The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-03-29

acknowledged neutral rights--During the
latter part of MIR. Pitts administration
this doctrine lad become popular, and
it was resolved to put it into practice.
1t was however deemed proper toprePare
the world for the reception of the mon
strous pretension {; accordingly a pam
phlet was written as the precursor OF the
system proposed to be introduced for the
government of the commercial world,
| pay but little respect to pamphlets. IN
general, and should not now, but the
pamphlet alluded to has always been re-
presented as written under the direction
of the then British ministry, and intend
ed to prepare the world for this new
system of commercial warfare and in
this point of view it is entitled to the
most serious consideration, and the ra-
ther, as the course of policy recommend.
ed by it, has since been strictly pursued
by the British ministry, and they have
even extended the system since, beyond
the utmost limit prescribed inthat work.
The pamphlet alluded to, is entltled
+" War in Disguise" beg to call the
attention ofthe senate to two or three
short paragraphs therein.--ihey will be
found in pages eight and nine.
"Haye we then lost the triumphant
means ofsuch efectual warfare or have
the ancient fields of victory been neglect
ed? ,u
Niethersuch misfortune, nor such
folly, can be alleged. Never was our
maritime superiority more deceive than
in the last and present war. We are still
the unresisted masters of every sea- and
the open intercourse of our enemies with
their colonies, was never SO completely
precludcd."
Here the prctention of the unresisted
masters of the ocean is explicitly assum-
ed, and it can hardly be necessary to re-
mark, that the whole policy recommend
ed in the book, is founded upon that as
sumed principle. Again, in the pages
1873, 1874, in considering the prudence of
applying the proposed remedy i'll regard
to the colonial trade, find these express
sions
The sum of all these opposing con:
siderations seems to be this, eve may
provoke quarrel with the neutral pow
ers." propose, therefore, briefly to con-
sider, first, ,the degree Of this danger; and
next, whether the evils ofsuch aquarrel,i If
certain, would be- greater than those to
which VIC at present submit
4" 1t is certain that should his majesty's
government think fit to recall the indul-
gent instruction, that has been SO much
abused, and revert to the rule of the war
of 1856, with such notifications. only as
can be safely allowed, gre at clamours
would Immediately arise i'll the neutral
countries. The neutralizing agents, de-
prived of large portion of their sraudu-
lent gains, would exclaim aloud against
the measure and even such merchants
as have carried OH the colonial trade on
their own account, would not be well
satisfied to find their field of commerce
materially narrowed by the assertion of
our belligerent rights.
" The neutral governments therefore,
would no doubt, complain and remons-
trate "but would they, If firmly though
temperately resisted, push the conlrover-
sy into quarrel ?" Would they main
tain their pretensions to the trade ques-
ton, at the expence of a war with Great
Britain !? firmly believe they would
nOt.n l-.--.-.- .,'s-.-s,' ,-''
These passages serve to shew, that the
principle was assumed with full knowl-
edge of its destructive influence to neutral
rights.
The next, or the Fox administration,
seemed to think there was some hazard