Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-03-14
FROM THE PALLADIUM


Serious Reflections on our ALARMING s;,uo,;.u
THOSE who have known Mr.. IFrrrp-
SONS devotion 70 the interests and nolilica
VI France, ever since lis residence III Thar
country IN 1894, that he has continued con-
slant ~ his regard to that country, and rs
lnte-lble ~ his mortal hatred u Great Brf-
tain, will not be surprised At us late deter
mination to resist all adjustment with the
latter, and his suppression OF all the insults
and outrages Of the former.
II will appear, from irrefagalIe test;-
mOny, that he did not authorize Mr.. Mor.
ROE, to make a favorable Treaty with Great
Britain when that Minister could Ia.e "
done-that the treaty which was made wiz
that nation was rejected without good rea-
son-that our Minister did not make any
reservation when they signed the Treaty
and that it was cOnformAble to their instr,,-.
tions.
Il viii moreover appear, that the mos.
honorable offers were instantly mode ii,
Mr.. CANNING, for the most annie rer,r.,
ton for the affair Of the Czesabeaie. and ths,
the satisfaction and settlement was pra,.ent-
ed solely BY positive orders from Covern.
ment, directing our Ministers To couple tboa
affair with old, rejected claims
Much IS HoZ0 sad, and the public interest,"
is highly excited, by the late Comm,n;ca.-
tons Of the President to Congress- W..
enabled to say, from authority. thar -
communications were Of the sqma CO.,
with the former-that they were ~.
nominal statement Of our aifairs-that ~
were calculated solely 10 excite resentmrnt
against Great Britain, while thew carefiilf
Kept back our causes of irritation with
France. A full, and angry statement from
Mr. PINCKNEY was communicated, but not
one line Of the private letters Of Mr.. ARN--
81 RoNC TO our government.
Tie President talks Of communications
from both Courts. This il mere bind The
only paper sent TO Congress was Nj. Ann
strong's remonstrance about the capture oe
q single ship, and the Milan decree
A motion was made ID the lower house
t. request the President to send the COM
Of Mr.. Armstrong, which was
rejected O. to 6O!!i
Thus then the people are To be kept for
ever in the dark Every thing tending To
excite hatred against one nation Is freelv
exposed, while the detestahle measures
which have lsd 10 al our difficulties are
kept profound Cabinet secret ~
L, Citizens of Mem England, the letters Of
Mr.. Armstrong de4lhe 4eace, and are hon
olable to France, Why not publish them liz
they are silent, 81 rather on Indifferent sub
jects, WHY suppress them ,
The Inference Is trey are
III polt-nt, but fatal w tile influence uf
France, and therefore the peoble c4nnot Be-
trusted with them.
Ten years ago the American people
would not have borne an this
II We submit without \ murmur. W have
cur cDRmerce Gesuoy Cd, 10 have our nights
invaded, to see our Representative disgra~
ced ard msultcd ~ being called upon to
pass Tvs Of which they do not know .
policy, and in tHe to Be plunged into 4 D.. .
disastercus war, VIC shall merlt, Justly mer-
it all our evils
We tax Of our pride and independence,
but are We not halt conquered already end
we shall be fully Pc. aled TO hail BONA
PARTE as Our con On, Tor before lie asks CuE
submission l decd Tx need not ask IT,
For It vur affairs continue NJ be conducted
as at present, Mr.. Jefferson as only 10 a.
gree upon he surrender, ana tie form Of
the Aezg cons4tutIoH, and he may ind III ube-
dle mSJUty Itadl To ratrl III.
The CIsalpme Republic was surIendered
exactly in that manner IL constitution
was made by the FeePe u Len 6ar-J, * ours
was Their rulers wee ecive- But u.ess
seTvaEts 9f the Fecp.e sent tteu deputies to
Paris, who, III tie p, me, bun ,bvut the
consent of their constituents, chose BONA
PAR KING
Il Mr JEFFtRsoN was to agree to the
nomnaIiC O. King for US, il would noe
excite sLrTIize There would BE- sumo o.
bedient admirers who would cry Tlze Le
Roy.
They would not be found among the old
Republicans ot 1776