The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-05-03
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For fhe RHoDE-IsLASD REPUBLIcAS.
e EFFYCIE.NCY OF THE EMBARGO. :

faIsehood will not now be able to prevent its (
voice from being known and heard by the !;
people. 1t can no longer be pretended that
the embargo was not efficient in coercion, as
well as preservation. Great Britain no longer Y
lifts upon us the h,ide Of her countenancc
she has como to her senses, and sacrifices
her pride to her intc:cst-to her salvation.
She has sent here a Secretary of Legation,
bringing with him aspeciick offer ofrepara-
ton for the attack upon the Chesapeake
whicl, is now made to our government, not
withstanding the proclamation Of the president
is still in force, which forbids all British arm
cd vessels from entering our waters.
II will be rccollected, that MIR. Rose re-
fused to make any disclosure Of what his mas
fer intsrdcd 10 give MS by way of reparation
for this outrage, until this proclamation was
Internationally repealed which, as our gov
crnmcnt could not consistently do, this rosey
minister, who left SO sweet a perfume behind
him, returned, to bloom with fresh fragrance
and beauty in his masters fower-garden.-
The offer, however, is now made, although
this proclamation is still in force, and sup
ported by a law Of Congress s.--Here the En-
barge tells.
Il must also be rccoIlcctcd, that in August
last, our Minister, at the court of st. James,
OF the Embargo as it respected Great-Brit-
ain provided Great Britain would rescind
her orders in. councilsas it respects us and,
ifFrancc should refuse torescind her dccrecs,
that we would continue 1t as to her. Mr..
Canning refused, and refused in the language
Of insult. He told Mr.. Pinckncy, that an the
Orders III Council were. but retaliation upon
the French dccrecs, they would be continued
as long as the French DEGREES continued in,
force and that although his Majesty would
gladly comply with any ofrcrtto enable AIS to
remove the embargo, it being measure of
incouresicn restriction" uposGla, sefpes on.
H.; vet that he could not do it chasistent with
his own honour, until France repealed her
DEGREES as it might be mistaken for con-
cession to Frauce, instead of q favour granted
to this country. These are some ofthe words
of Mr. Canning -" 1t is, nevertheless, inn
portant, IN the highest degree, to the reputa-
ton of this.country, ca reputation which con-
stitutes great part Of her hosver) that this dis
appointment of the hopes of her enemies
should not have. been purchased by any con-
cessions that not doubt should remain to
distans times, Of her determination, and OF hei
ability to have continued her resistance; ant
that no step which could, even mistakenly, be
construed into concession, should be taken on
her part, while the smallest Ink Qffhe corfed
eracy, remains nadissofUcd or zviite ~ can D.
a question, whether the plan devised for heI
destruction has, or has not, either completely
failed, or been uncqm0ocoHy abandoped.--
These considerations compel his majesty q
adhere to the principles, on which the orders
in council, Of the 9TH January and the lltl
November, are founded, so io,ig as Franfe'ad
heres 10 sAas sysieo, by which hismajcsty' 5 re
saliafory measures were occasioned and justi
fed
q How cnviablc must be the sensations wit
which MIR. Secretary Canning will now rca
his insolcnt and vain-glorious letter. IIittl
could Il have been expected, after writinl
such letter, that the same ministry woul
have sent instructions to Mr.. Erskine to offe
TO our government a repeal Of their orders q
to as, provided VIC would repeal our nor-intel
course as 70 them, France still adhering to he
g svster1, and the "links OF the confedcracy,
so far from being dissofped, having, by I'll
French success in Spain become more indi'
soliblc What then could have induced til
British ministry thus to have falsifycd the
declaration, and thus to hold their sovercig
mp to the contempt of Europe and America
nothing, but consciousness ofthc ruin whic
our Embargo was bringing upon their coui
try, and fear of loosing their plecee, ina
much as the Glamour against hcm loudly el
creased both in and out Of parliamedk, When
was proved to the British nation, ~ w hs
made the advantageous proposal AboTe pael
toned, apd that it was so uneQuItpcolly and i
uiltingly rejected. The speech of LoI
Grenvllle is sufficient evidence Of this.
But, say the opposition, . We have con
PEELED the Administration TO accept Of the'