Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-11-10

TO THE PUBLIC.

Doctor Franklin, and coaxed and wheedled him
all they got him willing to accept a fcrap Of il
for the counuy-a little dirty fcrap, for the
terms would have been fuch as 10 keep us psor
and dependent on France. It was her Nv DO.
Icy 70 let Britain hold the WeRern teri tory.
as that would keep the United States afraid Of
tbe Englih, and often at loggerheads with
Them. We were to be denied the fihery, that
silver mine 81 NewEBgland, where every Cod
/ IA TWINS with half Pilareen in his mouth,
that nuriery Of ieamen, our naval militia, that
i defined to defend our commerce againll Ell
Their France or Britain The true patriots 7ay
and .4dams, whom neither hattery nor gold could
buy, fpurned at the idea and United on indepen.
dence abloIure and unlimited frR and tnen On
che Weaern Territory and the Fifheries They
prevailed but France faw in our weakneE and
didentions alter the peace, the means of making
US her colonies. Accordingly lbe fomented By
4 her eInif ,ries (of whom lhe had lorne penfoned
in the town Of Bottom all the dilcontent that
i he CONDITIONS and diRrefes of The war "a natu-
rally left to ferment in the hrH period Of peace.
4 Its known that the French Miniher made the
NOR he could If the Glamour about the commu.
nication to the army, and that he was even heard
4 10 fay, that certain members of the old Con
prefs who voted for il, would be turned out,
and that certain perfons would be their fuccef-
frs. s. il fact it happened.
. Ii IS alf3 remarkable that when our many
offerings and fears led the people to adopt the
new contribution, every Friedman, and every
man III any connection with or dependence on
The French agents in this country was anEi-fe-
deral. IF the French monarchy had food, X
would have marfeaed the fame fpirit with Tie
republic, to NEEDLE with our politics, though il
i probable the forms Of decency would have
heen rather more carefully gbferved. But il is
the character, the interet add unchauging poll
cy Of France, to attempt TO acquire and to ex
ercile controlling influence ia our affairs Our
weaknefs, our anirnoities 4gainf Great Britain,
land our diviions and parties, afforded to her
= Diplomatic Kill" the temptations and the
means 70 t1ea this dehgn. No matter who
rules in France, whether King or Mob, It Is
/ like her plan, and her pur!uit to ltir up A fac
ton here, and 70 rafe that fItton up 10 controul
the gogernment.-Thusih e expects 10 wound
hsnd weaken Great Britain in her trade, thus he
Ie1peas 10 procure fuPplies and protection to the
lever dcfencelsis French Hands. Accordingly,
Genet came here with war in9rufions ii his po-
cket, and lyiag prcteltation Of peace on his lips.
when coaxing and biutering and firing up
Ao5s il all our ieaports, tad seen tried with an
unexpected bad l1ccefs, Mr. Ad-t publifhed His
blunderbuf, note full Of fophiary, lies aniimPu
dence on the very week before the election II Il.
eaors il Philadelphia. Then it was f4id ~ all
the Jocobhs, and by many who. have been hear
/ lily ATTAINED Of It free, that France was diG
pleaied with as on account Of the Britifh treaty,
and that we mutt chgfe PreGdent who would
have an iaRuenc, with the directory, and who
would be able to avert war.
Shameful as thefe ideas are, they worked
like hidden poif)ns, and certainly TUNED iome
Hundreds Of votes 10 The jacobin ticket. Some
Hundreds more were gained BY openly march
ing rabble Of Frenchmen, failors and wretch.
s without property, principle or country, TO
the Election ground in the Liberties Of Phila
Idelphia THIS was dore while the French flag
waved over the habby proceGion. II is well
known that the ele6tion in Pennlylvania was
turned agaiuft the federaiGs by few hundreds
Ionly. Thus in fact France very nearly chote a
lPreijent, for the Is votes If that Ra,e woald
have prevented Mr.. Adam5 from being chofen,
pad not luckily one in Virginia, and one in
North Carolina, unexpectedly turned the fcale,
and iaved the country.
/ Now il ieems the fame game is believed
sY the fly Talleyrand to Be worth playing over
again, and with better Kill and more caution,
10 avoid the b!unders Of the laG. 1t is for that
lfsaion, we are told that The negotiation is bro.
Zen off on account Of the BriIi(h treaty, and
'1his was intended to be announced here At the
dFery CrGs Of the election.
i is canning, but il is detected cunning, thus
70 time,and thus to frame the 1ealons for break
ing off the negotiation. It is evident that King
IB0HGtarte thinks it wifer to beRow his real
'trieudthp on a Jacobn Chief, han o. PRECEDENT
I<fdans. Il is evident that he expects Gate OF
hoilty will work the def:ed change 10 the
Chief MagRracy of the United States It Is
Equally clear, that he calculates that i IS cheap
e. too, 70 wait untl we alto have a FRI Casfh
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