Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-12-23

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feilcw citizens to their own free Government,
and of the truly patriotic al4erity with which
they will fupport it.
| To give due effect to the civil adminiltration
| of government, ard to eniute jult execution
| cf the laws, are Objects OF iuch real magnitude
as to iecure proper attention to your recon-
nenddtion of revifon and amendment OF The
judiciary fyatm.
! Highly approving, as we do, the pacific and
| humane policy which has been invariably pro-
| lefTed and fincerely purified by the Executive
| authority of the United States, policy which
our belt intercfs enjoined, and of which honor
| has permitted the oblervance, we conlider as
the mott unequivocal proof OF your nfiexible
perseverance in the fame we'll choien fyhen,,
| your preparation to meet the frR indications on
| the part of the French Republic, OF a dnpohtion
to accommodate the exiting differences between
| the two countries, by nomination Of Minllters
on certain conditions, which the honor OF our
country uhqueaonably dictated, and which its
| moderation had certainly given it right to
prelcribe. When the aiIurances, thas required
| of the French Government, previous TO the
| departure of our ENJOYS, had bsen given
|. through their Miniaer Of Foreign sRelations,
| The direction that they iheuld proceed on their
miilisn, was, on your part, completion oil the
meafnre, and manifelied the Gncetty with
which it was commenced We offer up our
! fervent prayers to the Supreme Ruler of the
| Univerie for the fuccels Of their EmbAHy, and
! that it may be produeiiye of peace and happi-
! nefs TO our common country. The uniform
tenure OF your conduit through life uieful to
! your fellow-ctizens, and honorable to yourfelf,
gives fure pledge of the iincerty with which
the avowed objects of the negotiation will be
purified on your part, and We earneltly pray
that Gmilar difpoftons may be dfplayed on
the part of France. The differences which
unfortunately fabfif between the two nations,
cannot fail, in hat event, to be happily termi-
mated. To produce this end, to all 10 deiirabe,
Il 6rmnefs, moderation, and union at home, con-
nitute, we are periuadcd, the furea means.
The character of the gentlemen You have
deputed, aud Rill more, the character OF the
government which deputies them, are pledges
to their country, that nothing incompatible
with its honor or intereh, nothing inconiitent
with our obligations of good faith or friendlhp
to any other nation, will be lipulated.
We learn with peafure, that our citizens with
their property, trading TO thofe ports of St.
Domingo with which commercial intercourie
has been renewed, have been duly respected.
and that priva,eering from thofe ports has
ceafed.
! WITH you, we (inccrely regret that. the exc
cuton Of the With article Of the treaty OF
Amity Commerce and Navigation, with Great
Britain, an article produced by natural ipirit
of amity and juRice, lhould have been unavoid-
ably interrupted. We doubt not that the fame
ipilit of amity, and The came fenfe of jutice, in
(which it originated, will lead to fatslaefory
Explanations and we hear, with appreciation
that our Miailier at London will be immedi.
ately in1rutled to obtain them. While the en-
gagements which America has contracted by
her treaty with Great Britain, ought to be full
filed with that icrupulous punetuality and good
I faith to which our government has ever 10 te-
naciounv adhered yet no motive exits to
induce, and every principle forbds us TO adopt
, contribution which might extend them be-
yond the nlt,ument by which they are created
We oheriih the hope that the government Of
Great Britain will difclam fuch extention, and
by cordially uniting with that Of the United
States, for the removal of all difficulties, vie
foon enable. the boards appointed under tht
with and With articles of our treaty with
that nation, to proceed and bring the bulineis
committed to them respectively, to satisfactory
!, concluGon.
! The buildings for the accommodation of Con-
gSefs, and of the PreGdent, and for the public
offices of The government, as its permanent feat,
being in lnch Gate as to admit OF removal to
Itha dItrit by the time preicrbed by the ad OF
lCongrsfs, no ebtacle, it is prelomed, Will exit
to compliance with the law.
| With you, fir, we deem the preient period
critical and momcntous. The important chan
J, ges which are occurring, the new and great
events which are every hour preparing in the
political world, the fpirit of war wh'ch is pre-
valent in almoR every nation with Whole affairs
the intersas of TIE United States have any con-
neeon, demonfrate how unfafc and precarious
would be our litua,ion, ihould we neglcst the
means of maintaining our jua rights. Reipeft'
Jog, as we have ever done, the rights OF Others,
America climates too correctly the value OF her
lown, * has received evidence too compete, tn It