Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-03-21
Thoughts on the prefent War.

Two canies on y are AtAgned ID Mr. Msdforh
Manfeflo for this unhappy war. Firia the Ordese
10 Council-zd the Imprefment Of (eamen LIZ
It be remembered. that ionls month"; before our
government declared the war .-Boaaparte 10 Para
declared war between the United states and @.
Brit4in.---- Let il alto he remembered, shaf tn
very word, uled in the declaration Of war are Ia.
Hss.ty sbe ja~s, which are in BoaaparteS speech
which vas publilhed in moi Of III News papeu
ieveral mouths before the american people were
involved IN sth,s gfievious .amty Il, ALTO 81
remembered, thar when the French DEGREES weee
officially declared to be revoked. (he political III.
gle played OF upon US in that thing houId moi g
forgo.sen the Br,tifh Government faithful 70 tkeie
ffipu' atiop repez;sd their Orders 10 Cuuneil-Les
il alto be oered that the declaration Of M
vas hurried through the fecrs, felton, Of Cossses
and that the people had no know edge, nor were
fuip,cious of the event until deas,ny was 6ssd
Ivy The Admlniltration LET il alto be remember.
cred that, il upon iueh momeu Gus fusiect 4
hat Of declaring war, nub ifs si~s bed kss sIss-
sv dsiibsvssiss spss il, asyfL sss.eqmws stss
take. y j. ibs dJs .dss. IF ID. M "fy1.!ra xbsi
es~1 bsfs,s fbs~ ISs IF tie ,stss sf ~ 0dss u
CssseI sessL bsos sessGsd bfws ssslt tsvs ~
ds.kssd-Lss ths(e thing. Be remenSssed. I'D
they are ali TOO recent 10 require psoor ard -
need no other evidence that our sdmnillrasieuues
Iele5 ,sse The BY F.sss Tue ~ sb,s wssks 4.
lay, (and double thar time 10 generally taken " b.
Cougreis to difculs iuject Of inconGderabis IN.
portsnes) would have pui il out Of the power q
the government to i.j,s Bssspsrrs ssvs sysvlt il.
Ian Ly which war 10 declared 10 exit between u
and Great Britain.
The other caule Of war, alledeed in the man.
fe1o 10, the impeachment of Seamen but a. G.
Britain claims no right to impress -. eiss4s., bss
only to take Der esos whea found on the ocean, q
= n.
have dared 70 declare war upon thar Rroun1
for Mr. Madifon has officially advanced he
fame principle which Britain contends for atho'
he has foilaed into HE mznifsQo complaint aganR
Great Britain for adherins the doctrine be, him.
felt has officially approved.
Why tbs a0ouiihng hate: this galopp;ng bur.
~ in ca,ional act fraught with fueh dreadfni
coniequeaces Why were the very words Of bon.
aparte ufed IN the declaration Of war Mr. Crun-
dy. an administration man, has aufweg ed the quss
tion He let The cat Ouf-wben he laid sha. F,saa
bed fsvs I.ss s6oss sbs sssls IF ~, Ad~si1, aias
And France kicked Y. into thss wicked unnatural
war - We cali ourleivesa Chrillian peopie-we
ho.f1 Of our piOus ancrllors and yet txmey esns
fent to war ~ unjuR and wicked, ~ il 10 dir
graceful and hopeleis.
The only ground now left in the manife0o i
the Impeachment Of ieamen. It IL we'll known thai
the Britifh have no laws, which authorize Of Case
ton the ipPrelsmea, Of any foreigner into theif
fervics and that, ., ss.~ assds,g is~s. fossgss:
are projected from luch Impeachment. Il isveu
known. tina, there ha. beea pracliee, u The
country. by which Bntiih lubjsas, BY asti6es q
PERJURY. get falis projections and that defensn
from their ihips have often been psosecaed b
iuch Practice among us-It 10 very d.fiesi e
remedy this evil-ths fsmeuefs Of isaguage ~ :
fami lar ~ Of appearance and character render
impo iibie but that there mutt be cau(es Of COM
pls,at upon this futje0 on both foes; bu' speak
wishou, fear of contradiction, when LAY that. q
the time Of declaration Of war, there wsre ~
BriSifh iutjsets ia our employ 20 one Americans
theirs Alter . moR mnue inveiigstion OF thus
III, j q by all the Members of our Legiaa afe q
rccen, isfli only twelve perions cou.d b. sosae
in the State of MaAachxfet,s who were iuspectea
Of being imPreaed toto their fervce aud the cafes
of Gome OF them were even doubtful There NULL
then, be We few cafes Of thi. d,ieription 10 'hs
Union, for MaGachufetn furniihcs, probably ons
third of the ieamen, :.
And 10 II for iuch caufe a. this, that Chrih
ian people can war againil another Chriit,as %.
ton! If 70. lei " 10 longer pretend 70 iueh
character, no longer basf the piesy Of our sneH'
tor.s-No let u "a her FAY, we have depfee.a'ec-
we are aot Chriaian., our conduct proclaim
hea,hens. The only cauie Of war is that me ot'.-
i'm claim a right to ,mprefs ibsi sss/ss
their /ss/ syviss What a defpo,ic governmeu, =
Whas are hev os.g in Penniyivana in.'
the member. Of the reipectAbs tociey OF rs'eeoss
who &C or ling to the mid doctrines OF the prime
of peace are 60 confcien.ioufy lcrupu'0s' o. CIV
ing the inaail.il coun' enance, 1ppors or a'Ds.
ace 10 war that they will not. in any, ever ".
rsmaeit degree, afford or contribute any tniae ~
ITS aid We find h-m mp,.g:s into the 1s'1!~s.
and even Ene will TO execute them Tor ie.uMs
to aid whit they conse,en'iouily believes ~'e..".
osj-et but hey are saIaiy f'r.sdf' ".as y 80