Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-26

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Il Stem at direct and internal taxa
tion has been recommended by the Pre-
sisient uF the u, States. which viii add
cs.rmous burthens ,pon our constitu-
|cnts, Yet we confidently hope that the
|patrintist, of our citizens wifi stillbe
able TO fnrni- il some means of defence
far our nativs Stateg shonli the Gene
raj Government still continue TO with
hold that protection, whiehis SaaTan-
Feed by the Constitution. 1t is, in these,
circumstances a great consolation, that
our brave aud diseiplnsed Militia, By
your provident care hive been reserved
AT hume to repel insa sion instead of
being seat on expeditions verse than
fruitie-s, in Which yse might nave been
compelled TO snuurnscsey heir defeats,
when conscience would lave forbidden
as to,rejoice in their x,iectt IS.
he right ANA du,yiossls sI,s 5.;ness; =
into a. tie groeRds AID osigill'' ct the
tpresent war will never be relinquishe,l
Iby our constituents, without a struggle.
i'he doctrine that silent acguiescence in
rainuous measures, must be enforced.
because they are stamped with the
forms of the constitution, is not adapted
ito their character or comprehension.
they imbibcd different theories, il,
those times when their petitions and re.
Inconsistencies were despisei and rejected
by British Parliament, deafto their
conplaints and alien to their feelings
odch doctrine is all inco'.tive to tyrau.
~, to stitle opposition, by doing ii,
work with dispatch.
Your Exceilency's Illustration of the
cadses of the unj ist war il which W,
IRE engaged, is SO lucid and satistaete
Try, and your view of the controvers,
respecting the British Orders in Coun
Icil and heir claims to their own sea
linen from our merchant service, so con.
formable TO the law and usaSes of ma
tions, that we can only respond your
isentiments upon these subjects.
Blythe correspondence between In,
French aud American Ministers, lately
,1bmitted 10 Congress, It is most evi
lent chat the nation has been drawn in.
20 war, either by a disgusting imposi-
Ition practised upon our government by
he French Emperor, which it comport.
not with their policy to represent in lis
true coIors OF by the conceaimem of a
most important fact by our government
which it was their daty to disclose to
ithe American people.
While many of the most uprissr aud
inte !iigcnt men have uaifar,sii, beAever
and maintained that the British Order.
in Council afforded to our country nj
lust cause of war. the doubts oe other.
have probably arisen from divestine
them of their declared character Of
measures of retaliation upon the con
'luct OF her enemy all dispassionatt
persons will admit that this was a ques
ton of inferno tional law. which it wa.
not incumbent upon government to de
cide, whatever were the sentiments OF
its inli.i'iua' members 1t should hav,
sui!iceh fer the practical Statesman Il
lengnire, whether under existing circum
stances, the interest or honor of thr
lcountry rendered war inevitable, ant
whether on suppositien Of the aiiiut
tive, justice or expediency demanded tn
selection of Great Britain for an enc
my.
But the authors Of The war appear IL
have confined their attention to the frs
Of these questions. They admit that "a,
the injuries inflicted upon our com
merce were professedIy incidental t.
their state Of hostility with each other
and were moi justified as acts Of direct
aggression upon the Sag Of the u
States, 1t was at least optional with Til,
I government to continue 10 treat them
las OF this character, AVID to oppose
them by remOnstrance, until the natica.
a! honor demanded more decided and
vigorous course Of proceeding. But is
lit not true that the unexampled fury
and peculiar character and extent oftht
European contest the power OF the
principal parties in the war, the com.
plants OF administration against both
the remOteness Of our situation and our
lincapacity of bringing into operation a.
lgsinst them any eEeative means Of an
inoyauce , our restitution of competent
fleets and armies, the state Of our finan-
,ces and the example Of other nations
lis it not true, that these aud other cir.
lcumstances combined to furnish The
most fastidious honor with dispensa.
ti"n from ordinary rules and obligations
land fair apology for avoiding altoge-
Ither, or at least for poslronipg until
lfully prepared, this last and terrible re
sort Of nations No precedent to the
disadvantage of the country, and no
bandonment ofiust rights could have
been inferred from this fo7learance.