The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-03-23

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,s.o J.; .,r.s "a - 1,;n,,ion ,,h;ch rha H.
nj cd s,.,es hvs ,,o,.l RI F,1!a,d is no, injured
nv ire ~ t.~.- of tb. treaivor 'oa fwi,h Great
IS %erre e,v4e, ef. ,'f rs ,tw,f as thew will
become co1co IN 20 her. Sit we inaiiefay 80 tuch
thing. The nj article tn which h - rete,s has no
rsisfio, to ,,,,e ,uh;ec, I'D w. o,oa4eI acu Darti
eu)ar 6a.,oy, to c;r.sf R-tgio ar % anv Other ma
lion Vim refnsct fo commerce and NAVIGATION. we
readlv Ya,u;f chat bv tn lie France would be
Immediately entitled to, the fame. Bur in regard
10 cootraoand nj war ov, hazr g,avsd notbirg and
therefore under that article f,aacs can ciai aobiag
IJodsr tl,r io9ur,ce Of nre{ent and temuors-y IN.
tere5s the verv uo,u,. Of tie ,tipelaons bel ween
France nd .hf Iloit4d States on The is ct OF &c
commerce snd the Limitation Of contrabs7d feens
TIC be FORGOTTEN Thsvtoek for the bsGs Of their
treaty The mott rerfect equality and reciprocity"
-would ihev The, copf,ir. 10 th.;, own hurt
Would ,hsv yoluutar;lv and motu.liy G.pulate for
i1tu,is, o. for aauaa;eges Certainly The latter
sH8 - cooE}ered iae agreement reciprocity I'D
q,aatogxou5 which fecured 70 each in lis turn, the
free,nm or commerce provided by the roles. that
free thio tEoull mak free goods and that timber
md laval rores tould be excluded trorl the lift of
con,rab. nd.
Counec,sd with this (ubiect is what concerns the
article Of s5o4.Fors. Nj. 4det lsys, that sf1er
having assured 20 the E lglh The cerriags of naval
flores the Federal uoVerrneut 4o55. o atsurc hem
that Of M as in word il defysdto bare eoe,ee ouly
zpHb E1eLacd. Thus it ipulstts by the iSlh arti-
sic, ,hsi ,he American vrs~ls den with grain
may We under the trizvIops bretext, tia it is rxreme
y dl OH 10 5fzt1Tg 1E v7trs wherein
other articles which arc generally excepted, i.lould
be clatssd in the liz Of contrabsed OF var
Thte are 60 many extrpordinafy assertions in
Mr. Adet's notes, tiioie 10 he above paragraphs ex-
cite no turprie The federal government, i, confli
luted Of ei,izsns no sve common intereir wi h
their fellow citizens of the United States That
common iulereit has peculiar relation 10 COM
mefce, or the freedom aud ex sntion of which the
public revenue and the general prolperity of onr
country chiefly depend. Viii it then be believed ,hq,
the government sViAd this commerce 70 be r.Rraiuca
particularly the CONNIE, ce in s7eah which Compete
the mott v,luable part Of our exports Eepscialy
will it be believed that onr governments d.G.sd H.
our citizeus mi chit have commerce osl wri LuAaad?
Let the general iene Of our fellow ci,izets ~ qgsr
thete charges jet he grrs MATS of cur commerce.
al brethren uniwer-they wh Die enterprise rsv~rss
every lea and explores every region Of -he Glnhe
to extend their gsipful rade-citizens, whuir com
mercial ad ertures to +Fraprf and her colnnies
have rifen ammo lily TO many millions adventures
by which many have BEARDED their credit and
their fortunes Yer among all our citizens none
have been more folicitous TO form commercial
treaty with Britain none more decided in APPROX
ing that which has been made
For the restonno of our government nm This (ub.