The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-09-03

and happy ~ the cxerciie of the rights OF free
men, under a well conaituted form of gov
eminent, which was clearly attainable in their
late iituation.
Their caufe in the beginning, when condua-
ed BY La FAYErrs and his colleagues, was the
eauie ct Freedom. Ii then claimed our bef
wines and aid, becaule its Object was toincreafe
their national happiness, by giving to the citi
zens all liberty compatible with good order and
the operation Of the laws. But the ambition
OF DumouRtER and his party, would not com
port with the peace and happine(s of the nation
hey denounced FAYsrrE as a traitor, they cx-
cited the pzDTOas Of the people aganlt all Sra-
ds1f, moderate men ADD banifhed or drove from
thsir country many of the mott zyzle and virsa
or Citizens. But the reign Of DumouRIER and
his party was very thort. Another iet, ltill
more ti0snt and lefs vrtuous than they role up !;
<, By the fame means, compelled them ia their
turn, 10 Fly their country. And to this mo-
nent, we have fen nothing in France, fnce the
erPulilcn OF FAYsrrg, but fucceilion of lea
ders and parties equally depravsd, and alike re-
gardas5 ofthe GOOD Of the nation. All Of them
aiiuming the tike Of PatfofJ; and all of them pur-
i1lng the fame Object, vz.-unhmited P0zvsr.--
DsiPOis in their nature and views, they have all
OF them, in their turns, denounced tho(r who
food in their way. Hence the ataib Of the
Kfgg. and the continued ferries ofblo95 and laugh
Ter, which has di(graced their country and rui-
ned their caufa
The cauf- Of France was at Art bottomed on
right principles perhaps, and had FIR IT'S Object
the freedom and Happiness of the nation !; but i
rs obvious thatit is now as widely different from
what it then was, as the Eag is from the WsQ
or Pie from Trtps 1t was In the beginning
entitled, perhlps, 70 our regard and love bur
10 be ccniaent. We NUT now be averfe to it
upon the fame principle, which led US before to
with i fuccef,.
1--we at fri viewed the French revolution
as the eaufe of freedom, becaufe lis then objsa
was the freedom and happinef. Of the nation !;
We nut now Oh the fame ground fell oppoied
70 II, the objea being changed with the leaders,
whole views ard motives are now .erly flib.
veriive Of the freedom and Happiness of iocieiy.
That their views are incompatible with the hap
pinefs Of the nation, and their principles of ac-
ton the refult Of an ifatilble kq Of domination,
is evident from the horrible fccnes which have
been exhibited IN Pari5, in many other part Of
France, in various places in HilFaaioLa, Martini
%, Guadaloabs and in All theie inllances the
contsf has bsen between ,igai dsm1goga<s for
unlimited power, who have qnarl eled for he
Po6eaion or { nmand Of the people q thsir
own Purpafes and in thefe co telts thoufands
have been tiaughtered, and millions involved in
ditreis. Ds.udsd aud deceived by their leaders,
the unhappy people have been made the blind
and 40illizg tosls Of their own deatufion.
Let Us now paufr and ref G, whether this be
not the true tate of things in Franz, and jua
view of the principles and motives Of the pre-
lent leaders of their revolution If it be 70, then
furely no honea, good man, viii now. conlider
their caufr as the cauie Of libe ty or humanity.
An honea di(cerning man viii rather view it
as the caufe Of ararsby and he will be confirm
ed in the idea by attending to the conduit Mont.
GENET and the other 5ac05is agsrt5 ia this coun-
Try. He will fee, thar in all their language and
all their conduct they aim at overrurning all
conaituted government in every country where
they are admitted and that their words and
conduit are uniformly adapted to excite the pal-
iions of the people againa their rulers, though
OF their own appointment, and 10 raIfe commo-
lions. They fem 10 have waged mar againa
all Governments in every farm and in every conn
Try, as though they had been authorized from
ifsHya0 70 direa AMI regulate the interior police
Of svsry essntry upon earth.
Upon what other principles can we account
for tie conduit Of the Freafb B1laiqrr, his Ssnf-
fery and dgeuff in wantonly attacking the Pas
sIDENr of the Unifed Slater, and other greaf Off
Gers Of the Union. Can any B0ns1, md<pra1snf
American .e our Government thus infnlted,
and eur national r;gbis infratsed without indig-
nation ; Cln he any longer view thefe mad
rralsts, th-le dIfw5ry Of The Psars Of nations, as
the virluous supporters Of freedom and human
happiness ! Or can he now conEder their puiuts
As tending to promote the caufc Of refisnal po-
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