Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-09-19
The capture Of Warrington.

The capture Of Wa/bington.
This dreadful event, which the ene-
mics Of American liberty and OF the A
mer.can republic will, all over the world,
make use ct, as an evidence, a concluive
{ .idence, not only OF the imbecility Of our
republican form OF government, but alto
OF the baienels OF the American oharacte
j. has become the painful duty OF every
pubic journal to record. In performing
this duty on ry part, | fhall never cease
to deny, that any greater portion OF the
difgracc belongs to the American people,
tn an what might have fallen to the lot OF
any nation, whole misfortune 1t might
have, aud often has been, to be fubjected
to rulers incapable Of performing the high
duties to which they may have been Cal.
led. The infantry which has convuiled
France and dlitarbed every part Of
Europe, has had an unrestrained lweep
over the United STATES. But it is rather
m after Of wonder, that 70 many were
the proofs asanit It's pernicious influence,
than that ils pfopagators ihould ultima
tely fucceed in acquiring power and com.
mand. The confidence SO long, SO isdul-
ou0y, 70 cunningly fought, AMI at lalt 10
completely obtained, BY men who were
capable only OF clicking the ears Of the
groundlings' with their deCeitful and be-
gullins pretences, is the great and terri
bic misfortune, It Is true; but it is the only
dhgrace, which can fairly attach to the
American name, OF to the American peo-
pie. We have been deceived by the
cunning of vliiany, we have been betrayed
by the lmpotency OF idiocy. Our misior-
tunes We mutt endure and if we feel
them ike men, We ihAll the better di(pute
them like men, hereafter The mitlor-
tune belongs to the country the dis
grace to the admin,ttr alton. lhat dilgraee
may indeed become ours, if We fhall resolve
to adopt it. but every wretch who
ihAli bc found ioiiciting his ihare of it,
by outlying, or e1cunng, or fors'ving
the miicreant to whom we owe 1t, Will
be peculiarly and esernally worthy Of it.
And anxious as now arm to relcue the
land OF my nativity from this horrible re-
proach, am prepared to fay, that ii
majority of the American people are in
deed 10 bafe, SO vile, SO dead to the love
OF all that is brave and honourabls, 10
eager, SO yoraclous OF diigrace, as ever
to coniide even III the imailclt particular,
in any 6ngle individual, who has had the
ieait connexion with thoie councils which
planned that vile defence, which was but
nts'e, # any thing, leis than traitorous
abandonment OF the capital; they will
as entirely deierye the difgrace which
has been prepared for them, as they may
be sure to have if repeated and accumu-
LACED, until they 'hall be iuffocated I'M
der ii. But i do not fear that l do on
the contrary mott iincerely believe and
truit, that the Oscillation OF nineteen
twentieths of the American people viii
adhere toevery member Of eur contempt
bic cabinet(" . for breath TO utter what
is like it') as long as they are permitted to
crawl upon this Garth.
But fellow citizens be not ditheart-
ened you are yet great people, because
you are brave people You have IN
deed con6ded in men unworthy OF trutt,
but knowing them, you will be virtuous'
you will be at lealt prudent enough TO
abandon them and abandoning them,
calling i.to the public councils the zeal