Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-06-22

Nlr. ii. called for the Declaration of indie
pendence, and read The history of the
present king of Great Britainis history of
repeated injuries and usurpations, all having
in direct object, the establishment ofan alb
solute tyranny over these STATES Is this
entitled 10 our very profound respect, TIA
king away our chartered rights, abolishing
our most valuable laws, and altering funda-
mentally, the forms of cur government =
These things do not seem me 10 command
contained in this document, equally afro
cious, we might remember not with the
most perfect cordially. IF she plundered
our seas, ravaged our coasts burnt ourtowns
and destroyed the lives OF our people, and
did many acts of atrocity justifying the dec
laration, that a prince, whose character is
thus marked by every act which may define
tyrant, is unfit TO be the ruler of free
people, the President will pardon me, when
l again inquire, is every thing in the con-
dition and history Of that country calculated
to inspire us with sentiments of respect;'
Imagine TO yourself sir, the President
of the United States standing before the
throne ofthe British king, and thus address
ing him: May ii please your majesty-Tt
is my highest honor, as we'll as my great
est pleasure, TO address the beloved and illus
trious monarch OF great and gallant ma
ton, distinguished alikein peace and in war;
every thing in the condition and history ofyour
country is calculated 10 inspire, in my bo-
som, sentiments of the profoundest respect
And how much more devotional and loyal
would that have been, than the eulogy
which have read from this message Sir,
the signers of that declaration were good
witnesses-Hancock,S Samuel and John Ad-
ans, Sherman, Franklin, Jefferson, and all
the rest. They are all dead but one. MOI!
they are alive, and will live in tho affections
OF ireemen, until freedom herself shall eX-
pire. And their declaration is a libel upon
them. Every thing o, heavens! Eve
ry thing Mr.. NJ Lane was specially in
structed 10 communicate this message 10 his
majesty's government, and 10 let it be dis
tinctly understood, that these are the senti
ments of the American people that the
claims advanced by the United States had
been abandoned by those who made them
that these claims had received no sanction
from the people, and are not revived. He
was to urge upon the British goversment
the Presidents anxious desire to terminate a
state OF things prejudicial 10 The friendly re-
latlons of the two countries. 'The Pres-
don't hePes that true policy would induce his
majesty, &c. appears 10 British liberality
& yet the humble degrading, supplicatinglet
Ter, remained four months without an answer;
and then, on tho 10Th March, 1880, the A :
merican Minister writes another, or rather
book, going into the whole history OF the
affair, proving how much it would benefit
Great Britain 10 adjust the controversy
disclaiming and disavowing American pre-
tensions" excusing, soliciting, and apollo
rrIc 1oIl hat I...... r L
country for not embracing the provisions
Of the act of parliament of 1928 or, in the
spirit of the senator from Illinois, was will
ing his country should incur the penalty of
its guilt in not obeying British law
"Lord Aberdeen had seen, from the soil
citude of Mr.. M'Lane, that it was the par
ty in power which wished for the adjust |
ment, for party purposes he had delayed |
an answer until he could learn the exact
state ofthings here. He found that the late
had been reviled for asking
too much, and that the present one would be
ready TO take less. He knew, therefore,
that he could have bargain OF his own ma
king. But it would be exceedingly graft |
flying 10 British pride, if, in the surrender Of
a principle by the United Ssates the manner, |
too, should be humble. Before, we had ne |
yer duplicated. BY ourindependent, high |
minded, high toned course, we had inflicted |
a wound on British pride, which now was
the time to avenge. After Mr.. M'Lane's |
in terms, the American pre- !
tensions, his lordship gives him TO under |
stand that he shall not take his word, nor re-
ly on the promise of the American govern
ment; but the act Of congress must first have |
passed, and he must see its provisions before
he would move a step. Well, Mr. M'Lane |
sends for his law and gets it. The act of con-
gress OF 29th May, 1880 proposed by M v.
Buren, himself, and going as far as he had E.
YER gone, was presented in the most humble |
Hopes the presidents motives in |
recommending the act will be Appreciated
and tells him how congress has diminished !
the duties on molasses, cocoa, and SALT the |
products of the West India Islands Not
all this humiliation, he was
treated with the utmost indifference-they |
even spelt his name wrong; instead of louis,
LetUis. He appeared so English in his feel |
ings, that they took away his American |
name, and gave him an English one. Like
sir Philip FauIkonbridge, when he was
Boosting how he would treat his
formerco nions-'G sir Philip Good |
a mercy, fellow and if his name be George,
I'll cali him Peter
"Sir, there is one species Of diplomacy, |
said TO be set on foot, which, if the fact be so |
receive too much reprobation. Is il |
not enough that we are & fear) TO lose an |
important portion ofour frontier? Isit not |
enough that we have not only surrendered |
the colonial trade 10 Great Britain, but we |
have humbly begged her TO take it? But |
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