The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-05-28

compelled, without any alternative, "a Paft
with the cargoes IN France, and thoie alto
which are drawn from the duties imPoied by
an expreis and lolemn treaty.
Noyhing can demonltrate more conelnlvely
the real temper Of The United States, than the
difference between the reception given 70 ths
decree Of tn. convention of 9th May, and that
which was given to the order OF the Brltlih ca
binet on the 8th june
A large num5er Of American vehels too,
were for lorg time detained at bourdeaux'
very luch to the injury OF the owners, without
afhgning motive for luch detention, or put
ting It in the power Of the government to con-
lecture the cau(c of meaiure which f. deeply
afeaed the interelt Of their fellow citizens
Thefe and other embarraiTments were expert
enced, but they could not diminiih The attach
ment Of the Uaited States to France. In the
mdf Of Them, prayers were offered up, through
the whole extent Of the American continent,
for the fucceS of this republic. The govern
n1ent feeling the fame ientiment dhplayed il,
at leaf as far Is was compatible with the de-
cent Experiment required from a nation not a
party in the war, and projecting neutrality
Such would not have been The conduit OF a
government and people in lecret unirlendly 10
France.
Very frong and JUN refentnents were a
that time infPired by The hote conduit Of BIi
tain. The infru6fions of June 1893, wheI eby
the American vefels laden with provlGo1s for
France, were brought into the ports Of Britain,
there to fell fuch cargoes, or 10 give frcurity
to fell them in other ports in amity with Eng
land, and the hill more ofenGve order of Nov
the Oh, in the fame year. whereby vehtls laden
with the produce of French colony were or
dered to be brought in for adjudication, added
to the pre- exiting caufcs Of mutual irri alton,
had produced fuch a Gate of things as to render
il obvious that the injuries complained If by
America mutt be entirely done away, or that
war was The inevitable conlequence.
This fate Of things was not 70 altered by
the order Of the S,h Of January, 1894, revok
ing that Of the Oh Of November, I7o3, as 10
promife different relult. But as nation pre-
ferring peace to war will ever make peaceful
demand of reparation for injuries flRaned be
fore that reparatiOn is fought by the fword,
and the policy Of America has ever been "to
purfue with unrem'tting zeal before the lat re-
iource which has 70 often been the fcosrge Of
nations, and could not ful to check the a1van-
ced profperity of the United States was con.
templatej," an Envoy Extraordinary was de
puted TO his Britanic MAjeRy. {. Carrying
with him full knowledge Of the exiting tenn
per and fenfibi'ity Of his county, it was expeGed
that he would vindcate its rights with firmnef
and cultivate peace with GncertY."
Truly defrous as the American government
were Of preferving peace with Britain, It's de-
termination was unalterable, not to Preferve it,
nor to receive compensation for injuries flltain-
ed, nor iecurity againR their futrre commi(Iion,
at the exPence Of the fmallet Of its engage
ments TO France. Explicit and poftive in
fru6tions were freely communicated 70 the
minifter Of this Republic then at Philadelphia
The negotiation of the American Envoy ter
minated in treaty in macy relpeas delrable
TO the United States.
But however defrablc it's Objects might Be,
the Government, Of the United States would not
have heGtated to rejea them had they been &C
companied with any liquidation violating or
weakening its engagements with France. But
it has been able 10 dilcern no fuch Population.
The twenty fifth article Of that treaty guards
| the rights of this republic BY the following
claufe. "No;hing in this treaty contained fhall,
however, be confirmed to operate contrary to
former and exiting public treaties with other
fovereigns or itates." The treaty with France
being {" a former and exiaing public treaty."
and it being thus provided that nothing con-
tanned in the treaty with Britain :" lhould be
continued to operate contrary to it." the Gov
ernment Of the United States did not appre-
bend that the treaty with Britain could be con-
iidered as affecting its relations TO France. But
fuoh was its attention TO its ally that the inltru-
ment was previous to its ratification fubmitted
to the confederation Of the MiniRer Of this Re
public, who was invited to communicate freely
! 10 the United States, fuch Obiervations upon il
as he might Judge proper. Mr.. Adet in a
letter add'efed to Mr.. Randolph, dated ath
MefIdor sd year Of the French Republic (3oh
June 1859 exprehes bis ienGe Of this procedure