Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-01-23

huod. Whist, though it were shewn
20 the authors ofthese evils that the
invasiun C Canada wcald produce
n, effect o., the conduct Of the British
cabinet-thut there was no plumber TO
invite; no glory to be obtained-It
would not-ro su=h politicians, prin-
riple, feeling, pity, Justice, were no.
thiAs-rcvenye w;,s every thing.
Mr.. q. said that he knew of M
legitimate basis % political, but the
moral dutics--no spring from which.
tU draw conclusions respecting either
sat From the nature of things, and the
relations existisy among them. III
would be- said that the war gave a
right tn take the property Of the hos
tile nation, aud that the dependencies
and colonies being subjects, their pro
psrtY was kable-BTt there were
ether relations, he said, which deserv-
ed attention-The relations which
nature had established between the y.
.;tatcs and those Observation-Disclosures
10 this .ar. there subsiStsd between
C,na;la ana the United States an in
tereaurse OF the most amicahle and
interesting nature. The people or
both sides az the ST. Lawrence were
bat as one family; though living Sc
parately. in the coustaut refrigeration
ef friendly and tender Offices they
even intermarricd with each other.
Az enemies, If they had been so (they
were. in fact, till now friead-) there
was nothing 60 fear from them. Sc
ven millions OF people had nothing TO
arprehend from not half "A million.
Plunder was not to be hal there
And glory Surely there could he no
glory Seven millisas coa4aerias
100000. A giant crushing Il pi3my
--rne giant who could glory in suah
n triumph, must have 4 pismy split
indeed Nor was this all---It cou!.,
not in any material deSree affect G..
Br.tait to our advantnge-on th"
contrary, the Invasion, So far from
having favorable. had Il most inaus-
picious effect. It was the Invasion ei
Canada that gave new strength to the
British ministers at the late election.
The British people were willing IA
take ground with America on principle
but when they saw that we sraspct
at The first opportunity TO carry the
war among their harmless colanists.
sympathy enlisted them on the side
OF the latter, and produced an effect
upon their temper, such as might b.
expected. But all these ccnsdera-
tions were last upna oar cabinet. T.
ven before the war vas declared, our
army was marched against the Cana
dians. And it was not owing to our
government. or their advocates in that
house TINT at the moment Mr.. e, WIS
speaking, the hcnes of the Canadians
were not mixed with the ashes Of their
habitations. - Since the invasion OF
the brrcancers tsaid Mr.. e lthere Is
nothing in history like this war. The
Disgrace Of cur armies Is celestial,
glory, compared 70 the disgrace re
Aected on our country by this invasion
Yet it is called war For glory
Glory Yes such glory as chat OF t'.e
tiger when it tears tl:e howels fTons
the lamb, filing the wilderness with
its savage roars. The glory ofaensis
Khan without his greatness---ihe
glory Of BonaPar,e." Far from me.
and mine. and far from my csiintry
Continued Mr.. G. be such glory.
Fame is TO plant of mortal sol,
2Sor in the giistcning foil
Set off 10 the woric!, nor in broaA ru5nour lies,
Bat livcs and spreads aioft 20 thos-; pare = >.
And pcrfec. vitues' OF al Judging jorc,
When he pronoaaccs lastly Oh each decd,
Ofsach fame as this he M coIritry's need.
Mr.. Q said that not only al! the duties
50 far as they have relation to that
people, bat those we owe ourselves: oar
fellow citizens, and our constitutions,
suggest that We AXE TIE VERY LAST
PEOPLE on The face Of the earth that
should call together and cmhody the
vasabonds 81 the country; and put them
under that dangerous class o. men ''iie
choice spirits.'' Did the house learn
nothing from history. DID it not tell
them with manifest proofs thick set
through It's pages, that armies, when
placed under such men when, they
come =, know their strength, aud TO
understand the power men derive
from acting III concert, aud feeling the
comforts Of u Ike Of useless Incidence
come to be disbandeh, and so to sink
iuto in5ignificance, viii never consul,
old spiDners, and weavers, the piod-
ding creatures OF thought aud labour
and principle, blt vii! take counsel
from their leader what they shall next
DO. &c Remember" said Mr.. Quincy,
" remember, / warn you, he who
I'll, nd thc 4 u,o,;o,, et,,,I.rJ ~ tI,n