Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-07
Rs@-DrIeans q Luuiauna Ne. I.

DC C1llSI loTtn TO tnelS important CD
iecs, but for few moments, and the
writer Of this paper is perfectly fatis6
Ell that the reiuIt will he favorable to
Their own intereRs. Permit me to pals
by all petty coniderations, and Rate
The gigantic views Of Bonaparte and
bis councillors. For it will be allowed
by all, if we could penetrate into the
Cabinet of France,and obtain their views
and intentions relpeaing New Orleans
and Louifana, that the great obie9 Of
negotiation would be accomplished
without the delays and Vssgfi7ns Of
milton.
BonaParts's views are developed in
a memorial reprelenred TO him at the
time of the negotiation at Amiens, BY
a Councillor of State, well known. and
likewie known to be among the hr&
po'iiicians in France.
This memorial has found its wav 70
lhis country, and lately been tJanilated
BY gentleman Of the fra literary rank
in Philadelphia, and together with fome
valuable obfervalions of the trar A4tor,
has been printed in a pamphlet, by Con-
rad and Co. in Phiadelphia pam
phlet which fhould be read with atten
tion by every citizen Of the United
States.
Some extraas from that Memorial
hal be the fubief of this paper.
The Memorabilia after Eating the i'm
menfe advantages which will accrue to
France from the poRefion of LouiGara,
and tie navigation of the river Midiip
pi. goes on to cotGder the objections
which may be RATED againa the French
taking podellion and under the head
of objections, dilcuiEes at large the rel
ative condition of Spain and Great Brit
ain, and la(tly as the moa important,
Re fpeaks Of the United States as fol
lows, viz.
Z. But there is nearer, and il NUT
be owned a more formidable nation to
gain. IF there be any truth in the pic
ture heretofore drawn of the value of
this province (Louifana) to France, it
mutt b. 10 a hill greater proportion, Of
value to the United States. If the pow
ers of this ring nation were intrutied
70 the hands of one wife man if the
FouaIsrS of the nation was itill IFS IT,
prsme u citrate, and be had no wills TO
oonlut bot his ogUB, the French, mott
probably, would never be allowed to
let their foot on that fhore bot the
truth, the deiirable truth is, that qRp0-
fIiiog is the leaf to be dreaded from
th3!e who have the mott realon TO OPP
pofe US. They, whole interelts are mott
manifeit may be mott eahly deceived ;
whole danger, is moi imminent may
NOT eaGly be lulled into iecurity. They
whole vicinity to the fcene of aetion put
il more in their power to enad their
own fafety whole military force might
be moa eaily ahembled and directed
TO this end, We fhall have the Leaf trou-
bic, in dividing, intimidating and DIFF
aiming.
/" / come now to the lat difficulty
which the mot fcrupulous obie6tor has
Uncovered and this difficulty will be
dillipated with more cafe than the ref
On what foundation does it repofe but
The vitionasy notion, that the condud
of nations IS governed by enlightened
views 10 their own interea The IN
Lrs of nations have views of their OWE,
ard they are gained by qualifications Of
thefe private views. The more individ
uals there are that govern, and thc
more various their conditions and their
characters, the more dlflimilar are their
interefs, and the more rePugnant theie
iutereas to thoie of each other and the
intereas ofthe whole.
{" Was there ever a people who ex
hibi,ed 70 motley a chara6ter; who have
veaed a more limited and precariou;
authority in their rulers who have
multiplied 70 much the numbers oi
ihoie that govern who have difperied
Ihemlclves over 70 wide fpace and
have b,en led by this local difperion &c
create 70 many claiming jurildiStions and
iaring intereas, as the itates of America
They call themfelyes free, yet Z
fifth part of their number are haves
That proportion of the whole people
are ground by yoke more dreadful
and debating than the predial fervitud'
Of Poland and Rufia. They cal them
ielves one, yet all languages are nativt
to their citizens all countries have
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