Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-06-21

the Nch incla Colonies. Is " tot the interet
OF Europe TO enceavonr, while 4 IS yet time, to
remove thar epoch 10 a greater dia~rce and
does not policy require thar there Ihould be ei
tabliihed as foou a. poihalr. upon the continent
Of America, barrier againf the preiuned am
b ton Of people 10 whom nature has promf-
Cd the empire Of half the world +.
The idea of re attaching Louihana TO the
Domain Of France Is, perhaps, Of all political
conceptions, The wifea and The moi important
England herielf could not avoid applaudirg the
plan of easblilhing on the trra ftmaoi America,
IN European power capable OF oppohng an i'm
penatrabls barrier 10 the torrent which might
one day, without that preeaution, fpread from
the North 20 the South, cover Mexico, the
Wefindies,l Canada. and fhut Europe out from
the pafage of the Atlantic. Spain, eHfeebled,
has too many diaant pofefiions TO defend and
prefsve 70 keep the power of the United States
confined within its ptelent lmts.-Creat Bri
tain herfe.fis not in a condition to form mill
tary ehablfhment upou terre frma, capable of
iniuring the pretentions and rights of Europe
upon that part Of the world.
II is true thar the Government of the Union
has promifed to other nations 10 remain within
its pi efent limits. But do we not know, that in
.emain always fubordinate to a multitude of
events and circumstances which cannot be fore.
(een And beGdes, though the Federal govern
nenr fhould renounse for century all fyf IN
of aggrandifement, is il nothing to occupy ter
fitory fertile and ex,eniive enough for the fup
Port of leo millions of inhabitants! Is it moth.
ing to rule over 500 leagues of maritime coat,
20 have 30 ifles under the eye and hand, to
reign On the Atlantic, and to fee itlelf feparat-
cd from the South Sea only by favage nations
ready to receive The yoke from vhatever power
fhall appear before them in arms. What means
this pToea of eivilizing the Indian tribes and
70 whom wosid thsfe people belong but to the
Government uho takes upon irlelf to poll III
them, and which has No rival to fear, bciug IT,
felf once ekabliihcd in the centre of the new
werld
Lett not then &c imagined thar the plan Of
uniting Loui6ana 70 The dominion OF the Frens b
Republic IS claaFed by ambition, or that il IS
part Of a pure and ample fyfem Of aegrandife-
mens. The pretervation of the European pof
fetions in th. Wet Indies has reIdered .his
plan ,ecea4ry; and the intersa Of al Ihe mari
tire powers Of Europe is, 10 Zee The frongea
srnonga sh-m form ar efablilhmeur on the con-
,ineut Of America. fufici-ntlY rnpcling ard IN
rcrsznt &c f-rv- as a cuuutcrPofe 10 the ecmI
naricn OF the United States.
On he ahrve ruhiesf VIC 6nd t5< s1Icw71. otfcr-
-aric1s Of tvo Enghih Srar-fn>n- They occgrrci 10
d<ssse in the Houfe Of Connocs. May u \; whea
fhc fnbjetf Of TIE Deintige Treaty. u 6<bzE<-
Rsnarkng the cr15on Of LouEd4aa-
Mr, windaara aid. So By this aequit:rion the
French are efzslIfhst II fpaee As uusounded
~ the view il opens, whether ncrra CT fouth
What acrelenr have We made IN ir to the A
uericans! We have placed ferpenr at fheir
frsr, by which they vii ultimately &c degour-
ed We have Fur them n that Rate Il which
they mutt become wiling flv.s 1nder the do
ninicn of France We ali know forzerhinz az
human nzEG--- We know rhaz ren Cer-i the
inArgrenc lefs than the c1T1ie, aud turn their
r.tengmenF upon rhoie whom IheY en- make 20
feel iC nod They VII no. CT eCurie heiirar-
between us and TIE French aud thus We faaII
ev-zEually forfeit the tTiencfflP cf America bY
tie sggr7ncizrzenr OF The French II thar guar
ter. A C he wealth wdIcn his eltablslhment
opens CO Ihsm, Ir raS 90 limits bur their viii.
On The continent Of South. Aruerica r1er. Is 10
rcwer thar can rsfiR them. There are she
lcu ces OF the wealth. OF the world !; bur K
gentlemen 60 not feel he cGnieGuence Of their
patfng INTO the han5s CT the French. il would
&c m vain fur me 70 nFr-ls rae.n with II idez
CT then Enrurrance-"
To rtiis rxrr Of Mr. Windhzm's Speech, rhe chan
esiior of inc E-sheaaer, Mr. Adaingronl replied -:
Ia she climax or r.zfnns thar Ghe Hon.
Centienzn had gone through, be lad coniid-
cred itrs.s On rae dangers which nensced The
Independence of the American States from the
French having ieEriemenr in L1uiiiznz. Un
tuubtedlY every accr.iion Co the Frenc1 Duwe-
IN that part of the world aud every rhinr thar
threatened rhe indepeadenc. OF the United
States, vas groung "a le-inus apprehension !;
bur vas t onlv from L1uiiianz thar France
could make he attack. 4 ihe had fIich power
ana was 10 dfipuied Did the Hon. Gentle
man pretend TO faY, that Il large military
force was ienr 20 Guiana. r NAV nor from