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

t}lS uJfitr.'a oes'' Nis'.'N - .
but because they themselves hope unser this
calumnv to cover their efforts 10 cmbroil their
country in war with France. This h'heir o.
ject; TO effect which their measures have been
steady, perscvcring, strenuous.
The era at which their labours to attain this
end commenced covers their motives with 4 blaze
otligbt that, properly improved. must d'ssinate
all obscurity. That era was the French rcv.lu-
ton. 1t was at thar lus,rons period, when
nation d twenty five millions Of human beings
broke their fct.cr5 and asserted the dignity OF
frrcmcn, that deadly hatred was engendcrcd,
which has sustained no abatement even to tho
present day. Whence this hatred From, any
injury winch we had then received from France
No one prctcntls it. From any danger with
which she then ,nenacod US So far from this,
she was then the OBJECT of COMMUNICATION Instead
OF terror. No, it is not to these motives tn II this
hatred is TO be ascri5et bat to the obstacles
which that revolution threatened to raise 10 the
gay and splendid hopes Of political aggrandisr-
meat that danced il no distant perspective be-
fore The cnrapturci vlew Of a SET of men, who
from the beginning ot the world have considered
themselves as the legitimate rulers of nations.
10 this b,t.ht vision Of anticipated honours the
revolution, Il successful, threatened total dsso-
luton. X was thea that this body Of men took
their ground, from WHICH they would have ben
driven with disgrace bet for the untoward events
| that followed.
But short period elapsed before England
joined thc contet!cracy, and this instantly pro.
| duccd new accession Of strength III this cprltiy
| to the hatred Of France. Before til, period the
enemies of the revolution were few AM. silent /;
| this event at once added greatly to their number
and embroidered the tinid. 5i,sh influence
uae IL,
Cations, through almost every harc Of the com
! nunty. 1t embodied into a phaIanx OIL tories,
| English agents, aristocrats or nonarchist, in
principle merchants indehtc, in England or
those in the receipt of flvours from her. This
body of men, living for the most part in our
towns, rich, intelligent, active and restless, for
time gave tone to their politics and manners
from which, indeed, they have not yet con-
| pletcly rccovefcd. THIS tone WAS extended into
the country and reached even the government il
| self.
England had been the first to violate orr ma.
! ritne rights She had no sooner formed trea-
tyoi peace, pedeihg herself to respect our lights
! as an independent nation, which she had ac-
knowledgcd us to be, than she commenced Il
career oil injustice towards us, retaining the pos
session OF our forts and territory, instiaa,ing the
savages TO the most merciless warfare, and prey
| ing upon our delenceless trade on the occan.-
This scene of inqoi,y continued until the cela-
bratcd treaty negotiated by Jay. At tic ve,y
moment " hen that treaty was on the cyc Of rat;-
flca,!on and after its signature BY the plenipottn.
tales Of the two governments, she ,ssuta heI
| provision orders, which without notice swept
the ocean of 4, least moiety OF our merchant
vessels. During all this time, what was the
, conduct of france towards us She had tnen
powerful marine floating on the ocean and con.
tending with England for its empire. Did she
,scizc our vessels with notice, much lcss without
notice: No. Having stipulated with us fol tn,
! liberal principle, that free ships should make
free goods, She long coatuucd to adhere to th
term, although deeply prciaiiced by its opera
uon. recurrence 10 official documents vii
establish these positions, and prove thar, during
the earlier periods of General Washingtou's al
min's'raton, while the conduct Of England to
wards MS was the topic Of indignant complaint
that OF France was, III the main, the subject 0
, appreciation. Excesses ant, even outragcs wrf
: committed By her cruisers, but they were 500
acknowledged and repara,ion made for them,
About the close Of General Washlnyton's al
S mlnistraton the scene changed, and France, gui
ded by erroneous connscls, listened to the intern
perate dictates of revenge. She perceived, o
fanced that che perceived, the poison Of Bn,is
infintnc' diHusing itself orer the whole surface
0 our country. Wnh this influence she entiiie
q mortal hatred to herself. The example Of En-
IS gland, winch she had behclA with .lorror, ST
now herself initiated, aud under the hollow pr,
J. text OF retaliation, committed All extensive III
: lage OF our vessels. The attitude, which ii
: American nation took on that occasion, was h,
y norablc; the sentiments it inspired were wcrih
OF an independent nation. France had injurc
'e us and resistance became holy duty. III
virtue and spirit Of the people dictated rcsistan.
n and we did resist But mark the tone aud co
C duct OF that class of people, VINO nov, as til,
= nave long been, are strenuou,ly by open or in,
70 d'ous neans promoting hos,ilitcs with Franc
IS Lock at the public prints OF those days, peru
II inc speeches of grave senators and hppant repr
I sentatives, attend to the language of the Secrc,a
p OF State intoxicated with power ans. elevate
ns listen to the incorporate strains OF Preside
ne Adams himself; and say whether the honest lc
nc vor OF the times was not cxaccrha,ed and epy