Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-01-06

the ihocn, as ~ induce War with III
gland. He has been already suspected
OF using "presidtniial mschingry," as
your great Baltimore man described IL
10 damp the ardour Of southern war
hawks. Since the passage Of The re-
solutions, and Giles bill, the court rag-
ty, that Is, the paIatine regulars, Who
are perfectly up to the presidents man
Guvrcs, have become exceedingly dis
turbed. They seem 10 fear III viii W
lost, unless the Hornet brings back Ii
dings Of change in the ministry and
measures Of England. We have got
the gentlemen upon the hip, and shall
inesetibIy .foor them. Simple,ons
that they should for ever expect 10 in-
timidate federalists with the threat Lf
war, and thus fasten upon the nation
the continental system Of France. I'D
Ahologies for the Robbery ofBonGharte.
The records Of history scarcely af-
ford an instance Of undisguised abom-
Unable robbery, by the authority or civ
IL government, equal 10 what Bonapalte
committed on the American oommerce
shortly after the arrangement between
our administration end Mr.. Erskine.
Every circumstance of that nefarious
deed was marked by the utmost con-
tempt for our rights, as well as by the
most wanton and cruel injustice. Il
was beheld with universal astonish-
ment it was deeply execrated by eve
ry bosom not lost to all sense Of righe
and wrong. Yet this black deed has
found an apologist in the chief maeis-
trate Of the very nation that has suffer-
ed the horrible wrong. Once and a.
gain, Mr.. Madison, in his addresses TO
our national legislature, has attempted
to pare 1t down, 10 divest it Of its atro-
ciousness BY construction, and 10 give
1t, If not the semblance of justice, at
least a palliated sottened guise
The Message, Of December 6, 1910,
expressly asserts that the property OF
our citizens was = seized Ander a mis-
affhcation of'the frlnoihle Of reflyisais,
combined zvith misc0nsfrRc7o7i by ka31
Of the Unzsed States" This, while ii
was direct apology for the outrageous
injustice OF Bonaparte was Iibel on hrs
understanding. He knew what he was
about; he acted with his eyes OPEN
For tue principle Of rvprisals, or any o.
Their principle ofnations or Of nature, he
cared not straw. He was under NO
mistake with respect 10 the law In
question. 1t had been communicated
10 him officially, several months be-
fore and he made no objection 10 ID.
No the mind of Bonaparte Is lumin-
Gus, as his heart is corrupt His was
not sin Of ignorance He waited in
sidiously I'LL he had the best Of oppor-.
tunitlea to enrich himself with plumber,
and then, all of sudden and without
possibility of its being expected, he
put forth bis Rambouillet decree, and
at one sweep drew into his Golfers a.
boat thirty million dollars from the
pockets Of unofrnding Americans.
All this he has kept and he is deter
mined to keepit, as our administration
well knows. Bonapalte has never
minced the matter, He has never plead
ignorance. He has made no Kind of
apology, directly or indirectly. With
utmost hardihood Of yillany he tram.
pies law and equity under foot, and
scorns TO throw a veil over his injustice.
The matter OF making apologies for
that diabolical deed has been left e1-
clusiyely to ---! Con. CoHr.
HGov. Gerry is really afraid Of be.
ing burnt up in his old age, we advise
him to deposit himself n 1t Gov.
Gray's State Bank, for safe Keeping, TO
be CHECKED OFT BY the Sovereign people
of that State, next April-f fools day, il 1t
happens to fall on Monday
Conn. fiot.
The following beautiful and eloquent
description Of the late unfortunate
Queen of France, is taken, frcm Ms.
Burke's celebrated and prophetic letter,
containing reflections on tic French re-
volution.
" It IS now sixteen or seventeen years