The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-10-30

In stirring up s,rife between the two countries
upon this account. The history OF the events
of the last war is s,ill before US.
But they must talk; they must send for,h
paragraphs they must let their anger have
vent. What in all the world bu. an union,
querable propensity to do this could hass In
dneed them TO publish TO the world, that
"eight of the Myers neh deserted IRON, the
boat" which landed the ambassador I? This
must have been nearly the whole OF the boat's
crew. Now, whs, could be tho couss of shis !,
These were not pressed men for the ship
was manned with people enlisisd aimee tho
peace. l, is we'll known, indeed, that ahe lay
good while waiting for men. We never
hear OF any American seamcu desortinE: Et
any rate, why was this fact ,oid TO tho world
Were the mon bad men ii they wcrs, IL In
we'll known, that the hes, Of o crew are Ben
orally selected for such ser,ices 3 and whse,
then, were tho rest OF the ships compsAy
And could no better msn he enlisted: ifts
were good men, what ulsdo thcin le~
boat! Was the temptation so stroi
what was that temptation Whai
must tha, be where such powerful 70.
tions 10 remain exist These eight tneb,
seetas, wsro no, discoursse6 by ths coE es
oep,on Of the sCsasaador. They asss-lss
Pectcd diffcrsntsors IL irsepHon: " 1en
our scamsn landau Spsin snd PortusA, OF, any
OF the social or4sr countries, We never hear
o. their running away The lard Of Amsri-
CO secms 20 DO spread over with birdlitne .
or else the people mus, must have love pow
der 70 give 10 our fellows. Ma
Be the cause what !, snay, however; The,
best way would be, in all such cases, 70 hold
our tongues for the CON mplaint which ths
statement Of this fact was Intended to ihi,c.
duce, was, thet "no osfheranve aid could ho
obtained 60 diseouey fhsfr rsfveas." This 10 ihN
jest Of the Earrs,ivs. This vac tho objecs
principally in view. AZ iE tho governments
or nu,icn Of Ansries had in this case com
mitted an uniustfvbls &C. against us; sgsihss
Enstand. In the gfst place wsst should tho
people Of AnnspoIn. vast these men to dssers
for What good cousa taeir deosrtion do ahy.
Of tho people OF Annapolis, Of any other Of
the people Of America why shoold any
governor, justice of tho pesce or any bodv
else, wish them to desert : Ana, in tue texs
place, how should any Of the people have any
thing to do 10 the inducing of them TO desert,
or 10 the seereGns Of theun, eceing ,ha, "ai
tho people had shut Themselves Up in thcr
housesi" No authoritative aid could bo
obtained" certainly, because 60 justice OK
purpose. The fnomsnt the sailor was isnd-
81, "'~ lasp isroieeisd i,ni I ?resr,s,e, And Z
am sure it did unless 5yeasI Of contract could
bo urged in this case, and ,hen il would ro-
quire legal nves,igaiion. How was any mag.
issra,s to issue his warreat fer di.eoveriak fhe
refreef Of those mens For, I would have ,ho
caas house is really his castle, and is not ,o
ha s,nrr ~ s,h
tho officers Of the Niger" had forced his
way into house 10 search of any of his
men, and had besn shos by the owner OF his
servant, or BY the sailor, BY the owners eom
mend; do the officers of tho Niger ,hin3
that this would have bsen murders / can
assure them that IL would not. And As to-
searching with a warrant, upon what ground
was the wsrrsat to be granted What was
the oath to e7pren? II could not alicdgss
that the man to be searched for had commit.
ted any crime against tho laws of America :
ard yet, without such a!leg alton, srn very
sure that no search warrant could be legally
granted by the justices Of tho peace in Arasri.
ca. What do these officers mean, then, by
their complaint Thers was no legal authsrt
ity TO assist them. Did they want TO sus-
pend the settled Laws of America Tha
sailors who had deserted had as good elsir1
to be protected by Law as tho ambassador
himself had. Not that they did right 10 de.
serting for they had voluntarily entered ,
bot the laws Of America were not TO Be sus-
peuded for the sake Of their being taken back
to do their duty. A justice of the peace in
England has no legal authorIty 70 issue .
warrant to search for an hrnsrisen doserter.
if such man should ever exist 10 England.
Why, then should we think of claimmg such
intcrposiiion in America. Arc tho laws ef
eli countries to give way at our nod. In
short, it is inpudence sad ignorance thse
suggest tho publication OF articles like this.
You will, an sure, stick to your laws.
VIM CORRRTT,