Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-12-12
Communication.
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FOR THE GAZETTE.

pn our foreign relations, is an intereiting and
important fate paper. with to draw the at :
rension Of the reader TO fome Of its incongru-
as fea;ures Too much thinking " will make
man mad" I can't think all for hls.: he
mu0 think for himelf
Each Of rhofe two nations France and
Englandl Gays the re- bort, captures and con-
aenns AL American vgiEels trading with her
enemies, or her ene1nies' allies Is this all
true No. Does Ezgi.sd condemn all Amer
ican veleis trading with her enemies or her
enemies allies, when captured, even if lhe
does capture them 10. no condemnation
ia VET heard Of. officially.
Again The only plea urged in jufliGca-
sisn Of thofe hoRiities, Is that Of retaliation.
grounded on prefumed acquielcence of the
Jaifed States in previous aggrelious bv Ghe
other Party-It Is altogether untrue, that the
y. S have ever voluntarily acquielced il the
unlawful aggrelions OF either nation Then
It eourfs the French Berlin decree can have
no eIcuiei no 2alliatlo.' for its injurious ope-
ration upon the American commerce, & nIua
De viewed an unprecedented lep in the
French Emperor. For the report fsys fur
sher, (Which IS new to Us, and we prefume is
70 TO people IN generaD tina, France has al
luded TO the violations Of the national flag, &
Of the lovereignty Of the United States, in the
inifanoes Of Pace. murder, Of the outrage on
the C5s9psuls and Of the deFruaion Of TIE
Izfersai. The meaiures takSn to obtain re-
dTels IN thofe Gales, are Of public notoriety
and II may be added, thar with the exception
Ct the laa, Che cafe Of the lmpetuous). thofe
sggrelhons on the Sovereignty of the United
states did nor affect their ne11r atty, and gave
no right TO France, either Of complaint or ia
reference | would here leave the immedi.
are obieef Of this quotation, and ak the rea-
der, i there be nor in i an acknowledgements
Ct proPohtien which ths federsfTss zrsszys
advanced, and which the democrats and our
naturalization have openly diiavowed, VIZ.
that the attack on the Ckefapcake did not
touch cur neutrality-suspicious. the procla-
rsAtioa. an evident mezfure Of redrefs or re-
venge, ought not 10 have been fuch as 70 have
brought our neutrality, or presended neutrali-
~ iaso queltion. Yet is il not implicated in
This proclamation I? Mango your ozga t5oggI.s
"a yaEv cum rgay, reaseT.
Butt the DEGREES This report lays fur
rher--' z haS decree 1.-THE Berlin decree might
oe confirmed merely as a municipal law, for
bidding the introduction Of Britih nerchan-
dize, and the admidion Of veTes coming from
England Sagacious politicians Faithful
Preach fervants 'ris pity, mighty ply, that
Bonzparte's OWE min;aers in France had not
6een ., apt AZ giving this decree plauGble
eonaisnance, as thefs wife committeeman
were /! municipal law!' Well! well
well thai ~iil do very well--very wei in
deed, gentlemen. Bat look, reader, at the
asxt fe6liOp, and tlete .imeFiiean q ccs' pro-
coed tins Dur thar broad eIaule Of the Ber-
hn eserse, which declared the Blitifh Hands
IN fate OF blockade, though not followed BY
regulations 10 thar efe9, YET threatened IN i'll
tt44sa sps'afios sSaa ne big5 )ees.' Reader, do
put youTialf 10 the trouble 10 look 10 faid
teriIn decree, aud zee how near your CON
itruetion Of il would come to that p;ven here
10y rhefe Congrci, men. The Report further
iays-' This, the opcs alton Of the Berlin de.
cree upon the high isasl. if carried INTO eTF.,at
wcnid be fllgrant violation OF the neutral
rights Il tie Uaited STATES, and as luch they
would be bouad 20 oppofc IT, Now pleaFelo
Lesp this quotation Ia mind, reader, While
Iu-n back to tie Gath fiction of This report
there We read thu, 'And it is proper here
70 add, thai the Flencfs have, particularly by
sHs feauc'Lation Of csrt$io vefels IN their
YyEs. aaa by bdrning our 1aips upon the high
lezs, gone ertn beyond The tenor II their own
extraordinary eeidss.' Now the UnAiea States
tsins band 10 oppofs tie Berlin decree
SON as being enforced beyond the teaor OF
- We feriCsleY inquire, ~har ospoGtion' las
hscn made TO It BY the United St4les! We
iayit neves has been properly or 1lzafally
caqois,t By tie government OF the Il. .Statss,
nsiihsE has TIA -aiisa dserzs been opDeled ii
iscpssziion Alr. JeGerfon's Risr Il Paris,
Il ia.a 70 have remonitratsd to Bonapzrte =
gAn7 bis unfigh;eocs sdicts, bur il i
~'owa 60 be IN 20 other way than tlist IN
\ "Lach c-if', liGy, and Cool remoaftra:e to orr
r siident againa the evils be hs iu!iicted u2-
GU shsis eonfttusnis.
Alter itariag that the explanation given to
oa' 'niniiirr At Paris Of the Berlin decree, w.
ta@, cur reafiors 4 friendn.ip and commerce.
rs's = remain uadia1rbee BY fsid decree. 5;