The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-04-27
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and duty, by all mcansin its power, to reltrain INC
acts tuch arm aments Ia violation OF itsFlghts
and in defiance Of IT'S auth oriiy. And tnch were the
ornaments m ade BY the French people IN the Ports
OF the United States. And the nlo' ttscetua means
of sfesti their unlawful practices was the eiz!ng
ths5 hizes when brought within our JurItdlction.
sseHioe, Indeed, that III lone Gales the
SssEr,s or-->4otie scents oina,ions; whole
praperty vas taken by the french privateers, maghr-
commence yexa tious profecutons; but this is no
more than happens frequently among our own CHI
zens- and In every nation i'll the world; and the
only reftraint on the vindc,ise p. Gons OF men, in
tu,h cafes, which thetpolicy Of tree governments
his mpofed, are the damages which the eouf:s com,
pei the malicious PROTECTOR to pay the inJnreo
party If, as Mr.. Adet asserts, damages have in
vo cafes only been granted by The courts TO ffeneh
privateers, when the deeftidns have been in
their favor, it has ariien from their own condueti
or the omiG:on Of their council; or from acclden-
tai circumstances, which, in the opinion OF the
courts, furniihed Reasonable preiump'ions againte
them Of Having violated the laws, either BY Illegal
lv 2rming in our ports making the aPtures
within our iuridictior.-Lf, the other band, they
have, in the event OF contrary decons, been always
condemned TO pay damages, wemay venture 10 isy'
il wiz becauie they always In the wrong tor
no one will fnd iuff:ient ground to lE!Peach the
ditcernment or integrity of our cecrts
OH. Z" 1t uFtrcd England, by lntnlting Its neu-
trali,y. .r,erruPs its commerce with France
That our commerce has been interrupted by the
armed vessels of England and otnetmes with cir
cumitances of inu!f, we ihall not attemPtto deny
The universal recruitment and Indignation excited
by thoie injuries were adm iflons OF the fact But
that the government had eanafle@ at the practice
flor mat Mr.. Adet mutt have intended 20 Intimate
by the word g UTTERED all its acrs mott forcibly
contradict 1t becauie of rhote aggrei ons thae
tyr W. we COmT1enCed and TO de-
mand fastactiou for them was The leading oaect OF
Mr. lays rnjGion o London. Satisfaction as de-
manded i; and the arrangements agreed on tor rem
dering IL now in execution al London. But II
by " fufered, )" Mr. Adet that we did not arm,
that is make war England, 90 obtain the in
Identification, when humanity, resfon, and tho
law Of nations prefcribe the mode OF previous peace
able demand--to thefe very principles we appeal
for publication; and if it is necetaary TO go
farther we Say, that independent nation, we
mutt be left determine in what manner we can
mott bepefcaily ooviate an evil, aud when 1t 10
mott proper for us repel an injury. o deny us
this right Of Judgment is to deny our independence
We have been inlenfble either TO our honour
intereft. If we have maniteted much long
lufaring have not been angular. Neural ma
tons commonly endure many temporary evils i; be-
cauie thefe appea. light when compared with the
cslamties of war and they look forward, as we
have done, period when returning juisce may
redrsfs their wrongs. This period We truit will
arrive in regard to thoie now iuH ring from
the French Republic. If nation not hound TO us
by treaty. and between whom and ourielves actual
circumstances and many recolections tended to ex-
cite peculiar PATRONS, engaged to render US Julce
ihsil we expect LET'S of an avowed friend.
We may here properly enquire, what could have
been the understanding of the parties 90 this point,
when the treaty Of % made between France
and the United States She knew that notwith-
tanding the extent OF our country and IFS rapid in
create in population many years mutt elap'e betors