The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-03-21

yiolated) that II wall produce the desired cf-
feet. Bat in case il must fail by the voice of
majority of this House, my view is, that an
embargo be laid for sixty days on all ships
and vessels ia the ports and harbours OF the
United States. Some gentlemen over the
way socm TO raise their heads at the name OF
embargo, suppose they will consider 1t
crime equal TO sacrilcdge. But, Sir, what
my duty impels me to, trust, never shall
shrink from. Ibis measure deem neces-
sary as precautionary one,- to call in our
floating property--that the President OF the
United States, be rcqucted, (for presume If
we are not the i,caty making power VIC have
the right to rcq'icst to send dispatches to
our ministers in France and England, with
the uiiimatum 10 be laid then before those
governments, peremptorily demanding
redress 81 grie vAnces, and in case OF refu-
sal that our ministers be recalled, lnat the
President Of tic United States he authorized
10 accept for one year the service Of forty
thousand volunteers, and in order to facilitate
the procuring the men, That they be allowed
a small bounty in land or money, liz case of
actual service and in case our last demands
should not be acccdcd to by revocation of
their Orders and DEGREES, as far as respects
American commerce, the restoration of A
mcican sesnen, and reparation for the out
rage on the Chesapeake, SC. that measures
should be taken for ousting the British from
their North American colonies, and that gen.
era letters OF marque and reprisals should be
granted against both France and England
For, sir, consider that the time is fast ap-
proaching, and fear at no very distant per-
iod when Ee will have to choose between
war or submission. And as the American
frecMen are not prepared for a state of vassa-
lage, the latter will be spurned at. There
fore, ere long you will have to lay aside your
paper war---your war, in words, and adopt
something more substantial in lieu of it--in
short you will have to lay aside your tempor-
Using and take to fighting, or become de-
graded people.
Mr. Speaker, confess should have been
at q loss TO know how to reconcile the obscr-
vations of the gentleman from North Caroli-
ma, Mr. MAcon) had il not have been my re-
bis frequent declarations, that
man has right to change his opinion as Of
en rs he pleases. He says the committee of
orcign relations (of which he was the chair
man) who fabricated this bill, must have been
vesy unfortunate indeed, If they had happen
ed to have blundcred on mark and reprisals,
differ with the gcntleman-I think they would
have been fortunate /; they would have proved
that they possessed the true American spirit,
that they were not disposed TO suher them
selves to be kicked and bufFettcd and treated
with CIV cry kind Of indisni,y with impunity,
without showing becoming spirit of resent
ment. And, sir, have no doubt, consider
Ing the weight of character of the committee,
II they had recommended it but they would
have been supported by considerable portion
of the house and nine tenths Of the nation. And,
'ir, 1t would have comported with not only
his patriotick declarations of last winter,
when he came forward with strain of pat
iotick truisms, not only calculated to do hon.
ur TO himself but to affect his hearers) but
ais voice--for IL mistake not he then voted |
or mark and eprisals---forthwith, the gem
lemans says, 6 he would like to have heard |
has talk Of energy, when the Chesapeake
~,s attacked." He was then for strong inca
'nres. Has that transaction that raised the
scntleman's FIRE, ever been atoned for Ger
ainly not. BIT on the contrary, the offers
made as atoncmcnt, has only been adding in
ut to injury. But wonderful, how the NIGH
y has fallen ! He now says, after acknovled-
ing that our enemies are at war on both our
ncn and proper'y--that he don't care much
hat Is done, II you don't make use Of too
much energy. Really, sir, ii was not ap-
'rised OF the honourable gentlcman's patrio-
Ism, should have supposed he had adopted
he old stale doctrine that had hoped had
cen long since exploded in this land cf free
oni--that of passive obedience and non-re-
istancc. a4e
Fhe gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr.
mhc) tells you his is peace bill that he
'nsttlcrs IL tue commencement Of modcr-
e system OF measures calculated to operate
our enemies. Certainly that gentleman
as Ind experience enough to know, that
'oderatc measures to governments that have
st all sense of Iastice, is only calculated TO
vite encrochnicnt and Insult. The gentle
an has seen, Sir, that we have been negocia-
~ for about fifteen years, that quires---yes,
ams OF paper have been written up in di-
onati,k correspondence and although we
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