Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-10-29

! to treat concerning Louitiana Glan more ua
fir FOR the employment, than any che in the u
ini.ed States a man, Whsle conduct had been
tfach as afforded Mr. lctierion happy opportuni-
lty exprefs his dtreipcf and contempt Of
|WaG,inston, for the latter had FORMERLY recalled
Muaroe from, embaDy to france in confc-
i qucnce of relinquiihng the rights of1lis conn-
TRY. While mind1er at FrHte@ during the rev.
olu,ion, Mr.Manroe il an abj ct and gsovellng
(tope, declared to that band of robbers, the d.
lrett tory, that America would view not only with
iout con,pa'nt, but even wsh pleafure, dcDreda-
tons on epr commerce, were they promotive of
the interea of the terrible republic. Yes, this
country would fee h.rlelf ft-ipped Of her prop
crty by the pisltes, cut. throlts and Yrptemoriz
ers Of tranceto aiia in rivising the chains with
which he deEgned oar havery. In return for this
bafe dcrilicfion of rights after giving notire
ofh;s recall, he permitted himtelf TO be addrened
by the renegade director Barras in the following
ftran. I" BY pretending TO day your letters of
recall to the executive directory you give TO Eu-
rope a very itrauye fps6acie France rich in
! her liberty iugrounded BY tram of Victories,
ftrong in the ettcem of her allies, will mo, abafc
herielf by calculating the confeqnenees of the
condefeephon of the American government 20
the fuggeitions Of her former ryrants. Moreo-
yer the French republic hopes that the furcef-
fars of Columbus, Ramhioh,Y aad Penn. always
proud of their iiaeriy. 7vN nroer fogn Mt they
QUE it 70 Frame. They will e,eh in their
wilton the n,,g naninous bencvoleace of the
French people with the crafty carefcs If certain
! pcrfdious perlon5. who mcditate bringing them
back to their former llavery. N5r"s 10. g,oi IL
n1stisan psspie, Sir, that like them adore lib
ler,y that they will always have our eiteem,
and thar they yl find 10 the French people re-
publican seneroGty, which knows how to grant
psare as il does to caufe its iovercignity TO be
refpeesed From tie qualification of Mr.
Muaroe for mniifer as exhibited in this con-
duct, what opinion fught We to form OF Mr.
Jeffcrfoo's regard TO the iutesett and honor of
rhe United States /? Indeed this appointment,
if nothing clfc. viii make the perilla5lc in
! fanny Of his name immortal"
! But, as If this act would not Efficiently diff
tinguiih him, i. has bcentolewed by another,
equally Indicative of partY feeling though of
much efs confequencc the appoint nent of
Abraham Bilhop, to the collaborating Of New
Haven, the srearen commercial place in Con-
netficut. This man, proaiga.c IN his conduee,
and abandoned in his principles, incriIantly la
bored under former administration, TO exa per-
ate the peopl- aganlt government, becaufe it
caufcd an infant navy TO rife to the defence of
merchantilc properly. fie dcfcfibel commerce
as a great palace of corruption, every pillar of
which mutt be lcveled with the .duI, before.
the nation could enjoy 'ho!e pure p-incip.es of
lrepuolican;irl, that would make it happy.
+ From this very fource, from the labors of mer-
chants, who were to be exterminat.d, does this
nifcreant, bv the favor of the executive, gain
an ample fupport. Unlefs political deluion
had fcaci the understanding OF the people in
leep, from which nothing, but the lat agonies
of death can awake it. they mutt perceive the
inconliltsnce Of Mr.. Jelfcrion, regard him as
demagogue, rather thaa a patriot; an enemy,
: than friend a tsa,terer of their vices, than
promoter OF their lntereit.
I Ano.her ael, in this year. though not done By
the executive himf-if. vet under his auipices,
and u sdoub.edly With his appreciation. as it ten
dcd efiettually to proven, f.rutiny OF his con.
duct, will cIoie this number 1t is the conviction
OF Mr.. Crofwell, printer IN the fsate of NY ork,
on an indret ment at COMMON law fog exhibit
ing the actions Of the Pfsiidcnt before the pub
!. lick. Yes, let it. be remembered ,hat Mr..
Croiwell has. been convicted of a libel for pub
Lining the truth by the advocates for the un-
rcitrained freedom of the prets. On his trial
he was denied the liberty Of giving the truth in
evidence, in ratification of the charge. This is
a greater ltride toward abiolu;e power, than the
country has ever witneiied Gncc the adoption of
.th- contribution How long isit ince thcic pre-.
tended champions of repnb!icaniim repeated,
{, that we polsiicd no common law, bat maxt,s,
,deduccd from otr own iiatutes and deciions !;
that the inppo6tion Of luch law was an evil
dent attachment 10 the fyitem of Bsirih tyran-
ny thatthe preis ought TO be free, air and
that the feition act was violation of the con-
fiitution. Gncc i, pnnilhcd fafehood, but pro-
teGted the truth Now, this fame odious com