The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-10-09

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him incapablc OF forming any just political
vicws, and careless Of the manner in which,
government is administered, SO long as has.
darling propcnsi,ics are gratiEed.- -CAcrfes
Fer and the Marquis Wellesley would botf>in
the first instances. have pursued the same
course with the Prince Regent. They bo,t
would have Gagged the " royal 6ird"s in
Carlton House. There the songs Of syrens
would soosh hims and all the arts of volup,n-
Gus blandishment conspire TO retain the cap
tive in silken chains.---But For would have
ayailed himself OF his season, 10 eyince tic.
philanthropy OF his disposition. and would
have established the intcrests of England On
grounds, firm as jussices and perpetual rs
truth for he would have regarded the righl-
at others land JPeiiesicy pM embrace mr.,
sane onAorfaaity 10 carry info cGSef thar dlsc-
FIJI cysfcm efsGnguinary hehficks sshieh hs
learnt a,nidss lhe fdilage ard tuschsSies ef l,-
die. Nss
If then England force US into, war, the
noxt inquiry is how shall il be PROSECUTE.
All will concede, that il must be, prosecuted
with vigour---iur to raise q feeble resistance,
that will neither be war nor peace, that viii
provoke the farther contempt of the worlsi,.
without gaining a single point, or securing
single interest, Would indeed be madness ia,
the cxtrcmes If war be declared il Is ncccs-,
sary the enemy know II not only5y its Gretas-.
asioa but by its c6rcss. a N \. lt. ",
Money has been called the !" sincws Of war;
and credit is Synonymous with money. The,
confidence in the probity and stability Of our
government Is mistaken an immencc tract
Of sertilc territory is, the pledge for q ma.
tional debts and the impose, and monies aris-
ing from capture in the event of war will
yield rich supply to the Treasury. If 9TH
CT modes Of taxation be necessary, America
will resort to them AZ the meeting OF Con-
Srcs, aiull deyclopement of the national re-
sources, both FOR peace and war. may be cx-
Pected from our able and yoniG Ghtspcd SccseN
tary of the Treasury. 94-i,t as1 III
| To what extsnt a nasai force willbs organ-
ized, will rest with thciwlsdGnsol Congress;
-.-thstc will exist but littlc contrarisAy Of O.
pinion, as 70 chs, application Of that iprcc.
Ihavc. said, that in the war, which will
DOW be forced upon us, tho intercsss OF A.
mericas and tho immediate safety OF our ffon-
tiers, call for northern sroots Of rho line.
shnll now proceed % consider this impor-
tans subject nee in fctil and xubmitsAhc rcv
mapks i shalt make, to the candid considcra-
! tion of my fellow citizens, and particularly OF
those members of the national government
A large permanent force, under Mr. Adr
ans administration was unpopular and Cor
this plain reason, because it was unnecessary
The only power VIC came in collision with,
was, France ,.--1who was unable TO send a
thousand troops hero, on account of tho mar
| itimc ascendancy of Great Britain. To raise
fifty thousand troops merely that Gen. Ham
iIton might have the pleasure of paradirG
himself at their head, and where il was NOR
ally imbossible that one Thousand could como
into cotnact with the enemy, was dcservedIy
an unpopular and extravagant project. }s
/ am not one Of those, who believe, that
America would have cause 10 fear Gen. Ham
ilton, at the head Of ffts Thousand troops,
even If he had possessed the martial talentss
combined With the prodigate ambilion of Ju-
/ Illus CTsar. What reason have one millioSs
Of armed frcomen, 10 fear fifty thousand cne-
| mics.-mrch less friends A military CONS
fnandcr, however popular, could not gain
sufficient ascendahcy over nj, American army,
to induce them, 10 turn upon their country
men or If he could, Il would be unaypiling.
Where there 10 such fund of GOOD sense,
as there 10 among the cirzcns of the United
States, any measures will bs fctniar which
are upon the whole eTheG mt, consistant with
the naure OF things, and applicable to fhp
circumstances Of the casc.g Popularity in
this county consists In that beautiful axiom
IA due offortionxzet Of she oreqns, 10 the ej-
feet 10 30 frodurs4--if the object to be OBJ
tained is popular. To incur the expense Of
supporting fifty thousand troops under Ham
iI,on, VIA odious 1.-THE same expense incur
red in the defence Of our Independence and
rights, would be submitted 10 with alacrity.
For the same reason that large pcrmanens
force IN 1897, was unpopular, an invasion G.
Canada BY nilith would be unpopular ;--bc-
cause it would not bear application Of those
means, neccssary to produce the desired CT
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| We have been engaged in ore long and