Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-15
WARRINGTON. MAncn 4, 1878.

WARRINGTON MARCH 4, 1878.
AT 40 clock this day JAMES MADISON
The PreGdent of the United States eject hsvi &
attended at h Capital for the purpoie If akng
the Oath OF Ollie delivered TO the Walt con
tourfe Of people ATTEMPTED on the oecafion,
the following
SPEECH
About to add the folemnity of an
oath to the Obligations impoied by a
iecond call to the itation, Ill which
my country heretofore placed me,
1 find in the prefence of this refpe6t-
abe aaembly, an opportunity of pub
hckly repeating my profound ienie
of 70 diltinguilhed confidence, and
of the Responsibility united with It.
The imprenions on me are itrength
ened by Guch an evidence that my
faithfui endeavours to dlicharge my
arduous duties have been favorably
eitimated (, and by confederation OH
the momentous period at which the
tfuit has been renewed From the
weight and magnitude now belong
ing to it, ihould be compelled to
fhrink, if | had lefs reliance on the
iupport of an emily htened and gen.
erous people. and feel lels deeply
conviction, that the war with pow
eriu. nation, which forms 70 promi-
nent a feature in our iituation, is
ftampred with that juitice, which in
vites the fniles OF heaven on the
means Of conducting it to fuccefs
full termination
May We not cheriih this fentiment,
withou, preiunption, when we reflect
on the characters by which this war is
diltinguih.d
1t was not declared on the part
of the u States until it had been
long made on them, in reality,
though not in name /; until argu-
ments and expottula'ions had been
exhauited until a pofitive declara-
aticn had been received, tina. the
wrongs provoke & it would not be
Discontinued nor until This appeal
could no longer BE- delayed, without
breaking down the ipirit Ct the na
ton, detroying all conhdeace in
itfelf and in It's political inltruti,ns
and either perpe,uating ita'e Of
di.graceful fuffering, or regalning by
m,re coitly facri6ces and more ievers
ilruggles, oar loft rank and refpedt
among indie pendent powers.
On the ,nuc of the war are TAXED
our nationally sovereignty on the
high feas, and fecurity OF an Impor-
tam clais of citizens, whole occupa-
rions give the proper value to thofe
of every other clafs. Not to con-
tend for fuch fake, is to furrender
our equality with other powers, on
the element common to all and to
violate the sacred title, which every
member of he fociety has to its pro-
te0ion need not call into view
the unlawfulneis of the practice, by
which our n ariners are forced, at the
will of every cruizing officer, from
their own vehels into foreign ones.
nor paint the outrages inleparable
from it. The proofs are in the rec
ords OF each fucoeilive administration
Of our government and the cruel
futferings of that portion. Of the A.
merican people have found their way
TO every boiom not dead to he
fympathies of human nature.
rs the war was juit in its origin,
and niece fairy and n bic in lis objects
we can reflect with proud fatlsfdc
ton 'hat j. carrying IL on, no pin
cipl' of juitice or honor. no uiage oil
civilized nations, no precept OF
courfefy or humanity lave oeen in
fin d he war has been urged tr
ous par, with ieIupuluus regard to
all thefe obligations, and in fpirit
of lberality which was never fur
pa1;d.
How little has been the effect OF
this ex4mple ON the conduct Of the
enem' j.!
They have retained as prifoners of
war cirizens of the United States,
not liable to be 70 conf lered under
the uiaees CT war
they have refufed to con[il Ter as
p,ilooers OF war, and threatened to
punilh as traitors and deferters, per
Eops rmiJratina without rcitraint 70