The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-06-28


The ocean you say, is her exclusive domain
She is in ,hc east, the north and the west, an
to increase the danger, she is in the midst .
us. Her pariizahs are numerous and powe.
full think she vii! make peace-ior sh(
will she, that in a few short years, she ca
obtain that without fighting which NAV nov
cost her little blood. These ties of blood
and habits of friendship which are not brokc
oil in time OF war, will do much TO effect hi
future subjugaton OF this country, to Bri,is
dominion, and these dear friends of Britain
these boas,ers of British fraternity, have III,
presumption to charge the people Of Ameri}
ca with French influence, and with wagine
war to aid the Tyrant who lately governed
France. But had this ,yrant been the ally. O
England, we should hayc heard nothing Q
French influences. Now that nc is fallen, w
hear gentlemen express wonderful attach
ment 10 the French people and Tallcyrand
because, forsoo,h, they are the friends
England.--Thc French influence seems ID
have gotten on the other side Of the House
but there is no danger that it will continue
longer than France is ruled by British policy
The charge OF French influence comes will
all excellent grace from gentlemen who are
the incessant advocates of British rights, III
scryilc culogists of British justice and Britisi
magnanimily. You who are boastng of you
ties of blood and habits of friendship with The
enemies Of the ration, dare TO charge tha
nation with French partali,ics. Sir, there
are none oi these par;ialities. Had the secre
connection, which you affirm produced the
war, existed, this very war would have di
vulged it.--Not French public ship has en-
tered our ports, not French officer has beet
appointed in the army and our dispute will
France remains in the same state of suspens,
as before and yet those very men who s,an<
on British ground, ,and have become the cham
pions Of British rights, and the spoogist
and justifiers of British wrongs, most AFRO
gantly and insolcntly charge the government
and people of America VITA French influ
cnco. Sir, il is on old artifice to become th&
accuso,, in order 10 screen yourselves from
the accusation. Look back upon Europe 70
twenty years past, and shew me tho na,io
which you have not alternately condemned
and justified, as that nation has been the enc
my or friend of England. The Russians
while fighting England, wcfc barbarians tn
momcns they are her ally, they arc all at one
tho mos, civilized people upon Garth.
The Hon. member from from Suffolk, MI
Island OF Eba this would require a it'll
moro ho7uer than that gentleman and hi
friends possess but this sentiment is worth
of that gentleman and his party I'VE hay
discovered his drift out OF the abundance o
the heart the mouth spcrkcth. He probabl
finds that this business of election 10 unprof3
table that he and his party are continual
subjected TO discontinue and defeat I; tha
there is ncsv no way to put down the prcscn
administration, but in the way il was put dow
in France, by foreign Jorce.--- Domestic fore
you have tried withou, success. If this pro
jcct is original in the gentleman, il Is proc
Of what his patriotism consists IL copic !
from British newspapers, it is proof Of his e
dclity 10 tho British nation. But, sir, az
sure that gentleman, that the people OF th {
country will not be intmidated by threats d
this kind. Your foreign aid and domestic or
position united, can never destroy the Ame
can government.
But we are told, sir, that the manner d
carrying on the war is evidence of its iDju
tice. confess, sir, that this is to me ne
and strange proposition. Suppose, sir, thu
our operations by land had been, rs you Say
attended with disaster, defeat and disgrcc
is this evidence that the war is unjust? Wer
our continued disasters and defeats, durin
the two first years of the revolutionary wal
evidence Of the injustice of our cause Si@
it is not true that our operations by land hav
been so disgraccful as is pretended. Their
have been instances, very many instances, d
skill and vaIor, never surpassed by any troop
in any country. know very well, and I'd
gret il, that our situation has been unfayord
BILE TO successful military enterprise. Th
cause is to be found not in the want Of na,iv
intelligence and bravery Of our citizens, bu
the lack Of experience, which thirty years
peace has rendered indispensable.
You had no officers and soldiers, bccaus
you had no wars but we have already ncarl
surmounted the diffculty,and officers and so
dicrs will rise up out Of the exigencics of tn
times. But one part Of our opcrrtions,mus
presume, be jnsf, because it j, successful