The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-08-26

h - am sure, that the Iinses news -parer, by
v Its sSnsc'css abuse OF MIR. Madison bDd tho
Compress, and ITS iosolcnt and contSmp,ucus
language towards the American people, did
much an producing this fatal war. Paine has
said, that II Is The tosf ftofher that breaks the
1 hofse'aback and. would i, be any wonder.
ii this hase Print, by that irsclcncc, those
faun,ng mcnsces, in which i, dealt few
months before the war was declared, was ,he
tasf feather upon the occasion ?---h sroko OF
the Americans and their navy in strain Of
contempt not TO be endured. 4, told them.
that their boosted Navy should BE ,owed into
Haliiax in month from the date of their de-
c'araion ot war. II said, that i,sha,eu ofsfy
esemies OF osEnglands but thar Mr., Madison
ond ms nation were unworthy OF any thnRJut
mpt.---ltwas impossible for any nation
TO PCT up with this. I.ibcls the most a,roci-
Gus were published against Mr. Madison and
oil his brother officers in the government.
The Naval Officers ofsAmerica were snokcn
oi as 1t they were dogs.--ln tina, eoun,ry fAe
feot1e have something to say as 10 public at
isirs and, ~ II any wonder, that such publ.
cations should produce an effect amongst
them, who read every thing, ond who we'll
understand what they read !---The President,
we lind, has instantly, and with gfca, a,idi,y,
very plain man. Wears, or used 10 wear, a
grey coat, and his no-powtlered hair very
smooth. fle had no big wig, nor any gowns,
or any othcr fns thing upon him. But, he
seems to know very well wha, lie is about. -
Indeed, all he has 10 know, is, what yhr neo.
ne svish, and that he knows by their vo,es.
lie knows, that they hate war, as the great
and fruitful parent Of taxation and arbitrary
power and that, TO please them. he must
avail himself OF every thing that Offers even
chance OF putting an end TO the war upon
Just and hpnorable terms-But,Nas you ses,
our hirclmgs exclaim against the acceptance
ofany mediationj even the mediation of Rns.
sia, who has committed her very fleet TO our
hands. For oncc, let 10 hope, that these
men do not speak the language of the Cove
crnmcnt. Hive refuse the mediation Of our
own ally in the war IL We refuse tho media.
tlon ci that power, who's, we say, is about 10
9SGye!r~ EGHrers, s, what viii that power, what
will the world say Of our cause 1--WE are
not, il seems, "to commit our rar'oi yights
TO the mediation Of any pcwer." But, thiS
is not proposed. The Americans do not dis
pulc any thing heretofore acknowledged BY
them, or conlended for by us, as q righ.~.
The thing we contend for is, the practice OF
imhressing hersons on board neutral ships on
tho Aigh seas. This the Americans deny 10
be right they say, that it never was before
practised, or contended for, or claimed, BY
any belligercnt nation they cay, that, by no
writer cn public law by no principle ever
lsid down by any such writer by no rccogn-
ton Of any power by no practice, by no as.
sertion Of ours, is this act 10 be justified. Ia
short, they say, that j, hos neither law, pre-.
ccdcnt, nor reason for It's basis. .--If they ass
scrt, in this respect, what 10 not true, Why
not prove il !--Wby not cite us The book,
the treaty, the public document, the princi.
pie, the precedeht, upon which we ground
this practice ! No one attempts TO do this 4
and, until i, be doGc, what impudencc is il Ia
say that we possess such q right !--Agiecss
bly, to all the principles Of jursprudcnc0
when man claims right 10 do that whieh
is, on the face Of the thing, t'espsss upon h
another mao, no must frs, frove bis right.
There might be in John right TO pass cross
the field Of James bot, having now, for tho !
FIRST time, begun 10 exercise this right, il 10
incumbent upon him TO prove il in the way
Of defence against an action of trcspass sbd,
il he cannot prove il If he can show neither I
written deeds nor bring evidence Of precc.
dent or custom, be suffers az q trespssser.
Apply this 10 the case before us, and will any
one say, that, in order TO justify war for +
such practice, we ought not 10 produce 4
something in nrocf of our right I'll am for
giving mp no naval ';ghs Of England |; and, II
any one will show me sry veaty, any declare
0tson Of any power, any recognition, any mare
i'm Of any writer upon public law, or, any eass
tom or hreecdrnf, " ony, fonsr in The whole X
svorid, to justify our mprcsssnent Of persons
on board Of neutral SLIPS or the high seas, !
will say, that our ss, shot ovghtto DC need,
rather than cease our practise OF impresss
meu,.--Can say more Can go further
Will Justice or reason allow me to 60 further
than this The Americans Will say, that J ~
20 much 100 Ear but am quite Englishn,aA
enough 10 go this Ieng'h.--Fu.ber, howev-
cr, will not 60, call me what the h!rclings