Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-18

ny s. suctuothtr," 60.
Committee Of Ways and Means" say, anal Ia
shave come out with Pandora. Boz '| '''a.'
aud yet nobody dreams Of war;" "C r. Ils
do no, mean TO declare war; they d.r, D's,;n
Blu, why multiply examples! An h, u0''-
member Of the o'her House, from n. .'"'''s.
Boston, Mr.. Quincy in speech wy u
on the third April, 1910, says" Meth. "i''
ises nor threats, nor asseyera,ion,. No, PROM
will make me believe tina, you will eo - :. O'a'
The navigation states are sacri6c,d , :" We
spirit and character Of the Country proS r a.
bv fear and avarice," you canno,, !" s,'.
same gentleman on another occasion ~. NJ
ed INFO war" ME-
Well, sir, The war at length came, And -,
did we behold! The very men who h',' ~
for SIX years ella morous for wac, and fO- ="
protecuon IL was ~agrd, bee anne ., orr. ~
orous agains, it. They had received mn I"'
| ulous visitation; rew light suddeol, IL
ed upon their minds, The scales fell f On, ~, !@'
eyes, and j, was disco cred that the ~. "f
declared from i"suoser'iency 10 Franc,",'.
that Congress and the Executive hal ~.
themselves to Napoleon :" that Grea, R,'
bad in fact, done US no essential ri"''s
hat she was ",he buIwark Of our r.G1,;;h
that where she took one OF our sbios ,b.'
,ec,sd 'wenty;" and rha, il Grea, Bru,;,rL,
impressed few Of our seamen, i, was k,,,"
she could not dis 'ipguish them fran
own" And so far did his spirit extend H..
Committee Of the Massachusetts ,a;%
ture actually fell 10 calculation, and disco
To their i'hnite sa,isfac ion, bat the ,,,o,;,,
mem Of all the world beside, rha, opy eL,.,
Massachusetts sailors had oeen inprr,,sd
Never shall forge, The appeals that had h.,
made 10 he sympa'hies Of the South in hsg
of the thousands OF impressed American,
WHO had been torn from their fsnii.s =,
friends and immurrd in The floating durp,,,
Of b, itain." The mos, touching pic,g,,.v,.
drawn Of the bard condition Of he Amer,
sailor, Treated like slave" forced 10 t,h
he battles Of his enemy, lashed 10 the me-
In be- shot q, like a dog" But, sir, the r.r
moment we had taken 10 arms 10 their D.
fence, IL was discovered that all these W,
mere "ficIiu of the BRAIN" and ,h,, ID
whole number In the State Of Massachus,
was but eleven; and that even these had be-;
aiken by mistake" Wonderful disco,r
The Secretary Of State had COLLECTED au,h,,.
tic lists o! no less than six thousand mDrrs,.
F., Americans. Lord Cas'leres gh himself aekpor
Lodged sixteen hundred. Calculation, on Ii; |
ba is Of the number found on board Of The G.,
erriere, the Maccdonias, the Java. and oh, /
er British ships (cap ured by the skill and al,
| lantry vi those heroes. whose achisyrmss
are The treasured monuments Of their COW.
try's glory) fixed the number al 1000 al.
upt I'm had hn, .l.y
en- Eleven Massachusetts sailors tIken b. |
mistake A cause Of war indeed! Th,r
ships too, the capture Of which had rhre.t,r!
"univers bankruptcy" it was discovered Iss |
Great Britain was their friend and prseca,
| were she had taken one. she had prOsts.
twenty" Then was the discovery made, bG
suIserviency 10 France, hos'rli 10 cpmm,rt
a determina ion on the part Of III. Sooh an;
the West % break down the Eastern s,ae,
and especially Gas reported BY Commit |
tee Of the Massaehu,eus LegisaIure)"n
force the sons Of Commerce 10 popun
the Wilderness" were the true Gauss d
the war. "s But let US look a lmk Ia
'her into the conduct Of the Peace Parry
New England, at that important crIsn-
Whatever difference Of opinion might hItu
is'ed as 20 the causc..of the wsr, the eOunN
had RICH, to expect, that when once in''''' /
ed in the contest, all America would have H't' |
daily united in its support. Sir, the ward
fes ted in its progress, a union OF all parrish /
the South. 5ut not so in New.England. la'r
great eE RS were made 10 stir up tn, mro't
The propIe to oppose il. Nothing wa, Iefn I
done TO embarass The financial oprraiunsOih |
Gov rnment,ro prevent the enlismenO' rooF /
to keep back the men and money OF New Eg
land from the sersice Of rhr Union, 10 Free
President from his seat, Ye, sir SHE l'n'a
Elba or halei!" were the alternatives nj
presented 10 the excrllrn, and venerab!, j'"a
Madison. Sir The war was further oppose
openly carrying 90 Illicit: trade with The '''
my, by permitting that enemy to establish h''
self on the very soil OF Massachusetts, aa
opening free trade between Great BrIis'' ~.
America, with a separate Custom Hous'. J"
sir. those who cannot endure the Ihoug. "'
we should insis' on free trade in time Of pT''
found peace, could without .cruple claim ~
exercise tn. RICH. Of carrying on a tIee h'N
with the enemy in Time OF war; and h'a'T y
getting up the renowned Hartford Con'tn''l,
and preparing the wy for an open resls''
TO the government. & a separation OF the oia
Sir, If am asked fer the proof Of those h'ns'
! frarlrssly appeal to contemporary history
The public documents Of the country, o ihf "
corded opinion, and acrs of public ass mo'a
10 the declaration and Acknowledgements, '""