Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-10-31

heighth of inf,lence and injufice. 1t is
what conquering nation alone could
fay to conquered one."
Can any man read this in his cloiet
without fling Of confidence Is TIL;
our equality and fairnefs and love of
peace ?
But what was this war in its commence
ment i? An unprovoked, uojuf, ofenlive
attack on nation then ftrugging with
the mott monnrous power in the world
That nation now freed from all its 9TH
sr enemies, at perfect liberty to puni'h
the iniuffice and meannefs of our cabinet,
finding us exhaufted by the war, our pub
lie credit gone our fnanciers at their wits
ends to get dollar, the payment OF the
;nterelt on our public debt fuipendcd,
Consrefs attacking thofe manufactures
which they protected to favour running
their hands into every mans pocket to fee
if thew can fcize any CATH, and opening
every pantry door to find objects OF tax
ation.-That nation finding US in this
condition offers to reitore all the has taken
and merely aiks fecurity againit our fu-
,ure iniufice, difclaims all with Of gain
ing territory, aliedges her fears of our
failure power and proves the hncerity OF
both by the very nature OF the propoii-
tions ihe makes which are fimply to re-
move us to diftance from her, and we
eall this infolence and ipjultioe. We
too Gracious Heaven who, two years
i;nce in moment Of exultati,n finding
our enemy occupied abroad, and weak IN
our country threatened and boaited that
we would rob her of all her American
territories |!
If we could not confeientioufy appeal
to Heaven bstore, for the juitice of our
caufe. what ihall we no1u fay to God of
mercy. when our enemy offers to ftay the
dearoving arm, and to fheathe the bloody
fword, and only demands fecurity and
protection for the Indian tribes on whole
plundered lands this nation now lu5liits !
Substantially this is the only propoG.
ton made. The others were fubjeets of
difculIiou only and might have been
modified to our acceptance. But no, we
will not dfculs, not even try to agree.
What then are We to do j? Fight. Till
when Till we have humbled Britain -
So we promiCsd TO do three years ago. -
We have only loft five or Fix millions of
acres; one hundred millions of dollars
and 30 thoufand lives. Shall we do
better If Britain with 6ooo troops on
our feabcard has called out 100, 900 nj.
litia, taken our capitol, and two great
counties of Mahachufetts, what may fhe
be expected to do when lhe has 10 coo
troops to be directed by fea to any one
point ? Will fhe be LET'S difpofed 20 ak
for fecuriry after fhe has taken LouiGana?
or New York /! Yet fhe certainly car do
either with fueh force as fhe Can fcnd
No man doubs we can defend our coun-
try but not from ravage, and devaltation
and immenfe expenfe and laiting injury
And after we are thus exhauited is it
probable our enemy will give US better
terms than thofe we now reject
But our honour is concerned +! Aneri-
ca cannon yielu any VI hCr tri'io'y
What is honour Is it honour to engage
in an uojuA war ? Is it honour to refufe
a moderate peace Is it honour to Unfit
on the RICH, of planderingthe Indians OF
the little which common Father in
Heaven has given them i?
All that Britain inlits upon, is that ihe
will nrotect thefc Indians. She does ii
becaule ihe is bound to them as her allies.
She does u for the nobler reafon which
Heaven NUT approve, that by removing
her borders from ours, our peace. that
peace which ought to subflt between all
chriltian nations will be more durable.
Is this the reafon we reject it j? Yes, |
fear it is the real reaton.
PACIFICUS.