The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-02-01

long rrne II in our cars, that " Ensisnd ssas
jSshsing for Me i5erfsss Of fhr worid," should
only receive the repulse Of seorn and indigna-
tion. when they dare speak Of lhe Jnsiice or
hacjfr vicws of the Court OF ST. James. For
ten years we have been told By the British
faction in this county, and Tor ten years
there have not been foSnd many honest dupes
who believe il, that G. Britain \. only
hghting in tho cause OF philanthropy and
freedom that ne, only object was the ever.
throw Of French domiDioh and the cslablish-
ment OF univcisa peace. France is hum
bled to the dist and sltip, ed of her vast pow
er and scquisi,iooss the House Of Corsica is
no more--thc Busbohs sre restored-- Eug.
land has no longer On enemy in Europe.
Where now Is the meek, christian, peace ma
king disposition Of the British nation How
now does she .' fght for Me iberfiss Of Ae
uorid ?"-By >s,rsioing every nerve, muscle
and fore, by Bringing forth the whole
strength Of her empire, TO crush 10 atoms the
last fee people on earth-- by going three
THOUSAND miles, end ravaging and plundcrihg
like hordcs OF Goths and Huos, the most
delightful, happy and charming country--thc
the last spot OF liberty on the face ofthe globe.
s y,AiaD and ba' basis,, blsek and white, bond
and free, are brough, IN by bribery, by trcsch-
sf, and by force, 10 uld IN the colonization
Of The only solitary Republic that has with-
siood the earthquakes, the volcanoes and III.
uRdstions OF troubled world. IL 10 time, i
say lha, we should throw off the vile impos.
illons OF men, who talk Of British moderation
and Brush justice. Let ~ cody examine
our prospects of peace.
Why did England engage ia war with
America To cut cur commerce, our manu-.
iacfures dnd our navy up by the roots Il
was no, like the war which she once wagcd
for desert, barren clump Of islands, ID the
renor"st waters OF the Southern Oceen but
it was ombsrking IN a,eoh,cst TO give DEATH
BLow 10 dangerous rival. Ii has been The
coosl@n, tone Of the British Ministry, Of the
Couu Gazeltes aud The commanders sent out
agairs, Us, thai the American War ought
never to TO cease, Until The American States
were hutnbled 10 the condition Of colonies |;
unii her con meice was shaekied Ike that Of
Ireland, and her Navy destroyed to the exclu-
sion OF single gun upon the ocean. This
was the s?iri,, these were the views with
witch England entered into the war. Has
sh, ompIishct her objects l---hss Ahs real
iaed her expectations In the reluctan, Ian
guage of bnmbled and exasperatsd pride, she
~
she had the presumption, the preposterous
folly to judge herself competent 10 paraIyzc
the eTtefprize and strength Of the american
nation IL eternity, when she had Napoleon at
her doors with half Europe at his heels II
she deemed herself equal TO rc!det the Uni
ted States no betet ,han West-lndia Islands,
when she fought against the conqueror Of Eu.
rope Tor her very existence what must nosu
be her views, when she IS delivered from her
enemy on the Continent, and able to direct
| her whole RESOURCES against us That g..
| Britain for twenty fears bas been determined
on the destruction oi our commerce and ptos-
| pe,i,y; that ouI ability to create o naval force
! has engrossed her fear and hostility, cannot
| be Ubied.--This war is one Of her own
| making. blocksdes, her Orders Ia
| Council, bet transit duties and her impress
ments are oil Of one syslem. She either
meant to bling us to her feet by our gradual,
| cowaI1iy and humiliaiing submission 10 her
! exact,ons, or good US on to war, and strike
the finishing blow. Many homes, and deluded
men seriously enquire, II we suppose England
is i'll earnest when she launches forth il her
sxtraysgant prctensions and wild expectations
with regard to AmcricSi Let me tell such
men ,ha, nothing is more Just than the afhr-
malioh to such question. Its true, Eng:
land has in some measure shaken the scales
from her eyes but as yet, she knows but
little of. our character as people. do not
hesitate to say, that she srccnty believed, that
one years war would scout every rag Of Anne.
rican canvass from the ocean that che had
but TO send naval force upon our Atlantic
coast, and our tsiss,es would retire with ,rep-
idation 10 our ports, and nevet again dare 10
wave the coiots Of the nation beyoGd the
smoke Of our chimnies. Soch wcre ohcc
the fatal itsas Of North, d Grsfionsand q
Borgoync. Our victories taught them better.
Such were the mistaken notions Of tbe Can.
nings and Css.lefssghs Of the British Court,
when the war began. And have they sban.
doncd these visionary and absurd calculations
Look 70 cur negotiations At Ghcnt. Listen
to the insoIeni, insulting demands Of the Com
,uss n Vl.~ As.<~ e.st fasSa p(