Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-11-21
p Truth and Eloquence.
SPEECH

House Of Representatives Of the T. s. October ~ 1914,
Against Increase of the Taxes, as pro
posed by the committee of ways d means.
Mn. CHa,RMAN-I feel that owe to the COM
mittee an apology for riiug thus early IN the DEBATE
before gentlemen of greater experience, and CT Ion
Ger Aand;np on this floor, have had an opportunity
of exprelIiDg their fentiments. This courle now
ever, l am compelled to purdue in coniequence ol
What fell from the hon. ge,tic.nan from New I ok
ve0crday, in debate on this fubject. Had been
iatis6ed with the practical concuGon to which thai
hon. gentleman brought himlelf, fhouid have re
NAMED 6ent and with him have united with the
majority in voting for additional taxes But this
after the mott mature confederation, cannot do
No one laments more Gncerely than do. the dill
uening fate to which our country is reduced, by
corrupt men and runous meatures. No one will &c
further in correct and honorable courie, to re-
ieve her from our prefent embarraflmcns.- Nc
one can more ardently dere the return OF the blet
Gnss of peace on fair and honourable conditions
70 necelary for the government 10 Indispensable
for the people But do not think that the road
pointed out Sy the gentleman, Will LEAD Directly &c
that deGrab!e end
If the war as he admits, and as every rejecting
man mutt admit, was inexpedien in its orieln and i:
ruinous in its prcfecution, have ieen nothing to
change its character. AS we'll might the Ethiopian
change his skin, or the Leopard his fpots. II the
ad niniltration who declared this war, were weak
corrupt and wicked, as the gentIcman will concede
have they too changed their natures ? and if not
can honeh men pofiby unite with them If, as ths
hon gentleman correctly obferves, the depth
of the folly OF thcfe men, in declaring and conduc
ting this war was fuch that even his intelligence
could not fathom tiff. as he says, they have aoa
fed the confidence repofed in them, and lavtihs
the blood and treaure of this nation, i'll ooilih and
wicked conteits, car We in honour unite with tuct
monitors? Can we juitify ourfelves to our conttit
uents our conferences, or our God, IL, aiiiiting &c
out into the power of fuch n.en the lives and the
remains Of the fortunes Of our fellow citizens
believe in God we cannot.
But the hon gentleman, attempts to luttfy his
cou,le BY faying that the naere OF the war has
wholly chang led from offenGve to defenGye. Is
this indeed the cafe Where is the only efficient
army which the naturalization have Is 1t not in
yading Canada Is il not carrying five and iword
into the heart of that countryS And thall we be
ferioufy told that this, the part OF the adminli.
ration. is defenGve war 1t is true, fir as far as
refpects the people Of this coutry, and the itate
governments, it isa defe. Eve war 1t is true, lir,
that the yeomanry of ha country, the owners or the
foil, are obliged to defend that, and their wives,
their Children and their Ere Edes, againit the at
lacks Of the enemy, along the whole OF your lea
coat while your administration, who are bound
BY the conli,ution to delend US, are dreaming OF
the conquct of Canada, and are lending their
folders in that direction, to places where We nave
little property and few inhabitants, 10 project; but
leaving expoied to the incurl2ns OF the enemy, the
whole atlantic frontier Like the dag in the fable,
.bsy catch a. hg JBaAw, and kye the l"bfance.
The honorable gentleman has limited, Tor ne did
not hazard the aferrion, that fome people IN this
country, and many in Europe, beIive this war OF
French origin. have no hints 10 give on this or
any other iubi.Gt but anert, as believe, and
believe it as do my exitence, that this IS Ffencb
war; and have no doubt that msjoly OF this
nation, and all Europe think the same, and act up
on that belief very well know, 'r, that tins gov
eminent have lately plead MT guilty to this charge
the ground, TO doubt that dfe6 evidsnce q tber
guih eannot be produced So, Sir, in our courts OF
utice, we every day hear the mott notorious Often
ders, plead the general fue Of not gmiIty-and even
be acquitted by their country, beeauc there 7as I
Efficient evidence eftbsir guilt; tbsagb tvfCy b''si
man in the nation beGe-es them gm'ty. But let Us
hear what thclr gentlemen, the adm'nitration lay
in their defence "No reliance was placed On the
god sfces of France, in bringing the war win y
Britain to satisfactory concluiion" But they
dare not fay, they did not rely Oh the god tcei OF
power of the French tyrant when they declared thai
war; But they proceed she, the preiident, new
srthelels. knew that France held place IN the Pc
aiical fy0em Of Europe and OF the world, which a:
'eheck on England, would not tail to be uietui &c
u.s." No doubt he knew it. while France beM
unier her ryrant, not bids, under her legitimate
bvereQn, a place among nations, and al, Europe