Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-05-02
[ Wzote No. 523.


| Page o4tb. "As TO you, fir, fy10c5-
erou5 in briVafs Jrieadeip, and
bypecrite in pa6iic dys, the world viii
br puzzled to decide whether you
ere an apsf4te or an Hspsfer, wheth-
er you have a5anIeasd go0d principles
or whether you evsr bad any," These
nanders MIR. Jeferfon den0minstsd
i ydIhb0y5.
In 1906. Mr.. yeFerfon laid before
Congress a letter from Moss. Tur-
Ireau, the French miniffer, TO Mr..
Madifon, from which the following
are extracts :-'f Fr1nre ought to
expect from the anity Of the United
States, and his majefy charger me to
requef in BIS nanle, that they inter-
dict every private adventure which
under any pretext Whatsoever may
be defined for St. Domingo-THIs
SYSTEM or IMMUNITY AND ToLER-
ANcR cAN NO LONGER CONTINUE.
&c. commerce with St.
| DOMINGO was Immediately prohibited
by law under icvere penalties. Ia
the felton, of 1890, MIR Jeffcrfon
itated, in his fpeech to Congreis,
that our affairs with Spain were on
the eve Of rupture. Can any citi-
zen inform his fellow-citizeps by
what magic thi war has been 1void-
cd /? SPAN Is the ALLY Of France.
Our ntgociations with Spain, which
have been protra6ted FivE YEARS.
are locked up in f-cret.
! Mr.. Matters, republican member
of Congress from the fate Of New
York, fpeaking Of the Embargo, dec
Jared % the Houfe Of Representatives
-" My Ht upon it, THE HAND OF
NAPOLEON Is IN TAIs THING Mr..
Randolph, republican member from
Virginia, avowed the Embargo to
have been initigated BY the Fmteror
of France Mr. Lyon, a republican
r1er7ber from the foufhern fafes, de-
clared it to have hsen dictated BY
French mfaenof.
Mr.. JeferfoA comedies that our
national rights have been uniufi6ably
violated by France.-t,as he FEM an
envoy? Has he inltrufted our min
riter at Paris to make this reprrfenta-
ton to the French government p
Has he obtained any reparatisn p
Has he ever fought il p Has he
informed Us in his ipeech Of 1856 of
our affairs with France !? Has he
itated our Gtuation with that nation
in his fpeech Of So7 ? Has he diC-
clofed it in his fpeech Of sos, 1t the
commencement of the brerent ies-
sion ?-ln thefe commuDications,
ke 10 filent as the tomb. The En-
barge was recommended a. a meal.
hre calculated to prefcrve our Bibs
and JSamen. This was the fole rea-
lon offered to Congrefs. WHY
then, my fellow couDtrymen, has il
been extended to our frontiers !?
Can the French OF BFi.iih orders
ifued againh our cctsmsrcs affect our
trade By land TO Canada /? Il WITH
no., fellow citizens, uniulfly to alarm
your fears but il Is the duy Of
every American feriou1y to reaea
on lhele extraordinary facts If
candor governs your Judgment ana
Patrlotlin. your motives, The conclu-
fon Is inevitable that the Embargo
was intended to Cripple the relources
OF England, that France might more
efe6tually annoy her, and thar ir
was to CRAFTY dangerous 5a,tiaLty
70 France shat America was fcourged
with " rEinoAt Em5arc7." IT YOU
are nor convinced Of the exifence
OF powerful foreign influence il
our public councils, Il mutt foon be
learnt from the fatal lefIons of oxpc-
rience. French intrigue moves enyel-
oPed in clouds Too defsrmrd 10 Dc
viewed by the eye Of patrlousm too
loathsome to Be expolcd 70 indepen-
dent freemen Whole hearts are pure
too cowardly TO meet The frowns Of
honett indignation, it is /" peltiiencc
which waiketh in darkucfs" and icat-
tiers unfeen IT'S banefuI and petite
rous arrows.--lo counrcra6t this
deitructive potion IN our public
councils, lar confidence il az pyejeat
rulers myF b lvHbdraw4 ana { ntef-.
red or men uyhora p v, :.a..