the wilmington gazette numbkr 809 m any dfcription ot politicians in the kingdom upon this subject if they have any jeakm sj f f you and i bt!it ve some ot then nave it is not a jealousy of your territori al extent dt of your fitness to become then commercial and naval rivals can it be believed then that they woum compro raise in a surrender of a claim which sur rendered in their judgment weaken them and invigorates you where alone they art apprehensive of ft cow pi upon for the sake ot preventing an accession to y'6t»r territory which extends your limits wwe it takes abo^arsasava^aaa^^aavbai as^ssaasaa e r * 1 iflalaj vr s^^^aj j^sit jj^^^khr 3 n \ h^a aalav b^ajaaj^ha^sst v v ak|s a fca vwtn ft ofjttft value theft bar saval pow jr for tf take or it she would never a principle oa jrhith that naval pow er depends nst sir the ftturn of con quered caaada even w&h the hoped for agency in our fkvpur af the russian em peror would no weigh a feather in the icale against what she doubt her first great tpuoaal interest as u retards too these fancied exertions f russia in our favour gentlemen surely deceive themselves how ever attached russia may be to the most liberal principles of commercial intercourse she never will array herself against the right of the sovereign to compel the ser vices of his sea-faring subjects on this head her policy is not less rigorous to say the least man that of england will not be more particular ashort time will pro bably shew thegoundsof my belief but sir among the reasons for prose athc invasion of canada one haa been ' stated oi a very peculiar kind i sajs a gentleman from south carottna mr cathoun should be iar ded to protect our f robtisxs tbd wea-board ; from kbruioa the most economical ndefrctutf of defence altho *»• vtmi/fention presents nothing very sphadld i our view yet it would be worth h other le^kona for the id vasiun if it were foundation taft hut ask the people on whkh endangers ikm—the amst«i^a at defence to them would be an abandon mcot of your scheme sir aa mvasion of the united sutet but for the purpose of diverting your forces from canada or re torting on yon the distresses ol war can not enter into the scheme of british or ca nadian policy it is not to he prosecuted but at vast inconvenience and cxpmce with great loss of useful soldiers under a certainty of ultimate failure and without , hope of glory or gain the canadian yeo manry treed from the terrors of invasion will cheerfully resume their peaceful occu pations — and such of the british regulars as are not required for ordinary garrison i duty instead of being employed in a mi serable predatory yet destructive border warfare will be sent to mingle in the euro pean strife where renown and empire are the mighty stake surely this ii emphati cally the age and the government of para dox a war for m fn*e trade is waged by embargo and piohibition of all com mercial intercourse sailors rights are secured by imprisoning them at home and not permitting them to move from place to place within their prison but by a li cense from a collector like a negro's pass and obtained on the security oi a bonds man—and our irontisrt and sea-board are to be defended by an invasion of canada which can alone endanger an attack ! but the real efficient argument for per severance in the scheme ot canadian con quest has been given by the gentleman from tennessee mr grundy we made the war on britain says the gentlemen 8t shall we restrict ourselves to defensive measures for what purpose was war declared if we do nothing against the pos sessions of the enemy i yes sir it is the consideration that this wur was originally offensive on our side that creates the i fear insuperable obstacle to our discontin uance of it it were vain to lament that gentlemen are upder the influence of feel ing which belong to human nature it would be idle to declaim against the sin fulness or the folly of false pri dc all must admit that it is one of the greatest efforts of magnanimity to retract a course public ly taken and on the correctness of which reputation is staked if honorable gentle rncn-vould but perceive that this difficulty is one of pride only and of pride oppo sing their country's best interests i know that they could and believe many of them would make the effort painful as may be the acknowledgement of political error yet if they clearly saw that eitlwr this hu miliation aunt be endured or the nation rained they could not hesitate in thi ir choice between tucb alternatives bu ir j wmi not to present such ahernati v » id their election so difficult is k to ft - due a conviction against which the prici » . ot the heart rebels that i will not attempt ir gentlemen trc aot e*lkd on to reti act they may now suspend a execution of their scheme of invasion w&nout an ac knowledgement of it error ffiff^ffay naw wfthout honiihatioh restrict " fueva dwcmamkmtjf yi pvrsentoa •* rcsidfinaj amttdk mm suflstwd t mm wfwfwn*q lj tm thia he wt.m^.tfai rslmay»g short tymxust . i¥o*r enemy has mviatd du net negotiation far ttaraatorationot peace yo«r«*4outiv ji«s accapts4 the offer ani miaiitrra luv b «* appoint«4 to eet«h commiaaioner»;of the opfxmu fatty — this circunmtance ought to produce an en tire and edkntial change in your policy if the executive be sincere in thvacctp tance of this propotiti'm he pnvat haire c ed on the hope that an wnicauf kdjnsf r fcroncea atifht be nmie fcrf while there i »«*»>* hapr lt uch aproipert on what principle can you justify in»«aioa andowqucst force is th ubttitme fouhe icgitimatmkmidjutor •§ n^gouatioa ration figjffcteafm they omnbt treat every b^ierafem feeliof mi correct pfin eipla are oppoacd to an effnion of blood and an exunsio of ralsary whkhanbo md tolte winecemary ■■ til fuat—ity a tooa which furnishvt their rxcosc do no then ae«he moment wtoeajroaarowa h lief a hop at least that tueh ncctamtf exists not purmie a conduct wweh out for its existence iafehumaa aad ddiritar me .■'■:■-■ " ' ■ ; - beside tin if you a fch wish to obtain peace from jm ffawsahcrg miaaiw mpend b tha lisa t^m.ottm sir operasians which c«a^<£acaliw.,aod the wonld netcrthelen aec but httle causa for fear she knows that the con^bast caar not be completed in one not in two cam paigns and when she find that tvtrjr soldier whom you enlist is to cost you in bounty alone upwards of 100 guineas she will perceive that the war is more destine tweto your finance the great source of mili tary strength than to her territories ilia blow aimed at her recoils upon yoursetafr but the exasperations which must result from the wrongs mutually inflicted in the course of the campaign may have a very injurious effect upon the disposition to pur sue pacific efforts they will be apt to areate a temper on each tide unfavorable ts an amicable arrangement in truth too sir you are not prepared for such ■ campaign as in honor and humanity you can alone permit yourselves to carry on suppose by the month of may or june yo raise your men what are they sol diers fitted to take care of themtcwe in camp and support the reputation of your arms in the field ? no — they are a mere rabble of raw recruits march them to canada and pestilence will sweep them off by regiments and brigades while the want of discipline will unfit those whom pestilence spares for an honorable contest • with an experienced foe-.iustead there fore of the hurry and bustle of filling yput ranks with recruits and rushing with them into canada attend rather to the training and improvement of those now in service i make soldiers of them by gradual enlist ments you may regularly add to their num ber and insensibly incorporate the uew le vies with the disciplined troops ff it should hereafter become necessary to march into the field yov will then have an army under your command not a muh t'tiiidi without subordination suspend therefore hostilities while you negotiate make an armistice until the result of the negotiation is ascertained you can lose nothing you may gain every thing bv such a course then negotiate fairly with a view to obtain for your native seamen a practical and reasonable security against impressment — and with a disposition to aid britain in commanding the services of her own such an arrangement might have been made on the revocation of the orders in council could you have been * tlie bounty to each tolditr is one hwklrsd and tvaaty-fimirdulurt cuh nd me hundred and tix tv tern of land which at two doluri per acre it roe hundred and twenty dolu in u four hun dred and fort taut doll hnidn the eight - dok un per man to die recruiting agent ritorles in tt»e western world i would ob jtigjit for sailors rights — yet rivet ojn oor citizens a french conscription ! fight for rights on the ocean andannihi 1 ' late the most precious of all rights a homer the right t>f a freeman never to be for ced out of his own country !• how alar ming is the"infataation of that zeal which in its ardor for attaining its object tram ple in the dust objects of infinitely higher price f what is tbeptobafewty of sitccessta • tans yehmae tt coaotitvt>i a tnnir nn ill if h ■ j ■ ■ cussed k tlrit you may tale upper ca nada that you nay overrun the lower pro vince i bkheve but that you will take quebec while the mouth of the st law rence is commanded by » hostile seet i cannot believe if am opposite thought sometimes get possession ot my imagina tfon i find it springing from that impulse ' of the heart which makes me fancy victory perched «* the standard of my country and not the result of an esevtion of the un derstanding—but sir if you should con quer the cspadas subdue nova scotia and possesa yourself of all the british territo ries in america if after impoverishing your country by ruinous loans and grind ing down your people by oppressive uses you should wade at last through the hor rors of invasion massacre of prisoners a servile war and a military conscription to to the now darling object of your withes , i pray you sir what is then to be done r what do you design to do with the con cjoered territory ? we will keep it sav the gentleman from vermont and pennsylva nia mr bradley and mr ingersoll w will keep it because it is an object with oufi people because it will keep off iadian wars and re tribute us for the wrong w have sustained 1 believo indeed that if conquered there will be a rjowerfut party to tho north aad west that wilt not anaaft to part with h with wrtomil is wobm bulhow mtkutqi s^cs^si lbxl wr i if r ft m r t^vt-innis qnertd witlfc!uftrn7it3 of a powerful proud aad irritated enemy without that enemy master of the sea al ways able to invade and to succour the in vaders will require a military strength and a pecuniary expeuditure not less continued or less iu amount than were demanded to take it such a conquest is never finished when nominally effected it ia to befagun but we will incorporate it into the union aye this would be indeed a pleasant re sult let my southern friends let gen tlemen who represent slave holding stales attend to this how would this project take at home what would their constit uents give to half a dozen new states made ou:of the canadas mi is besides so not blean expedient for strengthening the na ■ tseo and so perfectly ia accordance with the principles of our form of government we are to farce men into an association the very life of which is freedom and the breath ot that life unrestrained choice ! and to give vigour to die nation we are to admit into its councils and into a free par ticipation of iu power men awhose dislike of its government has been strengthened into abhorrence by the exasperations er war and all whose affections ate fixed upon its enemy but st all events youare to keep the canadas whf.t then will you do about sailors rights ?-- - you will not be • jot nearer to them then than you are now how will you procure them or seek to procure them i will you then brgtn in good earnrst to protect or obtain them by naval means ?— would it not be advisable to attend to this declared object of the war now rather than wait until after the cana dian scheme is effected ?— perhaps you mean to keep canada and abandon sailors rights if so why not avow to the people that it is cottfuent you fight for and not right r but perhaps it is designed when the conquest ic effected to give it back to britain as an equivalent for the cession on her part of some maritime right for the privilege that our ships shall not be search ed for british sailors on this question you may make an arrangement practically securing all we ought now to contend for you will i hope make it in the pending ne • gociution but that by a surrender of ca nada after it is conquered you may purchase from her a disavowal or relinquishjnent of the right no man can bel'-ve who under srahds either the views u ie prcjndiees of that people they believe the right essen tial to their naval existence to deter their seamen from general desertion all clas ses in that country so regard it we know there is not a difference of opinion among m gaston'a speech oh the loan bill mutant coafcjufl i0f?uc0nquc3t of 04nada mr cjwinmfi turoift from the gloo my view of the effects of the canada war my attctfiea in arrested by another come pence likely to mb horn it on whiuh itul sot long detain you but which u not fcmllftiftltijrwrfem alarming iawo jp^^^^^^^y *^**%" vfl^bw ■ aw^^^l^fqar "•■ l-^^^blbl^l x flft^fl^v a^gh jtfc4rf^ftv ast^^a utftw^ar ■ " l^al s^aitwb ajaw vwllmbw frimams more valuable in thek estimation nd success is more iadentified with their ride the cooquwt of canada contem plated «* an easy sporti without a fixed design either to le*p it to secure or sur xeftder it to purchase rights haa from ill diflculty swelled into an importance which an*9 it to be valued above ail rights | patriotism waa relied on to fill die rank of the invading rmy j but it did not suffi ciently answer he cah these ranks how ever most he med avarice is next resor ted to—the nost enormous price is bid o soldiers that was ever offered in any s»c er country should this fail what u tte next scheme there ia no reserve or cnrtto)|»«n it has been avowed that 4m next scheme is a conscription it is known that this scheme was recommended ve at this session by the war department id that it was postponed only to try int the effect of enormous bounty the tfteemen ot this country are to be drafted jrom the ranks of the militia and forced ; abroad as military machines to wage a war of conquest ! sir i have been ac cuftttmed to conaiderthe little share which i have in the constitution of these united feats as the most valuable patrimony i have to leave to those beings in whom i liba ray name aad remembrance to be per 4e*tta«ed but i solemnly declare that if rfueh a doctrine be engrafted into this con h&taipn i shall regard it as without val oppression and the capacity to perceive h area there sir the tyranny of conscription muses him to the assertion of his imate freedom to a struggle against slavery in its most malignant form no sir not che dread of all the severe punishment ordained for refractory conscripts not the « peine du boulet the " travaux publi ues w nor death itself can stupify him in to seeming submission he yields only to absolute force aad is marched to the field a gwy manacled and hand-cuffed and is such a principle to be introduced njo our benign our free institutions i be htve me the attempt will be fittal — it can bot succeed but by military terror it wiu fa tfae ngnal far drawing the awajjl a fame americana are rot fitted to be the tiave of a system of french conscription die most detestable of the inventions of tyranny sir i hear it whispered near me , this is not worse than the impressment of issirim it is worse infinitely worse impressment forces seamen to serve in the public ships of their country instead of pursuing their occupation in the merchant service it changes their employment to one more rigorous of longer continuance of greater danger but it is yet employ ment of the same kind it is yet employ ment for which they are fitted by usage and education but conscription is indiscri minate in the victims of its tyranny the me not the pursuit of the conscript is the sole criterion of his fitness whatever be his habit whatever his immediate views whatever his designed occupation in life « stern mandate wars him from the roof of his father from the desk the office the plough or the workshop and he is carried tarfr*m home to flight in foreign climes the battles of ambition but sir if con scription were not worse than impressment i should not lose my objections to it i am not prepared to assent to the in trod ac tion of either conscription or impressment into my country for all the british cer i * the system of eon*eription is upheld in france hf the watt rigorous punishment upon all who ire fcrtrtimenul tn etsdinir its operation themortru itnut fine are impo*eo upon the parent of the re factory conscript snd where they sre accessary to jkfcmcspe tb ftttrmt corporal ojuaiitiincm ««* m braixlinc with hot iron public exposure and im 0t££nen th -*■*••* mh c ii«i«)»wi ofeitht pounds *"»*«. *»*«***• i jiwotain sevea-ieetlena it is accompanied with hard labour of un hours daily and in the inttrvak rfrei»,s«litsryeoiitoie4ent it km un years sn4 the poor wrttth wean a diafraesftil dress tfieera blemrfhis ignominy the - tmhtfkrlamiyw are cmploymwt ia saeb pumitf labon ss ike gortmi m«ktbuy«r«ct wilmington n c tuesday aphit 13 f8u