Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-09-28

AfN~ eA~h - gAAAN > z - p~A~s
1t my country, thro' the means of
Barney, condemns the property, let
them divide it among their myrmi-
dons. If one part Of the community
is to be deprived Of their property, BY
the other part under the fanction Of
governmental agents-let them qui-
city take it, if we the fafferers, the in
lured have become 70 fervile, 70 ab-
Jet, as TO fubmit to every indignity,
without remembrance, TO every per-
fecution without reiiltance, then We
are 1aycs indeed ! Let US hear moth
ing bur " pafive obedience. Was it
for this that the heroes Of the revo-
luton bled for this did they en-
counter hardlhips, and meet a haugh-
ty and arrogant enemy did they
feek for free and unal:enable rights.
that their fons might become hayss ?
No. 1t was for the free exerciie If
opinions, the free and facred enjoy
Invut Of property, and for equal rights
and privileges They formed not
government of favourItifm but ore
founded on the broad BATS Of public
iultice, equity and impartially-Alas,
how changed, how altered are the
inititutions Of our common country
how perverted to the molt bafe and
detefable end, of fsizing, capturing,
and condemning property, moving
under the folemn obligation of the a
merican government, that the Non
Importation Law lhould be repealed,
whenever England 70 modified her
orders, as to ceale to violate the Neu.
tral Rights of America. Can any
fair and candid oblcrver fay that
England has not 70 modified them /?
fill our imaculate Executive have not
as the law prelcribes ifTned q procla-
nation declaring that fact BAT when
a fhadow pafIed over the DEGREES Of
France, it was thought fufIicienJ, and
the government dilcovercd an unulu-
al anxiety in eiviog publicity to a
mere political phantom. in contradic-
ton to which condemnations and cap
lures did Afterwards take place-na
our fhips have been burnt and funk
fnce the ifuing Of that e5c 34,ts
Proclamation itill in the language
of the Executive, France can do US
no harm, nor no injury, The can i'm
prifon our citizens with IMMUNITY,
nor do we dare to remonitate againit
the Antoerat's uneafurec but when
England contents TO our demands,
ihe then gives caufe for war, aadI
government gives liberty to all its
CRITTERS TO capture thofc Americans
coming from that country, and toIef-
ating them in their malicious add
Frenchihed conduit towards thdde
Americans they fall in with Sh&u
native citizens of the IT. Sta,es, fluff
fer thele indignties Let US have
war with England, if proved necei1a-
ny and iuh but let us condemn
thoie men who cOuntenaHce OF iuiti.
fy reprilals on their own counnymen
--fuch men are traitors 70 the 5elt
intereits of their county and fhoul
meet the execration oftvery true Al
mencan-they deteryE the exatati9n
Of HanaH.
| have been led to many remarks,
that were not ftri6tIy in point, as re
lating to Barney but as relating to
the fallen deItiuies Of my once happy
country, appropriate. | fpeak freely
owing to my having been feriously
injured, in thofe wanton attacks on
my property by f4criligious, yet la
ment TO lay, legaIized hands may, |
dare call it LOCALIZED ROBBERY, it
fuch thing can be conceived Of 60
But as | have before obferved, if
government with to deprive US Of our
property, let US fubmit, if We mutt be
been acted in France-b9Htires have
been kindled merchants ruined
baafSs pillaged--cifizez5 arrefed, and
eHormities Of every kind committed.
Bonaparte faid fuch things fhould be /:
France acquiefced: And now Amer
ica mua obey the imperial mandate
| with well to my country, but |
fear IFS degradation is too fat ap
preaching under IFS prefent rulers.