The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-03-14

S''N~' @o"s' ueuVu oi tue lSnSuaBc ms bill
presents to the British govesnmenl--and will
those who,now guide the ,des usiesfs THIS ma
uo"' consent to purchase. a. sprecm ious eo,n-
ncfce ny such int.mous submission III
sincerely hope not, sir.s The LiA NOW subnsit-
'eu 10 us' shousa NJ progresss ip,o y iaw,ssp-
pears to nie Ike Y, peace oferiAs, or s,hoon
70 the BRUSH tyrant ior, fear OF grea,< n o,os-
h'it'es. he assured that this n ole oiebs,xisSr
q peace is not the Way To- prevent AZ cx..,n.i.
u,s OF war; Terl savage OF ,ou,, wooss,.lns
no,h'ns an view VA. booty - ,snJ il he i s,,,-
oi Halhing II, his motives to- he,ue n,l,ns ,,-
siohs grow the stronger. Il lbs isDts rs,n,vla
new way oirepeiling the plunsercr, bs, l.,;s-
NS lot The Lootys that siih,i,ts his---.u,u.I
lhiIk that expcticpce has proved 40 a y sbst
the csLincto Oh Ems siand has no hesita,ion /, s.,o
INC hc.sis, SO 10 " as they lead 10 the d, ,om
pnshiHent OF hc.1lbese esisns---ana wnilst
TINS power rs quietly ipermit,ee to continue
lhsr iinmense traii,ck, aDd deprive o,hel@ns-
tions Of the Tree yuse OF the seas, and Shat
'hcm OUT IRON the jus, rights of commcrcs,
hehtraiS wiii always suffer under n sesolniw,r
piracy, Sir, these are facts too plsin. and ,tss
sc"sio'y ielt 10 be denied; and ct,yo,i area.
bout 10 adopts measure, not only wexk n,a-
sell, out one, under the existing state of
things, that will hast your cuuntry's honour,
ahu produce more food, lor, the un.uw,,ot that
rsl,a.ious monster OF The ocean. ~ sii az ~
!. Some gentlemen have A,id, lthlt the genius
and spirit of the American people read, 20
peace and commerce, and not to, war This.
OH general principles, and in nearly ALI csss<s,
admit and l 90 myself deprecatc war,
and am as destons OF peace as any gentleman
ON this floor, provided mode can be devised
that will snpersetc Submission, and prctlicat-
cd OH principles that will be .honour.b,c 10
GU. nation. But 1 cannot think win some some
gentlemen in tie present case, unecr occur
rrnces oi butthery, murder, nsitio,s acts,
and inso.ent language pi Great Britain. that
glv inriIts s, nor VIM 4 believe ,l -
Spirit Of '76 Is SO, much .iup.ired ~. t'Hc
breast Of my countrymen, that insy .,' ~ ~
sent to this degrading measure, Which, .g1ss
ID surrender OF our rights, TO submisApp,
and even to entomb Tie honour ;oi our ,naliop,
meyer perhaps 10 raise again. 4 AUDI Sir, Ml
tits sacrifice is to be nl.,de Tor a commerce IN
Anticipation, inconsideraDIe end uhSs sr,Aips;
for, when our comme,ce VAS ilcc ,es lLe Wind
that waits x, Great Bri,aiu Only employed .
Jout 10000 OF thc Ancrie.n ionnags, and
thu probability Is, that undcr, tile control
which England WILDE put III ,poss essien of
from this regulation, she will no, employ
more than half that quantity and Ut ,lse
s.sn.e time il should be taken INFO view, that
even this is extremely precaripus, for their Is
very little douol with me, that Englsnd Will
have recourse to a coun,ervsi.ing policy. !, lf
so, place OF deposit will be established, nd
that place, perhaps, Hsljfax) TO, Which the aH-
fcrent articles of American produce, win, be
taken, and in this case the BRUSH ships will
reap the benefit Of this carrying trade. oxga
4 Sir, some gentlemen My say that the sBri-
tish government is too much Interested in
selling her manufactures to adopt these coun-
tervaiiing laws but, Sir, il docs appeal. 10
me, that the hostile disposition and hatred
that Great Britain bears 10 the American na-
iion is such, that this is the very policy she
will adopt, and rely OH the success, she may
have ir running her goods into our country,
which have my fears will be but too Autcr-
ing. The features of this weak bill viii i'm
mcdiatciy open to- the view Of EngIand,s tho
course to Canada, as a very, ,conycpicnt Wy 70
steal her goods into the United States, <aud
her manufactures will be stowed on hoarc her
own snips, aud by this ronie vii, be, enabled
with the assistance no doubt, OF n,rpy WHO
will always be ready to ran th!ewq WI = Mt e.
tec.ion into this coups"y, by. which nlrar &c
upiied States Will be getbfd, a rtn,duYS@ W
these Spectators and hence will commence,
aud veIy pfobaby ooi"Daus .stcn.s4 essiis "a
smuggling that has never yet been, known IN
this, and perhaps, sny other county, Eut,
Sir, my principal objection 10 this bill, Is, not
because the corpmrrce which il contcmpIates
is incoDsidg leand prccario, BY because il
goes 70 re0os nize any commerclal intercourse
whatc ycr with Great Britain under her. pre-
sen, restrictive laws for, IN taking a rs,ro-
spcct Of all trsnsac,ions for three years, be-
tween this and the B,itish nation, cannSr
vie v this measure in .uy other way thaa IS
absolute submission; and there is az CON-
mercial conside. aion, however h~tserinF or
profitable, shall ever induce rne.io barter the
honour of my country. Sir, at an epoch SO
momentous as the present, our policy in. my
opinion should be, an early preparation, for