The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-07-12


anxious 10 settle their difficulties. But Mr..
Rose was determined. TO stick 10 the letter
wl.ch he no doubt well understood was the
soiri; OF his instructions Nc therefore reject
ed this proposition, and refused 70 make any
disclosure Of the terms he was. instructed 10
offer, either officially or unOifiei isly until the
proclamation was un ualihedy wlthdrawn--
AS ghis could not be done consistently with
our honour, ii was nos done; and those Who
feel as sensibiy alive to the honour of their
country as to the honour.of G. Britain, feel A
conscious pride in contemplating the conduct
of their own government upon this interesting
subject. sss.
Strange, however, to tell, most Of those
fcdcralists who, at the time of this attack
pledged their lives and fortunes to support
their government in such measures as 1t might
think proper to pursue to obtain honourablc
reparation and who, in their resolutions, u
Universally approved of the proclamation OF the
president, and-with the like pledges engaged
TO assist in Carrying it into effect after they
had snuffed the Circean odours which pro-
seeded from this Rcse, found their patriotism
had eyaporated, and were transformed Gf not
like the companions of Ulysses, after they had
drank OF the Circean cup, into swine) into ad-
Tocates of G. Britain, and denouneers of the
administration and the measures they were
thus pledged to support.
Il was manifest enough from the manner
in which this business was conducted on the
part of MIR. Rose, although the profcssed OBJ
iect of his mission was TO make satisfaction
for the affair of the Chesapeake, that his real
object was to make hroffssioas only and,
whilst he saved the British ministry from
making due reparation, to furnish their friends
~ wit fn III fn
friendly disposition of q. Britain, and to de-
novace their own government as predisposed
for nostility. If this is not sufficiently mani
fest from the conduct oil Mr.. Rose, ard from
the termination of his mission, the language
Of Mr.. Canning and OF Mr., Rose, in ne house
Of Commons, since the return of the latter,
,ndst convince all those of the fact, WHO are
open to conviction.
The following is an extract from the speech
of Mr.. Canning .--ss Those who accused min
listers ola disincl;nation to adopt pacihck inea-
sures respecting america, must surely lave
lost sight OF the line, temper and manner in
which his majesty's government had acted
towards America since differences had unfor-
tunateiy arisen betN cen the two governments.
Had they not sent a special mission to eryhiafn
and ahotosrxe for the affair Of the Chesapeake
and was not the msSe sending of a sheriui mis-
sion to such an effect ever deemed sufficient
atonemcnf even by the hroudest nations? Yet
even there, was not the vessel that carried out
the minister compelled to submit to the de-
grading ceremonial imposed by the em6as go ]?
In short, we had rather gone COO far, Man done
200 HsAe."
1t seems from this, MIR. Rose was sent
over here merely /" to eahlain and otoiogize
for the affair OF the AChcsapeake," not to make
vetarafion and that h.y. Canning considered
the mere sending such mission was of itself
a /" sg6cient atonentat,' even to " the trond-
est nations" The I" ceremonial imposed by
the embargo" is creature Of Mr.. Canning's
own creation perhaps he had reference to
the difficulty which Mr.. Rose himself made
about the 1.roctamafion, of which mention is
above made. The declaration of MIR. Can
ming, that they had I" rather gone TOO far than
done TOO Gsfie," demonstrates that there was
no intention at the time of Roses mission, Of
going any further and also demonstrates that
there must have been something compulsory
ON our part, which has induced the same min
istry to go still further, and to offer us now,
by way Of atonemcnt, more than Mr.. Canning
thought the troudcst aagicns would require.
Mr.. Rose, jun. in his speech upon the
same molten, CHE motion Of Mr. Whitbread)
. also said: {" that notwithstan ding the sole OBJ
jccs or his embassy was to make satiSacnon, in
the affair of the Chesapeake, he found it i'm
practicable to conclude the business without
leading to hrofracfed discussions, the nature
of which were iacomtaa6te with the honour
of this country" Here Mr.. Rose says his
object was to make s0tiyGction, sc. norreh-
avGfion |; with us the two words were synono-
nous, but not with the British ministry. An
rrftan0tion. and an a,soiogy, Mr.. Canning
thought was ample safisfacti0r; but, unsortu-
nately, we claimed the privilege of Judging
with what We should be satisfied. II is OBJ
servable that Mr.. Rose does not here say,
that " he found it fovirgetc06le to conclude me