The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-07-13
MISCELL ANY.
From CosSess. gess,y Resisssr Of .iprii IS.
RE.CoLoNizATloN OF THE AMERICAN,
STATES.

IL Was easy TO believe, that the enemies
Of freedom would, upon this occasion, turn
their baleful eyes towards the United States
Of America, and endeavor to stimulate our
government, who, let Us hope; however, has
TOO much sense to be SO worked oh, 10 wage
war for the destruction etE5erty IN the ives.
tern world. But |, who fully expected TO see
this, am really astoAnded At the speed and the
boldness, with which the project has been
brought forward in some of our public prints,
especially the Times, which, in plain terms,
urges war against the United States upon
the came PRINCIPLES that the close of the war
has been carried on against Napoleon and,
indeed, which aims at the subiugaiion, re-oe-
cupation, and re-e0ion,zcfion Of fhaf country.
Before I proceed any further, l shall insert
the article, which has called forth these OBJ
servations.
It is understood that farf Of our army in
France wW be Immediately transferred 10 IL
nerica, TO finish the war there with the same
glory as in Europe, and 10 hiare the feaee on
foundation equally FIRM and dieting. Now,
that the tyrant BoNAPARTE has been consign-
ed to infamy, there is no public feeling in
this country stronger tiian that of indignation
against the Americans. That a Republic
boastiug of il. freedom should have stoop-
cd to become the tool of that monsters
ambition ;<that 1t should have attempt
ed to plunge the parricidal weapon into the
heart of that country from whence its origin
was derived; that it should have chosen the
precise moment when it fancied that Russia
was overwhelmed, TO attempt to consrmmate
the ruin Of Britain--all this is conduct SO
black, so loathsome, 50 hateful, that il ha,ur-
ally s,irs up the indignation we have describ-
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same popular error, that there was, NOT long
since, when France was identified In the
minds Of most men, with the name Of BONA
PARTE. The American yoUernn'ent,is in hoinf
effacf, as suuch tyranny Qhough We are far
from saying it is so horrible cne) as was
that Of Bonaparte aud as we firmly urged
the principle of No Peace gvifh Bonsharse
so TO be consistent with ourselves, we mus,
in like manner maintain the doctrine of NO
PEACE WITH JAMES MADISON. The
reasons for this are two-fold, as respecting
this country, and as respecting America. A
very little reflection will render them suaic-
iently manfest.-Tn the 6rs, place, hatred Of
England is the first fundamental point in the
policy of Mr.. Madison. He is the ostensblc
organ of party, all whose thoughts, feelings,
and sentiments are guided by this master key
Some of the statesmen Of this school have
not blushed to assert in full Senate; |" that the
world ought to rejoice, If Britain were sunk
IN the sea-" If, where there are now men,
and wealth, and laws, and liberty, "there
were no more than sandbank for the sea.
monsters to fatten on, space for the storms
of the ocsan to ulingle III conflict" Such is
the deep.rooted ansipa,hy which these wick.
ed men have to the land OF their forefathers
With such ineu Mr.. Madison acts and he
himself, before the accession of his party TO
power, expressly laid il down as principle
ION the discussion of Mr.. Jars negociation)
"that no treaty should be made with the enc.
my Of France" His love for the latter coun.
try, however, was but an adjunct of the hat.
red which he entertained towards US and he
hated Us for the same reason that Bonaparte
did-bccause we stand in the way Of any state
that aspires at universal dominion ! for, young
as is the transatlantic republc, it has already
INDUCED 10 something more than dreams of
the most unmeasured ambition. We need
not here detail the long history of fraud and
falsehood by which he at length succeeded In
dcluding his countrymen to war. Suffice it
TO say, he had two objects in that war ;--6rst
20 sap the foundations of our maritime great
ness, by denying the allegiance OF our sailors,
and secondly, to sieze on our colonial posses!
sions on the main land of America, leaving
1t to future occasion TO lay Eauds on our insu.
lar settlements in the West-Indies. Perhaps
when he fads himself unexpectedly deprived
of the bucklcr under which he aimed these
stabs at our vital existence--the mighty Ma
poleon, the protector in fero of the Colum-
bisn confederacy- may be 1yiiing 70 draw
in hs horns, aud sneak away from his auda-
cious undertakings. But shall we have the
extreme folly TO let him of thus When we
have wrestcdth dagger from the bravo's hand,
shall we quietly return il TO him to put it in its
sheath No. No. Mr.. Madison himself, in
his very last public speech, has furnished us
with most opposite rule Of conduct, which
he clnoo, blame Us for adopting, since he a.