Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-28
From the wAsHrNcron FEDlRALrr.
I9e@s0risans q Louiaanas No. III

l<tU> ~>llSalt7 - LDuludNd>>SN9. III.
LErtrafs continued in fuccefion from The lalt
number.
"A c2relels obierver NAV imagine
that in contei between the American
States and France, the difadvantage
NUT be wholly on our Gde bur this is
orange opinion for in the fra place
the ta,es are vulnerable in every way
and at every point They have exten-
five commerce, which is undefended by
a navy. They have long line Of fea
coat, on which all their great towns
are Gtualed. and which hottie arma.
ments will find every where acccdible.
The greater part of their national reve
nuehows from their foreign CONNIE -e.*
TO molef or deipoil tbat, therefore, is
to aim at the louree of all their ltrength.
10 pillage or deltroy their great towns,
is to iuhi6t wounds equally mortal.
Their inland frontier is a waite, deflitute
Of all defence agaiui invafon, and IN
fitted for the maintenance, or march Of
armies into an hottie territory.
Butthe great weaknels of ihele Rates
aries from their form Of government,
and The condition and habits Of the PEG
pie. Their form Of government, and
the late Of the country, is an hot bed
for faction and ledition. The utmolt
force Of all the wifdom they poGels, is
exerted in keeping the hottie parts to.
gether The!e parts are unlike each o
Their, and each one has the Individual
zing preJudiees OF fsp2rate tate; ali
the Pperile j:aloulies Of the greatnels Of
others all the petty animohties which
make neighbors quarrel with each 9th.
er without: cauf-. How fight an add
tiooai intuition is requiite to e, this he
terogeneous MATS irto commotion to
make fte d&i5fsreaf bzrff ineiire d179sssnt qOayt
81 he grsaf qgsqio& Of 9U1r !?
!" The mater of the MGifppi will be
| places 70 as to controul, in the mott eff
ieGfual manner, theic internal waves
liz is acknowledged that be holds in hts
hand the bread of all The fcttiements
wet of the hills. He may difpeuf-, or
wi'hold at his pleafure. See we not the
mighty influence that this power will
give US over the counfsls Of the Rates !?
Mature has divided this nation, By
the hills that turo The great waters op
polite ways. The intersas Of thole who
ihall occupy the two Aopes Of the grea,
valley are the fame. Mountains fepar-
ate mankind :; rivers draw them toge-
Their. The maritime and the fgviSl Gate,
are combined by accident. The con
Giant tendency is to part, while the ten
dency is no lefs arong il the Gates di
vided by the river, to coalefce. Thief.
different tendencies, is III. ealy province
OF France, in her new colo1y, to man
age 70 as TO make THAR enmity or rival
lhip harmless to Us.
"1'he peculiar color Of their factions
is, alfo. extremely favorable to the de-
ligns of powerful and artful neighbor.
They quarrel about forms OF govern
ment. Theft forms are not fubtiie
threads, and fcareely viGbIe, drawn
from the bowels of their own invention.
bur are tie grofs and elumiey models
taken from European examples. The
rivallhip between France and England
has extended TO the REGULATIONS of this
people, and by natural conlequence,
prejudice is thus created, which makes
one fadion friendly TO France, and the
other TO England.
"Oae party is extremely fsnhble 20
al the Entertainments Of the Englilh.
Here their vigilance is all alive. They
have great facility az discovering harm,
All the revenue Of the u. States sszp flows
from foreign commerce, hncc The repeal ofthe
Laws for collecting Iu;srn1l Tsxss. 7sssfs
y fafsaFis I ! !