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

cd been in any degree admitted
Ii is true, that the Britifh government renewed
the order concerning Provilons about the time VI Wy
ratification of the treaty but II is les true thar
the government Of the United States, m4nraed firm
refoluton to iubmit ueh contribution, and remop
Grated % criou1y againf il produce revocation
of the order. Nor IS this al claims for proviGon.
feizcd IN cafes Of mere proclamation blockade hav.
been actually made, and have been actually decided in
favour Of the claimants The Britiih government bas
acuuielced under luoh decGons by paying the lums a
warded Thele tums not limited a Reasonable
profit on the price Of the commodity fzed but aver.
regulated by us price az the port Of delaa i7n ana
confcqueny The actual well avowcd pr ncipe of
uch dccGons was, that the goods lezcd had no. becme
conraband g according 70 the exiting law Of nations"
The intention Of The government then, and the prac-
tice under he article 10 direct oppofon 10 there
injurious fipicion the indulgence Of which has pro-
duced fuch pernIcous effects is even believed thar
the decon this fubc9 will be one Rcp towards the
tnablllment OF that principle for which America has
never ccaed 70 contend. Il - alto believed and has
ever been believed, thai the article objected 10 would
have ncccAlry tendency 10 ncreale the quantity "
proviGons imported from America in France and her
colonies. The American commerce being entirely IN
Ne hands of individuals coult quenl " conducted BY
hem according their views If particular advan-
tagc they will unqueRionably endeavour 10 lupp'v The
hgheh market unies rcitrained from Doing 70 Nv 9th
er considerations, which render it unadvlcable 10 at
tempt lu,h lupply eln their calculation The rl1 of
reducing The market IS too important item he paf-
led over or forgotten. Every diminuton of This ril1
adds u Tic number cfthofe who will attempr the lup-
ply and confcquently knowledge that the voyage,
houd it even fail by The feizure Of the veGel, would
We be profitable mua ncrcalr he number of tholewho
would make it.
u plain then that this article admits the fczure oF
prov iGons in no Gtuajon where they nor before
fcz.bc and ncourage their ,ranlpor to France
and her colonies by dminlhng The riR Of luch ranf
por.a ion.
II u ao complained Of that this treaty has not AZ
Al treaties do pointed part cuarly The cafes 0! the
effective blockade oia place" one forming an ex-
ceE tion 70 :: ere dom Of proviG...s
Articles IN treaty only be inherited bv content.
The Y. S. therefore be relponfble for
having inherited article to which the other contract
ing party would not afent They may refule make
any change IN the exiting Rate Of things Prejudcial
hemelvcs O. TO other powers and they have reiuied
TO make any iuch change. But Il Is not in their power
70 niert by content, article though mere
ly deciaratory Of principle which they conhdered
certainly exiting, and which they lupPort if
iuch common content be unaJtanabe. All! that can be
done in uch cafe is 70 leave the principle unimpair
ed, reiervng ntireIy the right ahert it, This has
heen done he principe was left unimpdir,d, and has
been hnce luccclsluliy a1erted.
The United States all times truly ioicous to
drminh as much poiible the tit Of contrab4nd. Il
IS their interea, in with all other nations whole
policy peace enlarge o FAR as they can he enarg-
tee for their ung thofc means which hey think cacu-
lated 70 oHect the object, md which iul regard to
Their htuauoT Will permit. But they mutt he allowed
10 puGlue the Object % fuch manner as may compore
with that ituatOn- While thcy furrender actual
right, IN prelcrvng Which there IL common ntereR :
while they violate no pre-txtng engagement, and thcfc
they have iurrendcred or VIC ated they mutt iudse
cAcuIveiy for themelves how far they will or ought ~
~ ~ Their efforts e acquire new rights etablh
new principles. When they lurfcnder this privilege
they oeaie 10 I've independent and they viii no longer
delerve g br free They will have furrendered into
other hands the moh1acred depoGtsthe right Of fef-
government; and nfcad Of The appreciation they will
mui'the contemp5 otlhc world.
hole parts "a the treaty between The United States
and Great Britain wh ch have been ee6ted by France
as 'nJir Gus ~ tr have been exa mined III un-
deIhsned are too well convinced TIA. they in degree
luiy the enmty they aedgcd have intro -uced,
not to rely on candid deraton Of them as lure
have ade.
feioro this fubjea is entirely corcd, one her OBJ
Jetton will be noticed! The very formation of COM
meroal -rea'y wrh England feems be Reproduced AZ
iurnhng JG!t c2ulc az offence France; and Mr. Adet
has permit cd himelf 10 fay, n Lf 7zafi,r o4Et
10 aAo7g tbe Engl6 o7aR HrrE OF r a4vasizrel f
ol treaty To" zEa,y p aGlys hc 70 hon bv M IN
~ foryaa 7rLAb might ys w re5Iy f- eL1issr
trance dad AZ f0smffary Nohae fer r1fasi f5e true
laye y 7oLifJ 7plf rrqphs arlaty dLypt B uHa
l9seo45 frerf5. Such Az % N IN. Tays milton 90
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u G7nl4iiga.''
Plaing over this extraordinary language, the
undersigned, b-irg only delirous Of producing
accommodation hy N exhibition If truth, viii
conHder the opinion vhich IS obliquey limited,
and The fact whch Is drcaly averred.
TIE practice Of forming commercial treaties
Is ~ universal among other nations, having any
commercial inrerccurr- with each o,Ler, that ID
feems unneoefry u dfcgf3 heir utility. The
right to form IL le'tro ties has been ri uniyer-
fly aEerted and admitted, that it feems TO be
the lrlcPlrable attribute IF fovereientv. II W
queiiioned only by thoie who queaion the right