The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-06-03
MISCELLANY.

Mr.. WRIGHr, deavered I" We H0"Se
RrhreseafaApss Of fhe United STATES, on
me 5ia concerning commercial inferco~Se,
&c.
SIR,
While Great Britain finds such able
advocates on this floor, she will lind no ne
cessiv TO redress our wrongs, but VIII wait
the issue OF our proceedings In Congress, to
see il our remedial laws are not repealed, or
our citizens excited to oppose their rexecution
but We ought not TO be surprized at tins
when we take retrospective view ct their
conduct, their united and Uniform opposition
to The administrator for many years. They
have rcprobated every mcasu' MIR. Ers~
kine's BTnSh treaty only eScerted--and' as
soon as that was rejected oy the BRUSH gov
ernment, as being made contrary To 'nstruc-
lionS our administration was charged with
making IL, knowing that Mr.. Erskinc had no
authority, and with sedocing him to make 1t
contrary 10 Instructions. Afterwards, when
MIR. +. ]. Jackson OF Copenhagen memory,
was sent over as minister, while ms hands
were vet stained with the innocent blood OF
the inhabitants of Copenhagen, and lnsui,ed
the administration with the charge of making
"A treaty with Mr.. Erskinc, knowing that he
had no authority to nuke 1t, and alter the pc
remptory asseveratioa Z" that government had
no such knowledge that with such knowledge
nc such arrangement would have been made"
and /" that no such insinuation could be adj
mitted," he replied, " thai he made no in
sinua,ion, without beng able to substantiate
fact and in that must continue :; thereby
perseveiing in the charge OF taisehood III inc
administrator, for which he Was GispNssed.
.fgaia, our government was expressly char
| ged, with knowing that Nlr. irskine had no
authority, and with dismisSing Mr.. Jackson
| without any just ca(ise THAI his charge was
| true, and that in this the government acted
under the influence of France. In order TO
| make such an impression ON the publick
| mind Mr. Jackson is treated with uncom-
| mon attention. When he arrives at Baiti-
more, he is surrounded by Tories, Royalis,s,
Burritcs and British agenls,' and treated with
| great politensss--when he arrives in Prila-
dclphia, he is overwhelmed by the civilities
| of refugees, tories, burites and United States
| bank directors--when re arrives at N. York.
| nc is received With open arms bya set .of
! beings of the same description, who invite
(! hin 20 a publick tipner, and To ettest their
| attachment 10 the British government treat
| linn 10 I" God save The King'--when he
| reaches Boston, there Is a great parade IN
| deed he is welcomed To the city by tories,
! traitors, disorganlzers and embargo breakers,
| and Fanucil-Hail, once the Council Chamber
| of the Patriots of he Revolution, is prosti-
tuted to the disgraceiul purpose OF a publick
dinner TO this disgraced minister, anc there
we see a disnngmshcd Senator OF the United
States testing his loyalty by the toast of
| [" B9tain's fast anchored isle, tie Worid's last
hohc." Alter this hasty review OF the past,
we ought MOTTO be surprized at any measures
hat may he taken against the administration,
when Great Britain Is IN the question:.
IL is not long, sir, since the late admins
,ra,ion was charged on this iloor with being
moved by an invisible hand ! wish could
pay The henoura6le gentleman from New
York even that compliment, Tor really, Mr..
Chairman, had by accident been placed III
this hall, without knowing where was, and
heard the speech Of the gentle eman from New
York, I should have supposed myself IN some
great council and that that gentleman was
British advocate zoalously dischargmg the
functions of his vocations. Sir, he has told
us that our restrictive system and the cmbar-
yo were bad policy, that as TO Engkapd they
had no effect What, would ask, would be
evidence 10 him Of an effect (! Were the im-
mense riots of the English manufacturers,
thereby turned out OF employment nothing
Was the kings descending from the throne
to issue a proclamation making Halifax
free port. and inviting the Americans .rca-
sonaby TO trade TO it, even without ships pa
pers, nothing Was it nothing To commit
nsprision of treason by scducng our citi-
zens to the treasonabiy feeding our enemies,
thereby giving them aid and comfort Was
the rescuing british murderer, sentenced
10 the gibbet at Detroit for killing an Ameri-
can citizen in the execution OF the embargo
law, nothing (; when IN good faith, he was
bound 10 have causedthat murderer and those
traitors to have been delivered up to tho u
nied States, that they might have been
brought to condign punishment
Can there after this be doubt Of the pow