The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-07-13

the quarrel is AZ All end without any discus
sions But this writer passes over all The
subjec, of quarrel. The American Prrsi-
dens and government are tad That is now
according to him, to be the ground Of the
war, anc, we are 10 have no neace with them.
will pass over the impudent falsehoods
which this writer utters as TO the conduct OF
MIR. Madison, and the nature and effects OF
the American government and come at
once to what is most interesting 10 US now
namely, lst. whether a war for the recovery
OF the American States as colonies wohld be
fciiuiar in England and I'd. whether IL
would be Ekeiy 20 succeed. AS TO the first,
have no hesitation in expressing my belief,
that il would be, for while st least, the u,osi
foftniae war IN which England was ever enga-
ged, the reasons for which opinion will now
state. In the First place, peace, real and last.
ing peace, and vast reduction OF our forces,
would be total ruin 10 q great 0nmber OF per-
sons aud families. All these will wish for
war, no matter with whom upon what grounds.
They will be for the war for the same reason
that undertakes are for deaths, and without
being any more than these, chargcablc with
any malicious motive. The farmers will be
for war, upon much about the same prihci.
pies they being of opinion,no matter wheth.
er erroneously or not, that war makes corn
dear Here are 1850 very numerous classes
Of persons. A third is the land owners in
general, who believe that peace will lower
their rents wi.hou; lowering their taxes. The
ship owners aud builders fear America, who
can build and sail much cheaaer than they
can, and who, ifsleft at quiet, would cover
the sea with their ships. The great manu-.
factu:ers ever will be for war, likely, as
they think, to tear up, root and branch, those
establishments which are not only supplying
Ametica herself, but must, III ; few pears,
especially with the emigration OF artixshs to,
America, become our rival, and supplsnt Us,
all over the world ,-Besides, if America
were to be recovered, we should, they think,
have a monopoly Of supplying her. Even
the stockholders, though they might, gener-
ally, wish For peace, might probably be per.
suaded that tho recolonizatioD OF America
would afford the means Of iesssniny fhe na.
fionai debt that America might be made to
bear share Of the debt that the lands there
might bo sold for our account aud, in short,
that this might be made an immense source
of income, aud an infallible security 10 the
paper system Of politicians there will be
two descriptions for the war one will see in
America a dangerous maritime rival q mar
itine power which grows, like her own In.
dian corn, almost visible to the eye. They
will mix this apprehension with the feelings
of modification and revenge arising from the
naval victories Of America, which arc not 10
be washed away by the fall of Napoleon, nor
Of fifty Napoleons at his heels. These are
honorable minded men, loving their country
not obic to endure the idea of her eDer, at
any time, ceasing to be mistress of the ocean,
and so terrified st that idea as TO lose sight, 10
the pursdit Of q preventative remedy, all no
tions OF justice, humanity AID freedom.
Asother description of politicians, animat-
ed solely by their hatred of whatever gives
liberty to man, will see in America what, In-
deed, they have always seen, and For which
they have always hated her, an asylum for the
oppressed; adwelling for real liberty an ex.
ample Of people, enjoying the height of
prosperity and the greatest safety Of person
aud property, without any hereditary titles,
without any army, and almost without taxes
a country where the tasv knoS VS. nothing about
religion or its ministers where every man
pursues bis own notions in religious matters;
where there are no sinecures, no pensions, no
grants of public money to individuals; where
the people ~ large choose their representa-
tives in the Legislature, their presidents, gov
ernors, and sheriffs, where bribery and corrup-
tion are unknown. and where the putting OF
criminal to death is nearly as rare IS an eclipse
of the sun or moon. This description of poll
iicisns look at Ametica as Satan is said to have
eyed our hrst parents 10 the garden Of Eden
not with feelings Of envy, bu, with those Of
deadly malice. They would ex,ermina'e the
people and burn up the coantrp. The exam.
pie of such people "scars the eye balls"
They will tell us, that, while that example
exists, nothing 10 done nothing is secured
nothing is safe they will endesvor to terrify
the government and the nation by describing
the emigrations which will tsks place from
Europe the numbers of ariizans and OF pee.
pie of enterprise that will crowd to America
adding 70 her population, extending her
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