Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-04-01

and the detached militia would be use
less, except against land forces. Why
| then was this order for the militia given {
The nature Of the case, and the actual
state Of things. authorize the inference,
that its immediate, if mott Its only object,
was Is increase the public alarm, TO ag-
gravate the public resentment against
Great. Britain, to excite a war pulse +;
and in the height of,his artificial fever OF
the public mind, which was to be made
known in Great. Britain, to renew the
demands on her government, 10 the
poor expectation Of extorting, in that
state Of things, concessions Of points
which she had always considered - her
rights, and'which at all times, and un.
der all circumstances, she had uniformly
refused 70 relinquish. The result oftho
subsequent negotiation At London has
shown how utterly unfounded was the
presidents expectation, how perfectly
useless all this buster Of war. While
40 well-informed man doubted that the
British government would make suitable
PREPARATION for the attack on the Chesa.
peake.H
The President himself, in bis procla.
nation, had placed the affair on tha, foot.
ing. A rupture between the two nations,
said no, us equally opposed to the in.
terests Of both, As It is to assurances Of
the most friendly dispositions on the
part of the British government, in the
midst of which this outrage was commit.
ted. In this light the subject cannot but.
present itself to that governments and
strengthen the motives to an honorable
reparation for the wrong Whieh has been
DONE" Audit is now well known thar
such Feparasion might have been prompt.
ly obtained in London, had the Presi.
dents instructions to MI. Monroe been
compatible with such, an adjustmens.-
He was required not to negotiate ON
this single transient act (which when
once adjusted was forever settled) but
in connection with another claim oflonR
standing, and, to say the least. ofdouhs.
full right to wit, the exemption from
impressment of British seamen foundon
board American merehdnf vessels. To
remedy the evil arising from it, exercise.
by which our own citizens were some.
times impressed, the attention ofoSr 70.
vernment, under. every: administration.
had been earnestly engaged: but NO prae.
ticsble plan kas ystbeen contrivsd: while
no man Who regards the truth, viii cues.
ton the disposition Of the British no.
vernment to adopt any arrangement that
will secure to Great Britain the services
Of tier cum subjects. And now, when
the ~unexampled situation of that eoun-
try Cleft alone to maintain the conflict
with Fraace and her numerous depen.
ent states-left alone to withstand thu
power which menaees the liberties ofthe
worldly rendered the nd Of all her sub.
jects more than ever needful; there was
no reasonable ground to expect tha. she
would yield the right to take them when
found on board the merchant vessels OF
any nation Thus to insist on her Weld.
ing this point. and inseparabIy to cor.
meet it with the affair ofthe chesapeake.
was tantamouut to = Discrimination not
to negotiate at all.
Iwrite, sir, with freedom; 1oR TnE
TINS ARE TOO PERILous TO allow
THOSE WHO ARE PLACED IN mon AID
REsPoNsIBLE SITUATIONS, 70 DE q.
LENT OR REGERvEp.. The peace and
safety OF our country are suspended on
a thread. The course we have Q c
pursued leads On to war--to a war with
Great. Britain--a wal absolutely with
out necessity--a war. which whether
disastrous " successful. must bring
misery and ruin to the United States
misery, by the destruction of our navi.
CATION and commerce (pperhaps also of
our fairese seaport towns and cities) the
loss Of markets for our produce the
want of foreign goods and manufactures,
and the other evils incident to q state Of
war ; and ruin, by the loss Of our liber.
tyand independence. For, if with the
aid OF our arms, Great Britain were sub.
I dned-frnm that monenf tho naftarsl'