Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-07-26
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Mondaj, July &c, 1918.

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Mr. Webster's Resoiunors The
President has at last furnished AN an.
swer to the resolutions offered by Mr..
Webster Of N. IL and adopted by The
House Of Representatives, on tue 2lst
ult.
The answer is in form Of report
from Mr. Munroe, Secretary Of State
us great length, with the documents
accompanying it, prevents oyr giving it
at present. The report is 'ery elabo-
rate and Mr.. Munroe has with no small
ability laboared much to make the best
al bad cause, and however sa.iifis ID the
partizans OF Mr. Madison may be with
The Secretary's documents, 10 those
who seek for plain unvarnished safe
ment will fad 10 the report confusion
worse confounded. The principal point
lsboured in this report is to Justify the
conduct of Mr.. Madison in issuing his
proclamation upon the authority OF the
declaration of the Duke oil Cadore of
August 5, 1910, which oar Executive
Chooses 10 consider asa repeal Of the
French Berlin and Milan DEGREES. On
the validity OF this declaration, the Pre-
.iaent annuied the Non-Inlercourse
with France and because the English
Ministry did not consider this declara-
ton as Mr.. Madison did, equal TO a sol.
cmn &C, OF the French Government, e.
rescind their Orders in Council accord.
ingly. the fatal proclamation was ad
hered to, full faith and confidence wa.
given to the Duke OF Galore, and the
principal reason given at the time by our
rulers for declaring war. Mr.. Mum.
roe endeavors to. make out that the
conduct Of the President was correct in
Issuing his Proclamation upon the au-
thorily OF CaGore's declaration, and lha,
it was binding in relation to a foreign
government. Whe;'e r We Executive
were sincere and impartial in this opin:
ion, is not now the question. One
thing is certain, Bonapacte himself did
not consider the Duke OF Cadore's de-
claration as repeating the Berlin aud
Milan DEGREES These DEGREES were
not repealed till upwards of eight
months after the declaration relied on
BY Mr.. Madison was made, as has sub
seGusnt'y appeared, and then ii was
some by decree signed and pro
mulgated by Bonapsr,e himself. Tho
.'hls repeating dec,ee was executed on
me 9sth OF Apr! lsll, il was kept a
secret tor more than a,<r; and when
= was made public, il was in consc
sequence, as Bonaparte said, oil the Uni
led States having taken measures TO
,ause her Gag to be respected: Not ill
bonaparte considered the United States
as SHAVING adopted and acting up 10 the
letter and spirit of his continental syst
en- Notwithstanding all this Juggling
and shutting on tie part of the French
Government, and the apparent acqui--
essence on the part of oars, as soon as
The English Government, received :he
knowledge OF an actual repeal oi the
Trench DEGREES they rescinded their
stders in council aud this country is at
War with England and at Peace with
France! There is such coincidence
Oh puneiple and action, whether from
accident or design, that every one must
Judge 10; himself, betwixt Bona parte
and our Executiye-that it is impossi
eto Justify the one without, approy-
Inn the other-hence the necessity of
supporting the declaration oil the minis
ter OF the former m de on the 5th of
august, Isio, and Of course all the