Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-03-25

u We rCT- t40D ltlaL tltI NEAitl
coun;ry was squandered Tor tits v
lful purpose; and nothing but III,
dresses III New-Engiand, and N
terntnrd shirt Of her unc7ngue
Sans, drove our government IIonih,.
ground But they were URviiEino v
offend France by libsrating cur CON
,ntrcc. The Non-InterIcurse GoIhs
ell and after reducing Thousands . /
our citizens, by this disgracefuI ARA i
cowardiy measure, without Wounds
Engla in the least, il Was a5an,lone3 /
These foolish arrangements. howcge, I
tempted our Treasury The Eub,it,
lands have been sold, and immen,.
sums arising frern this fund, have bees
swallowed up-but still The pabhr. |
chest was empty Us contents eith.,
absolutely fisrozvn GgUay, OF flmidercdkv |
az5Eck defau{,ers, who had been "a. /
yanced to Office and honor, without mo.
raj principle 10 regulate their conduc,
or restrain them from pillare aad n. |
prayity and FIVE millions are now n
be borrowed 10 cover these losses
During these scenes Of rulnOuS expc4t
ments, we have seen our goveInmgas
submitting to numerous Msults and II.
dignities from FrJEcc--aot one ~ Hls.S |
have s0c resented: On The other hand
we have seen this same government
hnr7l9sely and obsninateiy refusing Il
make peace with England, and adiun
our misunderstanding wiki that power.
We have seen Envoy after Envoy az.
tending the hand Of amity and acknos.
Judgement. We have seen that hand
repeatedly refused--and him who x.
tended il, driven from our Court, and
abused in our country while at Tx
same time, the Minister of Napoleon
has insuited orr Rulers to their yacss,
and ridicuIed them like children Bu.
they have borne it with spirit u
necklaces, and have kissed the hand
that inflicted those wounds which ough:
to have. Jes:ered and i'yfamed every part
of the Union. The last measure of or
government deserves the most serious
attention. Our President issued hI
Proclamation in November last, aud
revived our Non Intercourse, or Non.
Importation system against England,
declaring that France had annulled her
DEGREES. We now find she has ,t0t az
nEtLes them but that our vessels have
been seized in direct violation Ct every
principle Of honor and honesty Nv IA.
poleon, and though his ageat declared
that his DEGREES were at "a end, and
would distress our commerce no mors
after the first of Noyember last, no
regard is paid to this pretended revo.
cation Millions are nowin the grasp
OF France, either sold OF conGscatrdy
or held In state of seizure. And yet,
though all his appears clear as day
light, our Congress nave paid foil credit
TO the assertion of Napoleon, kz9Tyifg
az 10 be. false and have now passed
cTEel iGzD, forbidding our importing
single article from England, or any VI
her colonies; thereby cutting up by
the roots, all our commxce--ruining
oar notwithstanding our country
condemning the innocent-mahingth That
crime which was law Iul when il was
done-and Furnishing with ten fold ven
geanee, the innocent victim. And Why
is all this ?--Gracious heaven ! Why
are we doomed TO such hardship and
outrage on our rights and dearest III.
terests Alas, the reply is too obvious
Either our RULcra hare not 1tHss en3lgs
10 govern as, or else they are Eittr5
enough 10 sacrifice oar CoAa!rts aid is
feace, 10 Please and gra;t-y t4e Deshat
q hurofle, or gmt their malice 0gasa&
Grcat-Brltsln. y an unwilling 70 &C.
cuse them Of such an offence against
God and their country Sill, il must
be confessed by all, that our admins
traitor DO not Gfhear imhaytiaf; andno
man viii believe but thar, il We had
received from England, one tenth part
Of The lnSults and wrongs which naY'
been heaPtd OH us by Frame, "caF
swords would have leaped from ,heE
scalbards," in yindication Of our wOoa-
ded honor and degraded independents.
Again let me ask you to lock at tie
F. Characters who now "rule tie desa.
MES" OF our nation - ask net If tAly
are men Of rrtllroacAa5ie integrii5--oi
Z S1toffess .Jarae--of uneasfec!ed Vtrias
/ Ibis would be asking zoo much Looe
az them. Are they such men As foa
/ would select for the execution Of I'M
I porJant business in hrIvGfe tfc I If!ou
would, contide an them as gual diaIIs III
, your children, and tine trustees OF your
/ prcpeIty-lf not, trust them no longSi
with the vital concerns Of social lie. che
! liberties and blessings which give Inc
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