Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-02-13


feeling against England that was The zeal
cause, first, Of the declaration, and then OF
the wicked continuance Of the war. It was
not for sgghls, then, that we commented IL!
Nor Is it for rigin that England viii con-.
tinue Il Her Jeelags too are awaked. IN
terests may be rcconciie(--righas may be
adjusted: but such feelings as have been.
the TWO countries, prom
isc any thing rather than speedy telmin-s
alton Of hostllities.
8 No seeds Of reconc;iement grow where
wounds Of deadly hate have sunk % deep
II has often been alleged, and fu'iously
maintained, TOO, on the democratic side,shat,
both The eatsaet ard asoplc Of England have.
been at all times jealousof our increasing
power, and host,leto our prosperity. Ex.'
aclly in pl oporsion as this is true. DOES i
follow, that they would at all times have de-
sired war against US, if they could but.
have hoped TO prosecute it nnsuccess!uliy.,
Some disposition Of the sort stated, has no
doubt existed in England ever since the
peace of 1898; never however, 10 the rx-
ten, allcdged. Bli,ain felt for us, neither
affection nor kindness. ltwould have been
very s,rongc if she had. The principle Of
fair and equal justice, however, whicl. dis
,ingu:shed The really neutral administration
Of Gen. Washington, had acquired soi.i-
drnce every whe.e; AID iii England even
applause. The pronpl and effective man
ner in which French 4obbeliss and insults
were resisted and punished in eS and 49,,
had procured the praise Of lbs " hole world.
But AR. Je6eraon had been OILY few YEARS
in office, when system Of bickerlng and
iansaEzing diplomacy was adopted, and un.
Ill Tn. declaration OF war most iidiculousy
persisted in. hwas pracsised towards En-
gland, at I'll times, whether there was &C
tuiaI occasion lor complains, OF not: but no
symptom OF it was ever discovered towards
Rra0re. The ridiculous measures, usually
described by thettrm restrictions, profess
ing TO have for their object resistance to
beth, were wen uniersssod oy intelligent
men every where, 10 be incapable of an.
further efIrc, upon the already destroyed
and in'erdicted commerce olthe suff-,ipg
sicums 81 Napoleon .AonT'ahy norH were
INCLUDED; Practically, cSE ONLY was aff.c.
ed. II the i'll Widths manifested towards
England, when struggling 81 her utmos,
|Beed." WAS calculated 10 revive hatred,
which, il ii ever existed, had been ter year,
diminishing, the fehHed hypocrisy "'t
which tie system was justified, excited hei
detcstauun and contempt.
From whs, we colieci, therefore, Of Brit
ish feelings, and OF Blush views Of British
interests, il seems SCARCELY possible, that Tor
lhs present at least we can have peace.
Rut we are occasionally unused by spe-
culaiions upon what may hsppen al the con,
gress al Vien"a. These specullions, how
Ieytr listened 10, are scarcely WORT y OF con
tempt. = he whole they Can amount 70 IS,
IA mag be, or a. may MOI &c france may
quarrel with England and Holland Aus
ria with Russia and here may 6<a nsw
war in Europe; and When ihere Isl lhtls
may &c a disposition to peace, on the part 81
England, and when thai happsns, ahsst psisI
be, (Which by thefby 4 very much toubt, }
there may be disposllion 0sl tbs part Of MI.
Madison 10 give Brilaih pcser because, Tor
sootn, .hr will then BE- insastd ofi:. Why,
by the vely terms Of his lass INSTRUCTIONS,
Mr.. Madison has the impfsssment question
ready, as soon as new war shall break out
in Europe. II is expressly put, that has
demand is Withdrawn, only because Great
britain is not engaged in a Eulopeen War
The ye,y things to which we look, thtrs-
fore, however improbable, should they hap
pen, would but prolonS the destructive coa-
test. We might, indeed, in such an event
he sblc to do VIVA, Eng laid is doing now.
follow our revenge I; but an american feacc,
Mr.. Madison president, is no more To BIZ tx
pscted from new war in Europe, than we