Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-08-27
BRITISH & AMERICAN AMITY.

il ne pate g Lb,rgS besvcen Sseat bfuain
i and the Uaited States of Amrrics, atthn
critical Jonctore. sppes" 20 demand the ingeou-
oos conhderanon of the En2iih government.
A cain, but eitfe sttention 10 the fubjett ON
I the paIf OF the American government 10 reipett-
fuil, relied on. IL is admitted, in the leg ils-
tive ipeeches Of the Bnuih minters, ot Mr..
Pur. Mr.. FIX, Mr.. Grey, and o,hers, that the
Bn,iih government cannot expect 90 rcevc
aoy fupporr or sfGasnce iicm the posers o. Eu-
rope 10 net renewed RIuggc with Ffance. The
cooAuet Of America. IN this ferrous Rate ot
things. is hncerely aud correctly neutral (; and
il is I'd niusd by the head OF the Btitiih m,cit-
try (Mt. Add.ngion) In It's Feat 10 ,he hpuie oi
'ComnoDs, that the conduct Of our pieitnt gov
eminent !, truly 10 a lpir't of Liberal amuy. IL
is no, ,nccnhfen, wiihtenper aod 'ea!on 90 tic
part ot The United Sa-cs, that Il IN u'd lie
calmly and explicitly obfeIvcd, thar, nsas, JAe5
fncame1sesi, ave o,s ssh,kd pa fe,fS6iy n-
grsxs4,. end amicatk e0sdaa on fbe pa,f 4
Great B,ia,n iSsYa,G az. Sch corietp pd.
iog conduit is n,csAary to tn. pricrvanon OF
that dlfpoi,icn and temper in the government
and people OF the United S,ates, wnich Mar.
Atdirgton noticed wi,h 10 much car dor a"d
is,iIstiion Vacations of cur neutrality will
emhsrfals cnr government. lI IL Wit = hocefe
visw 10 q iiue q Beneficial smity tpcrs ely
Impartial however in r,fpett 10 Other na,icnsl
that the!c remark aleof led 10 the world Ia
peace and smi,y WI all nations, forr f,spsnia-
nrc, OF foreign irorie' az, bet e tor al. vsries,
thae n wv and uncertain atiemp,s 10 cote.
In The ls'e war. frnm 1898 to 1901, the
Upited Staies wi,n,Hed msn} tbIss, abroad 4
ns b,ms. trcm the government, fhceu and iub-
jtets OF Great. Biita,n, u heh moi, Js,,OERy fec.
ted our harmony and deeply e'canseisd Inc
peace. Itis devou,ly to be hoped. AID fure!y
il s reaionably to be expected. 'hai iuch hing,
win not bc repeated after the EDglinl sdm'of.
tvsison. sdmirais, and colonial gaveTl msnts
fhstf fsvr had tire tp cnnfdcr she actual POT
tore OF Bu,ih Js,sign affairs. the pofibihiy of
the repetition OF irregular and Dftnhve acts, 'he
seual occurrence cf fomc cf them in the ih,Ts
term u the trsIsm hoiiili,y with France, 'he
mcsns (by inirueiion. and othtswiic) of Iediti.
Eng " hat has occurred. and Of preventing new
irregulari,.es, in, ignite, AID injuries, md the
bDfb,!iy Of dyaA,birg fhr Eno's dyf'r' aHd,r.
esla, sm,fy e|sb6 f.sai,y. There canno' be .
doubt that the pIefent government OF the Unit.
cd States dtfres TO preiert hncefe sm'p with
oH the nations oi the old world, noi that they
src dSivmined TO obfeSve correct neutrality.
Such, hey ond. doobt toa, - the 'ettlea dfpo-
h,ion OF ,he g'eM majority OF 'he American
people--of all xho a,t friendly 10 The piei:nt
adm;n,itl tla,ion Of ,he Unied States, and OF many
who arc moi 70. AZ ~ be literally piefom,d,
ths, the Birth administration arc dif9ofd
moa fcrrpulooly 20 rripec, ,h,S far and rsh,.
fol osutrality o. the Uni,cd States. and che Eng.
lfh governmco, and nstion debie To maInisin
that oiiereet ard s,nuine sni,y, tor which ihey
have given our pssies, government to frank and
iibefal credit.
T.. The impreGnsut of ost fe'men in ,heir
ports, or colonies, or Gu the hi,h i1ss las bien
an old and rerst inhaetioo Of aa'iy.
.. The impreament OF their iailo" i'on
on board our veGeIs, 'hoogh 'etu'lly and 'o'm-
ally bound to our csplsirs ard mefchsn.s, ~
ecrifiss f0niya2s, often made sithin their own
jurifditiion, ard always openly made, and IN
dsnaerous dercgstion Of tholc coaiisets. Our
cruiicn might by the fame role take ouI ci izens.
out Of their public and private fhiPs, though
they had ,s,e,,d g. bamd fbsmjfIt0 1efasfn,'J.
!. The like impr Zion OF their fobjrt,,
vol'S'dy fsDsTsf", IN our v,nen, @yo "S,r
orh06 10 pay ouf captains and merchants tT
lass mssy or l,rxh sfnrr fe,/'r', 81 fbn'
srrver, II tsr sb,!d,rs aad Il 't'b F',o.
4. The cfsblilhm,nt oi rria4D,nf and sb-
t,,Lfrt courts OF vice admiralty b, 'seir admit
I.ls and repersls as a, Msriniea, &C. 'he mole
Of ST. Nicholas 10 fhe war OF i7o3,,o isoi,I
mtns Of wbhb. rUs are JET ftSDqsd u the re S
an iwn,sjs s'sfe,y.
&. Tie difhonosabIe concerns Of iheir ad-
ni,aIiy cf.ieen in pnvateen, ard in agencies
for Bri,ifh rublic ard private eisi.en.
s. Coruptions ard opptAions. and vex-
atoms and rsHfsba'e CONDUIT 10 fome OF Their
vics rdmiraIfy cfheep, in TOO man; OF 'hr'r eol-
onies and insnds.
7. The sGauIis ~ their fsbie Tar. snd
r. ftsir osn snd ci hired wno, AID printers
j. Esfsss znd in Ansrird. upon 'he 'oyhs'ss
gite UrReS Starr. osd .f,bs ysrs,ai slaf".
aid upon the p,seithI u shoie eoniiso ions !;
e shieh lo'd shesiee. NJ. s,rick'sc. VIII
liam Goblet, and other. b.. i'cm difpoh.
iiop - harmony vii nj bs AZ rhn 'ime nta-
ii,fed, are e-r,sin srd n,tcfious infsrces j,