The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-03-30


,uuAry 10 ICY.
xsiur TO M, p,vcxNEy M,niaer Plsubotfutioy Of sbe
United States, The f,ened Republic.
(Csmnuaed j,um lef
+ HE Prshden,'s message to the Secretary on the
,6.h o. April. al, does nv: declare las Mr.. Adet
a,serts) '.tha, Mi. Jay TENT to London oay 10
obtain redrtl, of wrongs-"-Ihe Frril1ent lays,
that Mr. lays rniDion would announce 70 The
world tolicu6e fer friendly adlntnent OF
our ompaipls," and thar g" going 'mmsda'ely
from the United States tuch envoy would car
nv with hin full knowledge OF the exiting tenn
per and fenlN'ty Of our coanry and tbus be
a,eh, 70 q,is@ra.e oay rights with hrmnes, and TO
tutiz,4t seate qaub fqenty." f-nd ihajl the Puriu
OF e,nsr of theie o=cts be denied TO US WHAT
were our complaints The mott urgent regarded
the Cpoiations on our commerce.. and thetatter tie
inexscuton OF that part OF The treaty OF peace re
fo-cfinp the potts. With the latter was conn-c5ed
~. IodI,n war with which had been Narrated
far 70 many years; and with the tofmer the i"Ju-
~ mr. ruin Of our merchants, and the conttqusnt
exrenfQe damHge TO agrieult"fe. hsie oelhg the
mott prominent OH stts Of Tic milton, were OF
eourie more oblerv4o. and Eoit talked Of, and
wI4bent them tl.- milton probably would not at
what time have been contemplated. But had we no
tYher "comolsint !" DID not the imPreisment
o. oar ieamsn Tx the {polistions on our commerce,
ex.ie an uavettai complaint Dad we never ma
nis}1ed our uue ,iineis Great Btitains avoiding
eomusirlt Was NOT the inducing her to enter into
fuch tresry the object of divers n,esiures tated
in Coupreis i--Hsd not commercial treaty with
Great Britain beoa earneitl3 fought for from the
concpGon of the the lime OF Mr.. J s S mil
-Goo'7 How alto could Mr.. ays after adjuitag the
primary objects Of his niIion better prove the fin
certv of our pac,h dfpotition and n2re etec ually
g cultivate peace" than by forming arrangements
calculated extend and protect our trade, 10 pro
mote good neiehbourhood and friendly aud nu'oal
beneficial intercourse by preicrlbme previous de-
,rand fo- tice and fatisiaction to hatty reprlia,
which peneraly lead TO war and by agreeing to
other re pulstions prevent dilputes or 10 adJit
ghem when they lEouid ariie all thee objects then,
aud whatever ellie would be the means Of g cul'va
ting peace" were clearly coinpfehended in the P'e-
Gd$nt's metsage.
But Mr. Adet rays, &c that Mr. Jays negociati-
on was involved from its origin in The hadow Of
ynvGery" Aud to whom was our government
bound 10 uuveh il to France or to her mniiter-
Mr. Adet ihoud anfwer, or not have comgialned
And was it for this, to make Us dependence on
the French empire that our alliance was formed
Did we ItipuAte iubmr the exerciie OF our love
rcirnry If il is not contradiction in rerms) he
direction of the government ct France Let the
,re.ry itielf iurnrth the aniwer. g The ehectual
and direct end OF the preienr detective alonce is
maintain IF rtualiy the liberty Jyver<yny and mae
peudenee abj5Lue and unlimited OF ihe ibid Onird
crates, as well in OF g0Oeranzfn' as OF com
sut,ee" So rkewite the treaty OF am'y and COM
msrcc in -s preamble declares that his mott Ihrii-
tan Maje!iy and the United States, willing TO fix
the rules which ought be followed relative tothe
corretpondence and commerce which they dellre
eiiabliih between their respective countries, have
ra!.en for the BATS of their agreement, the mott
perfect eqDalry and reea,sey" and rerrV1ng with
81 to enc6 sa the iibery Of admitting at III pleaare
@iser participation OF the tame ad anita
ecs." Corresponding with this declaration In our
treaty of amy ard cen "sree VIM FrHnee' is