Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-02-12

Laws. Civ! .sertv and the ric hts Of pro.
prriy. cnniiV ~ the rchraint impoled by
lawoa The rtrleis sad unpl,rcjpied mem
bers q the community. Every god CHI.
IN / therefore promoting his private III
Icreft, a' well As performing public duty,
when aiiitting TO enforce the tree, and regu-
lar administration OF inAice.
The people of this commonwealth are moff
deeply concerned IN the change which has ia
tsn place IN oui National affairs face he lat
fsiiion Of this Legislature. IF the United
States fhculd I've involved in War. il Is obvi-
Gus, tha; not-only the fAcrificcs ard priva,ions
occaiioned by it, would fall mo!l heavily on
the Commercial States, but ALTO the relource.
10 maintain fIch War mulf be drawn
principally from them But however great
night he rheiexer,ions and facri6ces required
IN Icit and necelary War we confidently
trutt that the people of this Commonwealth
would always eheerfully iuftsin them and
forgetting all party diftnetions and local inter-
els, would cordially unite TO maintain The
rights ard vndicate the honor Of :he nation
In iuch ltaie of things the administration
will ne encouraged and ArengtEened by that
appreciation Of their meafures which every
patriotic citizen will readily below But
when on the other hand the people are alar-
med by the proipect Of war, the iuftice and
neceihiy of which they do not clearly per-
ceive ; IT IS theI ioemn duty as well as right
20 express thofe opinions frankly and une-
nuivocaIy With thefe impreiiions the houle
OF Representatives cannot refrain from declar-
ing their anxiety and concern az the late rup-
tI-e Of the negotiation with the Mininer of
cue Of the Belligerent Nations. AT the ter
niaation of even a profperous war, we fhall
ftill have the prefent differences to be COM
promied and feftled ~. amicabe negocia-
zion; and i cannot be prefumed that after
long and languinary ccnhiGf. either party will
enter on the difcullion with feelings more con-
eiliasory han thofe which now a1uate them.
When therefore all thai can be reafonably
expected from iucceisful war, feemed TO have
been attainable by treaty at the moment
when she Minilter referred 10, was producing
full powers from his Government, TO fettle a
nslcably and permanently all the controver-
lies between the two countries, ir is in 4 high
degree ditreiiing TO fee the negociaton broken
OFT, for cauies which we are unable 10 comPre-
bend
We are far from Imputng to our national
rulers any intention or dciire 10 involve us in
war but the consequences of this rupture
may not be under their control, and may lead
unhappily to that calamitoss if1ue. The fub-
iequenr acts and meaiures of the Government
are not calculated TO quiet thele apprehen-
hons, nor do they appear 10 us 10 promiie
reftoration of friendly intercourfe. Tnvidi-
Gus rettFi6lioDs on the trade of foreign na-
tions WI whom we are commercially con-
nected uaturaily tend 70 produce retaliation
on their part and every act even Of felt de-
fence which they may adopt, wall in this fpe-
eies of warfare, be cor [dered as a new out
r:gesud be reprefented as new cauie of
complaint. Thus although neither party
may intend TO provoke hofiiIrles, and though
there is sonfededly no fufhcient caufe for war
al pre'ent; YET in fuch fate OF mutual irri-
t2tion and accumulated coiIifions this feems to
be the inevitable reiult. In contemplating
this gloomy profpea IT adds greatly to our
alarm and apprehension to conlider, that
fuch war would oe waged againit the nation
which forms he only remaining barrier
gainif the umverfa domination of Jingle
power and itili more that it would probably
entangle US in an alliance with that power
whole friendfhip has proved fatal to the Inde-
pendence of 70 many Republics and States.
The Hcufe OF Representatives will readily
concur in the exercile of all conlti,u' ional
paeans to prevent the cslamities which we
have 70 much caule to apprehend, or to pre-.
pare to meet them in becoming manner In
their deliheraiion, on this fubjeGt and on the
other important concerns embraced in your
Exceencvs Communication, they will con-
Family keep in view that candor and pru-
dence, and that diintereled elevation above
AL party fpirit, which your Exeellency JULY
obferves are indifpenfab!e in this portentous
crihs Of our affairs, the fafe'y Of our dearelt
riglIs and bea in,srelts