The Delaware gazette., 1810-02-14
out cause. your disintcrested love Of
country? ]? If SO. my work is done. l

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/ addressed you. To you the STAND.
IARD of your NATION will not be rails.
ed in vain. You who have inherited
the spirit of your fa,hers-to you
your country looks for defence, and in
your virtues she beholds the germ
|ahat is-to rcgencrate, revive, and in-
|yigorate her sinking fame.
know THAI there are some (too few
| fear) who understand this language.
But there are many who would listen
to me- Mith pleasure. and imagine
gave them serious advice, il address
scd ,hsm with the iropicai exclamati-
On Of the poet:
O Gives! Gives Quarenda primum es,
| Virsus poss oummos.
! And am sensible of the ridicule
to which among this class Of readers,
I expose myself, by venturing odt as
the advocate of antiquated patriotism.
and the good old principles Of the re-
volu,ion. Ga these keep my eye
constantly and reverently fixed. They
have inspired me with an hatred of op-
preston, taught me the futill,y csany
reliance but in our own exertion TO
resist it-and convinced me thar the
paths of honor only, are those which
lead to peace and safety. A firm con-
| viction of these truths has formed nv
judgment on the measures which
ought at this juncture TO be pursued.
Immediate war does not, as have
said, form any part Of my plan. On
the contrary, l am persuaded that if
peace is to be secured, such steps as
| have recommended can alsne pres
serve it.
We have with both the beiIlgeren,s
just cause Of war. Shall we use coera
Give measures as TO both The .res
nowned knight of La Mancha would
scarcely himself propose it. The OBJ
ject of war is to assert right. or to
procure an indemnity for wrong
Hos,lli,ies would be inhuman, and
war manifestly unjust, if these could
be honorably attained without re-
course to arms. Admitting then both
the warning powers to be aggressors
in the same degree. if by forcibly ass
serting our rights against one, We can
obtain voluntary reparatlon from the
other, it would be worse than mad4
ness to assume an hostile attitude a.
gainst Both. Apply these propositions
land they appear self.eyidcnt) to the
present case. BY coercing one Of the
rival nations can we obtain Justice
from the other? And does this apply
indiflerently to both? The enquiry is
important, but it is easily discusscci
With France we have an heavs ~
count Of inroads on our neutral .;s.7sS
to settle. With England in aeid.,:a1
to the same charges relative to com
Eercc and spoliation, we have seye-
raI other items of high national inn
portance. The capture Of a public
ship in our seas--the unatoned mur-
dea of our ctizens-the impressment
of some thousands Of our seamen--
their detention in spite Of remon-
strance-and the asserted right to
continue the practice. We have the
refusal to perform solemn compact
SS,he. insult of a minister, (which may OF
may not be avowed by his court.
The intrinsic difficulty OF adjusting
these points of dispute would OF is@
self present much greater obstacles
TO arrangements on the one side than
on the other even if there were
professions of desire, and those
assurances sincere,to surmount them.
BIT here we are not perplex'd with
any enquiry into the sincerity Of
professions, for none have bs<sr
made. We are told without any
periphrase by Great Britain. sllat
The object OF her restrictions must be