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company you are told, that as America | light in which mere military and naval men "owed her political freedom to France, so must view the matter. It is the light in "France has now a certain prospect of which it must be viewed, too, by men who "owing to America the recovery of her have merely the aggrandisement of courts "maritime independence. It is roundly and governments in view, and who always “declared, that unss an army of the regard the mere power of a nation as the "same amount as England had in Spain ouly scale of the goodness or badness of a go"be instantly employed in the war against vernment. But the friends of freedom, those "America, we shall either lose Canada, whose minds are chiefly intent upon the means ❝or make in some other way an inglorious of promoting the cause of liberty, and of suppeace and there are those who assert, porting the dignity and furthering the happi"that even if such an army should be ness of mankind, will carry their views of "commanded with the same ability as it the matter much further; or, rather, they "was in Spain, the issue is more than will take a view of it in a quite different doubtful. The chief wonder, at the direction.-They will, indeed, see that "same time, seems to be, that single America has gained "victories over us ;" "handed as the United States have fought they will see that, "single-handed, the "us for several months, we have not yet "United States have fought us for "found means to cope with them on that" several months;" they will see that "element, which we have hitherto boasted" we have not yet found the means of "of as peculiarly our own. That two coping with her on that element which successive squadrons have been utterly" we have hitherto boasted of as peculiarly "destroyed, and that without the shadow" our own ;," they will see all this as well "of blame to men or officers. Our fleet "has been of no use to the army acting in "Canada, although that army, being in"ferior in numbers, had no resource but "in the fleet. This is talked of,-how " justly is a different question, -as a sort "of left-handed miracle in the management "of our national concerns. To make peace at such a moment, and with the impressions arising out of such events, "would be to convince both the Americans and the people of Europe, that Great Bri"tain had found an enemy with whom she could contend no longer whereas to carry on the war without making far greater "exertions than those which had termi-army; no man who dares call himself a comnated so unhappily, would be only to go in mander; no admiral; no expensive office search of new discomfitures to animate or officer; a country which knows of no such that enemy to still higher activity and thing as a sinecure office; whose chief ma"exultation, and to clear the way by pro-gistrate receives little more than 5,000 gressive abasements of our arms, for still pounds a year; a country who knows more humbling conditions of peace. It nought of military schools, camps, for" is almost impossible for any Englishman, tresses, barracks, or depôts; a country "since the arrival of this fatal intelligence, knowing nothing of poor-rates, income tax, "to enter a French society without en-window tax, or excise; a country where daring the most sensible mortifications,THE PRESS IS WHOLLY UNREor without the certainty of a personal STRAINED; a country, in short, where quarrel, if he repels in kind the sneers "and sarcasms thrown out upon the speedy downfull of our naval and military "character. French officers are eager "to offer their services to America." The impression certainly is just what is here described, as far as this description But the Distintio falls very far leed, is the

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as the Times newspaper and its readers; but they will further see, that we have suffered all these defeats and "mortifications," and that the very basis of that power, which produced the counter-revolution in France, has been struck at, has been hit, has been, according to these writers' own confession, put in jeopardy, by a REPUBLIC! By a country without king, without lords, without knights or squires, and without any established church, without tythes, and without priests paid from compulsory levies of money. They will see that this mighty change in the affairs of the world, has been effected by a country who has no standing

war is carried on by the arms of free citazens, and where the Government is composed, from top to bottom, of men CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE AT LARGE, without the possibility of bribery or corruption. This is the light in which the friends of freedom will view the matter; and they will hope that, by inducing the rest of the world to view it in

the same light, the advocates of war may | American navy on the Lakes. I am not now be checked by the fear, that, by continuing going into the inquiry, whence this supethe war, the example, by becoming more riority has arisen. The result of the conspicuous, may become more dangerous battle on Lake Champlain would lead us than it now is.The war people say, into dismal reflections as to the qualities that we have been defeated, that we have of the two navies. I gladly avoid them by suffered disgrace both by land and sea, that taking the bare fact, a fact universally the downfall of our naval and military known, that America has a decided supecharacter is certain, if we leave off as we riority on the Lakes. How, then, I again now are. I, for my part, dare not say ask, are we to regain our superiority, this. I solemnly declare, that I should be which, I again observe, is essential not afraid of being totally ruined, stripped of only to success, but to safety, on the Caevery farthing I have left, and compelled nada side? Whence are to come the to end my days in a jail, if I were to say ships, whence the seamen, to cope with an what is now said by these advocates of the enemy, who rides triumphant on those war. But they say it, they publish it, they fresh-water seas; who has his superiority by proclaim it to the world without any hesi- first defeating us there, who is at home tation or apparent fear; and as they do with all his sailors and shipwrights at this for the purpose of urging the nation on to hand, and with all the means of beating a continuation of the war, which I look the augmentation of a naval force?--If upon as excessively mischievous, I quote we are now unable to face him on the their words, in order that I may combat Lakes, let any man point out the grounds their nefarious object.- -I proceed, there- of hope, that we shall become able to face fore, upon the hypothesis that what they him by continuing the war. Not a shipsay is true; that we have been defeated wright have we, not a seaman, not a bar of and disgraced by land and hy sea; and, iron, not a pound of hemp or pitch or tallow, with that admission, I contend, that we nearer at hand than four thousand miles ought, as soon as possible, and before there by water, and several hundreds of miles by be time for the commencement of another land, while the enemy has, the other side campaign, to make peace with America; of the Lakes, at the distance of a few hunbecause I am of opinion, that the longer dred miles from his Atlantic sea ports, the war is continued, the more fatal to every material for ship-building, together England will be its result.- -On the with shipwrights and seamen in abunside of Canada, it must be admitted by all dance.-In short, it appears to me to be who are not totally ignorant of the country; downright madness to hope, by a continuaall who are not as ignorant as the writer tion of the war, to regain what we have of the Morning Post, who looks upon the lost upon the Lakes.-The Morning possession of Detroit as an advance into Chronicle, in the true stile of a political the United States from Plattsburg, and partizan, blames the Admiralty for our who calls it a retreat from the former to the latter place, though they lie upon a line of latitude when he is speaking, as he thinks, of a line of longitude; all who are not as ignorant of the matter as this foolish man, must admit that every thing in Canada depends on the Lakes; and that those who are the masters on them, are, in fact, the masters of the Canadas the moment that a very superior force ceases to be kept up in those provinces.Now, it is notorious, that America has the mastership on the Lakes. This is denied by nobody.And how are we to regain that mastership which we before possessed, but which we have lost. Not lost by any accident; not by any surprise; not by any misconduct on the part of our navy, or of our Government, other han the entering into the war, if that was wrong; but by the superiority of the

disgrace," as the Times calls it, but which I dare not call it, upon the Lakes. The Morning Chronicie, since its trade is to blame the persons in place, should blame them for going to war; shou d blame them for not making peace when events had set the subject of quar at rest; should blame them for continuing the war; should blame them for not doing what they had the power to do; and not blame them for not doing that which was wholly beyond their power. It is said, that there are seas or lakes in the moon. The English Admiralty might as justly be blamed for not having flects in those seas and lakes as for not having a superior force on the Lakes in Canada.- Then our Govor, Sir George Prevost, blamed. It has been blazoned forth that he is recalled. All sorts of censures and sarcasms have been

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passed upon his conduct. To me it has boundary line on the side of Canada, and always appeared wonderful, that he has been this article is intended to support that notable to preserve thus long the Provinces able scheme.--Therefore, it is worthy of committed to his charge. But supposing attention." Incredible as it may appear, him to have been the "fool," which he has" it is, however, asserted with confidence been called, what had he to do with the" by Americans in London, that the Briforming and managing and the fighting of "tish Government has abandoned every fleets? It is curious enough, that, as far" claim to a new boundary line, and that as depended upon Sir George Prevost him-" peace will be made upon the basis of the self and the army immediately under him, "status quo ante bellum. Every one conwe have been successful; and that, as far" versant with the matter, asks if this can as depended upon the navy, or upon be so! Surely not, must be the answer those in command, at a distance from" of all who do not mean to impeach the Sir George Prevost, we have almost "common sense as well as the loyalty of uniformly been unsuccessful; and yet Sir" Ministers. For what must be the natuGeorge Prevost is blamed, while every "ral and inevitable consequences of such other commander, though keeping in har-" uncalled for concessions Nothing short bour while the enemy dares him to the" of the loss of both the Canadas, whenfight; though defeated, though captured," ever the Americans shall think propes though driven back in disgrace before in- " to take them: for if our brave and loyal ferior numbers, is praised.--Does the "Canadian subjects see that, after all their reader believe, that the recalling of Sir" efforts and sacrifices, they are left by a George Prevost will restore our reputation peace in the same defenceless state, in Canada? Does he repose his hopes in" equally open to invasion, and exposed to General Drummond? Does he believe," rapine and desolation, as they were by that such a change, or any change, in our "the ignominious treaty of 1783, they Governor, will enable our fleet to do what" will lose all confidence in the wisdom and it does not now dare to attempt? On " power of Great Britain. The Canadas what, then, can any man in his senses build" will remain no longer in our possession, a hope of our regaining a superiority on "than till the Americans set up a pretext the Lakes?Yet, in the face of these" for resuming hostilities; and they will facts, and in defiance of every view which present a field of faction and intrigue, reason takes of the subject, there are men "wherein agents will be actively employed so lost to all shame, or, to all sense, as still" to prepare the minds of the Canadians to recommend our insisting upon a new "for submission to their future masters. boundary line on the Canada side, includ." Our faithful Indian allies will irakibe siing the whole of the Lukes, and also a part"milar feelings. When they see themof the land-territory of the United States!" selves a second time betrayed to their men who, in the midst of "disgraces," to 66 enemies, they will never again confide in use their own words, talk of no peace with- "our Government, but will cease from all out conquests!A specimen of this "communication with the British. Would mad talk, which would better befit Bed-" not such a weak, pusillanimous policy lam than a public print, addressed to any amount to a confession to the world, that but a hood winked and deluded people, "in the zenith of our power and glory we will be found in the following article from are unequal to a contest with the Amerithe Times newspaper, under the title of a can States? The loss of the Canadas Letter from an "old Canadian."-- "would be immediately followed by that of When we are speaking of publications of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newthis sort, we must not estimate them ac- "foundland, and finally, perhaps, of the cording to the real character of the source "West Indies. The pre-eminence of the whence they apparently proceed. That" British navy might then be transferred source may be contemptible, notoriously" to our successors in the possession of corrupt, every thing that is wicked and despicable; and yet the production may be worthy of the most serious attention, as contaming the sentiments, or developing the views of those who have the means of doing great mischief.---We have heard, that our negociators insisted upon a new

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upon such terms now, is it likely that we shall be in such a condition by a continuation of the war? If, at the end of three years, we have nothing but defeats and disgraces to tell of, why should we be in a better plight at the end of seven years? On the side of Canada there is much to fear, and nothing to hope for, in a continuation of the war; and, now let us see what we have to hope for in other quarters.

ten, military and civil, as unfit for his present important situation, and who "has prevented, in 1812, 1813, and 1814, "the taking of Sackett's Harbour, and "the consequent destruction of the American flect on Lake Ontario.-In a vigorous prosecution of the war, there is afety and fame--a treaty of peace would only stifle the present complaints; they "would bre. k out hereafter with double "violence. Let us, then, choose the safe -In the Penobscot we have made a “and honourable part; but in adopting it, conquest, and our writers seem quite we must begin with a serious example, and charmed at the idea of our keeping it. In pit every man on his trial, either at the first place, the conquest, if retained, home or abroad, to whom the late mis-is of no importance. It is a wilderness in carriages can be traced."I consider the impudence of this slave (for none but slaves are impudent to such a degree) to be equalled by nothing of the kind ever heard of.He regards our abandoning of the project of a new boundary line as a "concession," and calls it, too, an "un"called for concession," and that at a moment when the Americans are the invaders! If, indeed, we had maintained our superiority on the Lakes (to the middle of each of the most important of which our boundary extends), then we might have talked, with some shew of reason, of its being a concession to draw back to our old boundary; but what impudence must the man have, who calls it a concession, on our part, to consent to be bound within a line, which the Americans have crossed, and over which, in spite of all we can do, we are unable to drive them! Imagination cannot picture any thing more impudent than this. But, the truth is, we have been so stunned with vain boasts of our achievements; we have been so battened with the notion of our being the conquerors of France, that we are become stupid. Flattery has taken away our senses; and, it is the interest of those who make use of it, that it should take them away.-There is no doubt kut many of those, who would profit from a new boundary line, are labouring hard to obtain it at any expense to the nation, either in money, men, or reputation. These persons would sink Eng-village of Stonington in Connecticut.land for ever for the sake of the profits of ⚫ one summer's or winter's furs. But, it is the duty of the Government to listen to no such advice. Canada has been safe and

the north corner of the Atlantic States; and we may consider it, if retained, a mere out-let for a few Government dependents. But, as to the military and naval character of this pretended conquest, it is not worthy of notice. Altogether the thing is contemptible; and, as to keeping it, we shall do that, when we can conquer and keep New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York, but not until then.In the Chesapeake, the grand scene of our martial exploits, what has been done? We have burnt the public buildings at Washington, and we have plundered the town of Alexandria ; but, having effected these purposes, we have suddenly retreated to our ships, in order, of course, to save our army from the dangers to which it would have been exposed.I shall offer no opinion as to the true character of the burnings at Washington and the plunderings at Alexandria. Some people have asserted, in France, that they were not justified by the usages of modern warfare amongst civilized nations; and, it would appear, that this is the impression on the Continent of Europe.- But, of one thing I am very certain, and that is, that, even in a mere military point of view, we have lost more in reputation in our attempt upon Baltimore than we had gained in the other two exploits, if we add to our former stock, the reputation gained by the bombarding of the

So that, upon the whole, we have gained not an inch on the shores, or in the seas, of the Atlantic. We have, indeed, captured the Essex frigate; but how? Why

man in his senses could expt the States to divide at our instigation. the course of time, they may divide, and their division would, perhaps, be the most likely means of preventing their overtopping England in maritime power. But, to die

especially such a war as we have been carrying on, no man, not fit for bedlam, could expect.-The Times newspaper, who promised us an end to the war in a few months, and who told the Dutch Sovereign, that he, if he had waited a little, might

ingan Ambassador to such men as Madison. This paper now tells us, that we must send out a large army to take up a commanding

with two ships, one of which is superior in strength to the Essex.--The campaign is, it seems, over. The fleet, we are told, is safely gone back to Halifax with its plunder, and with the dead General Ross. I am not surprised that Admiral Cochrane should have returned to Halifax; but, Ivide them by a war against them, and am, I must confess, very much surprised at the reason given for that so early a finish of the campaign. It is said in our newspapers, that the campaign was put an end to by the season, which had (on the 17th of September) set in with great severity.Now the mouth of the Chesa-have been spared the degradation of sendpeake lies in 37 degrees of North latitude, and I will venture to assert, that, on the 17th of September, the weather was warmer there, than it was in Hampshire or De-position in the heart of the country. Granted vonshire during the average of the last that we have the army to send out. Granted summer; that is to say, unless a great that we could take up such a position, how change in the climate of those regions has are we to maintain it? Does this enfuri'taken place within these 14 years. I re-ated enemy of all that is not corrupt supmember well seeing, in the middle of Sep- pose, does he still suppose, that the Ame tember, very fine melons, ripe and ripen-ricans are so anxious to "return to their ing, in the natural ground, hanging from the sides of the stalks of ripe Indian corn, six hundred miles to the north of the Bay of Chesapeake. So that there must have been, since I was in those countries, a wonderful change in the climate. Such, really, must have been the case; for that a false pretence has been set up for the giving over the campaign, at so early a period, is not to be supposed; no one will dare utter, or hint at, such a thing.-. But, be the cause what it may, the campaign ceased, as we are told, in the middle of September. It will hardly begin again before next May; and, does the reader suppose that Jonathan will be idle meanwhile? If we have been able to do nothing with him this year, are we more likely to be successful next year? Mr. Madison was to be deposed long ago. He was never to open his lips in the City of Washington gain. The States were to be divided. The Union was to be broken up. The enemies of freedom; the enemies of truth; the enemies of human happiness; the vile miscreants, who look upon bribery and corruption as their birthright and their blessing; the base slaves, who are a disrace to the human form, exulted in the hope, and, as they thought, in the fair prospect, of seeing a great Republic, a free and happy people, plunged into confusion, misery, and bloodshed. This has not been the case. The Union remains unbroken. This was to be expected. No

allegiance," that they would flock round our standard? Does he think, that the people would come in and seek for protection from the King of England ? Upon what ground does he build such an opinion? Have they shewn any disposition to rally round our flag at Washington, at Alexandria, at Stonington, at Baltimore, at Fort Erie, at Chippawa, at Plattsburg, or on Lake Ontario, or Lake Champlain? Does this wiseacre see any proof of their devotion to "the Mother Country," in the conduct of their ships on, the ocean; in that of their privateers, which have captured, sunk, or destroyed nearly one thousand of our merchant ships; and which have, for a long while, been scouring our own seacoasts, pushing, in some instances, their bow-sprits into our very harbours? Does he see it in the shooting of General Ross, who, in two instances, became the mark of a single volunteer trigger, and who unfortunately fell by the second wellaimed shot; or does he see it in the order of owners to their privateers, not to capture ships, but to sink, burn, and destroy, saving only the crews? Does he think that orders of this description, given by owners to their private ships, savour of a hankering in Jonathan after "the parent State Well, then, if there be no such hankering; if the people of America would rather perish than return to their former state, how should we main_ tain a position in the heart of the country