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

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lei them he Informed. that Canada viii prove
a conquest OF more difficulty, than even that
Of the Indian Prophet. Gov Craig, an eff
Ger Of great skin and experience, was not
Idle all the time lie had the SUPPLEMENTARY
of that Province. lie created and left be-
hind him fortiicatiols, which would cost
uoEanfeeyS some i.bour and sacrifice 10 storm
Besides, our Amy for this purpose is not
yet raised. The European 9 tugiuues and
0agabonds" may JOIN our standard promptly;
but they will make but poor army. Tie
yfghtfng and IKE fatigue, must be endured by
the natives ct The SOIL, By American blood.
EnlStments, being eo.uAtary IN this coanuy,
will proceed some VIVA, slowly Oar coun
trymen, unless perfectly well convinced that
the wac is both just and necessary, had
rather tW land than shed blood. If war
with Great Britain, at the present time,
could be expected to carry with it the en-
thusias'ic fire Of that which ended in our
Independence, no great calculations need
be made-fhe times would produce officers
and soldiers. and every thing else requisite
to carry on bold and efiectual war. But
there is nothing in the circumstances of the
country, or OF the times, to warrant this ex-
psctatIon. Ia the northern and casters
States, at least one bali of the people believe
that war with Great Britain is both un-
necessary and unjust believe that our
disputes with that nation might long since
have been settled smicably, If our Admin
istration bad been siRcerely disposed 10 4
! settlement. With these feelings, it is not
to be expected, that the substantial inhab-
itants OF this division Of the United States,
will enter into the hardships Of military ser.
vice with alacrity or enthusiasm. And we
do not expect that this 7gar will be enforce d
eva CONSUMPTION. although perhaps fhe re&t
may. Not only would a war with Great
Britain be unpopular with : large portion Of
the northern and eastern States, but it would
seam by the speeches Of Mr. Randolph and
Mr.. Nelson, of Virginia, and Mr. Stanford
OF North-Carolins. that there are some mis-
givings on the subject al The s9uth These
gentlemen know, nd are honest enough
implicitly TO confess, that Canada will net
be conquered BY troops soafh Of the Potomac.
We do not expect il will be done by Ken
lucky men, aud Tennessee men Although
they have their mouths full of courage and
combat, they have their hands fill Of zpn qpnh
The Prophet. No-Fhe fighting must be
done, as it was IN the war of Independence,
by the northern and eastern States-those
States, whose commerce has been SO kind
iy and carefully nourished and cherished by
the Administral ion, for five years past.
AS il would seem, then, that there are
some obstacles in the way OF raising an army
instantly, 10 subdue Canada, we should like
to know from Mr.. Peter B. Porter, or Mr..
Johnson of Kentucky, or MIR. Felix Crundy,
of Tenne ssee, what they imagine Great
Britain will be about, whilst our troops are
eniisting and drilling, our provisions are lay
ing IN, and our money is borrowing AS
that nation has men ready disciplined, and
officers TO command them, and cash 10 pay
them, (which is, at least as good as Iand) and
ships TO transport them, possibly by the time
zre are ready" they viii have an ARM IN
Canada twice as large as our Report pro-
vides for-snd z9hdt fheg !? Why then, me
1.-the Belt zviH be our snip, and Tie Al gun t'i.
gate zpU Be theirs, let who viii fire the first
shot.
Our readers will aot understand us to be
arguing against a zpar 9Th Great britain.
We are only giving reasons for believing
that the Administration are not IN earnest IN
protesting to wish such war. These rea-
sons, although published by Us, are all well
known TO the Cabinet, and we are much
mistaken ifthey are not felt by them in their
fall force. The nezv .consers in Congress
have not become thoroughly drilled in The
| Jete,soniaR factics, which require from all
who tight under their arcEleader, passive
obedience, and no questions asked. These
hentucky-men are no more initiated in the
Cabinet mysteries, shan we are. II is alto.
gether probable that Mr.. Nelson may be:
Although we know nothing of him except
what appears in the papers, we should con-
clude i TO be altogether probable, from the
style Of his speech, that he speaks the Ian
gusge OF the President. Let this be as it
may, tic finaes are preparing for a great euent,
and rhat evert Of The last IMPORTANCE, viz
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.