defend upon any other
ground than neccfity an humble bus !
Rrong and irrcfRible plea
The great, and indeed the only ground
upon which the peace can be defended, is the
ground OF neceAi'y the conviction, that the
continuance OF the war would have been ruin
! Gus, and that France had 70 conGolidated her
conqueas, as to render it impofible for any
| efforts of ours to diipcfes her of them. Had
the peace been defended on this ground. we
fhould have thought it unneceGary to have
made any oblervat;ons npon il. But il is too
much to hear the miniRerialiRs boat of il a.
70 glorious. honorable, and advantageous
and demand the unboundcd admiration Of the
country FOR the negocistors OF it.
| No one can deny that France has real
lied all her ambitious projects and all her yaa
dehgns. Look at her terrisosisl acquifriors.
! and look at ours. Is Crylon Of a. much inn
portancc as the Netherlands i-ls Trinidad
Of equal coniequence with Savoy .-Is the
e&abliihnent of the Cape a, free port
compensation Tor the abfclute dominion ac-
quired BY France over Italy. We pct out Of
our confederation for the pref:nt. the grand
point iecured by France. of affirming her
Republican Government againR all the exer-
tions Of the coalefccd powers. We enter nos
at prefent into our enormous expenditure Of
$50 millions-But if Ceylcn and Trinidad
be fuch important territorial acquisitions,
and afford us fuch ample compensation If
they make the peace glorious one for Us.
what muf the territorial aceuiiitions of France
make the peace for her If Ceylon ard
Trinidad do really give Us, as 10 aiIered