Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-01-23

conltitntional ii opprer and 20 rem
ely can be Obtained iii f'sc ordinary
couric Of jalticc, til peapls u tate
have a right to spply tAesE iesi ture
for st1iitancc in ssssioi.e 8 fsis Their
pctitions. I prcfums ", se .dcd 10,
though not with dilpoiiss !, impute.
improper motives to the u IT'S Of the
national government, or to condemn their
conduct upor flight grounds, or frivolous
prctences. II the members Of the lcgit-
.aturc are convinced that the complaint is
well founded, they will employ the mott
prudent and eaectual means for rcdrefs.
This courfr was thought to be regular,
when The contribution was adopted and
il feems to be the mott ehicacious, As well
for the relief of opprened individuals. and
the prelervation of the rights of the
Rate, as for the maintenance Of order,
and the fupport Of julf Administration
Of government | hope, therefore. that
the people of this Commonwealth, how
ever they may at any time think them
felvcs injured by the national agents, will
not refort to unauthorized and intemp-r-
ate meafures, which may prove extreme
|ly hurtful TO thcmielvcs and the public,
bur cannot be advantageous to either.
Before war was dc.arcd, when we faw
the tendency of the national mealurcs,
we txpreiled our mon ardent deiirc that
hoailities might be avoided. We could
hardly conceive it poaible, that under the
Wetencc Of guarding our commerce, we
ihould adopt coorir by which it mutt
be annihilated or thar TO protea or
feamen, We fhould engage ia a war that
would lead to their deitrucfion- We
knew that whenever the war between
France and England ihould terminate, the
evils we complained of would ceaf.; and |
that our commerce. If unobltruacd by
Internal restraints, would be more prof.
table during the war in Europe, than af-
ter peace ihould be citablilhrd. If, in
the arduous connief between Great Brit
ain and France, and their REFLECTIVE allies,
the combatants did NOT Always fufpend
their blows when We happened to go
within reach Of them, yet we could Zee /
no reaionfor our interference in the quar-
rel. But the government became inpa
iient, and though here was apparently
fomc cmbarrafl'nenf in deciding which
Of the 5elligesenrs ihould be attacked.
and whether il would not be expedirnt
to attack both atonee, it was foon deter
mined to t',le6f that people Tor our enc
mics, with whom We were the moll near
ly connected Whole commerce was mott
important to US, and who were able II do
us the mott mitchell.
Soon after the declaration of war we
learned that the orders in council were
repealed. With view to open the Wv
TO peace, the Bris;Ih government prooo.
led an unconditional armiilice, TO which
cur administration rcfufed to agree. The
REJECTION Of this Propoial appeared TO us
an extremely uufortuns.c event, az com
pitance with il might have faved the hon
or OF The govefnmen, and extingu..,cd
the war before il was indei to flame
u vas alio unfortunarc,. as together with
other circumstances. ID fervrd IA convince
the Bgi;iill nation, thar the war was wag
ed, NOT Tor the protection Of our mari.
time rights, bur for other purpo lss, and
particularly 10 OBTAIN peils iliou Of the
indian country, and to conqae. the ad-
joining provinces Of Great Brain.
Thele approximations have been mani
feited by the Briti.h Government in the
fer peace. The terms fra
by 9. Britain, undoubtedly inn
piled want Of confidence ia our paci
Ec views, both With regard to themfeives
aud the Indians. Blu, the Brtifh minis
ters knew thar the fame men who com
menced the war, itill administered our
Government; they might therefore, be
more appreheniiye that former meafure.
would be repeated. Should the condi-
tons of peace. 20 which we may find it
convenisnt ultimately to agree be not the
mott favorable, the fault will not con6lt
10 making psace, butln having made the
war. his fault will no. be diminiihsd
by .pohpoalng a reconciliation to a diitant
period neither the political charaSler.
nor The moral tain OF an unneceiTary war
can be eifaced, though the war fl,ould be
continued MANY years.