The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-07-27
(Coniinued from our last haher.J

STATES.
As to the state Of opinions in America, it
appears, that, having heard the low state OF
Napoleon's affairs, the people there were
counting, with confidence, on an immediate
heaec. They had not then heard of the actual
defhronenent of Napolcoo, and of the conse-
quent language of our public prints, accom-
panied with statefne nts relative to troofs i'm
uiediately to be sent off TO America. What
effect these will produce in the minds Of the
people and of the gosernment there, ! know
not but, SO slowly do they generally movs,
il is not probable, that the troops will meet
with any ,hins like an army to oppose them,
The Americans have no cxperiene ed officers.
They have no discipline. They will, TOO, !
dare say, think, that because they beat Eng
land in the last war, they can do il again, and
much easier, having now iyc times as num-
: erous population. But in the frat place,
they viii no. have 20 contend agairss srsh sssi
erals as they had 10 contend against before,
nor such officers and soldiers. They will, If
our troops really should land in their country,
have 10 contend with those who have defeated
French armies; with skill OF all sorts expsr-
ience in the man as we'll as the officers with
courage, discipline, and the habit of victory.
All these will require something more than
tho Americans have yet thought of. Them
in the last war, America had three great mari
time powers on her side, and one power TO
send her aid in officers and men. DO they now
look for assistance from the friendship of Fer
din0nd, or Of Louis, or of the sovereign hrinee
ef the .NsfherlGnds ? Which of the three do
they intend to apply to Or, do they expect
that the emperor oil Russia, who is shortly 10
come on visit to England, will, in order 70
preserve their liberty, send an army Of Cos.
sacks to their assistance round by the way OF
Kamschaika
Verify, jonathan, if you reposc in such vain
hopes, you are upon your last legs, if the pro-
jcct of our public writer's be adopted by the
government. !, appears that you have nsgo.
ciators in Europe and, have heard, that
they have great opinion of their hosvers cf
sheseh. They, or, ralEsr you, will, in due time,
fcel tho consequence Of this error, il il be per-
severed in long. We, here, do not make
such long speeches in our diplomatic discus.
sions. We arc more laconic but we use
arguments Of much greater force than youls.
Whether iibe owing to our European climate,
which, by making the stage Of maturity more
tardy in arriving, communicates more vigor
20 the mind as well as the body, from causes
similar TO those which render the oak more
solid and durable than the poplar or, to that
necessary of isdustry which hsbitsates us to
despatch, I cannot tell but, certain II is, that
our negociators have a much shorter way OF
going to work than yours, and that they sell
dom fail 10 be much more successful. You
have recently seen what a shiliy -shally state
the powers of the sentiment were in, till our
lord Csstlereagh go, amongst their COUNSEL
lors. They were talking about leaving TO the
emheror hafoieor much greater exten, OF
territory than France, under her kings, ever
knew. You have seen how soon matters
changed after the arrival Of his Iordship. You
have seen the resuh and, having seen that,
rely, if you will, on the superior powers Of
talking, possessed by your negociatcrs -.
Perhaps you may take 1t into your head, that
negociators, to be chosen from amongst OUR
FRIENDS, THE fEDERhLISTS that
two or three of those " Burks Of the Western
Hemisphere" Of whom the Times newspaper
speaks /; perhaps, il may come into your ood-
die, that negociaters, picked out from amongst
these friends Of social order and regular
government" will be likely to succeed betsef
han those, who we're not for open war against
vspoleoa TRY then, Jonathan and be su's
10 fx upon gentlemen, who think themselves