Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-07-19

ouou OF Its children be LAVISH
ca IN Turkey, Germany, Spain, Sicily and Portugal! |
HAS not his imperial and royal majesty almost yearly
and IN the midst of his most splendid achievements
presented the olive branch, always interviewer with /
iaurels, to ungrateful England How often has he |
not from the bottom of his patriotic SOUL in vain
claimed" Englshmen, love YOU as men, and / J
esteem you as warriors Let all human carnage be at
an end Let outraged humanity recover its too long
lost rights Let us be friends upon terms reciprocaiy
honourable Let our future rivalry be to enghten
instead of destroying our iellow-bengs - But his
imperial and royal majesty has addressed himself to
government too weak to dare to be Just, and too
powerful not to be able to do mischief and to =
ton too selfish to feel for the suerngs OF others. and
too hcentous TO attend to its real interest 1t
longer be doubted that mankind must continue be
disturbed until the constitution of the British empire
IS reformed, IN a manner more congenla with the
spirit of the constitutional charters which present,
secure the dignity and the power of soveregns and
the obedience and safety OF the subjects of the
tnent To effect such a salutary reform in the Brit
ish Islands, the principal European cabinets must
be unanimous IN their resolves, and firm and vigorous
IN their proceedings. ENGLAND MUST FALL PROS
TRArE IF THE CONTINENT REMAINS WRIGHT
The DIVISION and weakness of other states compose
her whole strength. Another constitution must be
offered her. If she prudently adopts it, her ndepen
dence and dominions will be guaranteed; but If she
is blind and obstinate enough 10 refuse-a solemn de-
cree OF all civilized governments, will repudiae her
forever from the great family of the European COM
among the pratcal states of Africa. NO MORE
NEUTRALS SHALL BE ENDURED--cAPI-
TAI PUNISHMENT SHALL BE INFLICTED
ON THE MASTER AND CREW OF THE
SHIPS OF ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY TRAD
ING WITH HER; and the law of high treason
shall be executed smuggers, purchasers and sellers
of her productions or commodities These plans and
regulations, may at an imperfect view appear rather
severe; but without them, truce alone can be sign
ed, but peace never be concluded between her
and the continent. This severity towards her, is,
therefore, real humanity with regard to all nations
upon the globe, not excluding Great Britain herself
This fact may be proved without any difficulty, or
the possibility of contradiction. If Engishmen
were made of those materials that compose all other
people, it would require little knowledge of the hui
man mind foretel the most fatering issue, with
out resortng to extremites; but they differ totally
from the rest of the human species.
Who can deny that British King, according to
the organized constitutional anarchy of his kingdom,
is now the most BUNDLED OF slaves : When the mo
march not free, how dare his subjects talk OF liberty
The truth is, that the bondage of Englishmen be
comes heavier it ascends lit emanates from the low
of the rabbe, set of petty yrants, ignorant and
brutal, corrupt and oppressive.
Is that monarch not saye who is deprived OF sc.
lecng his councillors and servants Who, dur
ing reign of half century has among of mi
niste-s not been surrounded BY ten he could like
trust; by six, he could love esteem Are the fet-
tiers of that royal parent light, who during months
is forced and hear beloved son, the butt OF
the most malignant passions, of the most malignant
and debased of men Do these ministers deserve
the name of freemen, who obliged to be unduti-
full and ungrateful to the prince who has elevated
them, to hatter centious mob, that despse and
insult them What must think of the heads or
the hearts of royal csunselors, who dare not
save the bosom of their prince from torture and the
character of his child from unjust ignominy, though
they must know that the tormentors are the most pro-
fligate of villains and the most unprncipled OF con-
spirators What must be the standard OF the ho4
nour of nobility, that only not interferes between
the infamous assailers of prince OF the blood, but
suffers some of its own members to act as accompces
in the assault Can those representatives OF the peo-
nile make any pretence to liberty loyalty or patriotism,
who do not expel punish the factions and traitors a.
mong .hem that try to stab monarchy by bespattering
the son of their monarch What freedom or what
LOYALTY must these pretended friends OF the throne
possess who TO show their attachment to the royal
family, purchase openly, their future silence about
one Of the sons of their king, whom it was hardly
possible any new SANDER could degrade, more than
unnaturay involve another son OF their KING IN the
disgrace of his brother Can any decency or any
LOYALTY be supposed exist among the citizens OF the
first city of the British empire, who not only JOIN the
wild ends of their sovereign every where, but en-
the senseless pratngs of nsoent and ignorant
shopkeepers never opening their mouths but to baS-
BILE impertinencebut to bawi out treassnf Io SIM
ole county interpose, in the shamefny and cruelty
sdacious hunt of the royal victim Did not, on the
Contrary every county emulate in this of infamy,
which should be foremost to wound the feelings OF
venerable king and to recompence the per-
petratons of the bitter enemies OF his domestic peace
as much as his royal supremacy Is it not evident
even to the most superficial observer, that either
sound morality or rational liberty must be wanting IN
the British nation If it would be uncharitabe TO sup
nose the former it would also be ridiculous not to see
the total absence of the latter. -
In Great Britain faction NEEDLES with every thing
and every body; the king is factious IN selde-
fence. for sefpreservation. Have not, however,
both in ancient and modern times both IN Greece
and France, both in Rome and in England, factions
always been the most oppressive of despots
Have not factions always and every where been the
companions of RIGHTEOUSNESS, and the assassins OF
freedom Have not factions at all times, been IN
by the scandalous scenes in the British Islands, which