Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-07-27
MADISON'S PAMPHLET.

qAA0 ~ 40 W AAANh
BY the Secretary of State, and feems
to be at this time fent forth TO con-
vince US of the corre6tnefs Of the
ground on which our administration
inffs on the right of making our
flag protection in all ta(f5 of the
feamen failing under it.
1t certainly exhibits more candor
than policy to put arguments into
the mouth Of your anragonif, (of
fome Of which he would perhap,
have never thought) when yea are
yourlelf unable to refute
Mr.. Madilon informs Mr. Mum
roe that the principal arguments uf-
ed by the Britifh government will be
the three following. You will be
told, 1T, Of the great number of
Britiih ieamen in the American trade,
and of the neceGity of their fervices
in time Of 7par and danger. ably,
Of the right and the prejudice Of the
Britiih nation with refpea to what
are called the britifh or narrow feas,
where its domain would be abandon
ed by the general liquidation: requir-
cd. 3dly, Of the ufe which would
be made of fuch yanfaary as that
of American yefels, for djfttin5
and traitorous communications with
her enemies, Especially acroEs the
channel to France
To thsfe arguments Mr.. Madifon
replies.
ut. 4" With refpea to the Britih
feanen ferving in our trade, it may
be remarked, that the number,
though c1nfdfrabk, is probably les
than may be iuppOfed." But cannot
an Englifhman with equal force fay
the number is allowed to be confd-
cradle, and is probably mere than may
be fuppofed ?
I'd. +" What is gursng i'll itfelf can
not be made right BY conGderations
of expectancy or advantage" VIII
not an Englifhman fay 1t is qvrong
in Itself for you 70 hold thoulands of
our fubjeds, when We mott need
them in this time of war and dam
! ger" therefore the expectancy or adj
Z; vantoge to you cannot make the
holding Of them right.
sd. " 1t is proved by the fact that
the number Of Britifh fubje0s gained
by the practice in queftion, is Of con-
fiderable importance even in the fcale
Of advantage" OF this third reply
Of Mr.. Madifon, we have found it
impolIible to afcertaiD the meaning.
Another argument ufed by Mr..
Madifon is, that Briti1h ieamen IN
the American trade, by encreaf1g
Britilh commerce, render Great -Rri-
tain the mott valuable services :"
And he makes the frit point whcth-
er their rc(toration would be Of any
advantage to Britain. To take or to
aDfwer fuch obfcrvations as argu-
nientJ, is only waiting time and pa
per.
On the fecond point, the right
claimed by the Britifh over the mar
row feas, Mr.. Madifon objects that
lhe is entitled to this domain, neither
by treaties nor she laws of nations
that " long ufage and long acqui-
eicence," only have given it to her
But fhc claims no domain over thele
feas, as it refpeGS US, farther than
iearch for her own fubjeds.
On the third point, the facility
given to the efeape Of traitors and
deferters, Especially in the Britiih
channel Mr.. Madifon only fays,
that if they had any right, it would
be only to feize Perfons d5fribed, and
in ve1clS bound to a b9Rie country.
From the commencement Of the
war, to Sept. 1901, Mr.. NJ. fays
2oso perfons were claimed from the
Britiih as Americans, mott of thcie
have been difcharged but So were
detained for further proof Of Ameri-
can citizenihiP. We had fuppofed
the number much greater the i'm
prehment of Americ rs has certainly
increaled in a greater proportion
fince 1901.
The leading points are thefe ::
| Great Britain is willing TO re'inquiih
the right Of fearch for her fu5j Cts