Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-08-24

Cougrsfs by sw gave him that lpss;Es anil pay
TO be executed .. es,t of the rev0catIon of the
Orders ic Council Thole Orders in Council
are by the Britiil government declared 10 be
revoked public mefenger has arrived
bearing Official intelligence-srd MIR Butts
himfelf does not doubt the fact Is Il & en-
competent for The PRECEDENT of the United
States to remove the nonimportarion acf For
il il il, the time has come to claim The removal,
as the very eVert has happened upon which
that removal was to take place Or is all diff
erection Whatever in the matter taken away
fFem him by the Declaration of War; Bur Is
h declaration OF war 1gaisf our ors sssrsbaHts
or declaration of war 9eiasf Englaa4S There
10 no doubt al all but what the fate Of our
relations ID entirely changed with refpea 10
England by the declaration Of war--fo as 10
fubie6 their vefsls 10 capture and their car
goes to condemnston-even though the nou-
importation fhouid be taken off 70 morrow
Englilh properly could derive 10 beneht from
the removal of our commercial restrictions
If Bririlh merchants have made any ihipments
TO America they have done il at their peril
They have no CLAIM upon this country. IL is
not to be fuppoied, that we are under any
obligation 20 Gteat Britain to remove our non
importation norV-- but certainly the govern
ment is bound upon every principle Of jultice
20 extend IFS iuccour to the American merchant
fuffering under the act md betrayed by his re-
lance upon the declaration of the law. The
Prei'dent is not required 10 remove the nom
importation aa foeas 70 let in Britilh vefeIs
or Britifh goods, but GmPly 10 get home our
own property Otbs,pjs isf foysvg--And the
only queiiion IN fa9 10, whether TIE eNesEtivs
has il in his power by law to afford relief TO
American propeftyscoming from England and
its dependencies shnce the revocation of the
orders in councillor if he has, it would GER
tainly feeIn, as if every confederation Of nation
al policy-not to mention equity or honour
would infpire and prompt him to recover our
property from the hands of thoie whom he
has feen fit TO make our enemies--and afford
at lean impEnity, if not lesurity, to the means
adopted to promote that object. This is the
true Gate of the que fion-and if that evszt has
happened, upon which the PRECEDENT was en-
powered TO remove the oblfrucfion and let in
this property--we furely have right to ex-
pest him 20 istsrp9s for the benefit of his coun
try. The nonimportation act was to be remoV-
ed by the executive upon the revocation Of
orders in council. That event Bar happened
and we call npon the Prefident to perform his
duty by redeeming the pledge which was Civ
en- by congrels in pafling the Iaw-leaving it
10 his own fenfe of right whether the removal
Of the nonimportation ought not to take eGsa
from the date of the revocation of the orders
IN council BY 70 dong, the PRECEDENT will
eutitle himGef TO the thanks of his country
for they would be glad to thank him even for
doing his duty. To keep the aGe on can an-
fwer no other purbole than 70 multiply ieizures
and promote perjury-for the merchants rpiR
bring their property home, If they can eGcape
capture, and they rViH bond it, If the Judge
will LET them. II may be iaid-for it zvas laid
that if the nonimportstion act was taken off,
the EngIiih would have right 70 be admitted
alto And 70 they would, if it was MOI for
the declaration of war. Suppo6ng that the
nonimpoTtaJion act had been repealed the
very day that war was deciared-wouId the
Knglilh have been admitted TO an entry }
Take il off Tomorrow, and Zee if they make
their appearance of their own accord, tiIl
peace 10 relioFed. They will come, if thew can
with fafe;y no doubt of that--but who i'm
AGNES they would If however the nonim-
portation 10 kept on foot under erstsaee Of the
declaration of war, and fb1t fhouId be the
Prstsxt for feizing all the property that may
arrive hnce the revocation of the orders in
council-tbsa Zpa5 tbH a declaration Of war
ag7lnlt American property in the Britllh ter
ritories--conhdence in the integrity of the
government was a crime puniihable by cosfJc
tS'iSn--and rsp,isais are made upon commerce
for ITS eEU1 injuries from England Wherein
iuch plunder is better than privateering
how far privateering differs from piracy, il
y for the public to determine. That this il
not the esfss Of gOVe,azssnt-is too plain TO
prove-becauie il can only be the Ge7 Of an
enemy 1t is taking an ungenerous advantage
by the administration of the misfortunes OF
the merchant and robbipg that interel they
are bound by the contribution TO protect =
For thele rcafons, therefore, this zvaI proper
fubied for petition, had the town been 20
advIled 1t 10 happened that other council
was given-It is thing however-we NAV re-
member for our fatisfaction-which the gov.
ernment had ought 10 DO without our applica-
ton and if b NOT done without a memorial
from US, perhaps all the approximations ID the
world would hardly avail to effect the removal
In regard to the other point. to wit, peti.
tionlng the President to appoint comm ission.
ers for the purpose Of negotiation with En-.
gland the motion was opposed with all the
arms Of argument and slTthe arts Of address.
The grounds OF the war were indicated IN
detail, and the cause of our Impressed sea.
men, whom be deniedto be all entirely Irish,
was pleaded with peculiar pathos BY the Hon
Mr.. Widgery, and he compsed the situa
ton q the two beiligerent nations, if such
measures, as the one proposed, should be
generally adopted, TO that Of two conflicting
armies Of which the one formed firm pha
lanx and the left wing Of the other was Civ.