Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-06-22

plenty Al home, flu, as il were, IRJo The IA .
ot the Most High ana tempt lis tUrbear-
ance.
70 you. IN this place / can speak with
freedom, and Il becomes me.to 10 So nor
shall l be deferred BY the cavils and the
sneers Of those who hold AZ "f.olishnessp
all that sayours no. Of worldly wisdom, from
expressing fully and freely those sentiments
which it has pleased God, III bis mercy, 10
engrave upon my heart.
These are Nd ordinary times.--The state
OF the wOrld is unexam lied The war OF
The present day u not Ike that Of our revO-
luton, or any which preceded II, at least III
mD-ern times. is war against The li1-
Ky and happiness cf na. kiad. It IN u war
OF which tie whole Eunrrt. race are the vic.
inns, 10 crafty The pTId- md lust Uf power
OF a single individual. ! yesr5 Ch YOU, put ID
to your own bosoms, how far il becomes yoN
as ireemen, Az christians, ,O give your aid
and sanction 10 this imPious and bloody war
fare against your brethren Of the human
family. To such among you, III any such
there be, who are insensl5le 10 motives rot
more dignfed and manly ;han they are in-
trinsicaliy wise, wouli make different
appeal, allure you BY the r-rard winch
you have for your ywu security anO proper
ty, for he liberties and inherit ance of your
children, by all that you hold dear and sac
K 10 iAterp0se your constitutional powers
. 70 save your country and yourselves from
calamity tie issue Of which u ~ not given 70
human foresight TO divine
Ask yourselves ityuu are willing % be-
come the virtual allies d BonapaEi1 are
you willing, for the sake IA auneXnE Canada
10 the Northern : ates, to submit Ky that
ever growing system Of t4xLuon, which
sends tie European la5tuge' supperless 10
| bed to maintain BY the sweat Of your
brow, armies at whose hands you are 10
receive future master ! Suppose Canada
ours. i there any one among you who
would ever bc, I'D any respect, the better
, for it the rlcher--JLe treer--tte happi-
| er--lhe more secure And j. il for a boon
ike this, taat you would join IN the warfare
againsl the liberties of man IN the other
| Hemisphere and put your own in Jeopardy
or Is il for he nonliaal privilege ola licensed
trade with Fr.n-c nae you would abandon
your lucrai,- cl 1aucrce with Crest Britain,
/ spain and Portugal, nd their Aslatick, AT.
rican and Amtrir-r dependencies in a
word, with every t-r.-. OF hose vast cont1-
nents That commerce which gives q vent
to your tobacco, grain, flower, cotton in
shert 20 all your nave products, which are
denied market IL France.
There are not wanting men SO weak, ~
TO suppose that the probation Of warllks
measures is proof w personal Ealiantry,
and that opposition to them indicates =
wan. Of that spirit which becomes friend
K to his country as if It required more cour-
/ age and patriotism 10 Join in the acclama'ion
Of the day, than steadily to oppose ones
selfto the mad infatustion TO which every
people and al governments have, Az some
| time or other, gwen way. Let the history
of Phocion, of Agis, and of the De Wits IN :
swer this question. My friends, 70 you
evoect 10 find those who are nov loudest in
the Glamour for war, foremost IN the ranks
If b.ttle cr IS the honour Of this nation IN
dissaIubly connected with the nolIucai rep
ntat,on III few individuals, who tell YOU
he, have rone too Far TO recede, and that
v0I, must nav with 1our ruin, the price Of
Y; ~. y consistency. nv friends, h-ve dlschar-
rcd m, dulv towards you l4mtiy and IN
Y 99deou.tely know, but the bes. III my poor
ab;litv. The des my Of the American Peo-
III i IN their own hands The net 10
Y snread for their destruction. You IRE envel-
onaI in the tolls of French 1upHcl,y and II,
\ which may Heaven III lis me ~ tnaoid, you
, s,d your posterity are 70 become hewers OF
wood and drawers of water 20 the modern
Y pharaoh, II shall not DC for the want OF my
4 best exer.ions to rescue you from re cruel
( and abiect bondage This SIM at least
shall not rest upon my soul.
John Randolph, Of Roanoke.
! Nay 3Oth 1912.