The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-11-06

You admire me character OF your fathers,
who fought in the revolution agsinst the ty-
ranny of this power, ard will you, as inde-
pendent Americans, submit TO the same pow
er, when II comes armed with tyranny more
insolent and more destructive No my coun-
trymen ! am persuaded you will not What
then will you do Take up your arms and
rush 10 battle Tor you can obtain nothing
from yobr enemies, but that which you
ceave from them with your swords. Let an
hundred thousand men be at once under arms
move into your enemy's territories in the
north with body sufficient to overcome them
at one stroke--let not single vessel escape
from those territories nor from any part of
the United States to supply her Islands with
food, and yon Will starye her West-India set
Elements, and compel her fleet upon our
coast to seek supplies from beyond the Allan
tick. Let every ship, loaded only with the
ruinous Weapons of war, move at once upon
the ocean, and meet them upon that clemens
in their own destructive way. Seize upon
their commerce wherever it foats---capture,
burn and destroy whatever may be found be-
longing to these our invetcrate enemies. Do
these things, Americans, and your triumph
appears easy; for if you cut OF all commune
cations with the British empire what will be-
tho consequence ! Her Wcst-India Islands
depend upon this country for supports They
were placed in miserable condition by tho
Embargo, although they were supplied not
only by the Canadians, but by smugglers,
from every part of the United States, and
particularly by those who communicated to-
them the produce Of our country through
Canada. A war with Great Britain and the
taking of her northern provinces will cut off
every means of supply. Her starving manu-
.facturcrs are now petiiicning for bread, in
consequence of our commercial restrictions,
(for it is chiefly TO be attributed to them).
What then would they do, in case of wal,
when We not only refuse to puacase their.
articles, but to supply them with any of those
necessities ct life, which they draw from
this country Think you not that C. Britain
would feel the effects of this war, when the
revenue, which our merchants afford her, is
cut of, and we piunder and destroy her COM
mercc! Is not her national debt already suE
fcienty large, and does she not subsist upon
her commerce! ,a4-
But shall be told that G. Britain will ra-
in our seaporls--for what purpose-to en-.
crease her stock Of plunder.-snd to render
hersclb if possible, more detes,able than she
already is This she mig bit accomplish, bur
where would be her pluEder--! She would
find nothing but hollow ships--no rich and
valuable cargoes--and does. Great Britain
want ships She has ships enough, but she
wants commerce. Would such plumber. as
,tis keep her feet upon our coast in repair
But they will sack our towns.-Can they i'm
mediately silence the forts at the mouths OF
your harbours, or will some time be neces-
sary Can they immediately take possession
Of the town, and sack il, or will some time
also be required l--Then, where will be
those numerous bodies Of militia that inhab-
j. our sea coast. They would be ready at a
moments warning 10 rcpel such daring at
tack. They would spring to arms, and the
winds and seas must combine TO assist thoir
enemies in flight, or it would be impossible
for them to escape their vengeance. Thus
in their attacks upon our seaports. they would
gain scarcely any thing, but repulse and dis
grace--and would this be encouragement for
a large feet to hang upon our coast.-But
they would iniIre our commcrce-IDjure it
more than they do ut present? That wcre
impossible, for they have swept almos, every
vessel from the scas--and il is hardly in their
power TO take more prisoners than they have
impressed American scamcn., No, my coun-,
trymen, they would meet with nothing on the
ocean, bat destructive ships from which they
they could expect nothing but powder and
bull.
Thus whilst Great Britain is endcavouring
TO take little plundcr, here and there, upon
your coast, you Will seize upon all her terri
tories in the north-yon will send famine into
her Wcst-India lslands--you will reduce her
manufacturers to the lowest state of misery
You win plunder her commerce---you will
snatch from her the revenue which she draws
from this coun,ry--you will weaken every
nerve of her government, and carry destruc-
tion into the very heart Of the empire. This
would be most ruinous war--aud beneath IL
in addition tc the wars which Great Britain
carreis on against almost all the rest OF the
world, she must sink, or do you justice. As
an indnr q m nf 10 this. tell her that Won Will