The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-10-08

taken ibid we not exhault our country Of
every thing that wonld feed and clothe the hu-
man bady, an pour il CA France, ri every
lgfaia Of wheat aud inch # ili1e leather Goa rs
three or for tiul-s as much as formerly, even
Tor our own families Did We not execrare
ctr own government fer its backwzrdncf in
relati p 20 the five headed and ten horned beat.
the Ftench revolution No, thank Cod, this
lAit We did not do but il is OWING to the cool,
iteAdy, jlll, and d;gnifcd conduit Of the gov
eminent, that the ggme which France was
playing with the people did not wholly ruin
The nation before The eyes Of the people were
opelsd. Always true u the neutrality
and the real interests Of the people, govern
ment relilled thofe feveiilh wanderines of the
public mind, and iD at the expencc Of fonc TENT
PcFaFy Ifs of public favour, bafFl-d the defigns
OF France, and replaced itlelf to donbl. ad-
vantage in univerlai eaimation.
Bnt this did rot take place till lis h-mnels
and abilities had been tried by every potTble
inlolt and modification. Trance, as if the
devil was il her, boalei that ihe had deluded
the American people, aud could lead them BY
the nofe in fpife of The government. Upon
the lirsngth Of this wild and prelumptuous be-
lief, ihe demanded haughtily that our govern
ment (always keeping it dilina from the peo-
ple) Mould let aide certain decifons of the Su-
preme Court o. the United States which France
did not like-that they fhould Immediately re-
peal law that was made in fupport of our
neutrality-that they ihould burn the Britilh
treaty--that the American people fhould eat
their Preiidents fPeech by degrees, a, lealt,
that we ihould hold our tongues about the
5o.ooo,ooo of dollars which France had Dor
rowed, toge, or pluudered flom us-lend them,
that IS, give them 3o,coo, 900 more-wink at
the continuance of their depredations-an
then, what ?-why France would then tell US
cy5stber DE 7UoHd treat zUit5 rs or 0ot!! Now
how did things get to this mott abominable
pats I'll auiwer, by that cafe, Incidence, and
complaining temper which form 70 lriking a
part of the American charadcr-iacapable Of
being routed at frf, and if routed, always
g.umblins at It's own government. Yes, Anne
ricans, you have brought it on yourfelves, and
Dow--you NUT ihake it off again, If You can.
Next time, put your trua in Frenchmen, If you
plesfe, and fet at nought your own government.
Suffer your imaginations to be bewiiched by a
nation of jugglsrs, aud lofe all fight and con-
icounefs of yourielves. Believe that the
world was made for France, and that you and
your children ought only to fetch and carry for
The great nation. You know better-b1t what
OF that You are too heedlsf, and INDECENT to
DO any thing but grumbe--fo fays France
and you believe in France-She fays you do,
and SieysS Or L Gyaxdhas a contribution for you
on fiie-Comc, is II not almoa time to deliver
up John Adams, and George Wafhington to-
tbe rtsa6lieaHs and tieadS Of liberty, to be guillo-
tined or ient 10 the mines Are we not an in
ferior people l. not France glorious nation !?
Can there be a doubt that fhe will deal favora-
bly, with US Is not her jufice, benevolencs,
moderation and modeity very well known p
Let us throw ourlelves into her fincere en-
braces-Let Us offer her all we have, and our
ielves; and ccnfris that the Prefent IS too mean
fer her acceptance.
No, by the God of my fathers hope that
fire from heaven will touch every heart, and
my own among The ref, and if it does not ami
mate it, blaGit! TTo be continued ]
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