Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-07
WAY BACK In 1914.
a PERIOD OF THE SECOND WAR WITH
ENGLAND RECALLED.
Some Queer History from an English
Newspap-r-A British ChuckIe over
the Fact That ihe People of Nantucket
Welcomed tho Royal Navy.

the Fact That the People Of Nantucket I
Welcomed tho Royal Navy.
A copy of The Courier, a stn,lnn Journal !
OF the date Thursday. Sept %. 1874, re-
Gently found its way into the New York /
World office The Courier was four page
paper, and cost thirteen cents The mum
her In question j. largely filled with news
Of the conflict with the United States %
America. The capture and destruction Of
the cityof Washington are reported, which
achievement i spoken OF a. Justly mer.
itrd British vengeance The flight OF Mr..
Madison and bis ministers "a some an
known hiding place. they having probably
thrown themselves ou thr mercy of the alb
origincS forms the subject of the Ouly ed.
itorial ~ the paper
II - ALWAYS mn agreeable task to remind
the New Euglhnder, that they appreciated
the pecuniarH advantages nf helping their
country's enemies during the war OF Isi2
This letter from the English paper tell.
ing how the people uf Nantucket had
agreed TO supply tnc British ships with
provisions and in abstain from hastilities
against them, serves the purpose very
we'll
Since | wrote gou on the sgh tile whole
island has becn IN an upruar. The British brig
NimrDl. Captain Newton, Canc up aEd an.
chOrcd Just outside the bar yesterday after.
nUou; lieutenant same uu shore with sixteen
men Ia q hargr, with some Kind of mission to
.he s,cctmrn. They tsrricd til near dark and
returned. We knew nothing u the nature Of
his pnErctling TIL this forenoon. The select
peu and two OT three ~ the principal inhabit-
ants went down Ia two buHts with hals at
about ~ o'ciock. In about aa hour they re-
turned with captain Newton and several Of
his officers; the captain went up into the hall
Df the upper office, where about ln inha ahitant.
were assembled ana delivered H. he iuo,iera.
tor of the meeting u Iapcr containing znndry
proposals. Previous tl his arrival. however, a
letter Mas read 10 he hall. hirh wts brought
by the Nimrud from Commodore Iinlham.
dated yesterday. Dft Gardner island on taard
his majesty ship ~upeTh Tbi~ letter stated
that the Vice admiral 4 nchraHci had received
the communication ~ the ma 4sisirnt..- ~ Nam
tuckct requesting relief aud =, ,I,Te-"ntinR the
inhabitants ~ -" in state ~ starvation. and
thnt u" had -ett 'Ue Nimral 81 tnquir~ into
the truth of the statement
The paper banded by the captain contained
proposals fn thi, effect. viz Tn. inhabitants
of ihe island shall declare themselves neutral,
and continue 80 during the War. They will he
allowed to import from HE continent fuel and
provisions IN a -mall aud limited number uf
vessels, which are to be- licensed by the British
commodore. MI government property, IL any.
shall he given up or destroyed. such ~ artillery,
arms, ammunition, ctr. There T. none here }
The iuhnhitait- win not H. allowed to carry
on '1heir fishery" 4 presume lac means the
whale tirhcrAr thry may eNpnrt well ms im-
port such articles a~ will not pay "a duty 10
government oil and candles, presume, nay
no duty. should any of his innjest,'s vessels
arrive here they brc allowed to take whatever
provisions aud supplies they may want, not
distressing the inhabitants therefor, paying
for The same. 4 drputAtinn of the magistrates
or selectmen are To- proceed hence to the
commodore in anrtinrr'- bay tomorrow. II
I possible, To conclude the treaty.
This evening al o'clock the Inhabitants
I met Ia the upcu street near the town house.
that building bring too small fer their accom.
mudation. The PROPOSALS OF the British com
modure being read they passed the follow Ing
resolutions nctn, con- l. We Wiil not bear
arms against his Eri;ianiu majesty during the
present war. = We viii deliver up ali public
property ou th" island. 3. We will not oppose
any British vessels which may arrive here for
I provisions. ctr, such as mal be pared without
distressing the Inhabitants paving for the
same. This vote was originally expressed
thus. by recommendation of a Democrat, I'VE
will supply the British vessels OF war with
+ such provisions ar thry may demand" !" which
being Opp,zed hs t,deralist, was modified as
I IL now stands !. \ committee uf four Of tn.
4 selectmen and magistrates shall proceed
forthwith 10 the British commodore 10 ratify
+ the agreement, 4 This committee shall con-
/ sist Of joseph Ihhte, Genus Coffin, JUsia Bar
ker and Aaron Mitchell two Democrats and
twu Fedrralisisi.
The following IL the editorial article
which speaks 81 the ii ght of Mr. Madison
and also makes some valuable aud disin.
tcrested suggestions aS To the course the
Americans should pursue:
The plac to which Mr.. Madison and his min.
isters have fled has moi b-'n accurately asrer.
tained. We have Boston papers Ia the I'd inst
and AeW York tu the lst, but mot a word Il
i'mentipned relative a. .iss>. ss,z,.s-~~a II Nav
/ supposed, nnic>s their iue lifud- has totally
forsakcn them that they would have issued
some pruc ucianiHttnu. calling Hpon the psopls ta
1 arm and not 60 give way 10 drspuHdence. But
/ nu incident and bnnsting In prosperity. they
+ seem 10 lie mean and panic struck ia Hdyer-
+ sity. They remain iB their hiding places, and
each state and ciiy Is left 20 ttH own guda ancc,
The consequence maN h. that some OF tl.r
states MAY separate from the rest aud seek
their safety iH negotiation with our com
mandrr. Baltimore l. reported to have made
PROPOSALS: Nantucket. small island belong-
ing 10 the state Of Massachusetts. had. even
before our sucUe-s at Washington, made over,
tures Ia siT Alexander Coehrane. which had
been accepted, and ,hn is n remain neutral
during the war The whole state Of Massarhu.
setts would be- glad to have the same benefit
conferred an H.
In the midst Of this severe calamity this In
/ deiihe disgrace To the American arms. at
army of sen 4 wing before a force of l.itU and
suffering their capital 10 bo taken and de
sirofed without resistance. one party recon.
msnds immediate peace aud the other an in-
Etaut change II men and measures, Peace
they may make. bat IL must b. condition
that America has not foot ~ land on the
waters OF -. Lawrence Our Canada frontier
must be secured by an extension u territory
the Americans must have nu settlement on the
lakes. for II they have good harhors on tbs
lakes, well fortified aud supported by a set
tied country, they viii never want for ships nj
the breaking cut Of any war. But IL II not tbs
hArhprs on the lakes alone which are eszentiA
10 the security af the Canadas. On the Ameri
can bank Of the -. Lawrence, between Sack
ett's Harbor and 81, Regis. there are . hun
dred positions, which, by being fortified. will
whenever tho country becomes sufficiently ret
tied, insure a ready communication into tn,
heart Of Canada.
All idea OF renewing the treaties uf 1853 ol
l7pi would be- the height of impaiicy, and th'
Americans must distinctly and explicitly aban
don their new tangled principles u the law q
nations. We must hear uo more ~ free ship
and free goods
With respect to a change In the government
OF the Jnitesi States, il b. impossible, we think
that Mr.. Madison can remain ~ the head OF Il
"lf Mr.. Madison" sas one IF the American pa
pers, was patriotic man, II he was gcner
Gus man. IL he .sas lnercly an honest man. IA
would resign. he would give To his country tn
chance, at least. 20 such = peace as men no
hateful might procure; he would give 10 hi
country the advantage Uf such a war as me
Of real talents. sHppurted by the confidence a
the nation, rnuld prosecute. Let Mr.. Madiso
resign. and thc public sentiment would D
united. Let administration be IN the hands Q
kufns King, Dewitt Clinton, John Marsha
Aarat, Dafipu lamsss A Hazard and .kha