The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-10-04

tible honesty, condescei,,ls 10 use language IN
the highest degree unworthy of his exalted
staiua. BY these means, the nationai sent
ment was literally converted into whriwibd,
and nenaced, in its raging intolerance, to y.
sweep before it every barrier oil liberty. Alien
and sedilion laws were framed, the cockade oil
tctsor was mounted, inobs we're embodied. a
vindictive dcnunciation pcrvaded every corner
Of the country and slenced freedom OF speech,
and the reign of terror AS it was not more en-
practically than truly styled, was in full ~
umph. British tories and American aristoora's
exuted in tie convection that they bad gained
their darling object. But they were mistaken
1t was reserved for the virtue OF President
Adams, alarmed at the shares laid Tor ii. and
probably appalled, al the precip'cc To WINCH he
ha. unwarily drawn the liberties OF his cou!.-
try, TO re-sccupy Independent ground, and in
the very teeth ol his confidential counsellors. o
heal the rapture with France. II these Facts
arc not sufficient to prove the existence OF tire
party we have pourrayvd, look at the trea
ncnt OF this quondam Eiyoule from that me-
molab!e era. Hamilton was the First to A.
| tempt to wi,e him down with his colossal pc,t,
since which he has had the full contents OF the
vial Of federal wrath showeret DOM upon hi,r.
liberal and reciprocal treaty, in all its pArts.
was formed with Frapce. Flow was i. received
in this country! With universal appreciation
| by the republicans but with di>tru,l and o.
position By the poyty We are poui,.ayi.s. Ey.
| ny republican member in the Senate voted ioi,
white 4 large number Of The federal members
voted against its ratification, although 1t WIS
( ncsoc'ated by Mcssrs RI worth, Davlc and
Murray, three distinguished ietlerai'ss. Can
there be stronger argument, to prove the
earnest desire Of portion Of the FEDERAL party,
At al evca;s, TO have war with France
For six years from this era, our affairs
with France were undisturbed, and she e..
ven admitted Us 10 an enjoyment, almos.
| without restraint, OF her colonial xade.---
his is not specified as favor doue by her
| to us. One natinn ought never n expect a
favor from auother. a il ,has we have ever
demanded, or expected, has been jus,ice.---
| but France had the wisdom to perceive her
true interests, and not to iorsgo them from
an idle Jealousy or criminal enmity to us.
| Did we during this period experience
the same liberia! ,realmens from England?-
On the contrary, il was during this period
that above three thousand oil our seamen
were impressed, that Prarce WAS murdered
at our very doors, and that successive or
ders OF council were issued legaliznG an
/ lnlqui,ons spoiation and seizure OF cur
goods aud vessels. 1t was has that injury,
nnIt oar merchants, those meek and patient
souls, even they called upon the govern.
ment in the most clamorous strains for It's
energetic interposi,ion. At their call it did
lnterrose and sent special mission to Lon
don. Still. however, our wrongs remained
unredressed, our rights, our interests, and
our character continued 70 bleed al every
pore.
1t was now that France, uniustly and
weakly, we admit, resolved 10 treat US in
the same way we had been so long treated
by England; and forthwith launched those
decress against our trade which still endure
as monument of her folly, unic,ing still
greater injury upon herself than upon either
us or her enemy.
hese new occurrences ought to have -
Established new era III national sentiment.
We should, as one man, have resolved TO
resist both English orders and French de-
crees. We should have senced the app
logsts of either. We should have rejected
with disdain the plea Of retaliation, as total
y lnappllcahie to US, however applicable 10
/ each other. We should have rallied round
J our own government as our only SHIELD a.
galnst danger, and. initiating the virtues of
our forcfathers, have resolved 10 endure e.
very privaion of interest eventually 10 se-
cure our rights and maintain our honor I'm.
furnished. Was this univeraaHy done by
, US! No; and herein is found another Has
|, tratlon, vivid as a sunbeam. The repubi-
c cans supported their government in It's inn
:, partial measures, although those measures
! are now generally allowed to have operated
even more lnlurlously on France than Eng
! gland, and were more senslbiy felt Is, the
:. republican than the federal sections of The
: union. But did the party, we are delenia.
' ting, act with the same patriotism? NO.
!, ihey began with traducing the motives
ii and ended with opposing, even by physical
r 'orce' the measures adopted they took
E part with, and even played in the hands &.