The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-12-17

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which She has made him cease 10 do. II wss,
therefore, | repeat II, matter OF grca. sur
p,ize with me, tba. Mr.. Brougham should
have given the pledge above mensi oned
though hope your Royal tiighness VIII DC
ADVISED better thao to pursue measures tnat
shall pu, him TO the test
Compensation for the property seized uhucr
me Orders in Council will, think, be deni-
ed and il The Orders be recognized as yio-
latiun of the rights OF America, 90 not see
upon what ground, such compensation could
be objected 10 but, Sir, as lar as rcia'es 10
ourselves, trust, that the means o. making
such compensation would no. be demanded OF
the people, but would bc taken from those
who have received the amount oil the proper
~ seized With this, however, America mas
nothing to do she can only demand compen-
sa,ion but she may extend that demand 10
the amount Of her expenses IN httng out
ships Of war and in raising and sendipg iorth
an army. indemnify FOR the past and sccu-
rity for the future" is, sir, phrase not un-
known amongst the statesmen who adorn,
who have adorned your and your royal oire's
court and, do not know OF any maxim III
public law, or in diplomacy, that iorbids
Republic any more than monarchy 10 make
such demand. If VIC do allow that Amcri-
ca has lust cause Of complaint VIC Go wrong,
we act a base and cowardIy part, If we desist
not from that which she complains oil.
Upon what ground it is, then, that Mr..
Brougham expects an immediate cessation OF
hostiitics, on the part Of America, am at
loss TO discover am AT a loss 10 discover
upon what ground il is that he has made his
pledge, or at least, the pledge which has been
attributed to him. Either he must look upon
the Orders in Council as the sole ground oil
the American declaration OF war, or he must
suppose there TO be other grounds.--li he
looks upon them as the sole ground, he must,
/ think suppose that America wiIln lay
down her arms without obtaining indemnify
for such heavy losses US those Orders have
occasioncd her and, if he looks upon the
declaration as having been partly produccdb by
Other subjects of complaint, to those grounds
OF complaint must prcccdc cessation OF hos
iilities.
Whatever pledges may have been given by
any persons, il is for your Royal Highncss to
lend an car to the voice Of reason and, am
;acatly deceived, il that voice will not recon-
mend 10 you an expression, as speedily as
possible, Of your readiness to cause The OH
GERS of the flee, to cease to impress any per-
sou out Of American ships.--This, as have
before had the honor TO assure your Royal
Highncss, is the complaint which has, at last,
in reality, produced the war between us and
our American brethren. There have been
many subjects OF difference, many grounds OF
quarrel, but this is what finds its way to the
hearts of the American people. They would,
j verify believe, have endured all but this
This, however, knew they would not endure,
and told your Ministers and the public so
long ago. If am asked whether 1 think
that the ccasing to Impress people on board
OF American ships would cause many OF our
sailors to desert, answer, that do not
know but, that do not see why it should
I do not sec why English men should like
the American service better than our own.
And really, must say, Sir, that think, that
20 entertain any such apprehension squares
not we'll with the tenor OF our national songs
about the valor and patriotism OF our I" tars."
/ think it exceedingly humilia,ing TO US to
suffer it to be said, or to aca as II we said,
that VIC must retain the power Of impress
ment, OF personal seizure, on board Ameri-
can ships out at sea, for fear tho giving up OF
that power should cause Our fleet TO be desert
cd Sir am one Of those who love to be-
ievc that English seamen do not want force
to induce them to fight for their country. II
is, in my eyes, most mortilying thing To
proclaim to the world, that we are likely to
hayc war with America, and that we appear
To prefer war with America to the giving MP
of the means Of detecting and seizing Eng
lish sailors, dcscr,crs from the Kings scrv.
ice. This so badly comports with all our as
scrlions respecting the Freedom we enloy,and
also respecting our devotion 10 our King, and
our glorious Constitution for, il appears to
me, that if the world believe in the necessity
Of this power of impressment, II must think
our boas,ings Of our blessed state arc untrue,
or, that our sailors are not the most wise or
most 10y, set of men. am for wiping of
this sti gma and, without crying or hintng
away, as Cir Weary Gibbs is reported to have
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