National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-05-11 00:00:00, page 1

J-or the Nat it nal Gaze tte.
Mr. FrhN^aU,
T ONCi' thought that the people of thi:
city poflefTed patriotiJte .11 spirit. but
their late conduct lias m iiiife .eu .1 pulih .
ni.nity which reflects upon the adiniiiiftm.
tion They not only permit .1 fee of half
pri. ■ i e-t: nti. froin Great-Britain to
vilify 01. > •. aid allies the Fi each
but they t ;m. : .. -ar reflections upon them
feivei' Acr -at .re, who ityles I) mfel) A.
though he avails hmifetf o
, t citizenlhip of this country, who never
t-.oved in a higher sphere ;hi:i a hatter 1
fliop, tiil h,e made his apnta ance amoi.g
us, has I.ad the audacity, which generalh
'accompanies your mu/hroomgent v, to fay
in public. t itit t'i' 4 2 tricarti were a jet
of Jhiff.l ftilMus, they knew nothing abn,
businefAnd 011 a late occalion, on be
in/, informed of a connter revolution in
France, and that 30.000 men were flair;,
he was heard to fay, that " he was a-
FIAID THE news WAS TOO OOOJI TO BE
TRUs!" A refl/ctim p ajfed acrpfs my
mind on being informed of this infolcnte,
•vv'iich I >v ill submit to you. If the Briton
among 11s conlider themfelvesas subjects of
Great-Britain, they are certainly not en
titled to the citizemhip of our government
—11 they wilh tu be coulidei ed as Aineri
cans, they ought Co deport themfetves ac
cording y. There is no doubt that Ame
ricaSailsnerfelf underobligations to Franee
and that .i;e feel, an intere.l in her cause ;
is it not then degrading to the iaft degree to
our citizens to bear with fucli language ?
Hou- long will the temper of Americans
brook such infoiencc? The name of a Briton
is discord to the ear of many of the friend
of t le late revolution ; they have not for
gotten tiie barbarities which marked the
pr ess of tile Britiih "arm , tile devsftu
ti > 1 of th-ir armies, which, lice the lu
cu Is of Egypt, spread run w lerever they
a.pa uacired ; it wnttld be pruitent ttu'fe
fora for Britons and their friends to sup
prels their calumnies and rejoicings, left A
mericans, with the generolity, may aifopof
fefs the resentment of the lion when roused.
It appears that the Engli nmen who have e
migi atedto thiscou.)try,conlider
as a superior order of bei 15s, a fpeiies o
nobility, altho' in their own country they
gazed at nobility at an hu nble dill 1 ice. As
they have acquired a consequence, and in
deed a fortune here, which they never
could have arrived at at home, thev
ought to befatislied .vith 'lav: lg tlie_/?atim
of men and condition of equality without
afpiringto pre-eminence, which their ta
leiitj. capacities, or indeed any qualificatioi
whatever, dius not entitle them to.
Should any further info'encies escape froir
the person to whom I have alluded, I Ihall
feel myfelf jufhfied in giving his name to
the public,
May 7. A H IN T.
IIEFLEC I lONS on Various SubjeHs,
[From a Bolton Paper.]
r. An a according to the de
finition of lo 111 e high-flying ariiloci. ts, is
ao independent citizen, who is totally de
tached from every lucrative expectation,
cither by oi'rici. 1 appointments, bank divi
dend, or the rife and > all of funded Hock.
A man who attempts to support the Fede
ral Constitution upon its original Republi
can principles, and dares censure the ad
nuniltration of government, when it ap
parently tends to eUabiiih the interest of
individuals, to the injury of the merchant,
trarlefmen and mannfaflurer ; when a
man of this character prefuines to arraign
the conduct of public men, and i.iveftigate
public measures, the arillocr ts, \Mth
mouths wide open, begin to cry out a/.ti
federalijm ; and a hue and cry immedi
ately itfues to blad his reputat on.
A Frderali/t, according to the definition
of the fame people, is a man who has.quit
ted every kind of business but /peculation-,
whose who e dependence in life, is 011 the
intereJt wh eh the public funds neat him
whose political creed is, to believe in the
infallibility of the financier, and to pro
mote every measure, however ruinous to
the community, provided it supports, or
does not injure the financeermg lyllem —
To complete his character, he mil be an
high advocate for the payment of Impoji
and Ey.cije. He mult he a violent oppofer
of the French nation ; more particularly it
he formerly made, his fortune by them' —
These traits, with a blind fubmillion toe
very thing advanced by particular men,
Numb. 56 of Vol. ll.] SATURDAY, May 11, 1793.
By P. FREN EA U : Publiflicd Wednesday's and'SA tuktiys, at Three Dollars pir annum.
Lonftitute a mode n pat iot, and ftaunc!
Fede aliji.
2. she .'uccefs ofthe French nation'notde
pending o.i the jeconntspubiifhed in uewi
pupcr itis but of litcl- con cqueiice whe
...er the tached paragr in fume o
■11 r A :ericau papers, arc favorable or o
lerw Cr, sis tlif-y rei'j.eft rhe ijfue 01 then
evolution. Th. b ave and fpinted peopl<
cm to depend oil the .i.odnefs of thei.
c lift, and their own personal pro\yef», to
e lablilii their Republic ; beiiii, convinced
that the pvweis that surround them, are
racticing every base art and intrigue to
d feat their purposes. There i- a dignity
■id independence in their conduct which
aatui a ly difgu.is their »neniies, both in
1 urope and 1.1 this country. M e dally ee
iiie operation of this prejudice in fume <>;
our Auiericap newfpap. rs. There appears
the faint* rancorous disposition among a
particular dtf.ripuon of men, to vilify
and deiaine the National Convention, as
there was cr.iltiog in tf.c breaitsor tiutch
in/oii, a id his coadjutors, the Cioii
;.refs, and the legillatli; es of the fever. 1
Itiues, during our conti it with Great-Bn
iain. CeTrain papi-r> in tills town, and
elfeuhere, seem as if they were employed
><• publilli Xhcfe matters (and only)
which place the French in the piuli d .f..-
greeabie point of' view ; and the tear of
iyrnpathy is often excited, by accounts fa
br.cated in England, refpefting the cruelty
.if the F ench to their murdered
to the beautiiul and t.noce.t queen, a,id
to the pretty little dauphin.
I'hus we fee accounts pubiifhed withg.ea!
avidity and a degree of afl'uranie, feitinj
forth in the molt pathetic terms, the bar
barous and savage manner in which the
king uas Informed of his sentence, am
he ftifi more savage manner of his execu
tion—that the queen was "thrown into ;
lijmal dungeon, with common malefactors,
i.id aiti wards moll cruelly executed—
and- ;n if i <£)ii|ilrte tie tale of horror.
that the daupfiirt was tled to dear/i. Sticr
d tefni jlories, n tu: illy tail forth thefym
pathetic tear of humanity. Hut so far fron:
th.ir bei.ig true our last accou its frou
our republican allies, contradict in poli
tive terms every fiuli nnluiou-, fa.feai c
infamous aflertion. The queen and het
family were Itill in the Te nple, and were
trea ed with as much tenderneP- a pofEble.
The last \ ill of Loui- is also
with avidity, jul't to anfvver particular pur
poses—but let any impartial perfou reflet
for a moment, anil he will believe it ;
falfehood, and Monkilh forgery : A
defcriMui ir' that dreadful Inflmmen.
of death, called a Guillotine, which tool,
off the unfortunate Capet's head, H is beei:
I ike wife pubiiihed. as if to raise our resent
ment against the people of Fra'ice : Bui
llioukl they not have given as h ; gh - wrong':!
a representation of the BAS : ILK ? Nj
ticingat the fame time, that if the forn/et
was tne machine that decapitated Louis
the latter was the prison, i i the caverns ol
which, thoujands, and perh ps tens of thou
lands, have expired in lingering tortures
It is to be noped, however, that thepeo
pie in these states w ill so far suspend tii i
judgment, as not to condemn the whole
French nation—but wait with p itienie.til
wecanhave authentic intelligence from tin
convention. For let us remember, thai
there were formerly corrupted chant els
through which every vile insinuation ua
forwarded to Britain. Should we look o
ver the Britilhpapers printed during the
late war, wefhould find the fame abuse o
our patriots, and the fame refleitio >so
our public measures, as are now so libe
rally bellowed on our Gallic friend . Bui
it is no doubt the wish of every real Ame
rican, and the Sincere prayer of every
I'rienc! to the Rights of Man, that Franca
may be as fuccefsful as America,againlt liei
enemies ; and a further wish is. tnat wher
they have established their Republic, thej
may never nourijh in their bu/'om, foes t<
their revolution ; nor adopt filch measure
as w ill throw every blefiing refultiug fron
the fame, into the hands of men who ftooc
aloof in the "times that tried melt's Jouls
3* The arm al of tne French ambassador,
will soon determine what part the Uriitei
States are to lake jn the present eonteft ol
France with the powers of Europe bis
comnuffion without doubt is explicit, as
rhe nation seem determined to know who
:ic their si ta* ds and who their enemies
An acknowledgn ent of the Republic rj
Fra.ce by these (fates, is a queftiou that
vill dniand a categorical a'Jwer. The
French nation eoniider the United States
is their allies; and the Executive of the
Jnion, it is hoped, will treat their
sailor with that attention which is due to a
epreftneative of so resectable and povc
,-r nl a Republic.
77/.': a'je of fra"ct it the cewje of uni-
I'erjat liberty, and notwithttanding the
.>a.try i extracted principles .which govern
p rtKl ...r perfom, scattered through tile
f ve/ai it ites, it is prelum d that every
friend lo the " Rights ot M:.a" in Ameri
ca, will conflantly f«cl an attachment for
their Frcnch brethren, and not fuffer the
partial i.itereft of a tew ariltocrats. (or ra
ther tones, whole fouls are übJorlSd 111 the
funds) to influence our conduct with res
pect to :hem.
Let it be.; emembered, that Dumouriei
is ctwiteiidiiig thecaufe both of I- urope and
Amer;-.'a, and God grant him success
4. It .-difficult to conceive uhy any prea
cher oi the got pel (mil id be oppoied .0 thf
F cncV Revolution ; finely 1 hev hyve been
fi> e) r 1 pi aycrs, that ' An
ti, 1 '*5 KitgU'in/ may lie deli toyed —
And j not pi ovide ue in that glorous Re
vo; r ofi, tiaily aci O'rplilli ng this delirab.i
eve.'*? And ought Hot our cccleliaftics to
prac that fuct el k may atter d the arm-, o
til? cutztn soldier- tff the riling Republic,
in 11,I 1 ,- 4- Oruftion of the B-bylon?
Oi r ■tber than Monarchy and Ariltocracy
I.lolld not tie overtnrown, are they wil)ihi>
MaSaM Ihoti d /tiil continue to deceive
the nations—! ! '
. For the National Gazette.
To the C tTtzENs of the I nited St ates
pi T-i for the uolortunate, ftnlibibty for
it'e di.trciled an. gratitude tor favors
1 ,'ceived, areamo gft 1 ,e forenioft virtue
ot the human lica.i, and will tver tenia;
to be a priiHip.il character (tic ot a goou
uian. But p.ty is iiot confined to a party,
leniihil.ty is not awake for kings alone, nor
StfToiufi ,1 >rrat;tr;*'e for favours r<
ceived, make- you the blind adtoc.ites ot
your creditor, to the unjuit ruin or cenfurc
of others.
Then, . oinmiferation is not due to the
family ol Louis Capet oily, but also to
that ol iVLciiuel Le Pellefier —fenlibi ity is
not alive to the fuiuriig oi Anioii ctte
alone, but also to the dittrelle:, wants and
pains of widow .orphans, ind soldiers, the
victims ol ner pride—aiidtaou hue may
have received an advantage th oi: fc h tlie
meats of Lou; XVI. yet we are o, i;
gratitude boitnd to fuppo. t him in a \\ rong
thing.
To weep over his faults and his fate, is
tow ep over the weaknelles and mister
tu let o; the human race, a chfpc fition
which will always be cherilhed by tlu \\ fe
and good, but the brea.> of the juit judge
is armed againli partial tenderi els, and as
lo:.g as lelf-dcfeilce unto death, is per
muted to niaii, he vviii not prevent the
1 . o.'d ol the executioner f. em fallii.g liea
vy upon the condt mnctl oi njs country,
muc.i ;.ls will he curie and persecute for
pity's fake.
Then, to every lover of mankind, toe
very admirer of? fitnplc and natural form
o: government, how ciifgnliing nitill it be
to hear the eulogy, the deification of iy
i tnts lung in yourftreets, and to lillen to
tne execrations Which some of von utter
igainlt the French nation, for executing
heir late king! ; low aftonilhing, to read
the numeron publications, echoes of Bri
cilhp pers anti f. ntiments, upon that fi;b
ject, w liich are printed in different parts of
- ''is countiy ! And how indignant must the
r rench be at the behaviour of many people
ot the eastern slates, \\ ien the accounts of
.hat t ttaflropue was firll received amonr
them I
Fellow-citizens, through the purest mo
tives for the food, and as 1 conceive, for
the honor of my countrymen, I am induced
to offer to the public all expofhilation with
vou upon this fnbjeci —an expostulation
tec b1 y executed indeed, when compared
with the flrength of its cause, but not al
together without merit, being diluted by
a hpart finceiely attached to the rights o.
man, defiroui of preserving you in a con
liftent character, and of imprefiing upon
your minds fotne plain truths.
We lometimes iali into error in forming
a haftv judgment ; we fomet'ines receive
very wrong opinions* froto cthrrs. by a
kind ot intention, without the judgment
being excrc;fed at all ;of one or both of
theie defiriptions arc prcb: bly some of
those who difiiLe the rig d proceedings of
the French Convention in geutiai. and the
decapitation of Loiiis Capet in particular ;
yet are fully peiliiaded tilt America was
in her contelt with Great-Bi itain ;
a,ui being in their own opinion good i epub
licans, mention the aas 01 iwir govern
ment during the late war, as a proper ex
ample of moderation ; of inch, however,
there is a reasonable hope when the) eou.e
to reflect coolly ; and .0 then! this elliiy
chiefly belong,. There is anotlie r cla.s of
men among UJ, who are Violent agai lithe
French, and they are pretty numerous too,
many of them h-avlng got into < flic us, are
endeayourii:g hard, and with .cine prof,
pett of fu cess, to turn t legoverrinii ,it in
to a monarchy, cr ah ariHocra. y : 1 hefe
are men who timik a;;er the manner of
Ularai and Buike, th .t the body of the
people are 110 where futhcient.y learned
and rah to govern themfeives, bi;t thai a
divilion of the miiab tants into certain pri
vileged or lers. would be admirably con
ducive of tranquility to the fu: ect;
a glorious piail. whe.tby the toils oi life
miglit;'be more happily distributed : j'o
.hefeihe exhatllting fatigue of planning
taxes jind goVei ni i£ would be allotted it>
fiofe,fcutli,y ,about and obedience. Many
of thceu Oj.e.dy l..ugh a: the idea that go
vefniieiit be oevonoinic .1 and nr.
tuousj an iota, a project, fay th'ty, very
ti.ie in theory, but altogether hr.prad ka
•>le : liilhoi t, that imperious and ferufe
manners will always coirinue, and that
Jie belt poliible conltitution is that which
Uaiies the people into Ki gs, Lu ds and
Commons, as in England, where the po.
, ul ice have long enjoyed all the eiju ,;ity
and happiness of which tile hiimail kind
is capibie; aid other I'liih like train, for
\v liichr 1 7 year.- ag6,they w < u.d I avt 1 eceiv#
ed a tarring and ie-ihvri .g, or t.i mo e
luminary mode of payiiie.it, the h; .t 1 ,
iet thele fame lj«eii,who thl'S open.J vow
thc;r attachment ta monarch) a..U arilto
cracy, and their hatred of republican
prinuples, pretend that m ( uh tiiude i»
. ue by the Americans to .Louis 3TYT, fic
tile !uppoi\ he gave them: Whether po
liticians of this llamp weri inltriiii e.ital ill
me American Revolution, or 1o- whe
ther they now occupy the ilation ot a pri.
vnte tit zen or oi a V ice-Prehdent, there
is but little room to expefl that 1 eaftin will
have any influence over them; they are
therefore Ictt to the fate of the incorrigi
ble tones i>l 17/6, with whom are en
tirely the fame in principle, and 11 many
instances theidentical persons ; however
to them some p..it oi (his address may ap.
plv.
There are fetet l religious denbm.fnati
ons among us, who h< Id it to be unchiiO
tiajl, b) lorce oi a.ni« to rd:(t evil, and
perhaps they arc right. but it is not with
fucli that we conttWl, but with thole who
admit as jufiifiabit, tnc killii g of an enemy
or hi abettor, whb is endeav oul'ing either
by open 01 iccret means to tuftroy our life,
or the I ves 01 tiiole tv:io ait i.e«r in t i t ar
tons; and i pon thi print i],l# v , e are to
decide, it tiicii rtmauis only to latisfy the
impartial reader, that Louis XV 1 did
certain adts, for Which an oidinary peif.>n
would have been pnnithafclc with death;
in order to prove that the Frefich Nation
lias nottransgrtfled the rults of human
prudence and of common pra£liie, in in
tiiciing that punllhhitiit on him. To those
who art conversant ih the w orid, it i.- w ell
known, th: t there is 10 triiih, Imnu'r
well it may be ftibiiant ated but w hat ny
be II tly denied ;it lit t;l j.ot (lie be at.
ter of great amazement, that , mong Hie
li.tereit.-dand thagi mtdpai tizrinsof k ngs,
there ihuai.tl be some w i:o deny that Louis
ever committed a crime ; bin the chalets
lectetlv counteracting the views oi the
other branches of government, of f> p
plyiiig w itli money, the enemies oi the
Itate, who were in arm- upon the borders
ot the Republic; with the avowed intuiti
on oi del roying that conliitution which
111 had fwotn to support, are so well elta
bliflitd by incont oVertibk iafl;, th. (it is
as tifele.s to deny them, as to deny th.-t a
ny blood was (bed on the 10th of Aucuft
or at any other period fine the Revotrti-"
on 01 this his wist ft friend? are fofcnf ble
th.it they puthis chief defence in a plea of
the inviolability of his j erfon, in a difpiay
o! hi- virtues, and in a recommendation of
that len.ty, which, whenever prudent, is
due to all men ; each oi these pleas or ar
ttiments w ill be in its turn corifidered
liitt, altho' neither my abilities ror
leisure is equal to tic talk of giving a full
detail of all that would be uletul to know,
nor of doing complete ju'ftiie to the French
cuule, yet it may be ndefl'ary to go a lit
tUr further back than the preleut day, and
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