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MIRROR OF TH E TIM ES.
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70 BE f NTITLED
Mirror of the limes;
T iif of
f "drhesfner*! of know
“ »&, of the firft unportan.ee in
***' a Ji where liber*» h*» Ml trace*
ura.r every
1 h ror.ful'* 'he happmef* of Man
'* id ,hc <Jre4t ,or< ‘ h9C( ] n
* K .” united with virtue* it certainly
!*£*-’ Where ignorance rc-gn, there
SiSrtnpM govern*. J.
J 0 1«. me. enlightened authon'y w.U be
? “d it m ralfty reflored - Knowledge A
bi» o' freed.pt rlie ope
CtSbuiin our right*, the ether tcache,
rdiib** the fir " u * llow to
11,& rw be« pt-lhb'e form of govern-
Lt ihc 1..d retires us to obey it when ccn-
Zfrd It .9 therefore advantagfcptw every
V f< hut in a htnbiic it it absolutely re
ff J that corrtd infc rmation flicu'd be
•rmt'y t'lTuf-.d r.r.'d easily obtained: For
the f«pli who govern. 7b,y never
ktotionaliy cborfe bad leaders or approve
wM meifures, yet they are liable rn error
J e them true details and they will j ldge
tortaif— for on fUi» g">ur.J/ the people al
rn'f(inu ;'«/ tfioiom ; whenever they mis
take their own mterert ‘ri* owing entirely to
*mt of inF 'rm.uion in the many or want of
bnffty in the/rw. But txtcnfwt political in
fcnr.Mon i* nit to be stequ red wi ho*it much
jjs, j,, aril few have Itift re to fludy the
fSiint, compare the opinion , & ptrufe the
ya ? nof Locke, Sydney. Gibbon. Uufru 8t
Vi .el. If ah acquaintance will kite Hue
prnifipietol g yenum nt & duties of a ci.t'Ser.
c uld be a q.-ired only from huge f. Ijoi
Adiffiifeireaiifev, it w: uld be fe'dom fought,
tt iff.uglit. the nloiigh, the ha'Cl et, and
iff saw nt. ft Hand fli l Some rh. aper and
fifift s>eaßs of fatlsf) ing cu ioli:y and
pr.curib' information muu therefore be
keked *or; and where i* intelligence,
ch tptiff* and ct nvenience.united with more
idvaange, t*an in tl>e clofelv print'd col-
MB'4 us the humblv News paper ? Otlf
tt ira ryme appear ft) well ronv'nced es
tic uMuli.dk t f pe*i( dica! prints, a, d ha-e
fcwtylihtra ly ti.coor ged U cm, tl at we
ic-ta f unnee, flir) to it lift < n their merit,
wulnijll 1 0 ate to t<queft pubbe pat*
Nnp lor anutUtf New* paper e(Uf>l»fii- I
amt.
We ran jrnm'f- little cl cp* what atieit- 1
1 iomhootlky & tn.'nftn c n perform The
jrincip'ct of cur Kper, like bu own. will be
Itpitiiican, “ but the f me treedom of optn
ror'icli we cla tn for onrf Ives, we wifli
t 'hm-c ct j y.” Civil and Relifir-m
I try 1 the bull right of eyry man. and
hfin vih not rx r ‘d the fame indulgence
I' ll. partu-f, ai d-ah f.yfl, v hich he willies
f it*own, b already or delcrvCS to be a
lie
Tt f pport R.l'gien and mt>rality will
k'trprue— to encourage literature our
r;c v r-no communications ca l ulated to
tenter will he refnfod ; no hint will tie
r | tied lr a fret country it J. nereflary
'll tlaw fliotild he jneitluT v gt C nor
pul leads of the S*te leg
'hereli re he pul liflitd a* they
ftttctc band. ’
JIkMWROR of THE TIMES wii'W
Dl ‘ 'l vhnCtrvafs publicftrafuT with
■'c.yxidin nramti i.t.- he . ondudk of
■ tco* s as flic,,, (X f gnven trent—it
iwj;,;*-*r 0.-7. *>•
(ONDTT’ONS.
p OFTHE TIMES Will be
t ,T d ev ‘ rv Monday, on a rova!
quality, and good
J Ihc pr.chn wi p
X^ PCranr U,h ’ Mfc»lf yearly in
Itc I. pi.ee f rr advett'fint’ w : l! be fi r »g
in \\Z^ )?Tt \ OTt[ e ft / ft bh rtton
<nanda ha ’ f U «ch eon
l' C d? ’ irp,e<l s o Town
ll l ' fe f, r L B * ' ,r ' r p,arrt ot ' a,w '" e and
hI 1 * C< Un,r . T wil .' h 'd ne . p
4,1 d dtll ' er ‘ d at ti c Pcff
, address
" e he P (}f Nt W York,
v, To THE
°f *he U. States;
4S;^ rmar — lntfr:
*feir*Qf 0 S ,; . keD P ,ace in the
l^‘, brint» C ° Un rj * war
Nthg na luT Y r y^ ri had a « r
•ittf-fh txr ~rrP p .
c ol! r, dtt ! its t r.
UciJ! contest C °^ rSC ° f an
the 1 1 tance has ac -
ne? ,Ut - e do “» ini{ >« of
UOtnt » whilc G.
t nta,n ‘ d an univcr -
C > ( | , P°n the ocean—
°*hfcr bv itfi lnvulnt:, -able to
d,r,r ) war *a o P cr “'inn 5 of an
to J '7 ,t " ; , '"Sit con.
«**!« of T h"" *»«i
""“—lwd!. ,c> ;al! ’ rr tt>an
S'-t.tJ on the oac band
resolved to interdict the f utnish
inpr supplies to France anrl het de
pendencies— tvhi!?. FrahCe orrrhe
j otner, determined so assail tlv
j commerce of her riv d, which she
! perceived to be the foundation of
j her power, and the sinews of her
! maritime greamess. A contest
' so HesptVate in its nature, so pe
collar in its character, has inter
rupted or destroyed the i 'ter
comae of nation*, l.aws that have
followed the footstep* of civil za
tion, principles rendered venera
i ble by thrir justice and antiquity ;
rules which during centuries had
establish* d ar.rl conftrn|t;d the re
. lative rights and duties of neutrals
and Belligerents, have-been openly
disregarded. The hioral code of
i nations has been sternly prostiated
and every privilege ol indepen
i dent states subverted by the aibr
trary will of despotism and by the
power of the sword,
j ,
Far distant from these dreadful
j scenes of contention, and of lilood,
pursuing at) equitable and peacelul
police—reposing itself upon the
! wisdom, justice and impartiality
of its measures, otir administra
tion tbhdJy hoped that the distant
tempest would nut approaclii or
but slightly affect the Khure*.. Ex
tending out national hospitality to
eveiy pkople j] rttidenug <qj il
justice 10 all ; conferring i.pn.
: nbhe, a prHilege or lavor that whu
(let led to anoirter; cons during
them alike At friendt in peace,
and enemies alone in si', t Wts
the oniy wish ot our governincm
to affoid stcu'iiy to our cvtiAui
and to pi ot; ct him In the u«: fu'
pursuits ol dgiimliure, comninot
at.il industis, which are «qtMU\
essential to shbiwitboo & to Rap
pinesi.
i be farewell advice »f thtr
I and excellent WASHING 10 X
sho<,ld be deeply Hnpmsed upon
. our minds. “ (ib- erve, m
j cniigntencd patiiot, ** f.rHh
and justice t«wsu d» metmaw ; |
ci livate peace and h» ns any with
all; religion and *w*aiisy •
this conduct, and can « fee ■;
g6d policy dde« not
join i • It wi Ihe wot Tat aifrov# ,
enlightened, p»- :
riod, a G lift AT .i
g:ve to ihucdtiHcl, the
j and too novel et-imph* .f a p, apt,,
; guided by an «Kitted jiS'iicu and :
br nrvolei’ce. Who e»a '
that in coursa df twta 414 fhi^ s , “
j the fu iis of M4«h a pta. tswtu4
richly lrpay aw tempos* y avl vajv
tages, yvhich might be U*i be a '
steady adherence to it f The «*-
perimcnc at least is recomnedded
by every sentiment which enao- 1
■ hies human nature. Ahs—-is it
; rendered impossible by hs vices f”
'1 fie great rule of couduct for
its in regard to foreign nations, is,
in extending our commeicid rela
lions to have with them »?/,*///?
j p?ktifal connexion as possibit. So
j l«* r as we have already fo:nH en
-1 gagements, let them be fufiUed
! w iih‘perfect good iailh. He c let
Us Stop.
Europe fj’os a set of prim shy in
terests, which to us have non* 01 a
very remote relation. Hnict she
must he engaged in Ikqacni con
troversies, thA cause <-t wbithare
esfiemially loieign to our confetns.
Hence, theieloie, it must br un.
w-ise in us to indicate oursdyes,
by artificial ties, in the ordinkiy
1 vicissitudes of her politics, or in
j die didinary coniVinations & colli
j R t°us of hes friendships or' tnmi.
ties.
Our tletachtd and divant situi
tion, tuvite,* and encbles us m
pursue a different course. K wfe
remain onp people, under an effi
cient government, the period u
not far off, when jiie may t;Te
such ah Attitude as wilt cause the
neutrality’, we ma\ at any tune
lesolve upon to be scrupulously
re»pected ; wheu btUigetent raki
ons, under the impossibility n|
maxittg acquisitions upon us,'will
■TT«n-BiiwißW ■ ■ 11 u■!iw—fi wnia ia—il—
** HOLD THE MIRROR Up TO NATURE.” hdktspcnre.
* Jr ~~ - -w.:
w.««rn! _<» AiV 1 imt,
light|v, hl?ard the giving u*
provocatirth ; when we m tv choose
pi-Hc-or war as our interest, gui
led by ristice shall ciHirtsel.
Ul I »
Whv forego the advantae-V-s of
*0 peculiar a sittiHrioM ? Why
quit our own to s 1 and upon foreign
ground ? W’liv bv iiiterweaving
our dt'stinv tvith that of any part
-f Europe, entangle oor peace and ;
prosperity in the trails of European
ambition, rivalship, interest, h-unor
or ea'priee ?
Sqcli was the sage adiicr af
forded bv the ni.in, who lias been
distinguished by the narnefkf father
of bis country, upon the eve of bis
re irittg forever from public tile.—
We cannot doubt the sagacity of
His judgement, nor question the
disinterested purity ol his intenti
ons, Such also lias been the out
line ol the system pursued by dor
republican administration with un
deviating firmness and fuliliiy.
At the rommetieemeht of tlie
'v.»r, winch with a transient inter
mission, ha* >0 long ravaged the
finest cduiuresof Eurnpe, the j/ov
•rmnent of these U. S ates, deter
'Hilled to adopt and maintain a sys
tem of rigid neutrality. At an *ar
y period of the contest, G. Britain,
■alculating upon the forni'dable
strength of the coalition, openly
moved a war of icouq test and ex
termination. Oil the Bth of.l one,
liyj, she issued her celebrated or
it-'E in council; declaring, anbmg
idler infractions of the right of
lemral commerce, that it should
He lawful 10 seize and dfctaiu all
Wrican vessels laden in whole or
in j.art with corn or riie.al destined
10 iiii> place occupied by the French
irtni'-s. Notwithstanding the ri.
g»r a«d injustice of this Interdict;
■«H<i notwnlistandi tig* tlie rapaciiy
wd spuliaiiiMis of all the beiliger
*tw9, uawMires during the first war,
■w vmHprtratwely brettireut.
«Mi’t reif» i»s were subinkted m
«*'&m'j=taA«wi a- tl settled by tiHiacies.
CtMtm-rtu, though grenly iorruu
; .1, cwxtumd to ffiKuOl, and ra
<n-aiH%Hjl a Minvee ©f nt v>«.
'»0 weH » tudi vid ual umol u -
i went.
Tlw peace wf tsTrieh bf*4
»r«»»*sed FejK9*« rrjjone to the
: was of short dn'ratiou. In
i •&* vear 1402, hu-wilky baeame ne
oeau'd a ith equal a-tvl vi-
E wn tlvat permd ornil after
i !* ■#, commereti c4ntin
-1 ifc’d wuh inn tiitki variation upon
iho fonti 0g of die foil nor war. fi
c ißiigo hi the British minis*ry, took
p as**?. Former wit maters- \vuhj con
■ sifch red tff have been too favorable
to tlie U. .States, A spirit of jea
o*is.v was indulged against our
1 'fade. We were accused with hav
ing fraudulently covered enemies
jMrdpVry,, and of being tlfe tti' re
carriers of an enemies co.mn r-e
A :ystem of severe commercial re
striction Wars, iiiider tlrai pretext, 1
uieditatcd arid avowed by the pre
sent cabinet. 1
While the court and cabinet of '
G. Britain, regardless of .very coin (
sideraiion ot national rirrht, / ia rf «
thus determined to restrain ,he can 1
n,erce of the V. Strifes, the decisive 1
victor* at Aus.’erlitx, conferred op- !
on their warlike rival, the absolute 1
dominion of the continent. On 1
the il st of Nov. IHO6, at Berlin,
the cap'tol of conquered Prussia,
an inv'cnal .decree was passed, de
claring the British islands m a stat*
of blockade, and prohibiting corn,,
m ice and correspondence wuhf
them. This decree however vms &
subject ofexplanathm, and remain
ed tor a considerable period unex
ecuted, of hut partially enforced,
agbust the U. -Staves. On the 7th
of January, 1307, the cabinet of
England issued retaliating orders,
and on the 1 lt!i of Nov. following,
proclaimed those decisive and at
bitrary orders of her pi'ivy council,
by which, all trade, directly from
America to every port and country
of Europe, at war with G. Britain,
or from which the British flag is
excluded,' is ‘totally prohibited --
This prohibition included every
oart the continent of Jnrope,
*ri:l» «!)p single and precarious fx*
rqition of the barren kingdom of
B*V;*«4 -*“*l.
'f f* r - U- States were indeed per
mitt«?«J tn export tiieir own pro
dttce* dirpct'y to Sweden alone;
But «* very other case our cargoes
"'ere ordered to h,e first. 1 a
j ffi portj a British permission
for r « x port at j < »*: t o be obtained,
aucl f British duties paiu'. Tho-e
ne.*r « vrlers, bv the confession of an
Engii?s-Fi writer, wi re of a Jescrip
tiou r produce a revolution in the
whole* commerce of the world, and
a lota i- detiuigeinent of those neu
tral r * "hts and relations bv which
«i v 1 1 1 -fz d nations have hitherto been
couiiooted,
• l**• “ orders of tit** British privy
cot!?*.c: • l were immediateuv foi wed
i»v countervailing regulations
oassoxJl at Milan, l).- c . 17, 1 807*
liv l decree of Milan, every ves
sel sv ich has been visited by an
K H ship which has submir
ted to make a v,ovage to EngVouf,
or lias paid any dot* 10 the English
govern client,, i* declared denation
_ to have forfeited the rights
of tile H *g, and »o be deemed and
taken Cor British* property.
F' V vessel, of whatever hat ion
she- in-*. * be, or whatever dyscrip.
lon !*• r cargo niay be, which is
ileart-«JI out in tlie harbors of Eng
!a..d o mr In English colonics, or in
place* iii possesion of English
or storing her course to
fcnglatwd, English colonies or to t*la- |
ccs if* possession of the English
troops, sihallbe conoid red good & ;
lawful §»rize. The Milan decree !
was en t ©reed bv a proclamation of
the ki«»££ of Spain, dated from Ar
uujvrtiz, the 3d January last.
To 1* will readily perceive tint
rdverses orders and decrees so com
in their extent, produ
ced of necessity the total a nn hfa
woB of fcoJhiierce, W c were the
only «jiral nation that aspired to
t orh.ne- w©ial enihienct ;it w-» s there
fore p<fe- r Cecily understood, & mu<t
oontempiated by the bel
lig«?r<*«tL t these decrees and
orders be, and were, priu
cipaTfjr 1 vtited against in. T here
scare©4 yr rvliiained a pore iu the
worl-d 1 winch a cargo cenid be
tha* com Id be navigated, wit ii safety.
With ti*« miKle exception of that
of Swetf - -n, the whole sea coast of
con tints t *«al Eurej» *, from the Arch
ip ela go «: o die .farthest extremity of
A orwat? „ was in the possessien of
France of her allies. 11 we des
tim d a. to the continei**, we
viiilatiiti Ihe orders of privy couu
oil ; it e sent a ship to an Eng,
iish port , we infringed tby Berllu
decree j *t the vessel was bound to 1
G. BniaAiti in the first instance,
with tl*e: view of landing her cargo
and pay » %ig datiis there, and f*o"m
thence aroceeding *0 the continent,
wo co*»t Veiled the decree of Mi
inn. I*» either event, there was no
escape f'i~ <3in capture and from con
duiliiafto ti. Ine direct operation
and mat • ifest intention cf ihe Bn
tisii ot ti*. rs Were to abrogate every
ancient |> **incipie,that had be- n set.
tied by c law of nations; to f in
der An•«_srican conun* ret depen
dent upo t.» the mandate of her pri
vi Coutic. *l, 10 impose a tax and to
J . V
Ti'are a revenue from our trade.
We con! «_1 not sdbunt to ihese in
novation w ithout consenting to be
come tl*«: tributaries of England.—
The decrees of France, on ihe o it
er hand, being equally an ittfiac
tion of laws oi nations, sought
the destruction of $ commerce
wljfch enemy had icsoivtd to
abridge;, or to regulate in such a
manner **. a* to render it subservient
to its ow • * resources. Jn asiatje qt j
affairs tiaut» desperate and huintiia- :
ting, a nuance, of !
would amounted to a aurreti- |
der of ur .independent rights,
equally cJ «?gradmg and ruinous.—
Such at* ssa <z:c|tnescenee could neither
have * reconciled wuh the du
ties ol oo •" government, the dignity
of the !>a Cion, ihe interests of our
' i
MONDAY Oc'obec 3 I l 08
v?
r»ti7. n* : n general, or even with
those ot the merchants in partita
iar. .«v
From flic *tf*rh jand re.
filiations of the cab'uets; ,qf F«-
r«M*e, we d'r-'ct the anen iqn fur a
moment trr the conduct o bi’le-fe
rent cruisers on the coast of tj*+> U.
States. Our \Vest India trade, h.d
■Jcv:g inftsted UV the Pnvi
tiers of New Providence, and in
proportion to their-means by bo.se
of the Krem h. But with resp-ct
! to the F.ogiixh, to retrospect no
farther than ro 1801, detachment*
from their regular havy were va«
tioned alopg our slntfe. Our prin
cipal sea ports weie closey blocka
! e( *« our vessels tvptvhyU and in.
tercep.ted, Our native as well a*
lawfully naturalized seamen im«
: pressed by violence, and the whole
| ot our commerce subjected to their
< ahrnse. Not coot< tiled vvrti at-
I tacking private vessel-, they fired
j *' tlle Revenue ( utter, stationed nt
New York, and commanded hv
capt. Brewster, within quf own
w aters and acknowledged jurisd<c
tion. On the 2i hos April, ISofi,
tJ * rer el ibeyee was |x rp.tr*-
t.ed wphin tile limits of the port of
New York. To injure the feelings
a/ul prostrate the dignity of nnr
coiYnttv, tin* offender, Cipt,'VVnn
by of the Leatider,-insiead of bent*
punished, is stated tq have* been
elevated to a superior command.
On the Ic2 l Jun*j !807, our naii.
oua! frigate the Chesapeake, un.
| p rt ‘P«rcd for an auatk, her com.
; mander behevimr li s ycouijtff to
; femaiu in a st ir*> of peace, ivlvimr
I upon the pivi I b lity <M qut jurisl
diction and ihe ,protection ol o*»r
laws, was forcibly atucked by the
Leopard sli pof w a r ; t omniaaiC J
Oy capt. I Jnmplnies, under th<f su
perior direeuon of the ifriti-h ad
nnral, B rkley, .several of ot*r f,;j
ow ci. 2e.ns kb! d an I some <>( t,< r
prove I ro Am. ricin.
impressed be violence.
/"•uch has be. n a *,f such rxi ts
’* c wa,e ol t*ur
injuries have |,. es , f.gj»rav;i.M d by
itt.ii ked and ie|ipatr>d ui.-lsgiiiriys
Fififi belligerent, without excepti
°/“ r distinction ’ had d-rei mined
(hat our,commerce should be jrs
vp't. n, b p Fng] 4 .,d u, partn ular,
evading ui i lie strength of hern*.
v _\, * , i>et.i|y every sem* -
blanceof eq iit V and everv ap f m Hr
an«:-e ol m KPruio,. she b.oc(<*,
deu our iiarbois. {She captured
ships, she impressed &
un, resses oUi native majjiqers, and
by ill-’ tenor ol in r conduct evnees
ouduratc and uiirelentinb hostility.
I he concerns of our county lud
arrived to an u-iexp(iip|<*d nisix.—
It was necessarily to determine «,>.
on peace or war. The Inter was
in l>-* su tau.ed with fortitude, if
possible io preserve i’, tfv Policy:
by «h .- force of reason, pr evyn by
m- derate sacrifices. Government
was compelled to effect between iu’
pacific and neutral system, ai d an
immed.ite recurrence to hostility.
liassmdied to preserve the (jber
ties ana cherish the inter ,w of , U r
country. Commerce, rigorous!v
interdicted by furcigners could n 0 t
have been purmed with ad
l > any dais of our mtiieus. An
-T' a ‘ and impartial mti rconrse
V l ' r,,h b ' ted y> “il-a partial
lerccor,. »ith one, h , v „ .
mediately tera.ina.ed a „ „ *
olh P r.'“' m ‘ C rU ‘ ,U,re " ,ih '*>«
! I‘e 1 ‘ el ° w «**“>*,! Onr fathers *'
«»em ?"■" by the |»r-
Injustice to fh.iVme.mo.
! ’ ’ ° Ur c,u * e anil ,tJ our nation,
; Z *“7 ,üb «'lt to commercial
! i“ al,u " by UM privy conn.
Fellow, citizens ! We' are now a
j ~ t e I Ctab e > d,,d W *!>« language of
| Wa,U,.*g ton, w«>l shortly become
| a grert riatiprj. We Jbave received
! the bought priz *
|<4 mdcpcDtleoce ; we now corny
; us l> and siufi v/e not »*♦£
[serve them?
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