Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-11-22


cepted and we do not believe thai II sc-
cepted It would lead to q speedy peace.
The war is continued, since the revocation
of the Orders in Counsel, solelyto compel
G. Britain TO renounce one single. simple &
abstract right. right which she claims 10
the services of all her subjects IN time OF
war. It is not SIMPLY to compel her 10 relin-
quish the practice Of imprsssment from our
merchant ships, for ,hsl she Las already Of
fered 10 doupon terms declsred BY Messrs.
Monroe and Pinkney 10 be "bolh safe ard
honorable to the u. Sts,es," ba, it is 70
compel her to a Remuneration OF the absndci
,fehl Cfest Britain never will. and we will
add, she never ought 10 do this under an,
circumstances short of complete prostitution
Il is right which every nation, even our
own asserts and which, in repeated instsn-
ces. we have exercised. !, is right which
no nation in smily with England will ever
recommend TO her TO renounce. We may
conquer the CAnsdss we may add Noss
quests. but we shah then have inside no
progress towards the accomplishment of our
osiensbie object.-So long as she has q
single ship TO float she will assert and msin.
tain her right tothe allegisncs and services
Of her subjects DO we not claim he same
right Do we no ese, else il J Are not the
frequent drafts OF oul militia, those coinrul.
sorry conscFiptions for the public service,
founded upon precise y the same principle |
A war. therefore. TO compel &. Britain TO
reaounce ,igh ~lieh we AMI al other IA
tons claim and exercise, is hopeless and
s5susd, aud can terminate only by conces-
sion on our part, or by complete prostfa.
ton Of the strength and power of The enc
m, e-Cau we hen prosti ate G Britain ei
Their by our aefr.e or our easltye means OF
and rsw materials stsr,e her mo subR,s.
sion, or our invasion of Ter provinces para.
. lie her strength We know ,hst ,he raw
materials OF her Manufactures are now pro
cured by her IN abundance, and at "a price as
lew as formerly that The demand for he.
manufactures is increasing daily, tia, hei
etops,re abundant and her commerce. e,.h
mpse extensive Than Il WAS pfss.ous 10 out
bostiliiies, and even more lucrative .han Il
would be If We we're now a, peace and par
teip.ting IN 1hal commerce. The war.
,hsn, uu.ess We eoncede, must be lnfe,R1
matte,
Whence then are our hopes of peace
We answer, nei from the Russisn mediation
but from TIE defeats and d. sssters OF Bona
pate. We are ~ war on his side, ON b..
reexts, and at his dic,-ton lie openly
declared war Tor US long before we de
cisred i, tor ourselves, and our admins
,Cs,ion, instead OF resen,ing he usurpsaon
adopted the measure as SOON rs they could
reconcile IL to heir darling popularity snd
their places. u iii Bonsp4tie's disasters
shat render hlm more humble, snd strip him
o. some of those terrors which he wears to
wards our sdminis,l alton, We Can never
have pence. Compassion Is hopeless /; sue.
cess in cur conquest OF C.nadi will be un
svslng the Russian med,allon, IT iender
cd and accepted ALL end IN abortion, uniess
| BonapArie snail be 50 humbled in The pres
eni conflict in Europe As % eonsen, to our
Making ace on The Term, winch have al.
ready been repeatedly Heed.
htw Bedford IMeyeRry.