Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-15

nents have allured them into their
fervice, and carried them to battle by
their foes, eager to glut theis favage
Thrift with The blood of the vanqullh-
ed, and linilh the work OF torture and
death on manned and deienceleis cap
tives. And what was never before
fecn, Britifh commanders have extor-
ted victory over the unconquerable
valor of our troops, by prefeEiing to
me fympathy of their chief awaiting
mailacrc from their iayage afiociates.
And now we find them in further
contempt of the modes of honorable
warfare fupPlying the place OF con-
quering force, by attempts to dlior-
ganile our political fociety, to diff
member our confederated Republic.
Happily like others, thefe will recoil
on the authors: but they mark the de-
generate councils from which they
emanate: and if they did not belong
to a ferries of unexampled inconhlten-
cies, might excite the greater wonder,
as proceeding rom a government
which founded the very war in which
it has been TO long engaged on
charge aganft the d'forgaa ling and
infurredional policy OF its adveriary'
To render the juitice of The war on
our pare the more conipicuous, the re-
luctance to commence 1t was followed
by the earlielt and itrongeit mantieit-
atoms, of a difpoftion 10 arreit lis
progrefs. The fward was fcarceiy
out of the fcabbard before the enemy
was appriz-d of he reaionabIe terms
on which it would be re iheathed.
Still more precife advances were re-
peatc'l, and have been received in
foirit forb ddiog every reliance not
placed in the military refources OF the
nation.
rh-fe refources are amply fufhcient
to bring the war to an honorable IL
fue Our nation Is, Ill number, more
than half tina, of the Britiih lies. 1t
is competed of brave, free, viz
tuous and an intelligent people Our
country abounds in the neceilaries, the
arts and the comforts of life. A gen.
eral qrofperity i, vifble in the pubic
count-nance The means employed
by the Britilh cabinet to undermine IT,
have recoiled on themfelyes have
given to our national faculties a more
rapid Development, and, draining
or diverting the precious metal from
BrfilE circulation and Britiih vaults,
have poured them into thoie OF the
United States 1t is a propitious
moderation. that an unavoidable war
hould have found this feaionab,e IA
ciiisy for tie contribute required 10
fupport it When the public voice
called for war, all knew and It'll know
thar without them it could not Be car
ried on, throu h the period which IT
might lat and the patriotilm, the
good frrle and the manly fpirit OF our
, fellow citizens are pledges for the
cheerfulneis with which they will
bear each his ihare of the common
burden. 10 render the war ihort &
its luccefs fure. animated and fyitem.
ATTIC exertions alone are neeenAry; and
the fuccefs OF our arms now may long
preierve eur country from the neoeili-
" of another refort to them. Al
ready have the gallant exploits OF our
naval heroes proved to the world our
nteren, capacity to maintain our
rights on one element. 1t the repu-
tation OF our arms has been thrown
under clouds on the other, preiaging
fiaihes of heroic enterprise allure us,
that nothing is wanting TO coreipon-
cent triunphs there ALTO, but the DIFF
cipiine and habits which are in daily
progreis.
He lfyisSt,,- o,iy SO7erfipu Pres.