Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-16

:. Tlclual views OF those who refuse 10 DO
D so.
, Here foIbOws an eloquent summary OF
the causes which led to the War-OC the
preliminary efforts, the embargo, nOn'in.
teTcourse, &c., 10 induce The beliger-
! ent nations to do Us justice, without a
, resort TO that alternative and Of the Sc,
, RES Of a2eI essiOns on the part Of Great
Britain, which rendered it in the lam
4uae Of the address, 4 measure Of high
\ Justice and Indispensable ReceSsiiy.l
by this last act the disavowal Of the
British government Of the arrangement
Oi Mr.. ErskiOe, and the formsl re enact
ment, BY that government, Ofthe orders
in council, the doorsOf Cancellation were
effectualIy closed The American people
"a people rich ia resources, possessed
Of high sense Of national honor, the on.
ly fee people on earth--had resolved ia
the face of an observing world, that those
orders were direct attack upon their
Observation-Disclosures 10 them in.
volved surrender Of their independence
-and a solemn determination 10 adhere
to them. was officially declared by the
ruler of the British nation. Thus siIua.
led, what was our counlryto dot YVES
there room for doubt or hesitation as to
the hostile views Of England? No.
Lest such doubts might peryO't rupture,
TO acts Oc violent injustice, were centin.
ually added acts Of the most opprObri.
Gus insult. While the formal relations
Of amily remsined vet unbrOken-while
peace was yet supposed to exist-in cool
blood an unpEovoked attack is made up.
on one Of our national ships. and several
American citizens basely ana cOwardly
murdered. Al the time your feelings
we're at the highest pitch Of irritation in
consequence Of the PerfdiOuS disavOwal
Of Elskine'S agreemen., Q minister is
sent, not 10 minister to your rights--nOt
to extsnuate Ihe conduct Of his predeces
sOr--but TO beard your ExecutiVe--:O
add Insult to injury; and to hing con-
tumely and reprOach in the face Of the
Executive Cf the American nation, in
the presence Ofthe American people.
"TO cap tho climax Other inIquity;
to fill up the measure Of OuE wrongs, she
tosOlved to persist in another measure,
surpassed by none in hagFant enOrmity--
q measure, which had created the lives
liest sOliciiude, and received the unre'
United attention Of every sdmintrotion Of
government, from the time Of Washington
10 the present day; the wicked, the Odi.
OuS and deteslable practice Of Impress
ing American seaman into service; Of en-
lombiDg our sons within the' walls Of
her ships Of war; compelling them 10
waste theif lives, aud spill their blood
in the service Ofa fOreign government
practice which subjected every Ameri.
can tar, to the violence and petty tyranny
Of British mdShipmaU /, and many of
them to life Of calling Servitude--s
practice which never can be submitted
TO by nation protesting claims 10 free-
dom, which never can be acquiesced in
BY government without resembling the
great article Of our safety, the recipvOc'
ily OF obedience and protection between
the rulers aud the ruled.
| A. Under such accumulated c:rcumsian.
ces Of insult and of injury, We ask aglin,
what wos your government TO dot We
puI the question not SO. that faction which
misreprescn the government 10 the
poOpIe, ,and the people;tO thsgOVernment
lraduces one halt Of the nation 70
csiole ihs other--and by keeping up
distrust aud division, wishes to, become
The proud arbilaf of the fortune aud fate
Of America but TO every sound head
and honest heart IN the nation it is that
we pmt the queslion-what was our gov
ernment to dot Was she basely and in
gloriousIy to abandon the rights for which
YOU and your fathers fought and bled!-
Was she so early 20 cover to the nation
which had sought to slrangle Us in Our in.
fancy, and which hasneverceased to retaTd
approach to manhoOdf Move will not
for moment doubt, that every man who
is in truth and fact an American, will say
that WAR, AND NARALONE, was our
onIyrefuge from national degradation our
OplycOuTse 10 national ProsfsFily.
!; .;Fellowtciiizens throughout the whole
period ofthe political struggles, which,
| If they nave not absolutely disgraced,
lhavs cer,ainly moi exalted our character,
no remark vas more common, no expec-
. ta,iOn more cheerfuly INDUCED in, than
+ lthal those severe and malevOlent conlen.
lions would only besustsined in time OF
peace that when the country should b."
!. involved in, war, every wish and every
: sentiment would be exclusively AmeTI-
3 can. But unfortunately for our country,
those reasonable expectations have mol
i heen realized, Notwithstanding every one
: knows that the power Of declaring war
} aud the duty OfsuPporting it, belonged tt
y the General Government--notwithstan
70 ding lha, the constitutional remedy 70
= the removal Of lhe men TO whom Ihi
ID power is thus delegated, has recent
Q, beeR afforded; Notwithstanding the rec
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