Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1807-08-31

JHSIfCc ana e1IIedLency OF Inc principle
which is claimed for the protection Of
British aliens.
The Farmer. This inquiry will
throw great light on the minds Of our
countrymen and hope it viii be pur-
sued /; and for the benefit of us farmers,
who have not chance Of either seeing
OF reading all the papers, it is to be
hoped, that such a course Of general
publication viii be pursued, as to afford
US an opportunity Of ascertaining the
whole truth, and taking such " ground"
as on reflection, we shall feel proud Of
having maintained. Though we are
sensible, that war, with any foreign
power, but more especially with q.
Britain, would prove alike injurious 10
to the farmer, and to the merchants, or
mechanic, still we are not SO lost to ma
tional pride, as to murmur a: any ex-
Pense, which may be brought upon our
country for the maintenance of Just and
legal ri6 hts. Ifthese rights are infring-
ed by the government Of England F; and
our independence as a nation denied
why then there is an endto our connex-
ion with them and the sooner we are
made sensible Of this state of things,
the better. At present, however, we
know little Of the business-and must
wait for information before We make I'D
our minds. Among other articles Of
miormatahon, which a. this moment
are wanted to enlighen thepubIic mind,
are those of the correspondence be-
tween our Ministers and those of Great
Britain, relative to the Treaty, which
was lately returned by Mr.. Jefferson,
and all the other points of controversy
between the two governments. Is our
administration not bound 20 Law before
the people all the particulars of its for
eign relations and correspondence f?
.A'l87Oer. Until negotiation is com.
Pieted-or entirely broken off we think
there would be an improperly in de-
mandlng this information. 1t is how
ever, still in the power of the Executive
ChIeL to keepthe people duly informed
OF the main points, in every important
national transaction and this he will
dc, if he is faithful to the interests Of
his country.
The Farmer. AS We read great
deal III the papers, which circulate in
our neighborhood, about Old Tories.
and md that odlous apPellation, applied
70 the federalists pray inform me,
why this distinction is made az this
time, and how it Can apply to a class Of
men, who have appeared the most zeal
GUS for maintaining the national sover-
eighty, and who have strenuous!y urq-
ed those safe and practicable means, bv
which alone 1t can be maintained I?
Ans7Yer.-Why truly my friend, for
no other reason, than to stir up the pas
SONS Of the ignorant and vicious part
OF the community against them.-The
leaders 7f the democratic party, who
controul a great many presses, who are
the sole proPrietors of some of them
and who have been mal-contezts from
the hrst formation Of a government of
fa7's IN this country, first raised the
hue-and-cry against this class Of our
fellow-citizens, by calling them arfsto-
Gratis and JederaAats the good sense
OF the people, however, prevented for a
time, the mischief, which this insiduous
Glamour about names, was intended 10
produce they saw their beloved
country happy under the auspices of
FEDERAL rulers at peace with all the
"orld-and progressing in wealth, in
reputation and national prosperity, be
yond their most ardent expectations
hence they discarded every mean and
iiiloeral prejudice. Shortly after, the
same party was accused of nlonarchical
VIEWS and the alarm again sounded
through the country I: The people a.