The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-09-10

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or THE ADDRESS or THE MEMBERS CON-
PRICING THE MINORITY OF THE HOUSE
oy nxpRnsENTArIvEs OF THE CONGRESS
OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Recurring, for a moment, TO the principie
that the AAg shall protect tho mariners WIZ
be mater Of surprize to find that this very doc
trine was advocated by Mr.. Timothy Picker
ing when Secretary of State In letter to Mr.
King of June 8, 1896, he states that"the SIM
plest rule would DC, that fhe vesset 6eing A-
nnerican, should be evidence thai fhe se0nen on
board her are such. But (iet the reader mark!)
1t will be an important point gained, II on the
high seas our flag can protect those y WHAT
RIVER NATION, who shall sail nnderH. Ana ior
this, humanity as we'll AZ interest powerfully
plead" Here is the prinCipie in It's broadest
extent Not only Americans, but every des-
criplion OF per.ons, wherever born or bred
Could administrs alton desire greater triumph
--could the addressers experience more hu-
initiating condo cmnation, than Is thus furnished
b. the most flaming champion OF their own
party
The language Of the addressers Cat page 81
il a singular compound of undcniablc truth, OF
suppression of the truth, Of false interencss
sliiy iu,,nuared, and of cvasions Of the ques-
tion Al this stage of the discussion, the stu
dy Of the pamphIc,eers has been 10 confuse
perplex and, to give them due credi,, they
have certainly worked up jargon that leaves
even psuilogsing behind. have no disposi-
ton to swell this review 10 a volume, out no
combination of words can do justice 10 page y,
except the combination which there cxis's.
Authentic quotatios, therefore, is indispensa-
Bile /: Give the addrcsscrs, then, good readers
formal audience:
"T the exercise Of a right, in unreguated
paapner, be, in effect, standing invitation TO the
subj .cts Of foreign power to become deserters and
traitors, is t no INJURY to hat porver ?-page9 y
IT. a practical view, and 80 long as the rtgh! 9
sur is rcsfrained by rcgGrdto The interests V ohers'
. war on account of impressments. - only war Tor
the right Of employing Br, ,Sh scamen oil board n
merican merchant vessels ibid
" The claim Of Great-Britsln pretends to no FUR
tler extent than 10 take British seamen from private
merchants vessels In the exercise OF tins ciairn'
her officers take American seAInen, and foreign sea-
men IN the American service and although she dis-
slaiu,s such abuses, and brc6es redress hes knew,
yet undoubtedly grisyous injuries have resulted to
the seaIncn Of the United States But the question
Is can war be proper fer such cause, before al hope
Unreasonable accommo dation has failed e'-'dd
" The undersigned clearly. ot opinion that the
vice of the United States, is as little reconcilsbe
with the perm anent AS the present ntercs, Of the u
nited States The encouragemenrof OF the foreign
seamcn is the discourage OF the native Ameri-
can ibid
Considering these quotation, fsirly, they re-
solve themselves mo the following PROPOSE
tions
First: A right, exercised injurious'y to ano-
ther, is an injury TO that other The inference
is, tina, Il ought not TO be insisted on.
Secondly TO contend for the right of flas
which protects British scamen, is to make war
for the right Of employing British scsInen.
Thirdly Great Britain only claims TO take
British scamcn from private merchant vessels
Fourh,y In exercising this claim she sciz'
o. Americans and others.
Filthy: She dsclaims such abuses, and
proffers redress when known.
Sixth,y Blu, gricvious injuries have accru-
Cd to the seamen OF the u. States.
Seventhly: War ought not TO be made Tor
these injuries until all hope Of accommodation
has failed.
Eigh,hly >Britlsh sesmcn ought not 10 be
employed TO the exclusion of Americans.
Tnese are the points,expressed or implied,
that the ninth page presents for confederation.
With regard to the FIRST, it will be found
more forcibe in behalf of tho administration
than of their opponents because, it 1t be
wrong TO exercise right in the way that Is
injurious to another, then i; is wrong Tor IT,
Britain TO exercise irnpressment on board our
vessels, tor in the practice she takes our citl.
zens and thereby Injuries us.
The second prosposi,ion altogether miste-
presents the principle. The right OF flag is
for the projection of American seamsn, and TO
make war for that right, is to make war for the
protection of American seamen. Ifthis right
of flag we're used to skreen British seamen
FROM detection, that would be an abusc tor
which the United States would be answcra.
bic.
The third and fourth points are admissions
BY the Addressers, very unfavoraole to their
argument, and 20 to shew that the exercise of
the claim of impressment is q violation of the