Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-07-28

be at least magnanimous, ELeraiy to for
give, if we cannot forget.
Every christian, every high soulcd pa
triot, and / may with safety add, every
American, proud of his valiant progcni-
tors and his country, disclaims witt, be-
coming contempt, the narrow principle
of implacable enmity, and secret, long
cherished rcrengc.
We justly boast of Liberty as the ac-
QUESTION of our own energy and courage
we boast ofa liberal policy, of enlarg-
ed and enlightened views, as the lcgiti-
mate results of our free Republican In
stitutions. And shall it be said that, by
nature we are unendowed with magnan-
unity; with the christian virtues of JUS
ticc, mercy and placability; that our
contracted views, our petty jealouses
and low minded prejudice, incapacitatc
us to extend towards an ancient enemy,
the hand Of friendship and forgiveness
that we cannot bury the tomahawk of
bloodless warfare, and hold them, 'as we
hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war,
in peace friends and meet them as hon
orable competitors, in the great field of
national enterprise, and intellectual COM
mcrce.-No. i fully believe every A
mcrican will answer no. And in addi-
ton to this, they will say, Britons we feel
no tcrrors at thy resentment--we have
no necessity for favors at thy hands: but
we feel a roiceless ,rhispering within us,
which tells that we arc children Oft COM
mon moiher-that there are yet the slu.n-
bcring elements of fraternity among us,
and that all they want to awaken them
into life, is mutual REIMBURSEMENT of
our National antipaihies.--That the pens
Of our literary aspirants should be no
longer dipped in gall for the vile purpose
of pcrpctuating literary feuds-that in
parliamentary discussions, in public jour-
nails, and periodical Reviews, a mutual
cordially, an independent though friend
ly courtesy should be maintained--that
travellers, analysts, and editors, should
speak the truth without malice or extern
uation, and that all should cndcavor to-
sec the absurdity of one nations holding
an eternal resentment against a friendly,
liberal ard patriotic people, because a
by-gonc generation of their ambitious
ministers, by their cruel and short-sight
ed policy, led them into wars that lost
them their colonies, and brought on them
the stigma of defeat. They said in the
wrath of their high toned ambition, that
they had a right 10 bind and enforce in
these colonies, an unconditional submis-
sion-but how bitterly did they atone for
their presumption, when after wasting
the best blood of their nation and ex-
hausting the Golfers of the realm, they
were forced to the humliating confession
that, these colonies were free and inde-
pendent Staies' This then, with a name
blackened by deeds which times last eli
mactcric will not obliteratc, is the expia-
ton which their temerity exacted; and
now, that they have given place to ano-I
ther generation more enlightened and
magnanmous, let US bury with them the
seeds of animosity, and "dwell together
in unity" as a common family, SO far as
local situation and independent govern
ments permit; forgetting our ancient hos
tilities and consigning to oblivion what
ever of prejudice or antipathy we may
now retain, let us be free mutually to ac-
knowledge past favors, and to do justice
to merit whether English or American.
IfEngland has in times past been from
the very circumstances of things, our
natural enemy, there at this period exists
every reason that she should become our
natural sister and friend--that she should
magnanimously forget past differences,
and cherish spirit of mutual cancellation
and favor, of reciprocal cordiality and
kindness. Besides our mutual ties of
consanguinity, we have others strong,
lasting, and pcculiar-some ofwhich ex-
ist between few other nations, and be-
tween none is their influence so extern
sively felt. Our laws, notwithstanding
we have separate, somewhat peculiar and
independent governments, arc in their
prcat nrinci,, les essentially and virtually