The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-10-01

80 Q III. lrHfl0kiH, NtAHDI. " 80 ~
Of rsbte, fnfatives IF 5bs United States 81
14msriea, for TIE STATE Of Pes'gylgaAia-
SIR,
& 10 whom couldI, with more pro-
priety, prelent a picture OF the
crimes of the French directory
towards the republic Of Geneva, than to
one Of my compatriots, 10 a citizen OF
Geneva, who is at prelent placed in
difinguifheAhtuation among the repre-
lentatiyes ogthe United States of Ame-
RIGA Your fuccefs in your adopted
country, doubtlels, has not extinguiihed
your affection for that which gave you
birth, and in which your talents receiv-
ed in liberal education, that develoPe-
mentto which you owe your elevation.
The name of Geneva, awakens in you
fentimentS of gratitude and love-and
the lhameful perlecutionS which if hath
fufered, cannot fail TO excite your in
dignation.
6 II was in confequence Of feeling
your fpeech in Congrefs On the 18th OF
April lat (I79S) that determined to
addrefs to you this fnall pamphlet. 1t.
feems, fir, that you yet entertain doubts
about the gradual but undertaking march
of the ADAPTATIONS OF the government Of.
France, as appears by the following
pahage in the faid diicourfe: "Ihe
committee were told, that if we did not
reGt, France would 60 on fep by aeP
in her courie of aggreiIlonS againE this
country. This is mere matter Of lpecnia
fion. tits ponible France may go on in
this way. Let us however, not act on
fpeculative grounds, but examine our
prelent fituation, and if better than war,
let US keep it." Speech Of Mr.. Gala
tins, Philadelphia DailyAdvertifer, 2Sth
April, I7o8.-You regard then as
fubjea Of fPeculation her projects Of in
vafion, her unbriiled ambition, the
art with which fhe profits of every
circumstance to fpread difunion, and
propagate her principles among the peo-
pie whom ihe intends TO fubjugate, and
the fyltem Of which Che has never for
moment lott fight, Of fubiugating to her
power, her friends and her enemies, by
deeeiving them frf BY negotiations and
treaties, and ajferqCards breaking fbcmI
ander the m9f fiVilous Pretexf5. The
faying ofLIvY is perfectly applicable to
their whole conduit. G Perfdy never
wants pretext for violating engage
ments."
[PagGAs azrg.as, 4ag)a dgfsi.i CIV faaa ''p e.ril
Z" lam 70 ignorant of the true caules
of the differences between the parties in
America, that / fhall he cautious cf.
pronouncing haty Judgment on them.
But if you have fuppoled that you fee
in the French the true friends Of liber-
ty if YOU have taken the declarations
Of the directory, for the principles Of
their conduct if you imagine they are
the protectors Of weaknels, and the de-
tenders of the interef of mankind if
you Judge them by your own wilhes,
and if YOU meafure your hopes by their
pron1ifeS, read the following pamphlet
fee how they have diaolved aimall
State, whole independence they were
bound by the mott iolenn treaties to
refpe6t. Follow them intothe compli
cation of their mott infamous intrigues.
This is not a great and dazzling point
of political interef. Its no Cromwell
who ufurps a throne--it is a forger who
compeis a feeble man, with knife at
his throat, to fgn away to him all his
eitate, and afterwards to boat Of the
legitimacy nE -his tifle. / know not. fir