The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-06
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aWh Aeel0 .Il ehongi[Bo hat ths MH1Ie /
eadG TSs ttads d Azberi6e = e ~ deelt 4
ont "a prtvak indulgences and graces; sbat
Is, in Jobs to recompense the incendiar1est
of war. From q nationA}a the American
trade is to be turned into 9 personal mo-
nopoly, and one SET of merchants are to Do
rewarded for the pretended zeal, Of which
another set are the dupes; and thus pc
tween crsft sndscredulity,; the voice OF res 1
son id stiHed and all. thsbmiseonduct al
the calapities of the war, are covered ano
oontaued. . yaE s1aied 4sb
5 Speaking Of those who opposed the poli
cyl6f, the Government he says; = ~
They have been told that their dissent
from violent measures is an encouragement
to rebellion. Men Of great presumption
and little knowledge who hold language
which is contradicted' BY The whole course
of history. General rebellions ana revol.s
of a whole people never were encouraged,
now or at any tune. The are always pro.
mixed. But if this unheard OF doctrine OF
the encouragement of rebellion were true;
if it we're true that the assurance OF the
friendship of numbers in this country To-
ward the colonies could become an encour+
a.pe1mer,t to them to break off oil connec'
ton with il, what is the inference9 Does
ANYBODY seriously maintain that, charged
with nv share of the public councils, ! am
Obliged not tosesist projects which think
m;schieyous, lest meu who suffer should be
encouraged to resist2 The very tendency
of such projects to produce rebellion is one
of the chief reasons against them Shalt
that reason not be given'9 IL it then a
rule that no man in this nation shall open
his mouth in favor of the colonies shall de-
fend their rights, or complain of their sui
ferings? Or when war finally breaks ont,
no man shall express his desires Of peace !?
Has this been the law of our past, or is 1t
to be the terms of our future connection
Even. looking no further than ourselves, can
it be true loyalty to any Government, or
true patriotism towards any country, to
| degrade their solemn councils into servile
drswine-rooms, to Aatter their pride and
| passions, rather than to enlighten their
reason, and prevent.them from being eau
toned against violence, lest others should
be encouraged to resistance? By such ac-
Fauies cence great kings and mighty nations
have been undone, and if any are this day
in perilous situation from rejecting truth,
and listening to Hattery, it would rather
become them to reform the errors under
which they suffer, than to reproach those
who forewarn them of their dagger.
And of the British administration, BURKE
says; u .a .@''4.1 a'af
"From the beginning of this affair they
have done all they could to ALLEVIATE your
minds from your own kindred; and if they
conld excite hatred enough in one of the
parties toward the other, they seemed to be
Of opinion that they had gone half the way
towards reconciling the quarrel.
But in case the sword should do all that the
sword can do, the success Of their arms and
the defeat Of their policy will be one and
the same thing. You will never see any
revenue from America. Some increase Of
the means Of corruption, without ease Of
: theypublic burthens, is the very best that
can happen. Is it for this that we are at
war, and in such q WARP = 4 l can
we'll conceive country completely over
run and miserably wasted, without ap-
preaching in the least to settlement. In
my apprehension, as long as English gov
: eminent is attempted to be supported over
Englishmen by the sword alone, things will
thus continue. / have 80 much
trust in the inclinations and prejudices Of
mankind, and so little in anything else, that
should expect ten times more benefit to
this kingdom from the affection of Ameri-
ca. though under aseparate establishment,
than from her perfect submission to the
Grown and Parliament, accompanied with
her terror disgust and adherence. Bod
les tied together by so unnatural bond
of union as mutual hatred, are only connec
ted to their ruin. | think |
know America. If l do not, my ignorance
is lncurable, for / have spared no pains to
understand it; aud do most solemnly as
sure those Of my constituents who put any
confidence in my industry and integrity,
that everything that has been done there
has arisen from a total misconception Of
the object; that our means of originally
holding America, that our means of recon
Cling with it after quarrel, Of recovering it
after separation, of keeping it after victory,
did depend, and must depend, in their sew
eral stages and periods, upon a total renun-
citation of that unconditional submission
which has taken such possession Of the
minds of violent men. The whole Of those
maxims upon which wo have made and
continued this war, must be abandoned
Nothing indeed (for l would not deceive
you) can place us in our former situation
| That hope must DO laid aside. But there
| is difference between bad and the worst
of all. Terms relative to the cause of the
war ought to be offered by the authority of
| Parliament. An arrangement at home prom
islng some security for them ought to be
made. BY doing this, without the least
impairing of our strength, we add to the
credit of our moderation, which in itself is
always strength more or less.
The following passage applies with full
force to the people of the United States
Liberty is in danger of being made uu.
popular to Englishmen. Contending for an