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

suencs was, that Great Britain would
not prnsccdtill it was suspended; a trea
ty thea ensned, and that treaty vas re !
jecte;l- thcn they had recourse 10 .thc
embarso---then came the arrangement
with Erskiae, in order to gain popular
ity for the new president, without ever
asking the young man whether he had
credentials for the purpose. But there
was much verse and more provoking
outrage practised to inflame Great Bri-
tain. an insult personally to the Bril-
tish king; an insult, such as gentlemen
de not bear from each other--no less,
than an assertion that the British mo-
march did not know what was his own
hononr so well as DIR. Madison truly
and this MIR. Smith, The secretary o.!
state, honestly avowed afterwards was
put in by MIR. Madison himself, and
put in with the sole view to keep irrI-
Triton alive.
If there was any thing to which man
icadld be soiemnly pledged, the president,
was pledged both as magistrate and
u gentleman, that the Berlin and Mi
Ian decrees were repealed on the 1si
Nov. fsiO--on that assertion of i,is
the renewed hostility to Great Britain
was founded; and yet, behold! when
that hostility was commenced, Napo-
leon declared that the conditions he sti-
puiated being complied with by that
hostility, then, fos the first time, and
not till then viz. in March, 1914, the
| Berlin and Milan DEGREES were repeal
cd. MIR. Madison said in his message
in that repeal there was something We
Try objectionable. 1t was time for him
10 say and to think so, when the
French empcrour therein gave him the
lie direct. As soon as the American
cabinet found that there was n mistake,
ii,ey ought to have met Great Britain
half way III an Accommodation
they had real wish for peace tlley
would have done 80 aud agreed to ii
cessation. Of hostilities, instead OF
which. when The gov. of Canada pro-
posed an armstice, he sent the whole
force OF the army against that country,
iana did every thing to involve the
enuntry IN ruin, havcck, and desola-
Itisn. This disclosed 4 disposition out
OF the ordinary course OF inhumanity.
and ifit were net too lamentable to be
treated with Ienity might be compared
10 the disposition ascribed TO the giant
20 the children'S old play
| Fee, f.w, fun,
! smell the blood of 4 British man,
| Be he dead, or be he alive
! Wi! have some.
Unanimity had been spoken Off
,nyunlah was meant coucart IN The con-
quest OF Canada, he for one would ne
yer unite.--it would be trcahery to Eis
country. If one dollar was the offer
ing, ne woui,i have upon him the guilt
OF II. But If government would linli;
the army, stop this bill and its threats
they should have his support. He
knew there were those who were
ready to open upon him with tho odd
stare cry Of British connexion. 1t ,yasI
not eSotIsm to speak Of what belong
cd to his country.--it would i'll become |
II a.an whose family had been twoI
centuries settled i'll the state and whose
interest, connexions and affections were
exclusively American, to shrink from
his duty for the ycip,ngs ofthose blood
heund nianSreIs who were kept in paw
TO aunt down all opposed to the court
ia pack OF NANCY hounds of recent i'm /
portations-tlcir backs still sore with
the stripes ofEuropcan castigatiou, andI
their necHs marked with the cheek col
lar- No, Exclaimed Mr.. O. may
iicaNen SO deal with me as ! am faith
fui to my country, aud may just judy
,mcnt fasi on me if Tail to bring 10 the
public tribunal, those who are bringing
that country to ruin" OF the men who
compose The American cabinet, Mr.. q.
SAID hc knew but little, and that little
did not make him ambitious to know
n'orc--but duty obliged him TO look in
TO the construction Of it--Eoins 50 h.
found that the de;tinies Of the country
had for twelve years been exclusively
welded by three NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vir>
5l"ans and one foreigner. Out of ss
years OF our governments existence. |
VirSinans had for ~ been presidents
to perPetuate that power in the state
was the objsct-James the 4st was al
long time ago us secure Of being ap-I
pointed for second four years Us ;hcI
prince regent Of ENGLAND 10 the throne,
OF his father; and by similar plan oil
intrigue the succession is already Fixed
on for james DE second.
With bis election the bill before the
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