The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-08-30
Political @isceHany.
For the REPUBLIcAN.
BLESSINGS OF 2'ORY LNFLJ1ENCE.

THE tory faction in the United States are
as deserving of the support of Great Britain,
as she is undeserving the confidence of our
government. In their mighty endcavours to
serve the mother country, they have spared
no abuse which language could inflict OH their
own. In fact, they have eyinced to the world
that their hatred towards us was more invcte-
rate than even that of Great Britain herself.
BY spirit Of insurrecton and rebellion which
was discovered in some of the New-England
States during the continuance of the embar-
go, they induced Great Britain TO continue in
force her obnoxious order in council" till
millions Of her, citizens were reduced to
state OF starvation, and exaspcratcd to degree
OF phrenzy by the .unJustncss of her conduct
towards our government, were on the point
of raising the bloody standard of rebellion in
their own country. How different was the
treatment which the British faction in Amer
lea received to- that which the manufacturers
OF Birmingham and other towns IN England
experienced. At numerous meetings of cit-
zens in the United States, resolutions were
passed approving of the dastardly conduct of
the British government, and disappearing of
the just and constitutional proceedings of our
own A majority of both houses of Congress
were termed traitors, and could town meeting
resolves have carried into full effect the ami
mostly which they discovered, no doubt but
rivers of blood would have again, as in 70,
marked the progress of tories.
Why is the faith and honour of the British
government, solcmnly pledged by her minis
ter plenipotcntiary, (acting, as he says, by or
der OF his most gracious majesty. by whom
he was authorized to declare to our govern
ment that the British Orders iB Council
should be repealed on the 10th of June, lSo9,)
totally disrcgartled? Is it because the news
OF the recent election in Massachusetts has
convinced England that her cause in this
country is not yet to be despaired of--or has
she received fresh assurances from the Essc,.
junto that her party is fast gaining ground in
the United States Have they become res
ponsible for the submission of our govern
mcnt, to whatever measures the British min
istry might adopt; or does their influence
give new springs to the wheels of the govern
ment'of Britain, which have in vain, for years
endcavoured to crush us Yes, IN the whole.
conduct Of Britain towards us, the path point
ed out by the tories in this country has; been
strictly followed. These enemies to every
principle of our constitution are the sole NOV
crs and directors-thc cause of every calarni-
ty which bcfalls us, and of every mischief
which surrounds u.s. 1t was owing to their
oppositionythat G.. Britain was SO long blind
to her own interest. 1t was owing to their
infamous proceedings tina; the freemen of the
United States were SO long Obliged to suffer
every -priyaton which long continuance Of
the embargo necessarily required y and it is
now owing, no doubt, to their misrepresenta-
ton of the situation of'thc United States, that
Creat-Britain has disayowed the proceedings
OF Mr.. Erskinc, as unauthorized. And what
is the consequence The President of the
United States has annulled his proclamation
for the repesbof the Embargo, as itrespected
Great Britain, and again declared it in full
force. - -
Thus we see, at once, that the source OF
all our national misfortunes, isa nest of in
ternal enemies, whose bones would better
grace a British gibbet than a land of freedom.
THEoDoRE.
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