The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-06-10

erowine marine, several powerful neighbors
either in alliance with her or subject to her
control, all contribute 10 raise hei head out oi
{" the bucket of water" How does England
stand The coast ofthc continent OF Europe,
from Gibraltar TO Archabgel, closed against
her, q small licensed trade at the Will OF
Bonapar,e only excep,ed,ia which the balance
is In his favour,) her commerce excluded
from the United States, IN enormous nation
al debt of upwards OF Soo,ooo,ooo, pounds
sterling, a tremendous navy batterine down
its own nation by It's enormous expense, aad
then the internal state Of her affairs, forming
picture almost impossible to contemplate
without compassion. Mobs in almost every
manufacturing town goaded to desperation by
famine, setting the laws at defiance, or In sack
cloth and ashes suppiicatins for relief, with a
thousand other streams oi troubled waters re-
plenishing the bnckel IN which her head is
placed. A galvanis,ic application may occa-
sionally give her the appearance OF lie, but
the viiai $lsark has long since He'd.
WE complete the publication, in this days
paper, OF the interesting documents laid be-
fore Congress in relation 20 our affairs with
France. 1t will be seen that no application
had taken place, in the knowledge ot Mr..
Barlow, of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES 10
an American vessel or cargo, since the first
of November, 1910. But 1t will be seen al
SO that the demand of restoration OF our
property rapaciously seized, and OF an in
den nifty for those vessels unlawlully and
shamelessly burnt on the high seas, is cvaded
by the French government. In this state OF
things, although relaxation has taken place
III French edicts affecting the rights of this
country, and although that government has
made many professions of a disposition TO
make rcparation for other Injuries, yet its acts
are not correspondent 10 its professions, and
1t has in so far failed in satisfying the just ex-
pectations and reasonable demands Of the u
ni,ed States.
But let it not be said that the misconduct
of France neutralizes in The least that OF G.
Britain. In relation 10 the uniform and unre-
laxed hostility OF that nation the public senti
ment is already dccisivcly expressed. Mol-
sures have been commenced with view to
hostiiilies 10 her and the necessity for them
is In no degree lessened by the neglect or re-
iusai of France to acccdc 10 our claims for
redress The comparative injustice of
France cannot in any degree pa!liatc the
unremittsd infractions Of our rights by
Great Britain and, whatever impression
may have been made by the cvasions Of
France, let not our measures in relation 10
the other belligerent be therefore relaxed.
Let The course proposed to be taken In rcla-
tion to Great Britain be perscvcrcd in. The
period fast approaches at which the embargo,
ii laid as recommended by the Executive for
sirfy days, would have terminated, and at
which, we presume, more active measures
were contemplated by that brarch Of the gov
ernment to be substituted for it. After our
measures as TO Great Britain have assumed a
decided character, We for ourselves shall be
IN favor OF prompt and decisive me .sures ia
regard 20 France also, graduated by the mea-
sure of injustice and outrage we received a,
her hands, and for which she refuses to atone
National IntcMgencer, MAJ 30.