Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-07-11

From the Connecticut Coursnt.
As my earthly existence had its begin
ing prior to the middle Of the las: century,
40 had arrived At the state Of MANAGED
s,me considerable time before the com-
mencement ofthe American revolution war
4 the origin and progress Of which was
an attentive obneryer. The transactions
which passed at that momcntous period,
will always be fresh in memory and more
specially the solemn and awful Impress
ions with which the public mind nahifestly
appeared TO be weighed down. ! can never
forget with what deep solemnity, with what.
diffiience If the arm ef.qess, with what gen.
sral and fervent suppIicstions to heaven, the
revolution war was undertaken. Nor can
l forget In how many instances the handS5
God, ,isibly as i, were, and almost miract-
lousy, defended and prpspered the right.
=ous cause Of this country. Il was a day OF
darkness but, the 6ov was never OH. Of the
cloud-rhe Angel Of Mercy was constants.
y with Us to save us.
have now lived to witness another war1
which some are pleased to call che second
s0ar for .dnlerican hacfendence though to
ms there appears no resemblance betweeh
the two, as respects either their causes or
their objects But, In comparing, or fsther
contrasting these two wars,what strikes me-
the most forcibly, is, the difference Of spir.
i, and manner in which they we're enicred
upon. In the las, instance, the Question Of
war, AZ weighty and solemn question =
can POSSIBLY come before the rulers Of . NJ.
ton, was treated with levity that has
scarcely any parallel in the annals Of tho
civilized world. II was not indeed so treats
ed by ali. Many Of the members Of Con-.
gress, a., on the one hand, they deemed the
war to be unnecessary so on the oshetthey
expressed in glowing language their boding
app hensicns of the rcmediless calamitiex
in which it would enwrap the country 4
while some Of them approached lthe sub
iect with religious awe that was highly
creditable 10 the moral feelings Of their
hearts.
Mr.. John Randolph. in particular, ex.
pressed himself in words that ought never
70 be forgotten. He sas0 the wr;sing an the
.vaH, and the hand Thar utofe. What have
reference to, is part Of his speech, April
l, 1919. on the embargo, as the precursor
of war. MIR Randolph said, He was so
impressed with the importance Of the SUBJ
iect, and the solsmni,y ofthe occasion, that
ne could no, be silent. Sir, said MIR. r.
we are now in conclsves the eyes Of tho
surrounding world are not upon us-we
are shut up from the light Of Heaven but
The eyes Of God are upon US. He knows
the spirit of our minds. We ought Il
realize that We are in the presence of that
God who knows our thoughts and motives,
and to whom we must hereafter render an
account for the deeds done in the body"
These solemn expressions uttered with
force and emphasis peculiar to the speak
er, seem to have had no other effect upon
he majority than 10 excite their 'idiculs-
and they did ridicule him on the spot, for
what they termed his supers,ilious fears s
apprehensions. The sneers Of MIR. Grun.
dy were literally bestowed upon him, in
the answer he made TO the expressions just
reci,ed. In short neither fearing God nor
regarding men, as it would clearly seem,'
that they were reminded Of accountability
to heaven, when debating question that in
volved in i, the lives of thousands, and the
vital interests Of millions.
One Of the war fpeeches, the lar year.
hook the houfe with laughter and occa-
Toned clapping Of hands; with 10 much
pleaiaatry did the orator defcribe the