The gazette., 1799-01-28

LOGAN.

Mr.. Harper, IL tie conrte of his obfervations op
Thu. day. rc.dt< commented uPon memorial which he
-tId have been pccen.cI 10 the French miainer oi
foreign rtlston, IVY certain gentleman lately cturne4
fr n france After he 1at down. being a9ed by Nh.
NrchrIs to favor the Hou.c with fIht of what \.
had read he 4id the t-be. Tne folio Aing CO.
py Uf
T2 lLe lTrj2.r of F9rsiCa R.lat:7nt
The Yndcr'lgnej, I firm friend to the pin.
-;pl-, cf tbe F5erch revolution, ana well known
4s tu-h, in Iii, own country, the United States
y amerca, be2s leave Citizen Minifer to
ezpalt 70 you in writing, whath lie cannot with
aciliv Lo br coaveI!a-i0n, the motives which
have ndu. ed him ~ qait bis home ard viht this
country AT cTifs Ike the pr5ie1t, when the
political relations of France and America are
r. near experiencing 1ot7l tiaoiu.on.
without any official ch+rafer and wholly
UnaWhorfed from ans quarter but knowing ir
to be IFS right, ana believing 1t to " His duty,
he cor-s as an individual citizen to offer YOU
his opinion on The beR means IF reto ing har.
mony and good understanding be.ween the
governments of the two republics, and at the
fame lime to fupPort his own opinion with
what he knows u be that Of all The principal
characters in America, famed tor their f4cred
love Of liberty in general and attachment for
your c7Js in particular. Their hearts are
overcome with torr7w when they reflect hat 70
great a number of Anne, can patriots, who
nave fought ara couqu rd G3e IVY Gde with
Frenchme0, ana Whole blood has flowed il
the fame trench are nov force 70 grd o.
their fworJs 4u1 combat " t-15? thof- fams
generous Frenchr=4.
by what fatality, C;i--n M.aiter, has this
unfortunate Qulrr=i been lu-ered to arrive at
The pr.i-nt crifs Why ale th- enemies Of
France and Amcri-a to IVY IO highly grathcd!
Fra &c will no uOt anfTtr, America was
originally 10 the wrong, aud gives us no expIa.
nation the government OF the United States
will deny this, and offer its own complaints.
But u0hdprly the danger cf a rupture is nov
become too III tnHs7t to permit rtcrimiua,lonE
on the one pant or the other. Is pace deiEei
ty France The friends Of ib rty in Amelia
have ever been ready and WiNil, 70 admiriL
Wh-n Wl have iren the numerous dePreda.
tons m he On cur commerce, Particul.ry II
WeIt:.Ji,s, lomc by crnilrrs without com.
millions, Others by cOmmi,iOned cruilcrs, but
conI mncd On the mott frivolous PretenlOn',
We have with Fleafure tough Prcte1- il the
nal condu9 IN the agens # government, and
-ot carried our indignation 70 tie government
t.ef? the late arreltc ot The Directory has pro-
vel that we were right
we have t.en with the mot lively regret the
nonfIc efs If the negotiations at Paris wi
neither blame one government or the other
lat the.t have not been brought To an haPPII
iane We prefer dire6ting all our efforts 70 ri
yive the expiring fame If friendlhip and gooa
viii, that u5ht not for a moment to have ben
dimin flied, ard 20 battle The infamous ntriqua
Of the e0smiss 81 France and America, who
in no vav, can be ~ much grathed as bT
brin1 1irg The TWO republics 10 an open rupture
tn, advantage Of lpeaaioq The tlme lam
gua2e. gives The enemies Oh France an OPPoFt
tunity O! Knowing well the American People 4
they know that TIE Putef republican PrineiPll::il
gove II the MATS ot them that theyr magii1
rates, once choen, are the organs of the peoPl1
during the time for which they are chotsn' no'1
vithtiniing their adminitration nay he MI
tended with errors, and even faults. L, tha'''
fore, they can provoke the rupture they 10 III
dently with far, they are lure that every Ama1
iean viii ralv round the ,tAndird OIL govern
n1ent and government 10 Imported WI"
moA ultful ally to them.
| with, citizen mni"eI' tLu HNlO o."
that I convey TIE wilhes Of all who dePre'at1
p fsaaratian from France, and particularly tha1
g,e4t friend To liberty, 70 well known IN tg'I
country, Mr.. ] fFeIionl to imPre(s On the min.' 4.
Of the government th9 tru,h contained n q.
f,regoiug paragraph, It Is ei.ential th1t ta.l
lbould ieel aad be we'll Convinced Of Ii, NJ \.
der that they nav be o. their guard agam' III
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Piuaah a.esit e7Ht f-'Pa',L ''''''' W..
+rr,h,hIy r.esbt f--r,i,e4t PrOba ly meant M"