Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-11-28

,.,6a in the invaGon Of Canada, and the
aaroooGtion to build Jas on Lake Onta'
rio. leave fcarcely doubt but that our
Fpvoys will be ordered home, and that a
long, bloody and deitruesive war will be
the confequence.
4 reinforcement ayrived in the Canadas.
Between the 26th and 10th of Osto-
Der, a large feet of tranfports and fore
hips arrived at Quebec, which failed
from Por,imouth, (Eng) Sept Iit. On
board this feet great number OF officers
and men arrived for the purpofe OF join
ing the army in Canada, together with
feycral hundred fhip carpenters and fsa-
men for the Lakes. and fupplies of pro-
yiions and military flores.
Il is our mott fettled belief that If the
war continues two years longer, and we
fee no profpea Of peace Whit Mr.. Mad,
lion and his adhsrents are in power, all
the lois and calamity which, as yet, has
befallen the country, is as drop OF the
bucket when compared with what is itiH
10 come. But the argument with many
of thofe who have been advocates of the
war, now is, what ihali Mr.. Madifon do,
ihall he make peace that will diigrace
the country? TO this, we would fay
thar it is the duty Of thofe who have brot
the country into its prefent iituation, to
reifore it to the fate in which it was
when they came into power but we
have no expectation that they will do it.
To talk of the honor and independence
Of the country, Whit the preient rulers
hold their offices, is all idle Look at the
tate Of affairs on the frontiers, and the
till (moking ruins of the Capital ; the
bankruptcy Of the government; the de-
encelefs fate of the feaboard; the total
humiliation Of commerce extinction Of
revenue the enormous accumulation of
debts and the universal decay Of buff
nefs, and the proitration of mott of the
monied intitutions and then FAY, what
is the portion of difgrace in the propoG-
tions Of the Britifh CommilIioners, bad as
they were, in companion with the diff
grace and dilafer which has been bro't
upon the country by democratic meat
ures. The fact is, the difsrace of the
country lie in having the preient adminif.
tration in power. II is the policy Of the
men who hold the reins of the genera!
government, which has been aud fill is
the difgrsce and ruin of the country.
1t is owing to the leaders of the demo-
cratic party having embarked, unprepar-
ed, in an unneceAary var againit the beit
interef of the United States, that de-
mand for altering the territorial bounds
has been made; that the right to the
Lakes, in all cafes, has been queitioued,
anu caufed large fiction Of the country
to fall into the poheiIion Of the Britilh.
Bur this is not the WORT part of the buff.
nefs For ought that now appears, the
administration will continue to march on
in the fame career of error and folly
which has :hus far marked their progrels.
BY the meaiures Of Jefferlon and Madilon
tate of peace, PROPERTY and happ-
nefs has been exchanged for that of war,
bankruptcy and mifery; ard now, war
Of Two years continuance is to be calculas
ted on. Can and will The people endure
the evils coniequenr on fate of hoftili.
lies, to fecure the queition about Indian
lands: Do the mealures now propoied
BY the ruling party afford the leaf prof.
peel of peace or national relief ? Will
Conlcription Law; a paper bank; the
building Of 74's on the Lakes, or fourth
aaeDpt at the conqueit OF Canada, for
thele are the meaiures propelled, im-
prove our condition, or place the country
IN ftuation to Command peace ON bet
ter terms than what could now be obtain
ed +! lie, the knowledge OF thofe char
aeters who now controu, h. celtinies of
the country, and the experience OF the
palt, anlwer.
BY the appointment of the Circuit
Court olCommon Pie as, HoRATio SOUTH
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