Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-11-10


prevents his appointment of all the subor-
dinate officers in the same districts, ready
70 take from our militia officers their com
mands, as soon as they take the field--thus
violating in the very letter, that part OF
the constitution which reserves "to the
states respectively, the appointment Of the
officers of the militia? There is nothing
that will prevent his doing this, seeing he
has the disposition, but the determined re-
sistence Of the people, who are aceus-
toned, |" to anticipate the evil, and Judge
the pressure of grievance by the badness of
the principle They augur mis- government
nj a distance, and snuff up the approach OF
tyranny in every tainted breeze" Ii then,
sir. VOC will not defend New England, n.
England will defend herself, and will keep
her resources for her own occasions Mil
lions for our defence, but not cent for
tribute"
Fourth reason cannot unite in sup
porting this administration, with MIR. Mad
ison at their head, because he has always
shown a settled and determined spirit OF
hostility, against the enterprise, the com
merce, the rights, and above all, the pat
RIOTS of New England. In confirmation of
this. with mingled sensations OF pride and
disdain. / descend to notice the mean, das-
tardly connection between this government
and one John Henry Where your Presi-
dent rave to that scoundrel and traitor,
ffty thousand dollars, of the peoples money,
to purchase up as he fondly hoped calum
nv and detraction against the first patriots
in New England That he was disap.
pointed in his malicious and revengeful
hopes and designs, was not his fault. The
traitor received his fifty thousand dollars
from the hand of your president, who sent
him, in one Of our public ships, out OF the
reach of Justice, even to the imperial Bona
parte. Sir, this impotent attempt by your
president. to suly the character of New
England, will never be forgotten: 1t will be
forgiven, for our holy religion commands
us to forgive our greatest enemies, persecu-
tors and slanderers Thank God, N Eng
land is covered with the heavenly panoply
of entegrity and patriotism the arrows OF
malevolence fall harmless at her feet
But this government have since 1906 con
stantly manifested deadly hostility. a
gainst the commerce and rights OF New
England; by their embargoes, non inter
course and neutrality-suspicious. Some OF the
provisions of which were infinitely more
unjust and oppressive, than the sortts Of
assistance, so Justly complained OF, at the
commencement of the revolution: These
writs gave to the CUSTOM house officers and
their deputies powers to enter any private
houses. sc. . that they could say they
Suspected. I" Now sir, some of the provi-
sions of your laws authorised them to do
this, without saving any thing-without
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this floor. and now after the most deliber-
ate consideration, 1 repeat, that this Gd-
ADMINISTRATION haze brought upon thts ma
ton many Of the evils 1chich produced
the reooiution THAT THEY ARE IN FACT,
ACTING ovER THE TYRANNY OF BRITAIN,
AGAINST NEW ENGLAND, with increased ag-
gravation What let me ask, was Bus
ton port bill compared with general en-
bargoP what duty on a few unImportant
articles, compared with the taxes and op
pressions which this administration have
brought upon this people. AS much as L
detest and abhcr the tyranny and oppres-
sion Of Grafton. North, or Bate, and
their hirelng asso states in different minis
tries in England, against this country,
would not do them The injustice to compare
them with a set of men and measures,
which would disgrace them. ia simple
King Of Eagtaad, BY his corrupt SER
vonts, chastised Neso England With
grhjpS, Tais administration haze chas-
ttsed her aeith scorpions. A repetition of
the same grivances will remind US of the
remedy. / very we'll know the apology
that is offered by gentlemen on this occa-
sion-That our situation is changed-that
New England is represented on this floor,
but was not in parliament. Is she indeed
represented heree What influence has New
England in this Congress, more than she
had in the Parliament of England ?-She
has members here TO state her grievances,
and demand redress She had friends
there, able and distinguished, to do the
same Has the interest of New England
been at all consulted for these eight years
paste Have her grievances been redress
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