Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1812-02-10

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fun for the navy The taking OF
canada Will not benefit our CON
lmerce. If we lhould be frccefsfui
lsgainlt Canada, the Engliih initead
OF repeating their Orders in Council,
viii vex our commerce ten times as
much as now. Politely our attempt
ing 10 get, may induce Creat-Bri-
tain to relax but If we take il fhe
will not give up her authority over
the ocean for barren rock. Were
Nova Scotia ours, Bermuda might
anlwer the fame purpofe for the fhel-
ter Of her Wef-India fleets during
the hurricane months If we get
Upper and Lower Canada, Noyo-
Scotia, New-Brunfwick, and New
foundland, of what advantage will it
be ID our commerce None. Yet
the protection of our commercial
rights is the Object of the war. Let
U, fhow to Europe that we are COM
petenr and willing 10 make exertlons
for the defence Of our rights.
What but commerce fupports agri-
culture ?-What elfe has paid above
40, 100000 of our public debt 3
What elGe has Imported the govern
ment Our Treafury is empty
we are compelled to borrow what
but commerce can ever pay more
than the inierelf of what we may
borrow
We are not pledged to France to
continue the non-importation act.
We may " caufs our rights to be ref.
peet-d" in fuch manner as we may
think mott advifable. We are going
TO war with an empty treafury our
merchants flores Quilted, without fup-
plies to keep our folders warm
there is bill on the table to allow
the importation of certain goods not
otherwife to be obtained Repeal
the Non- mbortation Ag-6ll your
lhops replenifh thus your Treafu-
ry ; nor refort 20 direct and oppref-
Eve taxes. SHch was his opinion of
the beit meafures to be purified.
He would have fome expedient other
than thofe direct taxes.
MIR. Nelson dwelt long time on
the obligation under which Congrets
was placed to fupport the CONNER
cial parts of the country, fuch partic-
ularly as New-England. Thofc ffates
when colonies, were protected in
their commercial purfults by the
mother country ; now, their own
government refufes them protection;
He fhould hardly wonder if they with
ed themfelves under a government
that would protect them.-Why, we
cannot defend ourfelves even from
the Great Emperor of Hayti, HENRY
1T, who would fend vefelS enough
to lay our cities under contribution !!
MIR. WIDGERY, of Maf1achu-
fetts, repeated, that if he had known
that thoGe who were in favor OF a
Standing Army would have voted a
gainit Navy, he would not have vo-
Ted one cent for that army II has
been aferted, (aid MIR, w. thar three
wears would be required to build a
few veiiels The Efiex was built ar
Portfmouth, CSaleml in 90 days
He had heard no argument ufed a
gaintt navy, EUen ne1U ouy (bips
are cahvoyed up and down the Baltic
BY the BRITlsH This was humilia-
ting; We ought TO be able to do it
ourfelves. He knew not what were
Mr.. JEFFERsoN's opinions, or MIR.
MADIsoN's he was the humble i'm
itator of no man but from JEFFER-
SONS Notes on Virginia it was appar-
ent that he was convicted Of the ne
ceflity OF a Navy. He would vote
for navy if he food j6las.
The queition was then taken, Jball
The Jeffian PrsViding t0r building fri
gates Be trucker out ? The Yeas and
Nays were as follow Yeas o.
Nays 50.
CT AAfbs REORGANIZATION IF Malta
chufetts f,efnt (jave onb Megrs.
.SEAvER and BAcoN) vctSd in taV0r q
Macy. Me0rs. CUrTs, TALLMAN,
and GaNNETT, acre abilnt.
The quetion to appropriate Two
Hundred Thoufand dollars for the