The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-10-22

impudently boating of giving them E5:yty, ruling
them with rod of iron Yes,s the 5ayonrfr Of
her folders, dreaed by ferocious generals and
iniolent mIniHers. are the inlfruments Of her w.
ranny in thofe wretched republics, which partly
By force, and partly by her " diplomatic Kill"
have been reduced under her controul !; and
finally, TO Prevsuf Der iayi7ag On ~, 0u5at hs has
fbrsateEtd 70 fnfi9, fbe mierdble fate ofVsaice !
THAT'S 20 be Partitioned, bartered, & fold our
perions with our cattle and other property to
the European powers with whom France
could m AZ the moR proftablebargin for herfelf!
1t Is 'ue that compeniatioa for pat
injuries has been fought in vain by neeocia-
ton E but 10 defirous was the government
OF the United States 10 effect a reconciliation
with France, the Envoys were inRrutfed NOT 10
f5sF OF CONFEDERATION, or even Population that
compensation fhosld ever be made They
were only, after preiiing them in vain not 10 a.
banda1 our jna claims OF retrbution for the ma
ny millions of which her ubiquitous rulers had
cauied our citizens to be plundered hope
was entertained that fsnfe of iuRice might
hereafter return, and concurring with national
policy, reaore TO our fellow citizens their honeR
dues. But the freeholdeIs of Prince Edward
county, know or ought to know for the do
cuments have been publiihedl before they cen
lure their own government, that inltead Of max
ing, or Ripulating to make fueh compensation,
the French made tkeir own unfulfled CONTRACTS,
and the monfrous dePredations they had CON-
mitted, and would continue to commit on our
commerce, th- me2lure of their demands Of tri-
butte And although the United States had
borne thoe4and infults and injuries from that
naughty power, and had repeatedly fought,
and were then, by the folemn and extraordina-
fy milton of three ENJOYS, respectfully and
earnehlY feeking perfect reconciliation yet
thoi: ENJOYS were not received they could
not obtain permiilion to fee the Directory with
out preViouny Regulating TO bind the United
States in ignominious chains as ki5afarisr tri-
butaries to government which, regardless of
luaice, makes the extent of its power the only
rule of its conduit ! and yet the addrefers,
freeholders of Prince Edward county, 70 rem
blngly alive Iea their rights and liberties fould
be touched by any ad Of their own government
are not fatisEed with the eOncelions which
have been made to France with the pan fac
n6ce Of 70 many millions Of the property Of
their commercial fellow citizens and Of the
rights and dignity Of thar country They ftill
" entreat' the PreGdent to fubmit TO further
indguities to make new overtures, AID to
adopt iome fPeedy and efeaual plan for con-
ciliating the differences between the two Re-
publics :"
The addreGers complain of the " odious A
lien and SeditioA Bills" l will therefore take
the liberty 10 rate the obeEis OF thofe bills,
now become laws and this having been done
already, in an excellent address to the citizens
of New Jerfey, now bsfore me, fhall content
myfelf with making the following extracts, with
fome FINAL variations
"TheALrEN Law has been bitterly iRveighed
againf as direct attack upon our liberties,
when in fa6 it affects only foreigners who are
confPiring againf US, and has no relation what
ever to an American citizen. 1t gives author
lily 10 the firf magilrate Of the Union to or
der all Zach Ghea5 as he Gall Judge dangerous
to the peace and fAfety of the United State, or
thall have reaionable grounds to fufpea are
concerned in any treafonable or fecret machi-
nations againh the government thereof, to de-
part out OF our territory 1t is only neceGary
to ak whether, without fuch power velied in
iome department, any government ewes did, or
ever can, long proted itfelf. The objecs Of
this aa are Rrasgers mvsy-perfons not adopt
ed aud naturaliied--a delcripton of men who
have no lot nor inierea with US, and who even
manifeA dapolition the mott hottie to this
country, while il affords them an afylum and
prot-ainn. II il abfurd to fay, that in provid-
ing by law for their removal, the contribution Is
violated for he NUT be ignorant indeed who
| does not know that the conftitution was eltab-
lilhed for the protection and fecurity of Amer
lean citizens, and not Of intriguing t5r4gstrs =
"Thc SsDlrIoN Acr has lkewife been
neutrality-suspicious., as an attack upon the
/ freedom of fpeech and of the. prefs. But we
find, on the contrary, that it prefcribcs pun
ithment only for thoie PETS Of fociety, and diff
turbers of order and tranquility, who write,
print, utter or publiih aayJze. fandaloa' and NAH.