Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-04-14

Pcace-an unfair trade. For is there
man 70 credulous as to believe,
that We podefs capital not only
equal 10 what may be called our own
proper trade, but large enough alfo
to tran(nit to the refpe6ive parent
itates the vait and wealthy products
Of the French, Spanilh and dutch
colonies 'Tis beyond the belief Of
any rational being. But this is not
my emily objection to entering upon
this naval warfare. am averfe to
naval war with any nation whate-
YER Twas oPPoicd to the naval war
OF the lait ADMINISTRATION, and | am
as ready to opPoie naval war Of the
prefent administration. (hould they
mediate fueh meafure. What |
! ihall this great Mammoth Of the
American EorcR leave his native eie-
mcnt and plunge into the water in
mad eontet with the ih4rk? Let
HIM beware that his proooftis is not
bitten on IN the engagement. Let
hin ftay q hore and not be ex-
cited by the nufCles and pcriwinkles
on the itrand, or political bears, in
boat, to venture on the perils Of
the deep. Gentlemen fay, will you
not Protc6t yoW violated rights : and
| fay why take 70 water, where YOU
can neither fgnt nor fwim. Look
at France-fee her veacls tealing
from port to port, on her own coaf
and remember that fhe is the frit
military power Of the earth, and as
i naval people feeond only to Eng
land.-Take away the Britifh navy,
and France tomorrow is the tyrant
Of the ocean.
! This brings me to tho Il cond point
How far is it polite in the Unircd
States to throw their wcight into the
fcaIe of Fssnce at this moment -
from wharcycr motive to aid the
views Of her gigantic arnbition-to
make her mlttre.s Of the ia and land
TO jcopardlge the liberties Of man
AiSd. oir, you may help to crpih
GTcat- britain, yoa nay atitt in
breating down her naval dominion !;
buC you cannot fuCceed 10 II. The
iron iceptre Of the ocean will pals
! into his hands who wears the iron
crown Of the land. You may then
expect a new code Of mxritime law.
\ Where ~ll you look for redrefs ? |
can tell the gentleman from Mafla-
Chuletts, tina, there is nothing IN his
rule Of three rhar will fave US, even
although he ihOuld cat do him'elf
and exceed ths financial ingenuity
which he 70 mcmoratIy difplayed on
a recent occaGon. No, lr-Let the
battle Of ACtium be once fought,
and the whole line of fea-coaf will be
at ths mercy Of the copquerer. The
Atlantic, deep and wide as It is, will
prove jut as good barrier againt
his ambition, if dire9ed againf you,
as the Mediterranean 10 the power
of the Cefars. DO mean (when |
iay foj to crouch to the invader ?
No. will meet him at the waters
rdge,and fight every inch Of ground
from thence TO the mountains, from
the mountains to the MlIhGppi. But
after tarlcly fubm;tting to al outrage
on your domiciIe, will you bully,
and look big, at az in(ult On your
Gag, 5000 miles of
But, Sir, | have 4 yet more CO.
gent reafon againf going to war, for
the honour of the Gag in he narrow
lcas, or any Other niaratime pun0i-
lie. ItfPrings frosl my attachment
to the principles OF the &c, erument
under which live | declare, IN
the face OF day, that ibis govern.
ment was not intdtatcd, fof the pur-
, pofe Of oftenEvc war. No. Itvas
framed, to uie its own language toy
liz common dete7lcs, and the Genera
| welfare, which arc iAconiiteEt win
otienGve war | call that ofenEve
var, which gos. out Of eur jstfoic
tion and limits, for the attainment OF
| protection ot objects, not within thois
limits and that iurifdittion AS in
1898, was opPofed to this fpecies
| Of warfare, becauis believe it would
raze the contribution 10 the verv