The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-06-21

volvc us i'm war with these powers. had
twenty times answered these arguments, by
saying that there was no such etiquette. 1t
was true that in antient and more barlarous
times, when nations had teen inAamed by
long wars, and the people wrought up 10 n
degree of fury, ON both sides, SD as to excite
apprehensions that ambassadours would te in
suited or massacred by the populace, or even
imprisoned as in Turkey, sovercigns had in
sisted that ambassadours should be exchanged
and that one should be held as a hostage ior
the other. 1t had even been insisted that a
French ambassadour should embark at Calais,
at the same hour that an English ambassadour
embarked at Dover But these times wcro
passed. Nations sent ambassadors now MS
they pleased. Franklin and his associates had
been sent TO France MIR. Jay had been sent
10 Spain had been sent to Holland n Mr.. IL
xard had been commissioned to Tuscany
Mr.. w. lee, to NiennA and Rcslin> witl1uut
any stipulation for sending ministers in re-
turns We had a minister In, London three
years with out any minister from England in
return. We have. had minister. at Berlin,
without any from Prussia.
AS 10 the offence that would be taken BY
Great Britain, asked, shall we propose any
thing to France, or agree to any thing incon-
sistent with our treaties and pledged faith
with England Certainly not. What right
has England, then, 10 be offended Have we
not as clear d right to make peace as she has /!
We arc ut war with France, at least in part.
III Britain should make peace with France.
what right have we 20 complain, provided She
siipulates nothing Inconsistent with her trcs-
~ with us (!
AS to Russia, what has she TO do with ms,
or we With her D. had confidence enough
in the assurances given, Erniiy 10 believe that
our cnvoys would bc received and respected.
Candidates enough, We're ready 10 run the
rsquc, and Hamilton himself would have
been very proud to hayc been enc OF them, IL
he had not been Coihmsnder In Chief OF the
Army Y.
! will acknowledge that when the tcrrour Of
the power and anger Of Cree Britain have
been held up to me, In q manner that appears,
to me, 10 Be base and scrvile, sometimes
was provoked to say, that in just cause,
when the essential character and interests OF
the United States should be wrongcd by
Great Britain, shall hold her power in total
contempt II may be said, for It has been
said, that this was imprudcnt, and that was
frcttcd. Lett be said by whom it will,
now repeat the same escn,iment after the
coolest reflection OF ten years. y.
On the other hand, by making the nomin-
alton on my.own authority, believed that the
heads OF departments would have some dis
crction, and although knew that the British
faction would excite n glamour, aud that
some Of the Senator'S, Representatives, and
heads Of departments would make no excr-
tons to discountenance il, IL they did not se-
ly la,
perfectly convinced OF the national sense, ard
that the Senate felt il 50 strongly, that they
would not dare To negative ii, even fthc ma
jority had disliked it, which very well knew
they did not. thought Glamour after the
fact, would be much less dangerous than u
Glamour before it. And 20 it proved in cx-
pcrience. A Glamour there WAS, as always
knew there would he, and Alcxahdcr Ianiil-
ton had princpal undcrhand in cxciting IT,.
II IL well known that there. are continued
interviews between the members OF tic Sens
ate and the members Of the House, and the
heads of departments. Eternal solicitations
for nominations to Office, arc made In this
manner. There is not an executive measure,
that the members Of Congress are not almost
constantly employed in pumping from the
heads oi departments. There 10 not q legis-
Iatiye measure that the heads ci departments
do rot intcrmeddlc in. II really deserves
consideration whether it woald not be better
that heads of departments shouid be members
Of the Legislature. There they would be cor-
frontcd in all things. Now all is secrecy and
darkness. Washington, know, was nearly
as much vcxed and tortured by these things,
as was, and resigned bis Office to get rid Of
them. And SO would have done, with grest
Joy, If I could have been sure ola succcssoul
whose sentiments were as coniormablc To
mine, as he new mine we're TO his.
JOHN ADAMS