Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-06-13

the promoters Of the war. " Curfed be
their anger for it was fierce, and their
wrath for it was cruel q my foul come
not thou into their fecret, unto their at
fembly, mine honor, be not thou united.
lGeneG. XIX y
But / am told, that If the Canadians
will fubmit, we don't with to kill them.
Brethren, look foberly at this reply. The
import Of it, is, kill them, if they don't
fubmit! If we will fubmit, neither the
Engliih, French, nor Algerines will kill
US. Are not thefe hard terms ? Is this
doing as we would be done by! Where
is ocr ;avior's golden ruies
We cannot certainly judge of the JUS
tice of caufe by its iuccefs; but how
can we notice the frow.s of Provid ence
upon the attempts aeainlt Canada, and
not admire, that God ihould 70 little prof.
per the undertaking, if he looks upon it
with appreciation
Upon the whole, the republicans, as
they diitinguiih themielves, were willing
to iubmit to terms of dilhonorabie
peace; were in oppohtion to the federal
contribution fet themfelves againft the
neutrality purified by Wilmington, and
againit his administration were violent,
and fore Of them outrageous, asainf the
Bris'fh treaty; have variouay maniielted
their Partially towards the French, and
have at lait plunged US into needless &
deitru6tive war.
Pray, brethren, compare little the
two kinds Of Administration. Walhing-
ton came to che chair of itate under every
embarraisment. We were atsill terms
with England, France, Spain, and the
natives of our own country, and even
with ourfelves /; but under the guidance
of Provi denee, with the olive branch in
ore hand, and the fword in the other,
he, with his compatriots. was inftrumen
tai in diipelling the gloom. which thick,
ened around us, and lief, US in PROPER.
GUS condition. The oppoGte adminiitra,
ton found us, perhaps, in the highelt
PROPERTY, that ever was experienced by
any nation but it has plunged US into
the mott humiliating circumstances ever
known by this country.
The former administration met the in.
suits Of Foreign Powers with firmnefs,
and yet with eoncilia,ory propoials.-|
The latter withitood the outrages and
fpoliations Of Europeans, with proclama-
tions, fpeeches and embarsoes. The
former prepared for defence by providing
fuch naval force, as The fate of affairs
rendered expedient, by which, it is incon-
teitiblc, our naughty ipoilers were foft-
ensd into mcalores Of reciprocal advan.
tage.-But the latter has turned our ihips
OF force into gun boats, whole chief ex-l
er,ions have been asainlt ourfelves,
fhrunk from the ocean, and brought dis
treis and perplexity upon the country, &
excited the contempt of foreigners. Fl
nally, By iteady, hrm, and wife policy,
our peace was confirmed and our nation
refpected throughout the world-but
new by Partially towards the billiger-
ents, we are funk into diigrace, and plum.
ged into deitru6tive war.
1t is often alledged, that the Federal.
Tits are for an eitabliihed religion, but the
Republicans are more liberal with re.
fpect to the rights Of confidence. Liber-
ty of confidence is an eflential right, and
am with you in every laudable effort to
defend it againit every attack, from any
quarter, under any form ; but ! with to
have that great privilege founded on
iomethipg more permanent, than the ca
price of con:snding political parties, or
their flat,ereIs in order TO gain adherents.