Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-22

%colonyof France, in state of yeben.
Forthe reasons already addaced. i 's W.
pears to me, that no power on earth b ap'
France can SO conslderit and that, evsn
by France itself, it must be regarded
greeably to the laws of nations, as enti,lsd
in the existing war, TO all the rights Of an
independent warning state. 1t might be-
fore have been observed, that the Case or
colony marks most strikingly The differ
euce between rebellion and sapara,;
on ola part of the community from there's,
THERE'S a difference always and eas.
-discefnable betweena rebellion attackn,
the sovereignty and aiming AZ the subvsr:s
sion Of government itself, and revolt .,
Withdrawing Of section ofthe nation o.
colony, from ution with the other mem.
Beers composing the BODY polite. 1t was
thought unnecessary to mark the distinc.
ton IN the case before as. This case, howe.
veris llkened to that OF la Vcndre, which e
the government opposed by the Vendeeans
was rghtf4l one, was an !nsurrection& re.
beliien IN the yeryheart OF The nation, aim.
ing at the life Of the government, where
there was no possibility Of regarding two
independent parties as existing, and IN con.
troversy. The object was express and clear.
not to withdraw from, bat to aonihihte Ire
government. Besides, this writer him.
self saws, what have laid down as all in.
portanl IN this discussion, that g one pa.
/ ton has no right tojudgr another;" he an.
/ plies it to the conduct Of France toward.
her slaves | apply it, and ever that it
must be applied by all the world, to France
and to ST. Domingo as two distinct and
I independent nations. SO they ptesent
/ themselves TO the world, and SO they must
be received. So they are in fact; and no
nation on earth has the right to assume tha
Office of a superior and TO judge them.
| To make his case still stronger, the wri.
ter departs from the consideration of
France con,roverting with St. Domingoas
a rebel province. and regards the conflict
as being between aomaster and his revolted
slaves. France herself could not have the
hardihood to give this aspect to the matter.
She came into solemn compact GROWING
| with success the inSurrcctlon Of the slaves
and from that compact she cannot depart.
| Her faith was plIghted and their freedom
secured. The rustlcal writer's on the law
fof nations declare that a promise or en-
eagement to revolted slaves must DE kept.
IF the blacks Of ST. Domingo are slaves,
who are their masters, and II whom is the
lawful properly Do they not present to
! us less the appearance OF slaves, than any
portion of men within the limita OF the
wide spread dominion and amazing terri
tory gained by the rapacity of the Corsicare
On this point and in this discussion, ap-
peals, in all the labour of language and
energy of eioquence, to our humanity and
interest might be spared. The question is
question Of right, ard should be discuss
ed on plain and argumentatiye ground.
On another point, there is iaacy II The
observations Of the writer referred to- He
confounds she enterprise Of individuals il
trade with a natioaal act; and regards ths
commerce. carried or BY the merchant, as
an interference on the part oFthe goVera-
snenf. The government Of France lnte.fer-
ed in the controversy between Great BIZ
tain and her colonies, in most uneqGlVo-
cal maoner. This was agood ground OF
war Tor it was taking part directly vita
the open euemles of Britain. But it was
never considered, in thai controversy, that
an individual of France before she became
involved in the war had not the perfect
freedom ola neutral, to trade with either
OF the belligetents, with either England or
the United States. This is the right,
which ceatcnd for on the part Of our nleF~
chants; and am free to grant at once thaF
the government Of the United States might
by an Interfere e between the conflicting
parties, depart from the neutrality it IS
bound to observe, and give good cause Ter