The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-12-17

DISPUTE WITH AMERICA.
From Co66en's Register.
TO THE PRINCE REGENT.
(Coufiadtd.

So long ago as tho month of February last,
as will be seen by my motto, expressed 10
your Royal lighness my opinion, that the
mere repeal Of the Orders In Council would
not satisfy the people Of America. II was
therefore, with no snioll degree Of surprise,
thut saw Qrom the reports in the newspa-.
pers,) ,ha, Mr.. Brougham had pledged himA
self TO support Che ministers In war against
America, if she should not be satisfied with
their measure Of rcEeal. ] was surprizcd az
this because Mr. Brougham must have setn
that she complained of the imprcssment OF
her scamcn, and OF divers other :hings,whi ich
she deemed 10 be injuries. Besides, did MIR.
Brougham imagine that our two years ncnly
Of refusal 10 repeal were 10 60 of without
any thing done by us In the way of comptn-
saiion. The history of the transac,,cn is thussu
The AmericaiIp President announces, in lBio,.
that, unless we repeal our Orders by a certain
day, in The samc way that France, had dcne .
certain law, shall 60 into force against us.
We do not comply we continue In what he
calls violation OF his countty's rights for
year and half after the tnm appointed for
repeating /; at the end of thar time an enquiry
takes place in Parliament, and two volumes
are published, containing evidence ruinous,to
us, Of the measure which America has adop-
ted. Thcreupon wo repeal. But Sir, Mr.
Brougham eau hardly want 10 be told that A.
mcrica has made no promise to be satisfied
with any repeal which should take place after
her act should 60 into effect Indeed She
has never made any such promise now was
j, 10 be supposed that when we saw her mea-
sure of exclusion was running US, she would
be content with our merely doing that which
was calculated 10 save ourselves. This, in
fact, in our language to her we refused 10
repeal our orders ill we found that the not re-
peaIing them was injurious 10 ourselves, and,
therefore, we now repeal them, and, In con-
sequence, cal! upon you to actas 1t we had
never refused. ~
This, Sir, Is what no nation can be suppo-
sed 10 listen TO. We do what America
deems an injury we do what she says is sui-
Gcicnt to justify her in declaring war against
us. And, after while, we desist but no
tcricusly because proof has been produced
that the perseverance, is injurious 10 oursel-
YES. In the meanwhile she declares war TO
compel us 10 do that which we have done be-
fore wc hear Of her declaration. And, under
these circumstance, can we cxpcct her 10
disarm, until she has Obtained something like
indemnificalion for the injuries which she all
lcdgcs she has sustained !--lf, there were in
existence no ground Of dispute other than
that OF The Orders in Council, it appears to
me that America could Especially with our
Parliamentary evidence before) never think
OF peace without compensation for the vcs-
sells seized illegally, as he says, under the or
ders in council. Otherwise she tells tho
world, ,ba, she may be always injured with
impuni.y because, the utmost that any ma
lion has 10 apprchend from her hostility is TO
be compelled 10 cease TO violate her rights.
Upon this principle she may be exposed 10 a
like attack The next day after she has made
peace. Either, therefore, she complains
without cause, or, the mcrc repeal oil our
Orders in countil ought not 10 satisfy her.
Besides, Sir, il appears TO me, tha: even
supposing that there was no ground Tor The
war on her part, than the existence OF our
Osders in Council, she is boutd, in Fairness
towards the Emperor Napoleon, to obtain
same Kind OF compensation for wha, she has
suffered from tho execution of ocr Orders ia
Council after tic time that he rcpceled his
DEGREES. If she rake peace with us, ana
place Us upon tho same footing with France,
vi,hcu, ob,sinias such eom.erss'ion, be WY