The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-15

pointed committees in each ward 10 MAKE arrange
ments for their relief, and give employment TO
such as arc able and willing 70 work
The following wewriten article is taken from
the Marl,rd Republican, spirited weekly prin, re
Gently established at Annapolis. In reprinting it we
have wish to perpetuate re%ntent' to" justly ex-
cited Ia the breasts OF cCunryneh, by the torncr
conduct Of the British ministry. They have thought
proper TO promise every thing we ashcd--our gov
ernnlent pace f, reliance in that promise, and We
sincerely hope their confidence may not be abused.
One of the most ridiculous deeeptions with
which the readers OF federal papers have been
bored, is Certainty the serious attempt 10 cIarn
lor that party, the ncit o! attaining tbs IUtotn-
n,od4,ion lately effected with G.. Bnta,n.
That an accommodation was desired by the
tetlerasts we nave no disposition 10 doubt SO
was il likewise by the democrats. Inc d. ci-
ence between us was merely about the terms.
They so arden,ly ranted for peace that they
would have obtained It even on those ignoml-
Nous terms so insuilngly Offered US by Great
| Britain. They woui,i take it although our
wounds were still bleeding with the un.,onet
| insults Of the Q2i of lane, 1907. They would
seek reace with England, although il should
come shacslea with the system of their order.
of November, 8o7, and the kings p'ocama-
| ton. Some Of them sought peace so devou,Iy,
that no measure Of insult, no pitch Of agsres,i-
on, no hunilia,inn of terms, could arouse Other
| feelings, or other demands, than reconciliation
with Eng'ana--against whom, torsooth, " We
| have no cause of complaint" in their estimation.
The democrats on the contrary would be
~: IL. .tra.,
res, respect for DOR commercial rgh's, Jade
! pendent of their " regulations" and rr,-
mise Of settling certain other ACCOMPLISHMENT
| teims we wound have maintained to the last ex-
| trcmty rather thar rcsiga. Terms that we had
offered to her long since, aud that her ministers
had insu,tin Ilv rul,cuied and rc.usch.-Howe.
YER. they haze thought better 0. il, and now
solicit an accommodation on those veii !sno-
cratic oficis Of conOihAsio1. They rolun,ret
restitution Tor tic Chesapeak af!ar--thcy with
draw all p,ctensions to obst,uct to tax. or to
rcguatc our trade and they promise a minister
charged TO accommodate all other Differences
We ask whether the iederaliss choose to as
sumo any credit for our obtaining these terms
Of Britain They are welcome 10 congratulate
themselves that peace is obtained, but it is orr
exnltstion that the accommodation is honoura-
Bile and advantageous to America.
Wills, they all Join IN tel,citatine us upon
peace with England, is il net observable how
they rerrtin from trumphing in the CONDITIONS
that have been obtained. We have seen one
single line of exultation in all the federal papers
upon this subec,.--lt is well enough however,
when they cannot be consistent, to be as con
sistent as they can.
1t would lily agree with these same editors
and writers who crimlnated our government fol
provoking the afllr OF the Chcsapeak, charged
the president with murder, and insisted on the
right of the British officer to DO as he did, SC
soon to turn round aud exuit that Britain her.
self had acknowledged and paid for it as crime
1T would not do for those, who so lately con-
tended that Britain was in honour bound never
again to offer restitution for the affair Of the
Chesapeak whilst the presidents proclamation
remained in force, now TO claim any honour tol
compelling her to offer it, contrary to that ho
nour, whilst it still remained in full effect! |
would hardly do for those who have continually
maintained that the orders of council were Il
retaate on the DEGREES of France, and who Join
ed the British minister in asserting ,ha, the faith
the honour and the existence of Britain wa
s.aked, and that she never would repeal her or
ders, until we compelled France to rescind he
DEGREES, NOW to cxult that she has been com
PEELED to fasify all that she has said, and THAI
they have repented 1t would not do either 70
those who carried their rdcule and contemp
of all our measures to cocrce foreign powers t.
such an extent as may well be remembered, S,
soon 10 acknowledge that all the terms aaa con
ditions we had aimed at, have been accomplish
ed.-They will not even submit to accept tn
| excuse that the British ministers have SO unwiIl
: ingly picked out for themselves on this occasion
because they would then stand self condemne,
: as false prophets and blind politicians.t
d The various subterluges TO winch they reser
= in attempting to claim the credit Of the accom-
s mediation itself, is quite amusing-we appre
n bend no serious evil from this lpabe nonsense
!. because none but those who are prcjudiced be
. yond political redemption can be cajoled into
moments belief of the assertion, and we shoul
not descend to demonstrate their gross ahsurdity
u but for the humour it may afford. When the,
'r confne themselves (as is the case with the mos
e knowing amongst them) to mere plain rount
:, assertions, and finish off their sentences in ge
5. neral terms, it serves them best, especially i
= any thing invidious against the old administers