Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-16

mol: mat h-ve been lilent and inactive 70.
wards me in America, appear to me 10
nave acted from the fame motive, of win.
ing me out OF the way. 1t i, impofibl.
tor me TO difeover AIRY other.
Conticering the part have acted !,
the revolution of America, il is natural
that tel intereIted In whatever reIar,
70 her character and profperity. Though
am not en- the ipor, TO Zee what is IN
mediate!y afaing there, fee fome part Of
what Che is acting in Europe. For YOU,
own fake, as we'll as for that Of America
was both furprifad and concerned at ii.
appointment Of Governor Morris TO \,
nlnfterito France. His conduit has prov
ed that the opinion I had formed OF thu,
appointment was vel! founded. | wro,.
that opinion to Mr.. JefFerlon q, the time
and WA: frank enough to fay the fans
thing to Morris, that it 4vas an H.
t0rtxaafs appsiamsaf. His pra!ing, in.
lgn6cant pompoGty, rendered him a.
once ofenhve, fuip etted and ridiculous.
AID his total neglect Of all buGnefs had
70 difguited the Americans, that tlNv
rropofed entering protect againa him.
He carried this neglect to iueh an extrenr
that it was neceGary TO inform him Of
it, ard I aa,ed him one day if he did not
feel himfelt sNlam.d to take the money
Of the country and do nothing for it,
But Morris is 70 fond of profit and volup.
tuoufnels, that he cares nothing about
character. Had he not been removed a.
the time he was, l think his condqa
would have precipitated the two countries
into a rupture and in this cafe, hated
automatically, as America is and ever will
b. by the Rritilhlgovernment, and faipea.
ed by France, the commerce of Amen.
ca would have fallen prey to beth cosn.
tries.
If the inconGaens conduit of Morris
expoled the intereft of America to fomc
hazard in France, the pudllanimous con.
duct Of Mr.. Jay in England has rendered
the character OF the American government
contemplate in Europe. Is it pohihls
that any man VINO had contributed 10 the
independence of America, and to free her
from tyranny and injuaice of the Britih
government, can read without fhame and
indigna ion, the note Of Jay to Grenvile.
1t is fa,ire upon the declaration Of inde-
pendence, and encouragement to the Bri-
,ifh government to treat America with
contempt. At the time this miniaer OF
petitions was aaing this miferable part,
he had every means in his hands to enable
him TO have done his buiiuels as he ought.
The fucceEs or failure Of his milton de-
Rended upoa the fuccefs or failure OF the
French arms. Had France failed, MIR.
Jay mrght have pat his humble petit min
his pocket, AMI gone home. The Gale
happened TO be otherwife, and he has Ia.
crihced the honor and perhaps all the adj
vantages Gift, by turning petitioner.
take it for granted, that he was ientta
demand indemnihcation for the captured
property and in this cafe, if he 'hocghs
be wanted preamble to his demand, he
might have laid /: " That though the
government of England might iuppole H.
lelf under the neceiIity Of ieizlrg Amei'''
can property bound to France, yet the
fuppofed neceai,y could not preclude IT,
Identification to the proprietors, who a''-
ing under the authority OF their own 90.
vernment, were not accountable to any
other" Bat Mr.. Jay tets cut with az
implied recognition of the right OF 'o'
Bri;ih government to leize and con'e"u
for he enters his complaint againlt the IL
regularity of the feizeiures and tue co., con-.
dcmnation, as if they were rePFsh6nho.s
only by.not being cenforn'able 10 The 'elu'
of the proclamation under when 'nss
were feizcd. Iaitsai ef teing the envoi
Of a government, he goes over ike law
YER 70 demand new trial. can .i'' y