The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-12-10

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couples to iend on thefr miaons.) The wife
Of The Baron Stahl is jna TENT out of the re-
public, On fulpicion Of confpraey while the
hufband occupies his poa. What would the
Columbian blood FAY 10 this Let me hear
J none Of your wicked bachelors remark, that
/ this order was folieited BY the hnfband no luch
Tesion is afiIned Indeed. had the Baron 90
tanned the order, he ought 10 have obtained
leave TO Glamour againitit afterwards decency
leemeG 70 require it, and yet he has not done il.
/ Had il been an American ambahador, and had
that American been NE, ikould have tried
| hard to get my cafe inherited in a fFeech of
| John Adams or letter of Timothy Pickering.
| | repeat 70 you, that am not undertaking the
hopelefs and ufelefs talk of viudicating all tie
mesfures that the violent conyulGons Of The re
voution have induced this people to adopt
But when Mr.. Adams fhall hear of the Tending
| away Of his ambaHAdnr, | would a6viie him,
and all thofe who are concerned in his wounded
honor, TO club that commod " with the Kings,
| Princes, and States aforementioned, and to try
to bear their part with patience becoming
government which has me tied this fort of chat
tizement more than all their fellow fufferers put
| together.
Your three commi1ioners viii doubtIef fcize
| this occaGon, by Mr.. Lee, TO forward their
| dfp2tches. Theie will probably be of a nature
to induce the Preiideht to take fome deciiive
Rep and lam in trembling expectation OF fee
| ing him give another DELIBERATE leaPinto the re-
| gions Of madnels- Without knowing prechely
the face that the conmloners will put 10 the
buhneis will venture to affirm, that their an
fsvsr probrs viii contribute more than IFS due
hare 10 the colouring. a manly and indepen
dent ityle of writing appears not 70 belong to
their characters.
Were 10 write the letters to the Executive,
it ihould be in language likethis-" The French
have many reafons for being offended with
g the American government thefe reafons are
g exaggerated BY their ealoufy, and other
Grong padions infePerable from the revolution
g This is an unfavorabie moment, and we are
improper Perlons to attempt TO explain away
g the imaginary wrongs on which a great part
" OF their relentment is founded. We advife
you 70 recall Us three, and at the fame time to
replace US with one or more perfons whole
characters are well known and approved by
the French fuch as Madiion or Monroe. If
you with to terminate theie dGputes by nego-
g citation, you NUT be prepared tor comfortable
iacri6ce fuch as loan Of money fimlar to
g as a modification Of the Brtlh treaty, or at
Leaf a new treaty with France, giving her
more advantages than that treaty gives to
England. 1t is Pollible thar on conditions of
I" this kind, you may obtain fcme indemnihca-
g ton for the fpoliations on your commerce
g fomewhat in the manner provided for with
" the Engli(h in Mr.. Jays treaty.
1t isicsrceiy necedary for us to oblerve that
your commiaion, conGdering the diiiance be
tween the two countries, mutt not be lfraiten-
"ed in its powers as IN this affair 10 much
depends on the manner. The Prefdent will
execute US if we inlil on the necenity of ung
" the utmoR pgecauton in his public fpeeches
= relative to this country and Of the revolutions,
g the magnanimitY Of the nation, the hcrifces
g they have made in the general caule oflibcrtv;
" the French are extremely fenfble on this lub-
jca."
l 90 not know that letter of this kind
would produce any effect With you, bur beg
you to remember the warning / now give Y i,
that if your Executive is inacceiible % fenti.
rIents ike theie, you are very foon at war
with the ooBquerers of Europe.
| So much depends on the meafures to BE ia
ken in confequence of the dispatches which
| luPPols viii accompany this letter, that could
not rea ealy without communicating my fen
timents to fcme one who would be likely 70
make good ule of them. | was going to ad-
dreis them to JeEerlon. or To-, but
thought they would be fafef and bea in tie
hands Of my odeR and beA friend
You will naturally conclude, that fone ere I.
dit is due to my opinions, when you reHea
that they have been formed on cloie OFFER
walton Of every Rage of the revelation, and an
intimate relation with every fet Of leaders
The prefent Directory are but the fucceGors
and fub focceGors Of nv fellew-laborers IN the
days of my activity for tn. political genera
tons have pafedl away with fueh rapidly,
that in every lhing but wildom, am one
Of the wort or bea Of The prsfent race.
From the manner in which your prefent
eommlion was comPoled, there Is very little
1ouht IN nv mind and there cerrairi,r - y,oa =,