Elizabeth-Town gazette., 1819-02-16

( the Department Of State, recently laid
before this house, distinguished for the
feryor Of its eioquence, and which the
honorable gentleman from, Massachusetts
has supplied US in part with second edi-
tion, in one respect agreeing with the pro.
lotype, that they both ought to be inscri-
bed TO tbeAmericac public--we are justly
told in that paper, that is the first in
stance Of the execution Of persons for the
crime Of instigating Indians to war. Sir,
there are two topics which, in Europe,
are constantly employed by the friends
and minions OF legitimacy, against our
country. The one is an inordna,e spir-
il Of aggrandizement--of coveting other
peoples goods. The other is the treat
ment extended to the Indians. Against
both Of these charges, the public servants,
who conducted at Ghent, the negotiations
with the British commissioners, epdeav-
ored to vindicate our country, and he
hoped with some degree of success. What
will be the condition Of future American
negociators, when pressed upon this head,
he knew not. after the unhappy executions
OH our southern border. The gentleman
from Massachusetts seemed on yesterday
TO read with sort of triumph, the names
of the commissioners employ ed in the ne
gociatiob at Ghent. Will he excuse me
for saying, that thought he pronounced,
even with more complacency and with
a more gracious smile, the first name in
the commission, than he emphasized that Of
the humble ipdividual who addresses you.
MIR. Holmes desired TO explain. Mr..
C. said there was no occasion for expla-
nation: he was perfectly satisfied. Mr..
IL. however proceeded to say that his in
tention was 10 pronouncing the gentleman s
name, to add TO the respect due to the Me-
gotiators that which was dne to the Speak
er OF this house. Will the principle of
these men having been instigators OF the
war, justify their execution? 1t was a
new one there were no land marks to
guide as in its adoption, or to prescribe
limits in It's applications. If William
Pitt had been taken by the French army,
during the late Europeau war, could
France have justifisbly executed him, on
the ground of his having notoriously in
stigated the continental powers to war. a.
gainst France? Would France if she
had stained her character by executing
him, have obtained the sanction of the
world to the act by appeals TO the passions
and prejudices, by pointing to the cities
sacked, the countries laid waste, the hui
mao lives sacrificed in the wars which he
had kindled, and by exclaiming to the
unfortunate captive, you miscreant, mon
ster, ,have occasioned all these scenes Of
devastation and blood ! What had been
the conduct even of England towards the
greatest instigstor of all the wars of the
present age The condemnation of that
| illustrious man to the rock of ST. Helena
was a great blot to the English name
And Mr.. c. repeated what he had once
before said, that if Chatham or Fox, OF
even William Pitt himself, had been prime
minister 10 England, Bonaparte never had
been so condemned. On that transaction
history will one day pass its severe but
just censnre. Yes, although Napoleon
had desolated half Europe; although
there were scarcely power, however
humble that escaped the mighty grasp Of
his ambition; although in the course Of
bis splendid career he is charged with
having committed the greatest atrocities,
disgraceful to himself and to human ma
ture, yet even his life has been spared.
The allies would not, England would not,
execute him, upon the ground Of his being
an instigator of wars.
(To be concluded in our nert.