The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-26

are impressed, we ma some American papers
filled with pieces in defence ofthe measure-if
our citizens are killed within our own waters,
and on board OF our own vessels, we soon OBJ
serve coiuions OF federal papers appropriated TO
the disgracriul purpose of ustifyng the trans
action. he cant term" uaautAorlStd by g0Uern-
menu is full apology for every violation of
our national honor, and for every outrage COM
mited on our flag. While the English are thus
countenanced by faction in Boston, to dcpre-
date on our commerce and massacre our citi-
zens, they think it sufficient 10 offer some tril-
Ing excuse for their abuses, while the principal
perpetra or OF the mischief is rewarded by the
most rative and honorary appointments. is
II possible, Fellow citizens, that We can ever eX-
pect to maintain our national character while
we have SO desperate a faction within ourselves:
ii our government attempts 20 vlndlcate ITS
honor, or ADOPT laws to maintain its rights,
iactoh immediately appears TO counterfeit eve
ry sautay system proposed. Can we expect
10 meet our oppo,ers III Europe on equal
ground, when we harbor within our bosom
faction who justify the enemy more openly in
the American papers, than even the enemy
dare do in their oan While the embargo was
approved i'll Europe as the most wise and SAUL
tary measure that could be adopted, we has!
laetion within our seNports, prociaimlng to
our enemies, that If they persisted IN their or
dsrs, that we should b.: o5ttycG to repeal ali
laws relaling To the Restrictions OF trade. he
proceedings OF MANI tow meetings were an cX-
plicit declaration England in particular, tht
a strong and powerful party were determined
! to oppose the laws of Congress even 10 the dis
so.ut,on of the union, unless the embargo was
repealed. The doings Oh these occasions, "a
| mounted nearly to all open REBEL on against
wi IN
| to offer resolutions tending to aid these put
poses, ought to be held responsible Tor their
temerity--lor It is impossible that the British
ministry should have the atli oniery to dcny tie
aatRorty by which MIR. Egskine negoc ated The
late terms with The President, unless they were
encouraged BY similar IA ty TO hold outln OPP
| pos, on to the measures. The ministers na.u-
| rally argue, that thisp party were strong enough
! to oppose the laws Of Congress, that thIy are
powerful enough to justify them in violating
their late propositions. fhs faction however,
are too cunning TO discover thei: rl!nclpa! "a
goats. they make use OF tools whose igno
rance is thu oaly excuse. it ignorance was
not a predominant trait in their character,
would any man nave had the i'npeitlnsnce to
| pull from his pocket a string OF resolutions to
be adopted by the town, without even the fer
nattty ot having them revised by committee
1t was evident that sucn men were only tools IN
the business, as L is rot probable they wrote
one word OF what they arioSMted to themselves
as being the authors. 1 bus have the citizens
Eeen incon,'derately urged to adopt measures
BY acsing Under impressions stlh'uated ~ a
| iunto wno keep themselves from responsibility
| by employing meh OF small talents TO do theii
Grudrery. We need on; refer to Boston,
Nuwbury port, Northampton, the Essex Con-
yenion, &c. &c. as iroots OF the above sug
ges'ions.
The foregoing observations arc thought ne
cessary to prepare u Tor In'l reflections on the
p esent Conduct o, the British. We again say:
that If The ministry had not been e@con'aged by
the faction which for so many years has been
acting in iavoi OF En-. land and in opposition to
the American government, 1t is impo ss'olc, that
| so violent an inil action could have been COM
mi,tcd on their solemn assurances to TINS conh
try. Mr.. Canniar must have had IN view Inc
proceedings of certain individuals on tue Sub
iect of the embargo, otherwise, he could no.
have had the assurance to declare IN lhe llouss
of Commons, '.,hat the agreement catered IN
to by their AMBASSADOR with the AmeHcal
Government was not founded on Instructions
nor consistent with them" Neither would tns
President Of the boa. of trade have been en-
bo.Iened to- tell the merchants trading to Tx
United States, 8. that the recent arrangements
with our government we're unaathor'.M by HI,
majesty" unless they were certain they conit
depend on the same faction to support TINS out
rage. as they had to oppose the American GOV
f ernment during the embargo
) This declaration of Canning is nnpreceden'
ted in the records Of diplomacy How IS 1t pos
sble that Mr.. Oakly should make such a mis-
take, and that Mr.. E.rskine should be the ns,fe-
rnent Of such a bare.faced imposiuone RIO"
could Mr. E.rskine be SO explicit as TO terms'
when MIR. Canning says positively, thar me-
were not made IN eenfwania 7rM TIE 7''shtS OF MS
Majesty, nor founded on the instructors SEM
him, unr consistent with them! How Is II pos
sibl, that Mr. Erskine should be SO grossly de-
t ce,ved as to become Responsible ior measures
so cont AIRY to the wishes of his Majesty, an"
al.og cthc, UNAUTHORIZED by the ministry ."f'
| Erskine must have been more crazy tna. efe"
t his Majesty George the Third, when under me