Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-12-12

teveral months, with thole explanations few
eral vefIeis were arreaed, for having introdu
eed articles o. Engliih growth and manufac-
ture. 'This was municipal law, was il, that
authorized lhch arys9; and all in faithfel OBJ
iervanee Of our convention with France
Perule the following extracts from this cor
Venfios, and fa,isfy yourfelf how far this arreft
Of veEels COMFORTS with laid convention and
above named explanations.
Art. VI Of fad convention. ftipuIates, that
commerce between the two parties naIl be
free, &c
Art XII fipulstes, It fnall he lawful for
the citizens of either country to fail with their
ihiPs and merchandise tcontrsband goods al
ways excepted from any port whatever TO a
ny port Of the enemy az the other, and 10
fail and trade with their ihips and merchan-
dize, with perfect ieeurity and liberty from
the countries, ports, aud places OF thoie who
are enemies of both. or either party, without
any oppoiiIion or difurbance Whatsoever,
&c And in the XVIII article Of the con
vention, It is hereby ltipuIa'ed, that free
thiPs fllalI give freedom TO goods, and that
evssy fkeg )SaH5s dss-sd 70 Be f,ee and exempt,
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ne afSsas II sfBey e fks seasraerg P0'f', 05fbs
ibs EH0LE tNDHG, o. .NT PART THEHEor 6oILfEP-
fs'fair fts EHEAIES u sitly, eoni,abasa goos'Ss-
izg afrosys sxeepfsf'
Now If thefe Congrefs committee men have
not ackHov lodged an enforcement Of the Ber-
lin decree againfi the neutral rights and trea
ty Of the United States. & virtually acknowl-
edged an acquieicence on the. part of cur gov.
ernlaent 70 have taken pace prior tothe com
mencement Or ifTuing Of the Rri:ifh orders IN
council. know not what words aud lenten-
ces mean Reader, eIaaline thele things for
yourfef
This report further fsys, : II was on the
sIh Of Sept. 1907, thai q new contraction
OF the decree took place And what resp con
itruetion was this Indeed It was this, That
the decaee authorised arreRs upcr The. hish
scAE' as wei a in the French ports, which op.
Grafton was threatened il the broad
e.auls.'
Why DO thele gentlemen call this a new
contribution They JUN before affirm that
: eiels had blen arreaed in the French ports,
for introducing articles OF Britih growth
or manufadure. Nou, new construction
takes place, which is, that French armed vef-
fes were authorized, under that decree, TO
ieIze, without exception, in neutral vs1els, Ell
ther Engiih property, Or merchandise Of En-
gliih growth or manufacture Now what is
iAe great difference between arreRs, contrary
TO treaty, b. nHaiapaI stflerS and naval ? Is
there difference enough 70 caufe this lalt feiz-
ute Of our property 70 be called new con
ftruaion : Ii 70, gentlemen, you are correct
~ fpeaking Of your French municipal law
This report again calls this decree mum
cipsl sulation, and Jays that England can
not even pretend to execute her orders on ac-
count Of our scGuieicence in this municipal
regulation, which, howsver it might injure
her, was lawful, and did nDt affect the Iegiti
rlate righis Of tits nation Read cautoul-
y fuch things and sfertions as thele. Be not
deceived b fmooth words, 10 believe any
monGrous doa rine
Again iays the report II may even be ar
fer'ed, that the ALTERATION was not know in
England when the orders were ifIued the in.
itruetions ct the 18th Of September, 1907
which gave the new aud injurious confruc.
ton not having been promulgated in France.
AID ii' hrit publication having been made in
December, 1907, and by the A.meri can gov
eminent uislf' Was this new inflruaion' 4
7 issre' Was not our niniheF in London ad !
verified OF it And FAY he was, did he keen
AZ cloiely 70 himlelf, without commun;ca,;o,
iuch important information to any BODY. no,
even our own citizens in England . Tha,
Woald oe curious sonducf, certainly.
Further fays this report The Berlin d.
cree, as eIpounded and executed fubfeoueu,
TO the lsds Sept. 1907, and the Britifh orders
in council Of the lith Nov. anfwering, are
therefore, Is they afea the Uuited States,
ccntemPcTaneous aggreiIions of belligerent
powers, equally unprovoked, and eGsally in
! defeniible on the prefumed ground Of acqui-
clcence - And was at that feaft too, BY
ST. Patrick faid Paddy. 'Ah yes fhoald
have hcea FRI there, il bad not been two
ho,,ies TOO late, by me 1ioul | Gr3uId.'
la our confederation Of this report, we are
not leking to defend either the Bri,iih orders
or French DEGREES. Our Object was, in the be
ginning, and is yet, to eIpofs the froth, Goph-
iitry, and fubserfuge made ufe Of by thefe
committee men Of dueIling fame, 10 bcguile
our countrymen into wrong aud ruinous opin-
ions and condu4. We have long fsen our fsl-