The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-06-12

ply with the wishes Of America in making
such regulations in favour OF their conn
merce as shall satisfy them, provided they Gd-
here 90 their -iafercoursc seith rs, which,
as have hinted in my last number, is mol at
all Inconsistent with the views of their gov
eminent, nor in the present altered state OF
thiags, with the permanent interests OF their
! country. The consequence of this will natu-
rally DC state oil things between us and A
! merica, very little short of sgar bu., l do
not think it will reach that hoint /; for, if
the American government were disposed Tor
! war, which they are not, the heohie are not SO
disposed and there the people pass foe
something, They have nothing TO gain by
war, and war brings fares, which they will
not bear. They do not want, and they will
not have, loans and contracts and Jobs with
odt end. There are no part of them but have
some properly there are no set OF men who
have weight enough To carry measures a
gainst the people in general tor the private
cmolument of themselves and families. In
short, there are, In America, no set oil men,
TO whom svar is rich harvest. Therefore,
think they will not, if they can possibly avoid
it, go to war and, il Napoleon insist upon
thar, he will, think, miss his mark. But,
as far IS hostility TO our commerce will SO, he
VIII nave inc AUcIiCNus WIN nln anus IL ID
to be expected, that they will resort to the
seizure OH DEBTS due TO the British subjects
in order to compensate those Americans who
have sustained injuries under our orders in
council. There is, see, an account ordered
TO be laid before congress of the amount of
such injuries and, as the Americans have
always about zen oil. r.Effeta millions Of the mo-
ney of our merchants and manufacturers in
III thars wil hs pf
compensation. The justice or injustice of
such measure we cle not now inquilng in
10. We are merely conlecturing what MAJ
be the fact and consequences, which conse-
quences would, doubtless, be extremely dis
tressing to many worthy persons III this coun-
| try, who have sent goods to America, and
who can recover nothing from what has aris-
| en- out Of the seizure OF American vessels and
goods. In short, such a measure would be,
| in the present state of things, deadly blow
| to the manufacturers and merchants here
and, perhaps, Tor thut very reason it may be
adopted, especially ii insisted Npon by the
| emperor OF France. What are we TO do,
then! Repeal the orders in council That, /
| think, we shall not do for, il il were done,
| what commerce would instantly be thrown
| open with France, Holland, and the Hans
| Towns, all now in the dominions Of France
| shall be told, that our fronise requires il.
So indeed il does and therefore. we oughr
TO do IL but, ii we do not substitute somcr
,hinp else ips,e.d Of me orders ;n council
we Shall he here with o,lr ware houses burs,.
inc Will. IN. commerce &c ,h. co,,ioon, and
of America would hc free 90 air and ,he
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