penetrated even the senate house of Massachusetts, as your vile writers call the establishment of our where it had recently been resolved (in fact) that republic, and raise up a foreign king on the ruins of our inestimable naval heroes were murderers, for our liberties!-calling to mind the nature of the thrashing your "fighting squires" into a little re- country we have, and the sort of people who fill it; spect for the "bit of striped bunting at the mast-always recollecting, that nine-tenths of our males, head." They would, probably, still have opposed between the ages of 16 and 45 years, and many Mr. Madison, but the would have made it their younger and older, can kill a little bird as far as the first concern to have opposed you; like a very ex-shot from their fire-arms will reach. Perhaps you 'cellent and respectable gentleman I know, who, at a have heard the following anecdote which occured at public place, happening to let fall some expressions New-Orleans; but, as I also want your countrymen derogatory to the character of Mr. Jefferson, imme-to hear it, I will repeat it in this place: One of diately after knocked down an English merchant your officers, a gallant-fellow, mounted the breastfor casting vile epithets on that venerable man. He work, in despite of the shower of balls, and called said the fellow was meddling with things that did out to the few that followed him, to come on, for "the not belong to him, and so he was. You will like day was their own." "Not yet," said a rifleman, and this evidence of a national feeling; but, perhaps, down came the officer. After all your men, that will think that kicking, instead of striking, was the were not killed or wounded, had ran away, a dispute due of the insolent foreigner. arose in the American line, which had not yet been But you are no more to judge the American cha- the least disordered, as to who it was that had shot racter by the tape-sellers of our sea-ports, or the the officer alluded to. The man, who really killed newspapers, generally, printed therein, than we him, rested his claim to that service on the simple should take one of the calves you send out to gather fact, that he was shot under the left eye. One of orders for pins and needles as a fair sample of our officers then went and examined the body to John Bull. (I could tell you a right merry story of settle the contest among his fellow-citizens, and it one of these things, and perhaps may do it in a note was found out that the only wound he had was unat the close, for the use of such creatures as may der the left eye. Such things would happen every visit us hereafter.) But it is among our farmers-five minutes in a partizan war with the people of the the men who cultivate their own lands, and our manu-United States. Our western men might make bette facturers, now rising to vast importance, that you that they would shoot off the tip of an enemy's nose are to look for republican virtue and steadiness. without otherwise injuring his face. They are not It is they who feel they have a country-it is they who jonly the best marksmen in the world, but the most look at the new earth as it is turned up by the generous, high-minded and patriotic people that live, plough, or watch the motion of their ten thousand as all of your fellow-subjects, who have fallen into wheels as they go round, that will "not give up the their power, will freely acknowledge. They extendship," as the dying Lawrence exhorted those around ed the hand of benevolence to the wounded and the him, though die decks of the Chesapeake were filled captive-they never gave up the disabled enemy to with his enemies! There are no such men in the Indian tortures, or made their prisoner pass through world as our independent farmers, who constitute a every degradation and privation that tyranny was large majority of our people. Many of them have capable of inventing, or human nature of bearing. libraries, like your English lords; and, what is more, I have said you ought not to judge the people of they read and understand the books they have. There the United States by those of our sea-ports, or by are men worth $100,000 who drive their own wag-the newspapers generally printed therein. The gons and bring their own produce to Baltimore. Be many English and Scotch merchants settled amongst assured, therefore, that though liberty may be put us, with the general influence of commercial busidown for a while in Europe by the weight of "legiti-ness, which makes many stand gaping with their mate" pressure, she shall range unconfined in Ame-eyes fixed on England for thread, tape and buckrica. Nay, though even our whole sea-board were ram to fill up the shelves of their shops, give us an reduced by the weight of numbers, still freedom appearance of being more vitiated than we really would nail her standard to the loftiest oak of the are, though the state of society is bad enough, inAlleghanies, and beyond it the spoiler should never deed. Take the following case in proof of this pass! The deadly rifle, commissioned by heaven for assertion :-A much esteemed friend of mine from its object, would prostrate all who looked toward Wilmington, Del. (a gentleman you once knew very our ark profanely, and make the wolves fat with well, and whose talents you respected, though, at their carcases; and the "star spangled banner that time, you did not approve of his principles) should wave triumphant" over the Eden of the called upon me in this city, Baltimore, during the world. But though our sea-board is immensely in- war, and appeared ready to conclude that nearly all fected with British influence, there is republican our people were tories he had been here two or virtue and valor enough on our shores to play many three days and had discoursed with none else! I "tricks" like Jackson's at New-Orleans, or Macomb's told him that Baltimore, of 5000 votes, had not 1000 at Plattsburg, or to meet the enemy in the open on the federal side, and that of these, not 100 were field, foot to foot, point to point, as Brown did tories. "Where then, are the republicans ?"-deNiagara, and dispute the possession, inch by inch.manded he. "Minding their own business, and The authority of a foreign force would hardly be treating strangers with courtesy, instead of belrespected a yard beyond the range of its cannon lowing contested points of politics into their ears, balls, and the capture of a city have no sort of ef- whether they want to hear them or not, as is the fect on the country adjacent. Empires sometimes practice at Boston," said I. The fact is, that ten have fallen in Europe with their capitals. You have full-blooded monarchists will make more noise than never found it so here. It never can be so, while ten hundred republicans-but, when it comes to every citizen feels himself a part of the government the ballot, that silently decides our contests, we see and the blacksmith argues politics with his where the strength lies. Why, sir, even in Massaneighbor, the congressman. If the Spaniards were chusetts, when her leaders seemed as if they would able to bury three hundred thousand Frenchmen sent be content with nothing clse than the hanging of to subdue them, calculate how much money it would Madison and an unity with you in the worship of cost and how many lives would be sacrificed, to put Juggernaut, a large majority of the fighting men down our "dangerous example of successful rebellion," were on the side of their country; aye, and would

bave karled perdition on the bawlers, if "discretion," At any rate, the great point was gained-you got As Falstaff has it, had not formed the better part of Napoleon down, and this was, indeed, a "delivers insurrecton valor; and though, perhaps, 10,000 repub-ance" to all the borough-mongering tribes. It must lican voters have left that state for the west within be confessed, you do somethings mich more substanthese three or four year's past, yet expect to hear tially than we do. If a man is puffed into a mighty speedily that the rulers of it are changed. warrior, or really does a gallant action (provided he Besides, all your fashions and manners are follow-be of a great family) you immediately go to work ed by the young and giddy, and we have some that and send 5, 10, or 15,000 miserable wretches to your are fools enough to affect the bastard tongue of a poor houses to make a fortune and pension for him London cockney, who swears 'pon his 'oor, that that he cannot spend except in profligacy and des "England is the most hellegant hand the andsomest bauchery. We have no pensioners here but invalid place and the biggest place too in hall the world" soldiers and sailors, and "Mr. Jackson," if he had Indeed, sir, I have heard (and believe it) that the killed fifty Pakenhams and Gibbs' would have re sons of a hatter and of a bootmaker in one of our cities, ceived no more from the public purse than his pay (whose fathers had acquired great wealth by their as a major-general in our armies. Nor would he trades, and kept their country seats, carriages and expect it; he went into the service to fight as hard horses, and thought themselves as good as any body) as he could he did his duty and fought as hard as asked their old dads to import hats and boots frome could. He escaped unliurt, and is as hale and as England for them! The old fellows richly deserved hearty as ever. If he wanted money, the people this-they had raised their sons to be "puppies would give it to him with the same alacrity that they through life," instead of directing the learning they paid his fine at New Orleans of $1000, limiting the had given them to useful objects. And here per- subscription to $1 per man, and making it up as mit nie to observe, that what seems to me a natural fast as the names of the subscribers could be written aristocracy, growing out of wealth, ruins many of our down; but they who would give him $1650 each, most promising young men, sons of honest trades- as individuals, would not grant him one cent from men. Possessed of ample fortunes, or having them the public treasury over and beyond his pay, allow in prospect, they kick down the means by which ance and rations. And I do not know that on this they were acquired, and set up for fine gentlemen-account Andrew Jackson is less happy than Athur live a little while the laugh and butt of the town,Wellesley, to whom you have given so many nick and, by and bye, find an asylum in an hospital for names, that an honest old acquaintance would hard unatics, or the poor house of the county. A very ly know him. I very much like the project of re grave, and, perhaps, a useful sermon might be warding the duke of York for the victory of Waterpreached about this as a "warning to fathers," but loo! The duke is certainly a very gullah man. I have not time for it now. As to the newspapers Give him 100,000! Bless me! how prettily it would alluded to; they are as corrupt as any that you have. enable him to rig out his present maker of priests, most of the cities, the great body of the adver- colonels and tide waiters.t tising people are anti-republican-this rule has but We understand the way that your newspapers have two exceptions, I believe, in our commercial towns of getting over an unpleasant piece of intelligence. -the cream of the newspaper-business lies in the Some folks here are as well versed in the manage advertisements, and "where the carcase is there willment of such articles as any are with you. At times, the fowls of the air be gathered together." Mark when they feel themselves compelled to afford an it, the advertising customers must not be offended. Be-insertion to an official article, that gives the lie dia sides, some of our editors are evident monarchists, rect to all they have been saying for the last twelve and they make a good trade of their principles. months, they just leave out the paragraphs or sen But to proceed to some of the subjects of your thus make many believe that the whole ground of tences that bear immediately on the subject, and letter. Men of sense have not been a little tickled the matter is laid before them. And it is the busi at your "boastings" about the battle of Mountness of the priests, in that part of the country where Saint John, or Waterloo, as you call it. The opinon this species of roguery has been most frequently of many is clearly expressed in a little piece of practised, to prepare the people for deceptions by rhyme which I first saw since I began to write the cantioning them against reading any thing that does preceding paragraph. I beg leave to insert it for not come from orthodox sources. But this kind of

the edification of Mr. Bull:

LOGIC A-LA-MODE."

"Lord Wellington" said Blucher, "is it true That you beat Bonaparte at Waterloo ?" "Yes, prince, it is: I'll prove my claim to glory, If you'll but listen to my modest story.'Twas English gold brought Prussian Bulow on To join the ranks of falling Wellington: For England I commanded on that day, Your king and army were in British payWhat England pays for surely is her own; And being hers, belonged to Wellington. Thus, though 'twas Bulow struck the deadly blow, 'Twas I that laid Napoleon's honors low. Dare you deny the French by me were bang'd? Deny it, Blucher, and I'll have you hang'd: Let Castlereagh to Frederick say the word, (Lining his fob with gold)-you'll feel the cord." Said Blucher-"Noble lord, I'm forc'd to yield: Your's is the glory, for you-bought the field."

* From the Baltimore Patriot

management only answers for a season. The people discover the error, when the excitement about it has ended, and yet many suffer themselves to be made subjects of new delusions. I could notice several cases exactly to this point. The follows ing more recent affair may be mentioned, for several reasons: A little while af.cr the brave admiral Cockburn had stormed and burned the village of Havre de Grace, after a vigorous defence of the place by an honest Hibernian of the name of O'Neil

* General Jackson was fined $1000 by a judge at New Orleans, for refusing to obey his precept during the invasion of the city, when he had declared it to he under martial law. The fine was paid in about two hours by subscriptions limited at $1 each, by the grateful people.

For the information of the American reader, it may be useful to state that while Mrs. Clark was the "dear angel" of this bright fellow, many priests and colonels, and other officers were prefered, or mat by the duke, at her request.

and had conflagrated both shores of the Chesapeake There is one piece of impudence that astonishe bay, your writers, at Boston, were set to work to sack me. Napoleon, an outcast, without a friend or ally, and burn the town of York, in Upper Canada, which lands in France with 600 men, and the whole counhad not long before been captured by our troops. try submits in almost as few days as the news of his They began, with "it is said," "we have heard," "it arrival could reach all the parts of the empire.— is reported," &c. and after awhile they caine out Louis enters at the head, or rather tacked to the with what appeared regular statements of the de- heels of more than a million of armed men, arrives struction of the place by our soldiers. The Bri- at Paris, and the country is yet in rebellion against tish at length, seeing it so broadly asserted, be- him. But they call the Bonaparte an usurper and gan to believe it-and they helped the story on by the hated-the Bourbon, they say, is the "legitiengrafting it in some of their official papers, on the mate" and the desired. What a wonderful hypocri simple authority of their writers in Boston, for they cy is this!-but it has a parallel in the declarations had no other; and, perhaps, they believed it, for they of the allies compared with all their proceedings. would hardly have supposed that any Americans They affected to war only with the "usurper," but were profligate enough to make up the story merely they have conquered France, and make even the as an apology for the warm system of Cockburn.-king that they brought on their spears, an actual In process of time, the tale assumes even the shape prisoner in his capital! I cannot doubt but that they of "history," by a priest, "a meraber of the Massa- intend to be avenged on France for her glories, and chusetts listorical Society;" and they who made to "cripple her for fifty years," as you proposed to it begin to believe there may be some truth in it, serve us. And they may do great things in this though told a thousand times to the contrary. In way while they keep 5 or 600,000 of their soldiers this state of the business, high and honorable men, quartered on the people of that country; but away who were present during the whole time the town will Louis as fast as the poor old man can run, with was in our possession, come forward to say that the all his royal and legitimate appendages, the moment statement is akogether false, and support the good the spring of the nation is released from the actual conduct of our troops there by a letter from the pressure of the sword. Indeed, the only way by chief justice of Upper Canada, to our commander which I believe France can be kept "tranquil" unin the expedition, written at the time and on the der her present rulers and their principles, would spot, and thanking him for the humanity and gene-be to kill off every second man, at least, and every rosity that had been extended to the people of that third able-bodied woman. "Order-law and relitown. This, you would think, is what is vulgarly gion" might then be restored, and France would called a botherer. No such thing. The purpose had "repose in the arms of her legitimate sovereign," been served, and they care nothing about it now, and as Governeur Morris says. think they do an act of ample justice by inserting Napoleon committed many and very great errors. two or three lines in an obscure corner of their pa- The parent of all the rest was his silly hankering afpers saying "It is asserted that York was not sack-ter those foolish things which I had hoped the French ed and burned as was currently reported some time revolution was designed by Providence to destroy. ago"-And so they manage it on a thousand occa-He never had my personal friendship after his resions. I am, therefore, not the least surprized to turn from Egypt. He would be a king and conhear that the body of the English people believe quer countries and have tributary nations, like his that you threshed us most abominably at New Or-brother kings. I do not believe he was one whit leans. I only wonder that Mr. Bull does not enquire worse than the very best of them-more restless, what became of the 300,000 bales of cotton that more ambitious, or more tyrannical. He stood upwere to have been brought home as booty to sup-on higher ground, and acted in a larger field than ply your manufactories, as was promised in the pa- most others. Certainly, your government or that pers. John sometimes seems to think a great deal of Russia, will hardly accuse him of ambition. You, about the "main chance." who have put down more "legitimate princes in In

The fate of France, and, indeed, of Europe at dia than reign in all Europe," and have killed more large, is deplorable. The people seem pressed to men to govern those that remained than Bonaparte the earth by the bayonets which support the "le-aspired to rule, out of what was esteemed his progitimates" kings and priests. You have made a per sphere: and the territory of Russia, made up of pretty business of it by re-establishing the inquisi-conquered countries, like your empire in the East, is tion in Spain, and the jesuits, &c. Your priests larger than that of all Europe. Why not emperor have a standing prayer for the downfall of the pope of France and king of Italy, as well as emperor of -might they not be subject to the correction of Russia and king of Poland, or emperor of Austria the attorney-general for asking God to destroy one and king of Lombardy? Still, Napoleon was a kingof your king's best allies? By the blessing of Pro- he mixed his blood with the blood of kings-he vidence, we have none of these things. If a big would have raised a breed of kings-and, therefore, bellied fellow were to trespass on one of our far- was not a favorite with me, nor do I care three tuer's lands, and demand of him the tenth of his straws about the sufferings of his dignity, and the produce for the support of the church-if the farmer like, though the conduct of his enemies towards did not seek safety in flight, supposing him a crazy him will consign them to the infamy of ages. For man broke loose from some hospital-he would set this chiefly I liked him-he stood as a monument of his dogs upon him as an impudent knave, without the right of the people to change their rulers, and any respect for his coat. It is true, the blessings of I really thought him the most legitimate king that such a priesthood as you have, are not yet "restor- had reigned for a thousand years. But I must not ed" to France; but I am induced to believe that say much on this subject, if I would expect you to the allies will not consider the "deliverance" as republish this letter-you have Mansfields enough perfected until the people are as well subjected to that would not conduct themselves with, the mothe church as to the sword. This may easily be deration and forbearance of the Roman gover done, by cutting the throats of all the protestants in France and killing off about one half of the catholics. Things are managed a little in this way in some parts of India-for the sake of “re-li gi-on.”

nor, who called for water and washed his hands to shew his innocence of the designed death of oNE who had appeared among an ancient people to invite them to return to truth. The purity of his

Yours respectfully,
Baltimore, Nov. 9, 1815.

H. NILES.

Vermont Legislature.

life and the sublimity of his principles, would have ple shall begin to see, and see it they must very done as little to have excused his "innovations" be- shortly, that they may as well lose their lives in fore a king's bench as before the council of jews.battle as be starved or ground to death, they will But if Bonaparte had declared for a republic!-aye, grasp at any thing that offers a prospect of change, if he had done that, every throne in Europe would for they cannot be worsted. Then will they seek have sympathetically trembled to its centre, and their lost liberty in blood and slaughter, with a fu France would not have been trodden by foreigners ry bordering on madness. The contest will be in arms. His soldiers would have been more nume-bloody and the trial severe, but the effects, in the rous than he could have employed, and they would result, happy. I prefer the tumult of revolution to have went into bat le chaunting the hymn of the the calm of despotism. You in England, used to victory they were determined to win. call the French "slaves" twenty years ago, and boast A few observations about the "legitimacy" they of your liberties and of the ease and happiness you speak of, and I shall have done with this part of enjoyed. It is not among the least remarkable my letter. Is it in the blood? We have a niece things which have happened, that you no longer use of your beloved regent in the penitentiary at New-that epithet or boast of your freedom and ease.York, suffering the penalty of our republican laws The French were slaves, but they will not be made for royal practices, in appropriating to her own use slaves again-Let the blood that is shed be what she did not earn-vulgarly called stealing. laid at the door of those who would steal away Now, would it be worth my while to take a journey their liberties. Every one may lawfully shoot at to that city to request an interview with her royal and kill the wretch that would deprive him of his highness, and obtain permission to get a drop of freedom; and the fault will be no more that of the blood from her royal arm to compare with a drop French people, if desolation shall again have its of mine own, whose father, grandfather and great day in a new struggle for their rights, than it would grandfather were mechanics, as I myself am? You be mine to spill the blood of one of your officers often see this kind of people, and know all about who attempted to impress me into "his majesty's" them. I have never seen but one that I suspected service-whose life I should feel just as callous as being of the blood royal-his name was S- about taking as I would that of a viper coiled up and I supposed he might be the heir of three king-to strike me. doms (now held by a foreign family) because he appeared to be the most worthless wretch I ever saw. If it be in the blood, then you are all slaves, as much so as our negroes, being born the property of a master. But how is this blood got up? If a foreign woman were to murder her husband and all The legislature of Vermont convened at Monthis relatives (her son excepted) would that make pelier, on the 12th ultimo. The majority for gov. the grandson one of the "legitimates!" Or, does GALUSHA WAS 852 over all others; the council are the expulsion of one from the throne who has the all republican. and sixteen republican majority in the blood, by another who has not the blood, transfer house of representatives. Willium 1. Criswold was the blood to him that wins the battle, as was the elected speaker, and Wm. D. Smith clerk of the house. case when what you call your "glorious revolution" William Slade, jr. is appointed secretary of state. was accomplished? It is absolutely denied that the GOV. GALUSHA'S SPEECH. people have any thing to do with the "legitimacy." My "notion" is, that the whole thing depends on the sword. Bonaparte was legitimate-quite legitimate, with all the people of Europe, except riod; a period succeeding the most surprising events those of your island, while his sabre was up. Force, that ever burst upon the view of an astonished world. therefore, is legitimacy. Our "cossacks" talk a The storm of war, which had overspread the whole great deal about "legitimate kings," but they ne- civilized world, and threatened almost universal ver have the liberality to tell us wherein their "di- ruin, has, by the overruling hand of Omnipotence, vine right" lies. I have many times put questions been suddenly hushed to silence. The great comto them about it, and they are immediately thrown motions, by which Europe was shaken to its centre, into a flutter-the saying is homely, but they touch have, for a moment, subsided. The important conthe subject as I have seen a hungry puppy attempt test in which we were deeply engaged, with one of to manage a hot dumpling; they turn it and twist the most potent nations of the earth, has been hapit over and over again, being afraid to touch it pily terminated; and, instead of the horrors of war, boldly; for if they do, they know very well that we are surrounded by the rich blessings of peace. they declare Washington and the rest, for whom While we behold, most conspicuous, the hand of they affect almost a religious homage, to have been that Being, who "enlargeth the nations, and strengthtraitorous villains. There is no way of getting off, eneth them;" and, while our hearts glow with graif the question be closely pressed upon them. Ei-titude for the signal displays of his beneficence, in ther men have, or they have not, a right to change protecting and conducting us safely and triumphanttheir rulers-if they have, the whole doctrine of le-ly through our late struggle for the support of our gitimacy is false and scandalous; if they have not, dearest rights and national independence, let us we also, are, of right, the subjects of your king. look to Him for wisdom to direct us in our delibeTo conclude these general remarks-I indulge rations, and aid to such a discharge of our legislathe hope, that though the prospect is indeed gloo-tive duties, as shall conduce to the highest interest my, and it would seem as if the rights of the peo- of our consituents, and the best good of the union. ple and sovereignty of nations were alike to be sa- A time of peace is a time of cool and deliberate crificed by a conspiracy of an extent before un-reflection, when all the angry passions, which are heard of in power to do mischief, yet mankind too prevalent in war, ought to be quelled, and when shall break the chains that confine them, and na- the sufferings and dangers to which we have been tions shall resume their independence, by general exposed, together with the causes of those dangers risings of their population; and reason, and justice and-sufferings, should be carefully sought, and criand truth become arbiters in the civilized world, tically examined, for the purpose of avoiding fuinstead of gold, fraud and force, When the peo-lture evils, and ensuring future safety. Notwith

Gentlemen of the council, and
Gentlemen of the house of representatives,

We are assembled at a highly interesting pe

standing the European powers now scem tranquil, sider that we belong to the same mass of beings . yet the unexpected and extraordinary changes, re-which other nations are composed, ought we not to eent in that devoted country, justify our fears that be jealous of our rights, and suspicious of usurpers? new wars may soon arise from some unforeseen cause, From what has already appeared, is it uncharitaand put our rights and liberties again in jeopardy. ble to say, that the same restless ambition, which During the calm, then, we ought, by an indissoluble has subverted former republics, and which ever nion, to be prepared for any storm that may arise. grasps at power, regardless of right, now rankles in I do not design to enter upon an investigation of the very bosom of our country? Then, as faithful the causes, progress and termination of the late war guardians of the people's rights, ought we not carewith Great Britain. Permit me, however, to ob- fully to watch over our own hearts, check every serve, that no neutral nation was ever more cautious inordinate desire, and be vigilant and active, lest of giving offence to belligerent powers, than were the subjects of that aspiring ambition, should overthe United States; and no nation that had the least turn the air temple of liberty, and ride into unliconfidence in its strength to oppose, ever suffered mited power, over the crumbling monuments of so long, such flagrant abuse of its rights, without freedom, erected at the expense of the blood of our resorting to arms. But when the love of peace heroes? Our rights and independence cannot be too could no longer restrain its votaries from assuming well guarded; for though few will openly declaim an attitude to defend their sacred rights and the against a republican form of government, as being nation's honor, the constituted authorities of our the most happy, while the people continue tranquil country declared a war which has progressed and among themselves, and undisturbed by foreign wars terminated in such a manner, as has wholly disap--yet many have presumed to affirm, that it is too pointed the proud expectations of our enemy, and, weak, and too tardy in its operations, to protect its in the view of the world, shed a lustre on our na-citizens against domestie insurgents or foreign inva tional character, which I hope no future disgrace ders. But we have seen, by experience, the falla. may tarnish, cy of such-assertions; for, in the late contest, the

The nations of Europe, after suffering an almost strength of our government has been amply proved, incalculable destruction of property, after drench-even at a time when party spirit prevailed to as ing the earth with blood, and clothing their fields high a degree as an enlightened populace would with carnage, have sunk down under governments admit.

no less despotic, with immense additional burthens. Although, in the first stages of the war, owing to Aided by protestant powers, the pope is again re-a long interval of peace, which it was the interest stored, and Spain again groans under the terrors of and the happiness of our government to cherish, the inquisition. France is degraded to a state of until safety forbid, we were destitute of such expe wretchedness, unparalleled, except in Poland; for rienced officers and disciplined troops, as seemed notwithstanding the pledge of kings, that when requisite to meet the well-tutored hosts of one of Napoleon was secured, France should remain un- the most formidable nations in the world, whose molested.in the enjoyment of her liberties and in- perpetual wars keep her in constant readiness for dependence, yet when that object was accomplish-fany new military enterprize; and notwithstanding ed, royal faith was violated, and the strong holds of we suffered some disasters through the failure of a the kingdom put in possession of foreign mereenary few, who did no honor to their commissions, yet, in troops, who strip the inhabitants of their wealth, a short time, was our army so officered and discip and spread devastation and terror through that opu-lined, that whenever the enemy came in contact lent, polished, and late powerful nation; while their with an equal, and often an inferior number of our stupid monarch sits quiet on his throne, without the troops, he was compelled to yield the palm of ic least exertion to preserve his own honor, or any tory, and either surrender, or retire from the scene seeming concern for the interest and happiness of of action, confused, disgraced and abashed. the people over whom he nominally reigns. ness our illustrious victories near the shores of Erie.

Wit

If, from beholding the unhappy state of Europe, Even our militia have trampled on the fading lau we turn our eyes to ill-fated Asia, there we behold rels of British prowess, What was the state of despotism and misery reigning triumphant. Even in Procter in the west? Let Harrison reply. Where that vast and populous territory which has been sub-is that formidable army that invaded from the north jected to the British government, so far are oppres-Let Prevost inform. Where are the boasting legions, sion and superstition from being exterminated by flushed with European victories, that assailed the England's boasted love of liberty and religion, that south? Let England answer with a sigh, let Jackthe chains of cruelty, ignorance and idolatry are son point to their religs; while the faithful page of riveted by the hand of that nation, which is almost history records their doom!

worshipped for its professed Christianity. Idols and Qur naval victories have been no less conspicuous. idol priests are supported by the British government On the ocean and on the lakes, our flag has waved of the Indies, and a revenue drawn by that govern- triumphant over Britain's wounded pride and expire ment from the collection of a tax levied on those ing naval glory.

deluded pilgrims, who go to worship, and frequently

to sacrifice themselves in blind devotion to their In the Mediterranean, the brave Decatur and his lifeless gods, gallant fellows, with but a part of their little squad

I do not mention these things, thinking that they ron have, in the space of a few days, humbled the have any immediate connection with the business of dey of Algiers, and compelled him to accept a peace this legislature; but, that we, by reviewing the dictated by the victor. This, several of the great wrock of nations, and the horrors of despotism, may naval powers of Europe have frequently attempted the higher prize, and more carefully guard, the in vain. Who then, but with a blush, can speak of the rights, and firmly support the principles of a free, equal, and happy government. Of all the nations weakness of our government to withstand foreign invasion? of the earth, the United States, alone, are left toj

support a government, whose basis is equal liberty, And has it not proved equally adequate to the and whose sovereignty is the will of the people. suppression of insurrection? Has not every former While, then, we behold a world in chains, and con-faction been crushed in its first overt acts of oppor