Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-11-21
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pline OF our gallant ieamen, evinced by
their repeated and fplendid victories; the
heroifm lately difplayed by fome of our
generals, their officers and troops, in ma
ny fanguinary and fuccefsful battles,
aafh like lightning upon the furrounding
darkness, rendering it more palpabie.
New. England will not give up the ship,
nor The seamen either She is prepared 10
swim or sink, conquer or die, with them.
But,sir this. administration nave not the sbi.
ily to reward them they have lost the con-
hdence OF The people and cannot command
the resources of the nation. 1t will dcyolve
on the first, fast friends of the navy to re-
ward our brave tars, when the " uoubleG
night" of this administration DEPARTS
"THE STAR OF PEACE Returns"
In relation 10 the subject more immedi
ately before the commiltes, as 10 increase oil
taxes for the reasons which / have given,
and as TO the scherle OF the national bank,
reported by Mr.. Dallas, for reasons which
! may assign when that subject shall be Ia
ken up--I shall vote against The whole. In
relation to the details Of this business as 1t
respects proper selection of articles or OF
equaliziDg them ,hro' the safe, l shall en-
deavour correctly to do my duty.
Before l conclude, sill, there is one sab.
ject upon which wish correctly to be un-
derstood, and upon which some Of the gen
tlemen on this side of the house have been
misIepresented. l allude to the motives
and views OF gentlemen in and o1t OF this
house opposed 10 the administration of Mr..
Madison. Could | for moment believe
that base and corrupt desire Of office, or
emolument, or rower, influenced them, that
moment would ! abandon them, and esteem
them as base as those they oppose. Could ]
believe, that any other desire actuated them,
than to relieve the people from distress and
our country from ruin-I should consider
them unworthy the name Of Americans
unworthy the air and light of heaven Let
honourGb!e gentlemen consult their own
breasts upon this subject. they will find the
charge OF corrupt motive, impossible. DO
they hHd The taste OF power SO sweet-lhe
couch OF ambition So soft, hat they are TO
be cour,ed FOR enjoyment, and not for the
eie,aled object OF rendering happy whole
people 1t they have els harged their duly
10 their country and TO their God, they will
have no difficulty in answering the question.
But union it seems is now the watch word.
Does the administration desire i, Do the
majority in This house desire il Have eli
ther made The least advance or concession
for i; Tho urged By the nation, has Mr.
Madison called round him the wise and the
good withou, distinction of panty! Let his
Cabinet answer. One important Office Va
cant, and continual fluc,ua,ion and success.
sion of officers, al ,ime when he ough, TO
have the constant and best advice II the
wisest men OF the notion. Another eff
sold in lee TO ioi eiguer by birth, OF held by
INN TOR another naturaliZed ci,iZen, now "a
broad on an important mission, and VIII
qualified himsei in the school OF insurrec
ton, tor this distinction Is our treasury
always TO be prey 10 foreigners and trai.
ors-Henry and others he American
people will correct this procedure, or not
complain o! an empty t'e.sury. But what
advances have The msJo'iy IN this house
made coward, a coalition Do they not, up
On every important subject Of debate, un-
shealhe the sworL OF eon,enticn, ard cast
away its scabbaId And how were even
the advances OF the honorable gentleman
from n YORK, received yesterday With
Coldncss--No, sir, they were re lected witt.
cCn;empt. Conscious Of their strength,
they do not WANT our assistance they fear
thai some on this side OF the house, may
stand betw cen them and Office. They do
not want our assistance to PASS their laws,
and Cod forbid they should have it, Tor on
some ofthese laws are Impressed the image
and supeiscrip,ion Of oppression.--I will
not, by my vote, give cur. ency 10 such base
coin
IL, sir, this administration will abandon
the evil advice which they have pui suct SO
long, VIII return 10 = sense OF duly 10 them
selves, and justice 10 their country Mr.
Madison will cease 10 harken 10 evil coun
sellers, and will give up his inefficient and
corrupt agents VIII tom a cabinet OF The
most experienced and wistst statesmen OF
our country, and will surrender the conduct
OF AFFAIRS wholly to them, will be among
the first with heart and hand to support
them Until NJ ..adison does This, can
only advise him, III the words OF all .Spe RI
ented statesman, TO retraCt his odoLs ex