A Letter From the Hon Timothy Pickering a Senator of the United States From T
A Letter From the Hon Timothy Pickering a Senator of the United States From T
Timothy Pickering
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The peace and safety of our country are sus- pended on a thread. The course we have seen pursued leads on to war — to a war with Great-Britian — a war absolutely witr. Out ne- cessity — a war which vv^hether disastrous or successful, must bring misery and ruin to the United Slates : imstry by ti)e destruction of our navigation and commerce (perhaps also of our fairest sea- port tov;ns and cities) the loss of markets for our ])i-oduce, the want of fcreign goods and manufactures, and the o'hcr ev...ils inci- dent to a stale of war : and ruin, by the loss of our liheity and in- dependence. For if with the aid of our arms Greal-Briiain were subdued, — from that moment (though flaltereil perhaps wilii the. Name oU-ililcs) v, e should 'oecoine ihe I'vovinccfi nfrrarxc. 'i'hit 8 is a result so obvious, that I must crave your pardon for noticing it. Some advocates pf Executive measures admit it. They ac- knowledge that the navy of Britain is our shield against the ovei'- ■\v helming power of France.
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