The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-05-13

made. In no, icreseeing il they Showed a
want oi knowledge upon the subject, and also
want of knowledge as To the circumstances IS
IN which America stood with regard 10
France, iromswhom she was, and still Is, de-
manning indemnity upon exactly the same
principle that she makes the demand on US.
The reader cannct be too often reminded
81 the origia and nainre of the Orders in
Council. They arose, as we aledge, out OF
TIE French DEGREES OF Berl;n aud Af!an, the
two places at which the Emperor was when
le signed them. These DEGREES violated
nra,ral rights On the seas but il was deciar-
81 in the prcambles to them, that this viola
tioa was rendered necessary by certain Or
ders in Council OF England, which enforced
A gteatcr violation OF neutral rights. We,
Upon the appearance of ,Lesc DEGREES, issu-
cd other Orders In Council, enforcing other
violations ot neutral rights. Bo,h parties
were complained Of by America. Both psr-
ties call their measures retahafory. Both
parties GNosved Mat their MEASURES pioloted
neutral rights. Both parlies sid tha, they
regretted that the measure had been forced
upon them, Each party declared, over and
over again, in the most solemn manner, that
the momen: the other removed or relared his
measures, he should find joyful imita,or in
the party declaring. America protested a
gainst the conduct of both. She said TO us
that we had 10 right TO violate her rights be-
cause they were violated by France and TO
France she said, that she had 10 right TO VIC.
late her rights because they were violated by
US. AT last, to put the sincerity OF the TWO
parties TO the test, she passes law, which
says, that il, before the fsst of November,
1910, both parties have repealed their De-
Crees, their commercial and friendly inter-
course with her shall continue that if one
party does repeal aud the other does not re-
peal by that day, then her ports shal! be shut
against the non.repealiog power in Februrry,
9ll.--Napoleon, in the month of August,
1910, issued Decree, by which his violating
DEGREES Stood repealed Oh ,he FIRST oi the FOL-
lowing November. This new Decree was
comm unicated to our Ministers by the Amer
lean Minister in London, who expressed his
hope, that, sgreeably TO our many solemn
declarations. VIC should hasten to follow the
example OF France. Our Ministers answer
ed in sor, of vague way bu,, at any rate,
they did NOT rehcai ahG in February, 1911,
the law went into effect against US. Our
| goods and our vessels were shut oui Of tho
Admitted. We asserted, that Napoleon had
nor rekeoied his DEGREES. America asserted,
that he had, but we would not believe her.
We insisted, that she did not know the fact
nearly so we'll as we Gid. In short, we con-
tinued TO refuse 10 rcpeal--At last, the great
di.tresses and consequcn, complaints Of the
manufacturers led to an enquiry, at the bar OF
the House of Commons, into the effects of
The Orders i'm Council, when such a mass of
evidence was produced ky Mr. Brougham in
support OF the propositions, that the Don-im-
pora,ion law OF America was the principal
Cause Of those distresses, that the ministers
(Perceval being dcad) gave way, and the or
aera sytrc rtheated..--Tbis Is the plain and
true history o. the matter aad particularly
wish the reader to bear in mind, tina, our o..
ders had, up 10 the moment OF Nopolcon's S
repeal Of his decrcss ,ctsoays 6een aeknozvledg-
ed by us to contain a pioaHon of TIE knosva
righ'e ef nentrals but in our justification,
we said, that it was /orced upon rs by the de.
crees OF the enemy. This was our language
up TO the moment Of NapoIeon'a repeal But,
what says Lord Castlercagh nogv 30 far
from acknowledging that the orders in
council enforced violation ot any known
neutral right, he conlends Gf tho re
port of his speech be correct tina; they we're
founded on our known primitive right. The
words, as they standsin the crort, are these !;
" The orders IN council had been point
on which considerable difference of opinion
in this country had prevailed, but they had
been abandoned, not so much IN Hr ground II
this country not baving me THE RIGHT, as
with Avicw to commercial erhediency. He
rather wished, however, to wave the rencw-
I'll Of thu, branch Of the questions, now that
the whole proceedings # government were
before the House. With respect TO the
maiu principles T ;hal system, ministers
were stW KnaAe,rd ia hrir oIinion, when the
conservation of the country rendered Il ne
cessary TO resorf 10 IL. At the time the inea-
sure was adopted, such system @as ncces-
sary, nor onty osH resieefed Franee, but as
connected sOnh rte soandest policy for sas