The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-06


tedltion and inlurre6tions then BY accomDl II
ITg revolutions; next BY delpo ling commerce
and levyn8 contributions, and finally BY ab(o.
lutte iUbjugation, conquel and punder. Events
have IT lat developed the plan ii its whole
compass F.; and tie evidence has been accumula-
ing I'LL it ms become an irrefRible mas.
Recent traniadions have r,Aeaed illuRraton
upon Pait events that l5emed doubtful or mvl.-
nous. One would think indeed that this deve-
lofement was fuficienly obvious long ago 10 the
dhcernlng eye. But the people OF this coun-
try, like th-ir brethren Of Europe, have, II IS
to be f-ared too long failed to fee or rightly to
appreciate the whole character Of the Flen,b
iyfem. With the bet opportunities to Judge,
and The quickeR tenfbiIiIy to feel, they have
gazed on The Pading Eene, as on A meteor IN
he ar, not with indifference indeed, but with
extreme inaaiyity and wonderful indecifon Of
mind. From the year 1903, 10 the prefent
time, the facrihce At the United Sta Is has been
diitind and capital branch Of that great op-
Grafton which has already de q 4ted Europe.
The evidence Of this his been opening it(elf in
the whole train Of events, ill il has become too
clear and potent to be m iunderGood or refil1sd.
The fame gratation appears in the means and
meaiures Of the enemy here as there and
though varied by local ard peculiar citcum-
fances, lriking analogy connect, this branch
with ii e with have overpread the richcR
portion Of Europe.
The intrigue of France in the United States
relolves itltlt into three natural and obvious
divjiions. H-r Hrf Rcp was directly 10 info
ence tbs government, and draw il into fpecies
q vAs5hL ALLIANCE. In this Ga1e, her ma
nOuvTes with the people form kind Of ugdey-
plat to the principal play. But defeated in this
attempt on the government, and BIZ, partially
lu@ceisful on the popul4ce, lhs applied herfclf.
in the next place, to lay a filrer and deeper
foundation OF lnhu nee, b. managing The national
e!eai07E, and thereby lecuring a PFC dif5oition
in the standardization, favorable 10 her Themes
-Battied aio 10 this, ih= found her lat reiomc-
II remonitrances a. weak as they were ang,y
ant intolent, and in dlprcdations IN our com
mcrcc, The opprelIion If gu navigation ard the
FeriecutIon Ot our citizens. In lie tn ihe
relied or luccef, upon the natural influence of
her caule, upon tile fulfilling relations between
Hs, and the obligations we owed hc.. In lie
Jf1osa The trufeI to the popular f-ntiments Of
gratitude, to thc influence If party fpir {, and
activity OF certain ia5ious men in the United
atcs between whom and the French govern
me1t there has pro- ably cMtcd z EHtd kagus
Ct MUTUAL ASSISTANCE and joiGt frfs, byif In
the third a IzR ihe las ,ondded n The ( If
love Of that important olaG Of Our c'tzens, the
COMMERCIAL INrfRFsr. Senlibic If thlir
great devotion to the pu' futs and rro1 3 Of
foreign trade, ard their terror Of commercial
hoaHty, and fuPp Gng tie government too
feeble n afford tl.m A manly protection, he
yainly hlc,eied he-let hat Trey would .uomit
70 large voluntary ftcrih-es, in or 'eT tt procur.
indulgence and fecurity To Their lpecul tons ;
that they vouli be the hrf to m Ike con, edions,
10 open the tr5u a'y purle, and bend beneath
he ito m OF Pefscution. Her fuccelIive d feats
eVnce her wretched ignorance OF TIE chlrac-
ter and ten Pc OF the United States aad her
rage anl rel-ntmeLt iliua1a.e b tn the nature
OF her original virzys and the depth Of her dfab
Pertinent. con6der, that at the period If NJ, n
roe recall the fytneb intrigue (prop,rly r. call
ed) came To 't' terminating crllis, and affirmed
dt-rcnt chara4tr :e6nce that time, The %
Grafton has been ESSENTIAL WAX /. The ambitious
part Of he plot, IN the ufull courle, was aban-
doncd alI commercial depredations and plum
der became the order Of tie day.
Are there yet any ofour Fellow citizens who
mi take the views ct France who tru4 that fhe
IS fill under the jnAusRco Of occaional and IN
ictted motives, that lhe IS fucePtible Of Jun and
legim"t@ imPre6ions, and that there IS ftill
hope Of he retorat'on ofharmony and Of our
obtaining juHioc in the ordinary courfe Are
there any now, who believe that peace is within
our reach, by any othcr means than by balely
iprrande:in9 cur independence and BY paying our
enemy, inaead Of rece.vi4g ycfrib4tioH. for the
injuries and igahs with which ihe has already
loaded US IS ! know there are fome but
tult in God, there are not many fuch-We
have indeed recently heard this wretched hum
be hope, this poor vapd idea fuggeRed on the
floor of ConGrefs where it was received with