Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-06-29

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IN cabinet was juttIy conidered as
-hablilhed. The RIinifer PIenipo-
Tertiary of His Britannia M1ieRy
here ProPoled an adjufment Of the
differences more Immediately endan-
sering the harmony Of the two coun-
tries. The proDo6tion was accepted
with prompntude and cordiaiity
corresponding with the invariable
projections Of this government. a
foundation appeared to be laid for
incere and lafting reconciliation
The prolpeGt, however, quickly van
ilhed. The whole proceeding was
difavowed by the Britifh government
without any explanation which could
at that time reprels the belief, that
the diiavowaI proceeded from a ipir-
it of holtilityto the commercial rights
and Proiperity of the United States.
And it has hnce come into proof,
that at the very moment when the
public Minifer was holding the lam
guage of friendlhip, and inipiring
confidence in the fncerity Of the ne
pociation with which be was charg-
cd, a f-cret agent Of his government
was employed in intrigues, having
for their object lubveriion Of our
government, and dilmemberment
of our happy union.
In reviewing the condutt OF Great
Britain towards the u. States, our
attention is necefarlIy drawn to the
warfare juG renewed by the lavages
on one of our exrenive frontiers a
warfare which IS known to fpare nei-
ther age nor fex, and to b diftin-
guiihed by features peculiarly ihock-
ing to humanity. 1t is difficult to
account for the activity and combina-
tons which have for fome time been
developing themtelves among the
tribes in conftant intercourse with
Britilh traders and garrilons, with
out connecting their hofiIIty with
that influence and without recol-
Letting the authenticated examples of
fuch interpoGtions heretofore fur
nilhed BY the officers and agents Of
that government.
Such is the fpe6acIe of injuries s.
indignities which have been heaPed
on our country; and luch the crilis
which IFS unexampled forbearance s
conciliatory efforts have not been a.
bic to avert. 1t might at leaf have
been expected, that an enlightened
nation, if lels urged By moral obliga.
tons, or invited BY friendly difPof-
tions on the part of the United
States, would have found in its true
intereft alone a tuficient motive to
refpe6 their rights and their tran
guilty o. the high ieas that an en-
larged policy would have favoredthat
free and general circulation Of COM
meree, il which the Britilh nation
is at all times interefed, and which
in times of war IS the bef alienation |
Of its caIamities to herlelf, as well as
to other beIIigerents; and more el-
pecialIy that the Britilh Cabinet
would not, for the fake of a pre- carl
Gus & furreptitious intercourse with |
hottie markets, have Perlevered in a |
courie of meafures which necehariy |
put at hazard the invaluable market |
of great and growing country, DIFF
poied to cultivate the mutual advan-
taces of an active commerce.
Other councils have prevailed. Our
moderation and conciliation have had
no other effect than to encourage
perseverance, and to enlarge preten-
fons. We behold our feafaring citi- |
zens fill the daily victims Of lawlels |
violence committed on the great COM
mon and highway Of nations, even
within fight of the country which |
owes them protection. We behold
vehels freighted with the products Of
our foil and indufry, or returning
with the honeit proceeds of them,
wrefed from their lawful deitina-
tons, cOnhlcated b. prize courts, no
longer the organs Of public law, bu;
the infruments of arbitrary edicts y
and their unfortunate crews diiperGed
and lolt,or forced Or inveigIed il Brit
III 49,. 80 Rr...l, o.. 1910