Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-12-07

aEinahle connection between the conqueat "a
that province, and the AttaInmen, 81 those
Commercial rights which were The preten
Il. aiec ri the war, On the contrary.
I've e and very plsIRly to-, td4t II Oh
ca met be grau6ed in The obJec' OF rs am
ton, and Canada become conquered pro-
ince, ti,st an apology i Immediately gives
for ex ending and maintaining III ih2s coun
rs large miluory force under pretnce
4 preserving he cOnque Cd terTHOres-re
ally, Nth view t. oversWe tie adjoining
-lltes. With this view Of thai project, he
y nmanry NJ New England want thst mor-l
70 tie, which Will alone, in that country
f your armies with neH worthy enlisting
They have no Cesue w lie The tOois " The
smbiiICn Of any man, or any set of men.
Schemes ofcnnquts have no cha msfJr them
Abandon Four proiset' Of invahon throw
your fhield over the isaboard and the fScntiers
awe into flence the Indians 10 your territory;
fortify your cities; take the ihack'es from
you commerce; give Us lh'ps and Ieamen
and ihow the people Of that country wife
Object IF warfare, aud there will be TO want
OF men, money or ipiIi.
! proceed 70 my fecond objection which
was e. the inequa ity Of he ope a'on OF the
proviiions Of he bill II is never % be for
gotten, 10 The conduct Of he government If
theie Unred Stztes, thar il IS political afo
citation of independent loveregnties, greatly
differing in relreG Of wealth reiource, en- er-
Prize. extent Of territory and preparation Of
ms, !; ought sIfO, never 20 be fol gotten
that the proportion Of phy6caI force, which
nature has gwen does not lie within urecileIy
! tire fame line # divIGon, with he proportion
| ct political influence, which the coufl,tu ion
has provided Now sir, wife men conducting
a po.iuca. afooa ion thu. c0nGruetsd, ough'
always e. have manly al view no a. diigulf
any Of lie great IeCtiOns of the country. eli he
IN regard Of their interelts, then habia or hei-
prtjudIces. Particularly ought hey to be
| cautious not to burthen any of Ne great lee
tions in way peculiarly odicus 20 them. and
III which the rehdue Of her ltates cannon be
| partske-s. or At le4it only IN very final de-
! gree. think this principle o. political action
y incontrovertlbIe Now, sir, of all the dlf
! tlnGtIons, which eziit IN thefe u s;A.es, that
which refuts from the character Of the labour
10 different parts Of the coun nv is the mott
! obvious and criIcal IN the fouthern 0a'es,
| all the 'aoorous indutsry of he country is
| conducted BY ilaves u he northern ltates It
is conducted by the yeomanry, their appren-
J tees O. children: The iru-h il that the only
l real pfoFe ~, in the abour Of others, which
exits IN the northern lztes, l. that which -
| pch'dsd ia that Of minOrs; the very cali OF
| winch az is mot vfuab'e period, this law
proPcCes to divelt them The planter Of he
| fnll a IN look a=nuDd u on his fifty hi. hun
dred and his h"uIand OF human teings, aud
lay, theie a, my proper y" The farmer o.
the north hat only one or two " eve lambs,
ms children Of which he can fay and Cav
with pride like the Roman ma ron" Thefs
are my Ornaments Yet theie his bill pro-
Poles 10 axe ON HIM or what il the fame
thing. prOpOles 70 corrupt hem TO bribe
them our of h. fervices and that too, at tht
vey ape when he desire Of freedom i tht
mott active, aud The Up erdOr Of falfe g'or,
the mott enticing Yer your fave, are fafe-
there y 10 project for their nanumilh0- il
the Bit The huib tndmaa Of he north, the
mechanic, the manufacturer, lhali have tht
property he hold. III the minors fubjta %
him- tut tn hazsrs Your property n he
IabOr ct Others u fife Where is the iuhice-
Where the equa.I y Of iuch provsi1Dl
II IL very vel! known--in our country, in
deed, i il obv,ou. from the very "a ure Of the
thing that the eKaa period IF ife, al which
the temptation of thu isVV begins 10 operate
upon che MINOR, i he N msnt when his fer
vices begi5 TO he mot utefu II he parent OF
mailer. Unil the age Of j 8, the boy ha,
hardly paid 70 he patent, or matter, The cof
of hi abor cothtRg and education BeESeeu
the age of and 20, + jalt ihe period of profit
20 he IA he and matter. II i. alfo he period
at winch, from the apPr01imation towards
manhood lervice begins 20 grow irk(ome aud
the desire Of liberty powerful The pafd a.
are then, alo. IN heir mott ungovernab e
( lway ; and The judgment not yet ripe can
easiiy be nfa uaied and corrupted by the VAN
d cam of military glory AZ his period
( your law appears with It's inhruments of lsduc
non Il offer. freedom to The riinors de.l c
az iberty-plunder TO III, avsrce-glory to hi:
! wesknss--iu ihort Il offer. boun y aud wage,
fof diiObedience % his natural ~ focal Sbiga
! uOus This Il tfue view of this law, That
it viii have that full opera ION which ITS advo
\ cares iUPp -rrd eEpett that Il will 6tl your
armies wi h rula@sys from heir matters and
I fathers do DOT be Iege Bur hat il will have
a very great Opet ion | know The temp
\ ton 10 our you will be irresiilible With
my CONTEXT they lhah never he eIpoied 20 t
! offer an0iher consideration be ccnli-
ts.,ou o. the United Saes declare. "a is few
enth amendment Priv4fe property 6lR nj Be
taIea f., P1si gis, rVtfbD y-f es@ps9tstr.a. Now
of ali The property which he Of The
northern faes lecu-es 60 The peope of that
country thar which consists 10 he sbOr of
the<niuor, and which y our law, Is fecu7ed
to She gu rdian, matter gr parent is pc haps
the mott vA'uah!e anu mott precious 20 our
hare, manufl cturers aud yeomeu. Yet
when he gem man from New York (h1r.
Stowe) III, poles 70 iecure the wages and
bounty Of be emitting minor, to ihoie t. whom
his f'rvices belonget, was rejected. What
u bis but pa p@h'e vioatiOn ~ hu provision
Of he contribution What il 4, bur tzkit z