it i lmington gazette weekly by allkasd ii.ill at thnss^oluanh a ykah thursday june 3 igo vol 7 no 3 from tlie natinnql intelligencer a vindication of thl measures of thk present administration dy algernon sidney rt where liberty is — then is my count rj no iii a violent effort has been made to produce nn immediate war between the united stutis france and spain for this purpose the celebrated reso lution of mr ttowm authorising the president to embody fifty thousand men and to seize on new-orleans nnd louisiana and appropriating live mil iions of dollars for the expcf.ces wert to the senate the toeslh has licen sounded from one extremity to the other of the union the oppo sition trus to their vpi system of war standing armies navies debts and pa tl*onage have been tremblingly ulive on this subjecti no means have bf:n omitted to effect their object liiil lianl offers have been ttadi to the wvs tet4i people their passions played up on their spirit and resolution atone tpomcnt admired the next doubled : hut all to no purpose these wf'o were eminently utuful in preventing war during tlie last administration ivlio first asserted the rights of frce rnun and by their bold and manly reso lutions said to the ruler ol the nation i be^n established in 1 '• western coun try or south ofthe potomack \ of the monies expended in fortification and | for defence not one dollar in ix i us 1 been applied in these stu^e now the ni-mn'jers from the n t ew-en;»land j s»mii:h whose representatives hereto ' fire voted to lock up the mississippi for tiveh'.y-ftve years ckpresr'the moat 1 fender concern for that part of the un i iorjt happy will.it be for this country , uf experience ih'.ill prove their pit:un sions llnctrf ! but i cannot forget thnt the persons wuo heretofore for yjars have bestowed upon the people of that country > the epithetn of the i wild man of the woods of kcntuekey | tbebonditl of w'.iukyboysf the ; sweeping of the earth m enemies to religion or jet and government \" who '■ have tre itod with cwuemi'i a d m i nity their solemn net of legwlaliot i and who lnve proclaimed their wish i tf»v it fcepiratipii now chajunge their :' first confidence is there no reason to jj believe that irritated and uia;>t ineil al 1 their loss of power and ci the conli i dence of the people tlit-y have seized j upon the b\l(ronduct of the intendani i of new-orkmis with a view to embar rass government and in a ptoment of p;mi,on to push the wes'e.-n people , to some act disgraceful and ruinous j to themselves and to i'.ie nation ? for j let mi ask from whence has origina ; fed in the mindl of tf opposition lah i affection for the welkin count v n i oncv sc novjl and irrcsjstable lit vast j and unbounded so tender and rlo\ving i that burns like the cratorof etna nnd that threatens by the bursting of its lava to overwhe.vn the honour the pi^ce and the happiness of this notion t'nim the bleak mountains of nova scotia to the pestilential heats of l'!c i rida from the recess of the forest to j the billows of the ocean not a member of the opposition vn bs found hiijli fy j lo\v great or smull rich or poor learn j ed or ignorant whose mind is not i 1 touched with this ardent ilamc who :! does not si^h for some relif of this ! burning lava not one who has not jt heard tlie hoarse thrnder of war rum •' th'is far shidt thou go and no far ther here shall thy proud career lie stayed have remained unmoved arid firmly attached to the interest the j):*ace the happiness and tlie govern ment of the country • my surprise at th conduct of the opposition ife in creased by their vote proclaiming their want of confl dence in the executive — charity leads me to admit this origi nated in their be^jf that he was desti tute either oftalents or integrity if the first then they have evinced a readiness to esposu the nation tc the evils of a misguided and ill-conducted war if tl'ie last when they have ma nifested h willingness to hazard the li berties of the country by intrusting jo a man whom they believe unprin cipled the sword and trqasures of the ration they must eiect betvvecn these alternatives or admit what is ge nerally believed that this extraordina ry vote did not speak the language of ihe heart hut was the child of party brought into existence to ifostcr the spirit of disaffection because the go vernment refuses to resent the unau thorised act of a spanish intendant by a declaration of war brfore it had tle nianded an e>rt>!*rt?t'ion from tne.crfr^n of spain its want of energy is cinily proclaimed noth withstanding the spanish minister and i,he french charge de affairs have in the most olumii manner assured government that the rights of deposit will be re stored and our interest r^spected-and cherished ; notwithstanding they have united in an endeavour to procure us immediate redress and there is^just reason to hope that at this miir.ient the prohibition is taken oft still it is resounded in jibr carsj " b\i.v for the fears of the president we should soon be in possession of jew-orleans we s^c'uld teach the nations of europe to respect our rights the president undoubtedly has his fears j but fears of a personal nature he chnnot have his high station end tie duties of his fficc place him above them lie tears to do wrong he fears to create a standing army and thereby jeopar dize tlic liberties of the country to in r.rpase the executive power in his own hands and those of his successors he fjcars to oppress the people by tax up on tax to destroy oi!r cpmmerce and fisheries by an unnecessary war he fears to transmit to posterity a debt in creased to such degree as to entail sla very upon iliem to demoralise the people to bury in one common grave in the sickly regions of florida the ro bust yeomanry the hardy fishermen and the useful mechanics of the nation he fears the imprecations of frantic rnothevs and still more frantic wives bewailing the loss of their children anl husbands and lastly he icars to tfend the majesty of heaven by inflict ing misery and wretchedness on five millions of people intrusted to his care nd protection from the commencement of the go vcrnnim.t to the inauguration of the ;•'!•. sent executive though the eastern tatet hue constantly boasted of their ".) r rior strength not an arsenal or v lor ff jn'.litavy stores has ever ij ble through the welkin who has not i s:en the moor dyed with blood and the 11 finger of heaven punting to war all exclaim for it immediately and for the capture of new-orleans what cjluems does not ncw-or uans possess ? she is indeed » talis man seize but upon her 9 and tin mighty power of france of spain of italy and of holland vanish lil*e spirits ' at the approach ot light tft'e united j states beoome impregnable ; no points { left for attack the mobile the tcrti ■■ bijjnde the altumahn r and the su ! marys are dried to tneir sources | | our commerce our fisheries cur c : i ruiirs to seek red rent vh-re the safety of the stale wifl admit this re i i drem is in be bought fir»t by arnica i ' bit conference and negnckitiau and ' ; in case those fail by rfcsoct to war it this rule is luid down by all the wri ters upon natural law and practised by m«ml«f th f.stto'is e«f the earth • lr raiulta from iiaturc itself and from the obligation we are under to contfult at wqll the happiness <> others as ot oursrwcs • whoever 1 relief's upon the miseries of war v til afree with the writers nponthati pject that it lh , justified orjy by extra titles not to , swell the volume of hit nan woe if r i i duly we oive toourselve and imnkinrt i ' i at laj-gts now the safety '"'. 1 t ite vai 1 ii i endangered b'y denying the ri^l.t j 1 of drjmsit at new-qrleana ; a right • derived from tivvy aliqi it was ' tharcfow't.ht duly oi'x"rtfc vrmnit us ! it v.n the interest «' r tl.e people to ! endeavour to regain the exercise ofth^t by nt^oi:i;iiion the obligation upon government ttvadopt tuis course was heightened v the consideration that the ict cout.il.mwd of w.is npt the act j of the spiniilv government bw o a , tbf)rdinn imcerofcthat nation i , to involve the naloii r all tke nor run c a ir or the nlavrful am un authorised act of a subordinate nfticer would liltlie height jbi poliucul depra i vity h would iuvoduce a rule of i vrhicli we covrt i not coir plain and uu 1 eerwhich this nat|pn a any fvitiiit ii j tunci mi^lit be invrtlvi'ii in war by the ■ , unlawful and wanton > •:! of any one of ] i her officers it woilld 1 virtuall 1 ! transferring th nil important j}uesuons i of war and pefti e fronj the representa u j lives rtf t.ut pc.jpl and tl>e govern i i mentof the coming to uie cantain of a ffljjate ' || the act of nn individual offictr or jj subject does n.>t become tue ai'.t b filth i 1 • nation to which he belongs n il the j nation has shitctioned it n it is im ! posiible jbr the most vigilant and best i i regulated rrtv^.rtmiaut to control the : ivctionsofiu u^eius votl subjects unl ! to bring thein to an exact obimlicnce !' : on all occasions tfenre it loflinvs j thuttlit governmnnbhy decl'^inp y^ar ' ' woi'.i 1 have committed anact-nf in u ■ ! lici ng.iinst sj-.uj.i ef ilili'.lirf u(>rcic !.' ! dent yrhicb ruif-'it bsconpu li»t.'t (-. tl»e j ! filti^i-o peace of this n^tl.-.rt .-.•;, i justly >• ■ m-'nted the execration of the worldi j ; there la rsh.son to believe that riot ii onlj a complete reitpmljpn.lnitaftch \' i j^r jement p our rijb'ts n**vl take place i j t/'v 1 1 the p;p{jte judge bet wen j tljojie who l-'tvc lised every means in i tl xr power t inllun'r tv;e pclblife umqd i and to involve il»e i.uu.i5 ri wai , u t i tlrose-wlwj have laboured i incssanuy to repaii tu enjnyjnents oi iur rigbts i and to preserve peace onri l;rp;)l«i.ss || v-fniment lu\s represented t.i hie j spanls4t court t!\e vioktlon o'cnur rights by the intrndant and deniaml^l j imni diate satisfaction « ( indemnity ! for the past r.nd security jor the fu '• ture arc expected i»!to\-ld spai i j like neglectm of htr il«y nicl lief ' u \ terest withold fi-om us that sav.sfac ' ti;>n which justice decrees nil will u ! nitein tho rieceasity of war by at i tom.ptmg t > avoid its evilujf , ve shall ; have given to fluropc evidence of our disposition to live in p-ace and good ncighbourbirtd ; we jhau become uni t'jd and juitfya will ai^snge herself i lazier o'ir larinevs ry>ha8.tity de flaring wir without aslii.ip redress we should have rxctad discontents a ! mou our ovn ciuzcns and justly ;♦ w-jkkened the suspicions and jealousies ; . of all those esrapean powers who i have american possessions . » the c*l/nict of st james might pos 1 eibly have rejoiced at the eveqt ; but would it not have occurred lo tliem that the same power which lad seized ! upon new-orle^s mi^ht at any mo jj mentj bpotimltgnt or less provocation i seize upon the canadas nova scotia i new-brunswick and the bahamas ! and in i few years upon their west india possessions our.hi^iiest inter j rsts pttquifo that we shoi id evince to ! th v-oi-ici a strict regard for justice a faithful performance of all our cpfjagr ' tnents and a desire to cultivate friend ship peace and good will with all j ' in case war'shall become necessary | v!iat new evil5 4 will jthe nation have in 1 curred by the.fielaj^j the advocates for that measure sa " france will be !] | ! in possession of loui»ia'>a i and wil j " she not be in possession of tbat fro-i || vincc before we could jiave ral -,«<! ar | | j army if war had been declared at the f . ! comrftenctraent of the 3e«ion of con ' t j gress or ycnti/jthe.jeacijutive • ha<t ; possesset ej^fieufi^dnthat ppweron ) the d(\y ive &&/ mifcv.r'vs of the dalaw \ : ful crr4o lt^ifii ir'ijnt : ? ilutai e kwe aerjc-trj :::•.-.■ vd rar with i franca became the intendant of new i ohenni fun closed that k)rt which i ■ ceded to france wiki has committed no infraction of our right i will any mill iy tint ww tbiil7.be levied upon i france for the miscondtict of a sp , nish officer ; or will any one deny that taking p<m«i»inn of new-qrlvans which is daily expected to pass fr-.totln posseaikin of france to whom ii h is lot»)r shx-.u been ceded will in fact be hukin war aojaimthefi if we had lelted rtpon tbat plan ws'mnst have retained itrnfe-nst her or lave reita i ml viiei she ram to \ ike pot*vi i lfon if we restored it ut her then what advantage should we pain by the ! ijacnflce it would rertaftly excite i i i r jealousy jftfe retain it a long bloody an'l ard ua war tmi be thj | consequent 1 ! the people ofthe wes torn country vould l deprived of the ' nuvjw-;ition of the n^isftilslppi more i )'■•■'> than they wf4 ytm or will be • months under the policy pursued by ' thu administration besides on what ; princi is should «•: justify the deten tion ( ttuiiily not n nccount ofthe conduct ofthu spanish ir/endanti u<it av the a<]voi:nt'.s for w:\r i'lvuic.e-'t a powerful ambitious cud d-^inifj nation shu hss pro\vu,re"d the cession of louisiana to draw cordon around these suites the nutyon there fore h.is the rlijht of levying war to ward ota futuru evil an infant co lony planted in the vlltle«a(ess for ui corder io bridle tliu u.ii.n ! !— as j well mignt nhc set n lefreant's ( to over.iwu the people pf l',d i rea • dily ad-nit the injportahcebj ottachinp that country to ilit union because thereby we shtill se forever secured frpjrtjthe wara-and intrijyueaof f.iirope , w 1 . 1 slio'.ild then lid •'<: no interest in i fi.raiii ; political connection i with tlte liuiitinis powers bui i maintain that by the laws ofnatlnns thu el aion of territory by one it<ttion to nn it . tli^r does not create a ritfht ofwnrin ' ill d(lj(;inin(f nntioni that n.iil in must wait not indeed until the new n..*ijjtil)3v iu:cldrus wur but until slic ■ ftirnishes bo me evidence of her hostile w|i;.-nii ms v adclinn-to thij ptimber 01 i ir^iii i/f'-lk'r foiic in:;i -' ing her troojis deny.i'fijj the c-xerrlao trf-hrr own frinhts or the jike thia rule nppcara to ai»p!y ith parti cnl-ir force ty the f sent ca for \ r'.ici-j nearf a century before r.c had a nrttionient on the western v ii icrs v.;is the proprietor of thii^eolonft — y the ib-rth.i of war slu s or\i pellcd to cede it ; a»ajtl b the fon ' tune of war slu ms i n enabled irisgain it her reclaiming an ancient atodhy founded by herself aiul ceded i li the possessor ranu : t j^ive a just ' r'jht of-war to licr olii neighbor nor can i beueve si'i ft war it'i<ikt would be politic ii'i 1 k i said if we were in posicssirih of nctf-qrlcans i'ranw could not git a foot-tiotd and th roi iflvy-of c.imir-v w<>llkl ix'colll'j uiiui i !„», if ffve v^duid not alter the justice of the care so it might be suid 1 that if we seized upon montreal it would us the command ' 6f the ' st lawrence t'ie we4fb^*n lakes and the upper canada it thiiye no point of a.uick froin tbe ' two florida or must tlio war of nh ft'ssity bt confined to nt!w-orlenns % ! so if there be a wftr it wfll rape in all pirts ft vrli destroy our naviga tion commerce and fisheries anl mny produce serious calamities to our sea ports 1 fear not the issue of a just war ;_ strong in ourselves posses ed of eveiry rrwterial nedjbbimry for war and removed three th'ousand inilci trom the powers that alone can attack vs on american ground we re cer tain of eventual success all wars on this continent must terminate in the • aggrandisement ofiliis nation and the extension of her tefriiory but to » nation of farmers and artiz.ins glo and happiness are essentially different i when france takes possesiion of thai coi;r.ity she will cultivate pfjbc and v»oo(i neighborhoed oi invite war itihe former the two rstior.s will be mutually useful and beneficial if the latter her colony cannot thrive or be come dangerous it is peace and per severing indifstryjfkme tha rsh build i?f a powerful co'env f|fit • ie adv.i catea for war contend t'.ie colony * ill thrive adsnjt the fact so sh|'ll we and by the ime any--co'oiiy l;'r»nce can establisl si all equal in strength aji average tate in the union ve shall possess a pover<eqmftl to trance her s'ilf in numbers rer-otjrces and th 1 ?' n«ans of wins that i.e possesses a mighty pt^wtr attlii moinent i admit ; thjs is ore reason why we should not v a e wur unnecessarily she has come to tier grow'.ii and splendor : »«: are in the very pi!".le our bones tin ;^/* sufkcit'iit for niiy necessary c.ontlicti hare not j-i-t acquired their solidity and strength june is every thirty to this nation prmcf is under the coijj inaiulola vjlt.'.'il and fortwnal r lracfcr befbna a powerful colony cltl lie raised ii in lonuiana lie will be laid in thfl tomb f if iis ancestors u nature rarely i?ives great rulers tc n;rintion,in succesv sion the brilliant e".pl.)it of a greafe warrior inspire tlie world with aw'r ihit the efl'tct in transitory the con quests of tamerlane have long been celebrated mia poslcrjt'y oecam vaa mil i'.yrns made avia bow to the persian sceptre darius lo«t the div asim from his head — alexander con quered the world — his empire dieil wi'h him louis the i lilt threatened to overturn the liberties of kuropc inuiecnd his throne toliered uortcj him — mot unlvc-qucntly husit hnppen etl that the prudence of the warrior in lost in the splendor of ma victories and he closes his career on the level fi'om which ho started hut what of this fnlgnty power n he change the teoure f nature r can slie force coloaiel into prosperity $ she may protect them^nd can o no more the colony of louisiana must 1 ler)end upon thjj daily ii.dustry hni.<v fcttflomy ot the citizens they will h c to combat the evils of an un henlthfnl climute they wiy have tl reduce the forests nt an ejrdleu inbor fnd expense to drain the ir murshesi tr make rogoa and bridges furnisli themselves with comfortable bui|(lingl find ovety othor convenience oflifel without iin influx ofpenple from eu popei it lnust take the colony a centlirjf to ni^iilve any conaldurablo atrengthi — w'.th that influx ifley must furnish 1 m ith a mirkct & iepend upon u for thd n'.-cc">s:ir'n of life fonnai.y years from its cfehg-rnphical litiuitiotvs fhe colony must « ver derive from ug principally the conveniences nnd lux n-i<"i b/'foreijjn countries the nietw i'lic.ntj of mil 1 cnpitala nrist be tli«?i.i importers and the irr.ixntson their im^rartations tnnst enrich our tjrcai fury nature ijits r»i>dained this an4 i.cf cannot ideate herd-.-crces from the avroiia t i o ma spain e ti rrff civizkns cf r/'n units states letter vii \ i re!ip : jn atai war is il»e cvof tii'i fix'e.ralihj'j morality and pe'ai-e th voi^e of rrpumicans the urio-t of moralirji rrtd peace h congenial but that ot reli<<fonaiidavar is a pa fndox and the fulmloii cf it is livoo cnty . ' " j tlielcadcts of the ferter9l!fta have nojt,rigment * iticir aiis mi con itlcncy ot parts { and ivant of con j nii&ocy i the natnal n>nf q-ience op thewint of principle they cxhi rnu .... u..u . ;;„„ fneflii . cleor an opj>-yt':'i w»th<iut a ca uac o'nd loncfiitftd vviihont fyflem wrre they as i.'ik.lors to pre foribe medicine as iliry ptafliir pulilic»i they wonic poifon their pa tients with dt-flriidivc compounds then arc not two tl in^s mnro nppofcd-i'io each other than war andieli'v'ih ; and yet in the doable pme lliofe leader havb to play the otic is rieceliariiy the theme of oieir jvi)|itlcs and the other ilia fckt ofiheir fertnohs the w«-k day irator of ' m;»r nd the sunday preacher of federal grace play like into each others bands and riiis they call religion 1 iion^u hypocrify coh crunjer feit every vinue anrf becorie the &(' foriatc of every vi.-c it rrfltlirei a preat dt.:terity of craft to give it the power ot deceiving a j-atntej fnn ip y glill'en bot it cannot wartr tor livpixrify to perfona'e • virtua fuecefafulijti it mull know and feel what virtue is ; an i as it cannot longdo'this it cannot long deceive when an orator foaming fur war breaths forth in ahoiher fentence a fla'mtlvt piety of words i>e ti^y as well write y potiily n his front , ■ the late kcietnpt of,thp ftden.v leaders in cnngrtfl , fci i!)ty aded without the knowledge of thrffr conltituentf to plingc tbc country into war merits not only reproacji but indignation it was madnejv conceived in igrorarce apd afted-in wii.ke>hiefs the hend and the liearf wept parrntr fn the crime *♦< a nt-g!c(u of \ uiidlualitjr i>i t ties and t.'wr tavyj's itre all protectfd from a'.satilt and the war is ended jr.;'c it is commenced omit to seize upon ser;.nnd instantly from the mississippi to the soutk s the haunu of vild beasts are krdiisformefl irttr princely palaces lo'y towns and richly cultiva ted fields the oak the sycamore and the cypress become soldiers ; an un happy race rises up amortgl-us and btit ckcrs our wivaa arjd ehik'.ren the energies of the nation are palsied and i she forevefi^uincd „ i tremble as i writ silrr.*y tiiis | cannot be the child si ■ fancy it must j be a reality j in some hidden volume ' of the book of fate it was registered i i ourgtiar.ciian angel made thediscovery i sc whispered it in the'ear oi ameri-a'a \ [ best friends else why is }\ proclaim j 1 1 ed echoed iud rc-cchoccl from one i end of the union to the otlcr by those i who jr.liv.iprt a superior regard to re ligion order and happiness ?. why arc we urged to instant war ? why is the government censured for making ot>,e effort to preserve peace it-j.as spo ken to the nation interested in the res pectful strong language of freemen it has solemnly pledged itself to main tain inviolate the rights of the people and nation it has made provision for the dernier retort an appeal o arms yet despair should not drive us to madness it is possible that the ad vocates of war have taken the evil ge nhit of america for her guardian angel i the rights of our western brethren i are scxred they never will be neglec ted surrendered or bartered on the other hand in the estimation of ey*-f y | rood man the preservation of peace ! is important :■_ i in discussing subjects so interesting flights o f fancy should give place to cool reflection an a the ardor of ( pas ' sion to i lie dictates of sound dflcre tion . • . ,.\ y'aenever the rigbtt of a nation ars : v 5'ated it becoreu the iut/fc^j}fl