Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-24

he Langua &c Of Warrington q, - Britili
-THT, end at z time 7gLea G,esf Britain bad not
HftEiaea Der prefent maritime IEee,iorify
This language may be ieen in a Letter ad.
dreiied from the Executive department 10 Mr..
Nunroe, dated Sept ~, 1895. See N1unroe
view Of the conduct of the Executive. MIR.
Munroe, like his Virginia friends, who nov,
direct the National Intelligence, was ii favor
OF War, and recommended cur engaging n Il
againlt Great Britain, or al leaf urged arPu-
meuts in favor oft.
Warrington directed the Secretary Of State
to reply.
How prePonerous is that policy which re-
quire' Us TO abandon and de1roy he say 3D.
.j..t, for the Prese, of which holiliues are
to Is commenced lie may not be nifs, he
adds, TO enlarge on the conSequences of our
engaging IN the war againf Great Britain.
9 D. Seeing fhe has the command of the (e.
land appearances indicate R,sagiy thar The will
maintain that cOmmand) (e1ceIlent Judgment
Prehdent Wilmington poheGed, as events
fhew) our commerce might in one year bo
annIhlated, and thoulands Of our ieatnea be
ihut up Or dying in jails and prifon llips. Ia
addition TO her fleets now in commilion. pri-
vateers would fwarnl, as loon as objects 70 al
fl5iAg 0sd 50 aGasebIs as American Commerce
r. ould preient.
we look back to the laft years OF our revn4
luuonsry war, judgment NAV be formed on
this point itTiking defect in her naval ar
ranGenlents N preceding years, left our ports
open Tor the entry o. commerce, for the euuir-
ment of Privateers, and the introduction Of
pIlTes 4 different arrangement il the latter
part Of the war, totally changed the fcene.
81 he imaL privateers were hauled I'D Is i,n-
able TO cope WIKI armed merchantmen. and the
larger privateers were taken. Our fhipDino
fell at the fame time facrihce 10 the vlgiIant
operations the BritiIh navy.
AT the 6rs5sn moment n795) her naval
power is extended beyond all former exam
pies; whine hbaf N Jer epenlas i at leaf not in
creased
".dly. Our landed as well as commercial
interclts would fufer beyond all calculation.
Agriculture above the lnpplv of our own
wants, would be iuipended, Or its eysaute ee,i6
q on b1H45 - he value Of our lands and every
fPeces Of dOmefic property would fink"
3diy The iources Of revenue failing, pub
lfc credit would be denroyed, and multitudes
& Citizens involved in ruin. The 6co5lt az
large would Ne plum ;ea from the fummit Of
PROPERTY into an sbyls of rain, too fudden
and too levere TO be patiently borne. To
increase their calamities, diyesf take, mum Be
levied 70 lupport the war-snd it would he
happy for Us if We could contemplate only
J5'ngr war, in which al mgh unite"
Such Americans was the opinion Of veur
revered Warrington as 10 a Briti1p war. 1t
appears 70 me TO be prophetic, 70 applicable
is il to cur prelent cafe.
For how are the circumRance5 changed
We are richer-We have more 10 lofe, bit arr
quite az d5feace,ef. Great-Briiain is lronge-,
and Be, ens57ieJ qpeaiey Ire 0esaz.
AT t5at time, we had hon in Wilmington
at the head Of our navies and armies. MIR.
JefFerlons gre ;en admirers Will not contend
that His mil1tl'y talents are equal to thore IF
the Hero Of our revolution
How perfectly conformable are the ideas
above exprefed by Warrington, to the pub |
locations in the Repertsry, and to Pacfcus il
tie Centinel upon fmilar occafon
"A DISCIPLE OF WASHINGTON.
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