The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1799-01-14

ing forward The rel7luCon for enquiry to DC
mate # the prOPrictv ct law he was not
pc fr6lv ianquine in his e&7eGatOns that fuch
ProviIoa could he made, but he hoped It could !;
be hoped there would be no cccaion for the
law. b-t here NAV te The orist was to
make enquiry or is ncceti'y and Pr3clicabi'i,y.
lie did not think that it could de.troy The tran
guilty Of the HoYte, as he did not believe
there was member on The focr, who would
P.-tend 10 fay that an individual cuyht 70 con
duct our foreign relations. The Contribution
has vetcd the Prdhdent alone With Jhat rover,
and the people, or an Individual may as we'll
pretend TO leg.a4te for this houle, 81 to ufurp
the judicial authority, ?als feuteuce and exc
cute il, and Camp it with authority, as to az
fums the Executive auhor,v IL its relations
with other counties. Thele departments
ought to BE kept ditn1 from Interference with
each Other, AID nuca more 70, to prevent in
djyJual ufurpation.
Mr.. Nicholas diI not fu7Pcle TIE reroution
could effect any pan tra3laGtans. but he th5't
a greater knowledge Of certain tTanta1ion
which was fad 10 have PaGej, ought to be had,
before a reiclu ion, particularly relating to il,
ought to be taken up. When the Contribution
put it out Of the power If the Legl lture to
declare hat fhould be treafon, il By he fame
rule prevented them TO legifla-e on il.
II The gentleman meant this relolution 10
a1ed a circnm lance ike ore which had re-
Gently occurred, Mr.. Nicholas declared thar, If
he lad any ihare "a that tranEaton, he ihould
rot az all he 4fhtmed 10 ackroNl ledge i'll: lie
mould not Be ATTAINED Of any at which could
Preterve peace % his country he Mould not
BE afraid miei to Pals the Atlantic in order
70 o5t.in that peace nor be at all apFrehenGve
If any dilite from the PEOPLE FOR iuch an act
he had no doubt but i, would be approved Of
us an acceptable icrYice. Indeed upon that
bTold ground of interference, great benefits in
a Gtuation Ike Ours, may be expeGted to arile.
How, i'll lIch a litu7,ion, can We exPe9 an &C.
commo'ation with France, but by iome inter
mediate alif1rce? And who 70 likely t0 give
that alliance with eIc7, rs porfon vEO is T.
hare The enjoyment Of that peace Where il
the Pohblty Of fuch conduit dong any h2rm
If the obi-9 VS. TO promote 2 war, il would
be materially different, but the rc'clat'cn does
rot make that difference, and i certainly NUT
apPcrr improper to clal5 people Of different
delcIiptons, whole aims are different under
general dnaTProbat;on and Fc1alty. ~ thee
could Be no necelIity to iuaifg The reLoluu0n,
i NUT 6e improper.
Mr.. Rutielce laid this WIS a melllrc az
defence, and demanded the attention Of the
H0utc He was lurpIueI To lear an affection
ike that from the gentleman from Virginia,
that there was no evil in carrying on ncgO-
citation with foreign nations. Blt though the
gentleman thought luch conduct perfectly harm
lcis, lie thought It mat appear 20 be othrwiic
TO th0l1 " no teri0rfly conid-r-I it and when
individuals pretend IL tanpcr ana i1teTrodIlc
with executive 6uGneE, a LegiIative jntcrfer-
ence wi Il flch olici-u5 conduit mua be called
novel legila.ioa Example after example had
been fen, which produced dreadful mistor-
tunes to governments may lsrve to guard Us
az int an interference which may BE dreaded.
The Danio.ic parry, As It was cal ed in Holland,
had der agents n France, which il their jcint
exerticn, ended III tie crtire lubvcrlion of The
qov-rnme7t. We ALTO koow that TIE United
Iriihmen, who have carried murder, mllacre
ana d,vaGa,ion before Them, had their agents
in Francc, by which their enoTm,tes Vs. up
ported.
But, be fail, he fhould fcrbear referring 70
fads wLi,h were rot before tile Houte, il the
circun.lance adverted to thould be Prtieuted
70 the notice Of the houlc, il mua con m1nd
ferrous attention. Would it ret e wife III the
hue. feeling luch ferrous events hid occurred
ii Other countries, to guard againt fuch il this
country by making flch fuita1Ie regulations to
prevent. 1t may BE fuPp rlad that cur citizens
are TO VII % fnbm;t to lie fate If the exam
PTS We have of de.olttion in Europe: But It
nun o-cur, hat tho The government may Be
wife there may lie rumber Of people Whole
con itu.ionll HABITS lead them w complain
every government is troubled with iuch people,
and ind vituaIs, not having q knowledge If
confeqnences, may Be i.duced to cpPo'ition.
The general governm nj cn'y are authorized to
treat vi foreign nations; net even The fate
governments can interfere: if fome Perlons
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