Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-04-21

I
limits and ! am ready 10 meet thc
( friends Of the refolution on thi
ground at any time. Let them tak
of the Injunction Of fecrecv.-Thtp
dare NOT. They are ATTAINED AZ
afraid to do it. They may gir-
winks and mods, and pretend TO z
wife, but they dare not come 5ut
and tell the nation what they hive
done. Gentlemen may take notes
if they pleafe--but | will never
from any motive fhort of ielf defence,
enter upon war will never be in
ttrumentsl to the ambitious lchemes
OF Bonaparte- nor put into his hands
what will enable him 10 WELD the
world ;-and on the rery principle
that | wifhed fucuefs to the French
arms in I793 And wherefore Z
Becaufe the caik Is changed Great
Britain can never again fee the wear
100. Her continental influence Is
gone for ever. let who will be up
permoit on the continent of Europe,
The mutt find more than csuntcrpoife
for her ttrengyh Her race y run.
She can only be formidable as ma
ritlme power and, even as fuch,
perhaps not long. Are you going to
iHftliy the aCts AZ the lalf aGminif-
travon, ior which they have been
deprived Of the government at our
initance Are Won going back to
the ground Of 1889 /? ak any
man who noW advocates a rupture
with England, to sfign a fngI rea-
lon for his opinion, that would not
have iuftihed a French war in 1903.
IF Injury and inGUlt abroad, would
have juft5hed il, we had them in a.
bundance then. But what did the
republicans FAY, at that day ? That,
under the cover of war with
France, the executive would be ar
med with patronage and power
which might enable it to matter our
liberties. They deprecated foreign
war and navies, and fanding ar
mics, and loans, and taxes. The
delirium paRed away ;--the good
fenle Of the people triumphed and
our differences were accommodated
without a war. And what is there
in the GtuatioR Of England that in
YiteS 10 var with her. lis true
ihe does nor deal r. largely il per-
reliability, but fne lupphes you with
Z much more uieful commodity,
with coaric wcollens.-- With lels
profelaen indeed, he occupies the
place Of France in 1893 Nhe is
the fote buiwark of the human race
againf univerfIl dominion. NO
thanks tc her for il In protecting
her own eEIltence, fhe enlures theirs.
/ care not who fands in this ftua-
Jion, whether england Or Ronaparte
II pra6tif- the doctrines now that
! profeFtd il 1913 Gentlemen
may hunt up the journals if they
Pleafe--I voted againf all fuch pro-
jetts under the admiriltratiou Of John
Adams and | will continue 70 do 70
under that CT Thsmas Ief1rfon.
Are you NOT contented with being
FREQ and happy at home Or viii
you fVrrGnder theGe bleiHngs that
your merchants may tr5zd on Fur-
ki(h and Perfan carpets, and burn
the perfumes of the caf in their
vauIted rooms. Gentlemen fay, 'tis
but al annual million loE, ard even
if il were FIVE times that amount,
what is il compared with your neu-
tral rights '-Sir, let me tell them
a hundred millions wilI b. but drop
in thee bucket, if once they launch
without rudder or compass into tlns
ocean Of foreign warfare. Whon
do they want 70 attack England.
They hope it ia a popular tlHng--apd
talk about Bankers Iiill, and the
gallant fczts ~ cur revolution, But
IS Burker'5 Hill Il e the theatre of
war No, fir, you have feleard the
ocean-znd The object Of af:7ck is
that very navy which prevented the
combined fleets Of France and Srain
from ieyying contribution upon yos
in your own feas--:n4t very Fsvg
which, IL tie famous war Of 1cs,
TODD b-tNeen vou aa5 crnre.