Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-10-11

been time since the adoption OF the Constitution
when the Democrats have been at peace with Eng
land. In direct contradiction of the maxims q
their political father Mr.. Jefferson, they hold The
people OF England as enemies both in and geucf
there never has been an interval when they
nave not abused the Government Of the people 81
| -ngland with which by the by we have nothing
TO do,) they have never ceased to pelt the British
Government With newspaper paragraphs, and proc
,amations, and endearoured to raise an nexiiG-
the two nations. Now we could have no kind Of OBJ
lection TO this, ifit served any possible purpose.
| But members ofthe body petite We weala ask,
lsit prufent is 1t proper, vhcn our own govern
| nent. have just concluded commercial treaty
with this same "perfdious Englaad,p 70 cry out
klaue, rescat and rilitm against those whom the
faithful observance ofthe treaty depends ?-To ac-
tnc' ledge By ouf,dcis that we have confidence IN
them as nation, aud in words declare them per-
yfiious, AID treacterous, and faithless p'-Would
not the stranger mentioned above, on learning the
facts, say &c tlemen you are very unwise to make
treaty with such people, they will never observe
liz, If they deserve one half the evil you say of
them they do not deserve il the course you take
is very injuaieiousoa your part
We have seen the effects of this, this national
hatred on two of the most powerful nations OF Eu-
rope. England and France, from their local situa-
ton, were natural rivals in commerce, and from
bad policy iii the rulers and radical defects in the
governments Of ecch they became natural enemies.
4 perpetual hostility of feelings, was naturally
cherished, and the consequence has been the sacri
flee Of the lives and happiness OF many millions du-
ring the period of almost eight centuries until one
of them has faen.-R Rome and Carthage, by the
came enemies. National hatred and animosty
we're transnttedron fathfrto son, until those odi-
ois passions found prominent feature in the char
aotcr OF each nation An end was quito this hatred
only bv the destruction OF one Of the rival nations.
Now, we shall always be the rivals Of England
I'm commerce. but il does not follow that we are IN
consequence, her natural eacny or that she IL ours
but in the language Of orr political charter, enc
mics in acar, npeace, friends.
Besides our government have reaped the bitter
fruits Of this childish foolish policy; for when war
came in earnest, and aoarputse was absolutely ne
ceSsarg, it could not be excited, even among the
warnlest pariisans of the administration. The am
munition of the passions had been wasted years
before. Invective against Great Britain, had
become so common thatit grew stale aE;p no Ion
ger excited either feeling curiosity. Our war
men, to be sure echoed the language Of the admin
istration, all were anxious 10 have Canada taken,
and each was wiling bis neigh5or should go and
fght until, at length, Government found that
popular AS the war was, it vas much easier to en-
list tongues than men aud finally Canada was 50
often taken in the chimney corner and grog Shops
il became impossible TO take it any other way
Conn. Spectator.