The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-11-26

rance, baseness and insensibili'y, which your
uniformed aud proud nation has long been
pleased to entertain OF as bot il can have no
other effect than that of increasing our
resentmenls. II is impossible We should
ibink Of submission TO COVE. nWent that has
win the most wsnton barbariiy and cruelty,
o0rncd our defcnceless towns In the midst
of winters excited the savages 10 massacre
our peaceful farmers, aud our slave to mur-
der their masters and is even now bringing
rnercenaries TO dcluge our settlements with
blood. These atrocicns Injuries have extin-
suished every spark Of affection for that pa.
rent country, tina, we once held so dearI bu,
were it possible for Us 10 foi GET and forgive
them, il is not possible FOR you, mean the
British nation, 10 forgive the people you
nave 80 heavily Injured. You can never con.
hie again in those, as fellow subjects, and
permit the m TO enjoy equa! freedom, 10 whom
you know ,ou have ven such just causes
Of lasting enmiiy; aud this must impei you,
were we again under your government, TO
endeavor to break our spirit by the sevcarest
tyraUny, and s5strucling by every means III
your power, our growing strength and pros
perily
"Your lordship meoiions "the kings pa
ternI solicitude for promoting the establish.
mono Of lasting peace spd union with the col
onies." II, by peace, b. hese neani peace,
10 be entered into by disInct states, now at
war, and his msj.sty save given your loid-
ship powers to Ne4t Win rs, of sucn peace,
4 may venture To say, lhough without author
ivy, that think neay los ,hal purpose sot
Qai,c impracticable, below we enter into tor.
olga alliances; but am persuaded you have
NO such powers.--Yout nsIion, thought by
vanishing those American governors, who
have fomenicd the discord; rebuilding our
burnt towns aud repairiag, as Tar as possible,
The mi5chicf done us, sbe might recover a
great share of our regard, and the greatest
share of our growing comncrce, with all the
advantages OF that additional strength to be
derived from af,ieadship with US, yet, Know
too well her aboundiog pride and dehcienl
Wisdom, TO believe she will ever take such
saIutary measures. Her fondness for con-
quest as warlke nation her lust OF domin-
Ion, as sn ambitious one aud her thirst Tor
a gainful monopoly, as comrnetciaI ono,
none of them legitimate causes oil wal, will
Join To hiue from her eyes every view OF her
Irus interest, aud continually goad her on, In
,hese tuinous distant expeditions, SO destruc-
tive both OF lives and of treasure, that they
must prove as pernicioas 10 her IN the end,
as ,he crusades fos Inerly were TO most OF the
Daisous Of Europe.
81 nave not nc vanity, my lord, to thiok
Of iotimidati0g by thus predicting the effects
- of his war to- 1 Know ,b-'f w'Hio Eng
laod, asvs the fate ~ an my former predic-
tions, not to be believed uii he cvens shall
verify u.
IS Long did endcasor, with unfeigned and
unwrarisd scni, 70 preserve fom traking
that fac aud noble ,.areciain Vase, the British
empire for, lkIgv, tlal oe,cgi once biok-
en-, he separate paNs could no, fetain even
their share OF tho sire crs, IA and value that ex-
listed in lhs whole, aud 60, pacicct reunion
Of ,ho,e parts coulN scarce ever be hoped ior.
Your o,d,htp may possibly remember the
tears Of 10y that w<led NY check, when at
your good sisters, in London, you once gave
me expectations that reconcilia,ion might
rake place. had the misfortune to hnd
these expectations Disappointed, aud 10 be
treated as The cause of the mischief was la
boring to prevent My consolation, under
that g,ouneless and maicvolent treatment,
was that retained the friendship Of many
wise and good mcn, in that country, and a
mon. the rest, some share IN the regard oil
lord Howe.
"rne we'll founded esteem, aud permit
rue to say, Election, which l shall always
have for your lordship, make IT painful TO me
10 SEQ you engaged IN conducting war the
great GROUND of W hich, as described 10 your
Latter, is "the necessity OF preventing the
American trade from passing into foreign
channels" To me, ~ seems that neither
she obtaining or retaining any trade, how VAL
uable socvcr, is an objec, tor which men may
iuslly spill each Others boodi that the true
and sure means OF extending and securing
commerce are the goodness md chcapness
of commodities and that the p,ohts of no
trade can cvcs be equal 10 the expense oi
compelling It, aud holding it by fleets and ar.
mics. 1 consider this war against us, there.
fore, as both .anjast and unwiso; and l sm
persuaded that cool aod dispsssionate poster-
iiy will condc mn TO infamy those who advis.
ed IL: and that even success will not save
from some degree Of disnonor those who
have voluntarily engaged to oonducth.
al know your great motive IN coming
hither wa, The hope OF being Instrumental in