The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-12-03
C2Py q a Lefsr fran an A1asricas Diplomatic e5ar-
9acr IN France, 10 2 agsgJer Of Coagref II Phi.
ladelPhiz. r N
u MDe5, 1898
NY DEAF rn1rNn

nv" lohS tfHe, even many years.
ilnce have INDUCED myfef il communicating
- you my political OPTIONS, becaule | have
/ 6Sne'@ly thought L uieleis, and At fome mo-
80 dangerous 70 trEt them to the ordinary
1nodes ct c0nveyancs, but the opportunity Of
tending his letter mo your own hand. and n.
Eei yiaHous a1pect cur aFlirs have afumedin this
toph'ry' lhdute me TO throw off reltraint, and
10 iPeAk 10 you with freedom. though far from
The hope that any public benefit wifi arfs from,
ne communication.
ne Misunderstanding between the two gov
't'ments has become extremely alarming, con-
n1ence IS completely Destroyed. MiaruRs.
Je"'ouly and dilPcfition u wrong attribu-
ion II motives are 10 apparent, as to require
ue utinoit caution in every word and atfion tbae
are 10 come from your Executive: / mean II
your ooJect IS 10 avoid hofiGties. Had this
truth been undertood with you before TIE recall
OF Nunroe, before the comiag and feeond
coming q Faekney; had it guided the pens
t"a la wrote the bullying fpeech of your Pre6denr.
ana itulld aniEer ofyour Senate, at the OPEN
Inc at S0ngrsls in Noyember laG. fbonII nro-
preient height, if indeed remedy can oe fonna5a
II IS neCe1ary to call to mind the caules that
have produced II I; for thele caules are many,
and fome Of the operative ones are generally
YOU iide the warcr--lhat at OF luhmfhon 70
the BHhih government; commonly. called jays
treaty, Is ufualIy conGdcred both by IS trie1ds
and enemies IS the fole cqule, ~ ~ lealt the
greaF cqule Of The Prelent hottie dl'Pnhtion Of
the French Republic towards the. United Stares.
I This. opinion Is erroneous, other caues, and
thole If Ifs public dileui1i n, have Lad a much
more decjdeieHsa. It's true thatoanfderipg the
( crcumRances. under which The tre7ry was made,
when Eng and WAS flying, aid tAe coalition
crumbling bef9re thearmies Of Fran il isrved
to .humble US inthe eyes Of all Europe II is
true that the manner in VhiehoV WIS THRIFT
down the throats gffhe people ct Ae..mlffriea, by
| th9 man Yhoie erppnitrousi eiinSPes i2rmed an
| insxplicable coora4 with. The ~ knds ot his
PeIl ilcaE aleQts,4 has efeaualy, umtied rs II
our own eyef, and has taught cur eitlzens p
n pride theulleivcs In aareDuHclatlq9 ct national
Il digpitY i is hkeNSle true, that3as this treaty
aHe6fed. Trance, twas ferrous ana undilgui'sd
H attack upon her inTereHs l. was giving ne lie
1! 10 All on projections Of iriendfh;P ard ymPathY
! with hers in her ditreaed Gtuatqn; i was mar
. rowing the freedom OF commerce, MULTIPLYING
the articles 81 contraband, andrhroVlng every
! advant ge w could throw mo The hands o. her
! enemies mall theie and many other ielPe6ts
the treaty with England has not yet been Ror
never will be cen}nred as much ? il dei7rves ;
il was rne&luTs lubaauua'ly hoGilc, and otten-
tatiouily irritating " orr beit frePdf, Bot It
often happens in ppblic As well as H private
affairs, that The & ea5ea injuries a1e fprg'yen
, or executed, vhlR fighter one, fuch ss border
VI on contempt, excite yhe mott wgoyern ble r.
w Sentiment, and lead 10 the created aefs ot ven
geancs; a ariking example IF this has fallen
J. under NY ohierva,ion il ,hs eondpcs oi NEE
c two republics : az The moment whaa th- cld
4 government Of France was thaken 10 i'm ionn
y dation, he new government at the NY. State'
was coulolidared and was beg'uring its cPerl
Z lions under The mot favorable auflises. =
d great revolution in America had cmpetei J
/. work, il convinced the world cf tho foli.iy 81
< its principles, and held up to view an uneHar
y pied prolpecf Of public happinef. A r1uel
4 greater revolu ion II France was cPe ing "
It career. It's authors and oondu6lors, ~ ug'
d frightened al the imnenfty Of The undertaking
from the talk of flowing the igehanl Psablsa
4, 81 Repref NATIVE Democracy lacy centemPl-