Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-02-17

opposed them is imp0li,ic, unnecessa-
~ ard Injurious ID the commercial IN
.rFes.s Of The nation OF this party arc
the most intimate personal aud poliu-
cal friends Of the Prince Regent.
They have uniformly contrnded that
tie orders IN council should never have
been restored TO, and that they ought
TO be repealed. In February the res
trictions ON the Regency will cease;
when II is more than probable, nay al
most certain, that The ayowed enemies
0Fthe whole system Of orders IN coun'
Gil will come into power. Il Is equal
" certain that the system will then be
abandoned altogether, or at least SO
modified, or niu1ioifaHzed, as 10 be-
come less obnoxious 10 the fastidi-
GUS views Of our Solomons at Wash
laston.
These calculations have been made
~ Madison's friends, and on the hope
that these events will take place, de-
ponds their political salvation. Their
plan desperation is, during the winter,
to make most obstreperously patriotic
speeches talk loudly of war, carnage
Fl and deaih-declare forbearance and
pacific dispositions at an end-utter
most tremendous threats against belig-
ercnts, who comply NOT with their de-
mands--Dote for the raising Of armies
and the building OF fleets to assert our
rights and avenge our wrongs-and
convince the people that they have
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Of mighty import. Congress will sit
TIL the time when the news of the re-
peal of the orders in council may be
expected. Ifthey should in fact be re-
pealed according to their anticipations
and mine, we shall at once hear it pro-
claimed through the country that
Great Britain hath at length been
brought to terms by the energetic
measures of our government, by our
warlike speeches and warlike prepare
lions The praises, and virtues, and
dignihed conduct Of administration will
be echoed and re.echoed from Maine TO
Georgia-wdrlike operations will be
usPended-armies, which never exis-
ted, viii be formally disbanded-
disappointed of the plumber Of Canada,
viii again turn his victorious car TO-
wards the Wabash and Great Britain
Will, by submission, have escaped the
dreadful blow contemplated and pre-
pared to fali upon her. The restric-
I'VE anli-commercial system, which
has almost ruibed us, will be abandon
ed--commerce suffered 10 flow in lis
natural course--and the nation will a
gam behold a prospect Of happy aud
prosperous days. All this, should It
happen, viii b ascribed by a multi
tude ofpensioned scriblers to tee inef-
fable merit and uDexampled exertions
OF our Immaculate rulSrs. The peo-
pie, pleased with the idea of peace and
returning plenty, will become dupes OF
the cheat, and again entrust their des
TIMES 70 ~ ~, who they suppose have
SO mlraculoualy removed their embar-
rsssments and achieved the freedom of
tratie.
This IS most certainly the ca!cua-
tion at Washington, and the probability
IS that q change of administration Ia
Great Britain viii secure the next pre-
sidency 10 Mr.. Madison.
But let MS lor a moment sunpose the
British orders shoaId hot be repealed.
Madison and his friends are forever
disgraceo. They know it-their game
IS adesperate one, and they arc playing
ii with what skill they have.
II is ridiculous 10 suppose our gov
erenent serious in theic preparations
ior war. Our treasury is exhausted.
and armies cannot be supported with
out taxation, measure, To which goy-
ernment VIII not at this time resort.
Their object is to SECURE 10 lhem.
selves the merit Of an event, which will
probably take place in England. and
thus IN some measure to DESTROY Ia he
minds ofthe people, the idea Of weak.
ness and pusilanimity, which must be
attached 10 their conduct for several
years past, and place themselves again
IN power.
4 pledge myself that we shall not
nave war and that the majorityin Con-
gress DO not and never have intended II
Ihelr situation is peculiarly perplex.
y ms, and unless some change f,vaura-
= bleio their views shall take Mace !,
Europe, the party must and will be dis
q graced. LOOK our