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

ton, would 60 further ] would call forth
tho resources of the a,ti n, present a firm
front, snstAih bur honour defend our rights
and Independence, and nc. suffer them tamely
to fall 1t the feet OF tyrant, without strug-
gle. Sir,'I cannot, nor will ever consent,
that the remaining columns of the American
temple of liberty and independence shall be
struck away, and that noble structure, which
has beeG reared At the expense of SO much
blood shd tfcssure, tumble into ruin. shall
give the bill my hearty negative.
Ma. DEsHA ssid il was with extreme re-
luctance chat he attempted to address this
Horse, but, said he, my not having taken up
very much Of the time Of the House in OBJ
scrvhSiops heretofore must plead my apology
fur the time that will be consumed by the few
rcmavks that ann now about to make. Con-
sidcfing THAT the present sentiment will be
nsarked.as critical junturc in the annals of
sAmetica, deem il perfectly incumbent to
every man, who has any pretention to friend
ship for the American government or to civil
liberty, TO not hesitate in coming forward,
and throwing in his mite in order to assist in
.extricating his country from the evils that at
tend II, or to guard against the perils that a.
wait u.s.
Ishould not have come forward at this
time, and risked my opinions, had il not been
fnr the apparent tardiness cf cid experienced
members, in whom ! have always had the
higacst confidence and whose opinions, ON
important subjects, have always had due
igh, with me. had Hattered myself that
they wonsd have taken AN early opportunity in
cosning forward and expressing their views
~ To wnat would ne proper to be adopted at
thi- eventfut crisis a time, Sir, when, not
only OAR Most important and inherent rights,
src ;Alr,ut 10 be wrested from our hands, but
wien the very existence OF our independence
IL endangered. have been disappointed,
and 40 this Is rot the time to slumber at our
posts, shall be pardoned for Offering my
views.
Sir, II is unnecessary to take lengthy re-
Irrespective view OF the wrongs committed on
our rights by the two principal belligcrent.
they have been almost nuInberless, and of the
most giaring kind. France has trammeiled
Our commerce, by her Berlin and Milan De-
crccs, and sequestercd our property She
has committed many outrages ON our rights
bait ! differ with gentlemen in supposing that
il we are lprccd into war with England chat
We would he necessarily forced into the arms
Of her rivAi No, Sic, IL that should be the
result, (Which, ] think from present. appear
snces more chan probablc) I should be for
keeping up our restrictions and having no
conhsction with hsr until ample repsration was
made for the damage she has done ,us. But,
Sir, from our situation, and the coMvuIsed
SKATE Of the European world, think we
have nothing to fear from her Ike subiIea-
tion. ! say, Sir, the sDormities committed
by France and England ON American rights
have been considerable appeal to gentle.
mems candor to say whether this measure
now under consideration is the cne calculated
to meet the cmc rgency Is there any ap-
pearsnce of resistance in it Is 1t calculated
to cosrcc our enemies into sense of justice
and bring about restitution of damages Is II
not Submission In my estimation il is tants-
mount imbccility is marked on ito face.
Has not one of the most prominent charac. I
tiers of the committee ON foreign relations
(Mr. Tayior,) and who appears to be wnrm
advocate foriis adoption, openly acknowledged
il to be submission Il, this House, but qusiif-
ed it by saying, that it was profitable SUBJ
mission, as il would bring money into our
trcssnry. Sir, is this House, CATER the re-
pested declarations, by very large majority
or 4 former occasion, that there were but
three alternatives, embargo, war or submits
sioa) prepared TO adopt this measure when
one OF the principal fab,icators Of the bill o.
-pcnly acknowledges IL to the submission.
Nov Sir, Can gentlemen Of this House recon-
ellie submission to their fceInys--if they Can
the frecmcn Of America viii not. @
Sir, France has injured us much, and be-
lieve nearly all She had in her power but il
Is but ~ mite to the mountain, compared to
thc injuries we have received from Britain,
our iuyetcrate, rapacious and relentless enc
my. Tho aggressions com mitled on our
rights by her ever since about the year 1898,
have been numberless, and as 10 point Of tur-
pitude, without parallel, even in the times
Of barbarisfn--the ipoilations committed ON
our neutral commerce, the murder Of Pierce,
the sham trial Of Whitby the murderer, and
the insprsssment of our seamcn, had become
old suhjects, and might be deemed useless to