The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-04-20

tor the realoniDg OF our government on nS luoects
and the demGntratioH Of their right and duty as
neutral power, TO prohiair any Of the belgerent
powers arming their velsels in our ports, comic.
qnently to rettore their proper owners prizes.
taken and brought in BY vessels 80 uuswiully arm
ed, or when taken within eur line of juri'dictlon,
will coy add here--l q the principles Of the
roles this luhJecl Erik adopted by the preiident
on the mott delibsrasion received ayArwaras,
the fanc,ion of Congreis, by trer Of The 9Th Of
June. "a and Of the judges Ia all their indlcis
proceedings, in the prize causes In queitioa. Ii
then the 18th article of the French treaty has been
violated, the Executive the Legll atnre, and the
Judges Of the Federal Courts have all deliberately
concurred in the violation. This no American CT
tzen will be inclined TO believe, and might iup
pole that the conf ieration of fuoh concurrence
one opinion wonid any where produce pan!e, and
totne ia; isnce in pronouncug it erroneous. Mel
Their the roles adopea by the Preidsn1, ele act
Of Congrels have made new law reipecting uch
przrs they have only directed tie m29e Of broeeed
iue 70 xn CIR reD, des agreeabsJ 10 he AAtqvyai law
# aaft2u5 The Judges have sPpl,=d Ibis Law; but
aot without due attention to the obligations of
rresties which they regard inpreine laws Of the
land
z Mr.. Adet "r5ro,elts agsinlt the violation of
the 7r art ics Of ,he treaty, in contempt OF ~beh
Enelith vessels, which had made prize OF French
m<n have been admitted into the ports Of the Uni
ted States" 1h- contraction OF This part of the
nth article for which MIR. sdet, aites his rrede
rsrsor No. Fanrh.t contends is ,his-Tbtt if
.a1;nn,l , Of war Of he enemies Of France has at
n. d., .afs ~, .,xt IL. cL,6> II, tas prze ,t
E-. st.' u',s.i , hin ct wsr ~ he allowed no
tbss ~ rf'cs IN onr por+s pnlcC, the is driven in
hu tt.E of~u,s,,bcr ana then n. il 70 ne made To
,s,,art &c rcnr on fhe contrary. .l.e
contradiction ,dn,,fd Nv The Exs.utioe Of The Uni
rsd s,atrs and snressd in rhe r1ies before i,ent
nr.1 shi,h had been trsnmitted to the collectors
!, Annnl, r.. was tb;s-That s,tpate.,3 only of the
enemies oe 3f,nce were abG,Iu5elv exctoded from
our nnrts excrnr IS before when compelled 20 en-
,er ,ff-o,r, f,lfs If wesfher n,,4uanr 10 Tie ,,d
sr,le Of he ,r.a,v: while The ral9uaI th,ps tf war
of ,.., ;err rnrtled ,o a,,v {yj,,m in onr
nar,S av.,>',ra tbofc wh;c, Iho1l4 have made
nrze &c ne nsople og pronerty Of france couAo in
r;,h ,L;x tt9.,
a., ,ha n,h &c a.t,,e,,he- ,o, ,be Cpcrerarv IF
1h"s sxn,e(srd to ,hr pri n min;iter tie de-
,ar,,;,r;on of Tho exscn,;vs s. qh5,hE h;6f e.or
ofbarb nsJions Wrench ard Rnol;ibl eni1y pe,trct
s,nal;tv IL st in csres Of n5ofnt nec44ii
10y in caisr of co,,fn,, and convenience. and
- in rbs i'm tbev cbrhls - continue ara thouph
he s5n;ainn rs ot:,~. and h,to,t,sy of France ia
srtlG1, Wv, !, IS h. II 81 81 ,rssTv &c
G,n,,rt ~ ar cn'ta,rnr,;on Il ,hs ,re.,v II
hoe hssp ,hr.rvsd har :. rhs hrt ,.rt re ,be 171h
a. dixie IS w. o,d ,,r;.t.s,.
sotsr;,a or nor,. z[,s ,br;. .rs,e,. rhs ID cnn-
y. G,,t;,,, ~ ~. X r.. h., eor
hid,i,o G,ch as1t IN mode nr;y. Of ,be French