Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-12-27

ny such information Has the gentleman re-
ceived any informal information from any
British officer that the British ministry has
done thisp Is it so believed by the admins
tration? He had heard that the contrary was
the opinion of the administration There is a
natural and easy solution, without resortng
to ssch cause.-the known character OF the
savages. The insinuation Of such instigation
is rash indeed 1t may be calculated to ex-
cite the feelings of the people OF the western
country, who care not SO much for the red
people as some modern philosophers but he
knew of no just foundation, ofnothing bevond
sarmise and suspicion, for such a belief
What would be thought If without any proof,
any member should rise in his place and tell
us that the late massacres at Savannah were
excited by the French government. If it
could be proved that the Indians were insti-
gated by the British, no man would be more
forward than he in raising an army. The
cause of Indian hostility is in this house, the
want of duty here. The spirit of the Indians
is depressed, is broken by our agents-by our
capidity in driving them into hooks, that we
may extinguish their title to lands we shall
not want this half a century, possessing as al
ready we do more than we can sell or use:
the thirst for territory and want of moderation
on our part, are the causes.
He was somewhat diverted by the liberali-
ty of the gentleman from Tennessee yesterday
[Mr. Grundyl who was willing to give Canada
to N. York, to strengthen the northern bal
ance of power in the u States, yet stated that
this balance must soon inevitably be lost, as
soon as the marshes Of the Mississippi were
settled; that the northern power must shortly
be compelled to succumb to the west He al
most began then to see this capitol moving to
the Falls of OHIO, to the Mississippi, and final
ly to Darien, which will when the gentleman's
dreams are realized, be a fine situation for the
seat OF government of our new republic Of
North and South America
This conquest is to be new commentary
on the doctrine that republics are not for con-
quest and ambition. He liked not this in
tended fraternizing with the Canadians. We
are to seduce them from their allegiance !;
lirat make them traitors aud then good citi-
zens-though he must acknowledge that some
OF our good patriots were thus manufactured.
IL might hold good with few individuals but
was dangerous experiHent to be made with
whole community. What horrible retort
might not be made on tie Southern and Yves
tern slave holding states. He hated to hear of
this subornaton of treachery; this seduc-
ton OF men on the soil no, if any way let
them be gained by conquest not by treachery.
3 BY southern votes they had succeeded in
knocking down cotton to seven cents per pound
and tobacco to nothing; as they had also sue
ceeded IN knocking up blankets to three and
tour dollars, ordinary blankets he was not
then surprised that those, who had broug ht
on themselves these calamites, should be
anxious in some way to get rid of them. but
Wi no NJ,
ana such there are in abundance, may be be-
nehtted. There are those among the mer-
chants who hope to be benefited: he had liy-
ed long enough had been long enough men,
Der OF that house, to know OF what stuff mer.
camille patriotism was made.
We were told that for the carving trade
we must not fight-it is the direct trade that
leads us to war. But if you give up the car
rylng trade do you not equally give up your
rgntsP Will you tell the British to end the
war where they please, and we will be con-
tent with the direct trade? Will the Marble
head men and Cape Cod men, will the mer-
chants OF Salem, Boston, New York, P1ila-
delphIa and Baltimore, consent to this |?
lie was gratified IN finding that gentlemen
acknowledge the demoralizing effects of the
non-importation law; acknowledging now
what all its enemies SO correctly said and fore
told when it was passed. And will you plunge
yourselves IN war because you have passed
iooilsh law. But our good friend the Empe-
ror OF France stands in the way of its repeal;
and, as we cannot 60 too far in pleasing him
VINO SO loves US, we must become, in point OF
fact, parties to his war. His imagination
snrunk from the miseries that must arise from
such q connection. What, after all the insults
and injuries received, no atonement no repa-
ration made for those injuries, will you ten
der your person to this dehowerer of the vir
ginity of republics
Let us suppose ourselves possessed of Cana
da, Quebec, st. Lawrence ours; how much