The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-11-20

cusatone against France and between two
such p ycrs, there Is no body to Judge. In
trstl, our government passed its Act of 1898,
because it had the will and the power to pass
and enforce II and Napoleon has established
his Continental SYSTEM, because he also has
the will and the power. II is to the judgment
OF the world that the matter must DC left, and
bescech your Royal Highness TO consider,
thet the world viii judge OF our conduct ac-
cording 10 the evidence which il has TO judge
from, and that that Judgment will leave Who'll
Iy out of view orr interests and our humours.
To return and apply what has here been
said 10 tire case on which have the honour
TO address your Royal Higliness, what answer
would have been given 10 America, il she, in
the year 1893, had demanded OF our goyeik-
rlcnt the resembling OF the act Of which 4
have idst given a faint description In sup
posing cyeI by the way oi argument, Ameri-
ca 70 have taken such liberty, do vio-
lence TO common sense, and commit an out
rage upon diplomatick dccorum; and it is
quite Impossible TO put into words an express
sion Of that indignation which her conduct
would have excited. And YET, Sir, there APP
pears TO me, To be no feason whatever for
our expecting America TO be pcrmi,tcd to in
terlerc with Napoleon's continental system,
unless we admit that she had right 10 i'm
tcrfcrc with our act of 1893. The dispute be-
twceIus and America relates 10 the acknow-
lodged yighfs cf nrufral notions. These
rights OF America we avow that we violate.
We have hitherto said, that we are ready TO
cease such violation as soon. as the: French
did the same but now If we arc 70 believe
the intelligence from America aud the Cor
responding statements of our publck prints,
we have shifted our ground, and demand Of
America that she shall cause the Continental
System TO be done away, or, at least, we tell
her that it shall be done away, or we will not
cease to violate her rights. The language
Of those, who appear to be ready to justify
refusal, upon The ground above stated, to re
yoke our orders in council, is this that it
was naturaf TO expect that the revocation
would be made TO depend upon real and cf- /
fScfuaf abolition Of tie Frerc h DEGREES that
the revocation Is merely nominal unless all
the regulations Of Napoleon, made since
1906, are also repealed that whenthcse lat
ter are repealed, II will be right for America
10 call upon US for the repeal of our orders in
council, and not before and, tits addcd,that
the American President will not have the
support OF thepeoile, il he attempts to act
upon any other principles than these. SO
that, as your Royal Highness will clearly
thssc persons imagine, or at least
they would persuade the people OF England,
that, unless the President insists upon the ad-
Of ErgAsh manufactures aud pro-
tlucc inlo she sdominions H France. Inc will
not be suppoNed by the people OF Amcrica
in demand OF England to cease to violate
the known and acknowledged rights of a.
merica.l The Pre- sident is not asking for any
Indulgence at our hands he is merely ask
Jog for what il due TO his conntry he is
merely insisting upon our ceasng 10 viola.s
the neutral rights Of America !; and, if what
the .publick prints tells Us be true, we say in
answer !, Weswiil cease to violate your
rights We viii cease to do you, wrong we
will cease 70 ccnfiscatc your vessels in the
teeth OF the law Of nations, but not unless
Napoleon viii suffer tho Continent of Europe
70 purchase opr manufactures and commerce.
X my neighbour complains of me for grie-
yous injury and outrageous insult committed
against MIN, am to answer hiul by saying,
ipatl will cease 10, injlre and insult him,
when another neighbour, with whom am
at variance, viii purchase his cloathing aud |
and insult Wiitnaturally say, taat he has moth
ins 70 dolwith n,y, qcarrclwth u third party, |
We should disdain the idea ol appealing to |
Ancrica as amedaitress, and, indeed, ii she
were 20 attempt 10 put herself forward in that
capacity, indifnation and vengeance would |
ring from one &lIti 0l t>e kinGdom 10 the 9TH
causs IL vs. So q 81 NV feeulasions In
jurious5 - y y Il ~ n |lll nicl, VA mcrica has
nolhin6 W >|k ~ 4s 10 The dispo$llloo Of |
the n<o K ~ trl6A, your Roysi H,ghncss
should Ffcceiye with great dislruss whatever |
is said. con1o from ,yhatc Iuuartcr ite NAV