Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-04-17

trine is not new, Cir, it is the doc,
trine which our anceftors brough,
with them to New-England, am
have handed down to US as our msd
precious Mrfb right; an invaluable in
Eeritancc TO freemen, which hope
neither we nor our children will CIV
er be induced to furrenGer. y
To thew that the doctrines which
I have advanced, and the opinions !
entertain, are not peculiar to New
England, l will take the liberty of
reading what was laid by Earl Chat
ham, one of the greafeit ttateimen
England ever knew, when oppreiEve
and unconstitutional meafures were,
BY an administration of that country,
attempted tc be enforced. And
furely gentlemen will not FAY the
contribution and government of Eng
land is more friendly to Gbeyty, and
the free rxpycBi1r Of opinion, than the
contribution and government of the
United States - Parliamentary De-
bates, vol. xxx page so...." My
Lords, | need no: look abroad for
grievances The grand capital milf.
chief is fixed at home. It corrupts
the very foundation of our political
exiitence, and preys upon the vitals
OF the hate-thc contribution has
been grossly violated-IHE CONSTR
TUITION AT THIS MOMENT STANDS
VIOLATED. Until that wound be
healed, until the grievance be redref-
cd, it is vain to recommend union to
Parliament in vain 10 promote con-
cord among the peoplc. II We mean
i-riouny to unite the nation within
itlelf, w. mutt convince them, that
their complaints are regarded, and
thar THEM injuries fhall be redrefed.
On that foundation | will take the
lead in recommending peace and har-
mony to the people. On any other,
l would never with to fee them uni
ted again. If the breach in the con-
ititution be efFectually repaired, the
people will of themfelyes return to a
it"c of tranquility. If not-MAr
piscoRD PREVAIL FOREVER. l know
TO what point thus doctrine s this Ian
guage will appear direeted. But |
feel the principle Of an Engliihman
& utter then. without apprehension
or rcierve. The criis is indeed al
arming SO much the more does it
require prudent relaxation on the
part Of government. If the Kings
feryants viii not permit conititu-
tional queltion to be decided on, ac-
cording to the forms, and on the
principles of the contribution, it mum
thea be decided 10 Some other man.
nsr and rather THAI il ihould be
given up rather than the nation
lhould iuriender their bir.h right to
a defpotic NIinilter, hope, my
Lofds, old as | am, fliali fec the
queltion brought to an iiiue, and
fairly tried between the People and
the Government. My Lords, this is
not the language of faction let 1t
be tried by thar criterion, by which
alone we can diiiinguiih what is fac
tious, from what is not-by the Prln-
ciples cs the Englifh contribution. |
have been bred up in theie Prlnci-
piles and know that when the liber-
~ of the fubjea is invaded, and all
redrefs denied him, reiiitance is JUL
tilted" When the Parliament OF
England were attempting to enforce
,hole upjult and oppreilive meaiures
on the colonies, which cauied reflt-
anoe, and ,er"inated in our ievolu-
ton and independence, Lord Chat.
ham, this friend of civil liberty, faid
in the Hoafe of Lords, Z" | rejoice
that the Colonies have reGlted."
An objection aries to this meat.
ure of nm-inbsrtafion and non inter-
csvjf, from the circumstance of the
itrong Remembrance j. bears to that
! fyltem of warfare which the nations
OF continental Europe have, under
The auipicea of Bonaparte, been in
duced TO wage aeainit England
Was not that non-intrcoWje, and a
asn-mtsrtatim of all articlts of the
growth or manufacture Of tie Britiil,
dominions ? Will not this circum-
ltance alarm the minds of the peo-
pie ? Ii may be faid this meafure
unon ,br face of ir. purports to be