The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-12

10 MIR. JEFFERSON ADMINISTRATION was IN
ended, no doubt, to coerce him into de-
grading accommodation with England and
, war with France. We trust we have
neither prepossession in favor Of, nor pre-.
ludice against, either France or Great Br;-
ain. We rely on the disinreresteet friend
ship of neither Of them, and believe our
policy is to preserve strict and guarded
neutrality with them both. This policy
has evidently been pursued by our govern.
ment, and SO far has succeeded in nrestrv-
ing to us the blessings of peace. We sim
cerely wish for good understanding with
Great Britain, but not at the expence of a
war with France. 1t is our interest to be
at peace with both. and i, is not less their
interests to be at Teace with us. No real
American would wish our present happy
form Of government pc lutetsjy connection
with either England or France, and every true
republican must from his heart te.est the mar,
or set Of men, who would wish to deprive
US of those inestimable privileges which
were purchased by the best blood of our
countrymen. That number of the lead
ing characters of the party called Federal
have uniformly, been stronger advocates
for the British form Of government than
for our own is a fact which cannot be erni-
ed. When the convention of The United
States were in session, debating upon plan
of government for the States, Aleaandey
HamtA0n. who was long Acknowledged as
the head OF the party, advocated very warm
Is the erection of a nonarcAy. He has
since frequently declared, in The most un-
qualified terms. that "a bubHc Debt IS a
- IL.
means that ,h~.poor and lahoring classes oe
the community ought to be taxed out OF
their substance, TO support the pride aud
pampcr the iuxury Of lording stock holders.
In the debate upon ,he ratification Of Jays
| British Treaty, a number OF the leading
FederaHsts advocated the monstrous and
| abominable doctrine, that zphole STATE, or
any Number of states short ala mojority,
might be cededh b, treaty to q f9reign nation
Thus, according TO this doctrine, by the
concurrence OF covrupt ambassador,
and feAsrai presl1ent aud sena,e, the
state OF Massachusetts, and any other Sc
zen states, might be coded 70 Great bri.
ain, on condition Of her appointing Tim.
| thy Pkering TO rule over them. bat The
object of the leaders OF this party has uni
1 t1s
position 70 the laws is evidcy .efs3s ~ their
conduct, both in and out Of Cons1 'he; -
cases in point, we produce theIaa5i lowing
extracts from their memorials, resolutions,
&c. which have been announced in thu e.
deral presses from one eY,reme OF the Uni
on 20 the other, as 7aorlhy o(aA imitation.
Extract from the Boston Memorial to the Legislature
of Massachusetts.
4 - 4 a..
town-meetlnS assembled, respectfully repre-
sent hat they are constrained TO apply 10 your
honorable body, as the immediate guardians
ai their rights and liberties, for your Mt Ell
| POSITION procure for them rtAtf from The
gricUances which they now suBtr, under tie
operation of the laws OF the general govern
ment abolishing foreign commerce, and sub
Jecing the coastlng trade to embarrassmen,s
which threaten its annihiation. Our hope and
! consolation rest with the legislature of our state
to whom 1t Is competent to devise means Of re-
llef against unconstitutional measures of the ye.
neral governmen.-Ihatyo your powers are ade-
quate to the object is evident from the oyeaui.
-atioa IF tie ee4ttdcracD %
Who, on reading the foregoing extract.
would suppose the authors of il 10 be SUB
Ijects of the only free Representative govern
ment in the world. The laws Of which thew
complain were sanctioned by an imposing
majority of the immediate representatives
OF The people, and an attempt 10 Oppose.
the will Of that majority was striking al the
very vitals of republicanism. But if this
conduct be SO very reprehensible in lndivi
duals, what must we think of party who
could give the following sentiments the
sanction of legislative name.
Extract from Resolution of the Massachuset,s Jc
gislature, Feb Is, 1909.
Resolued, That the act OF Congress Of The
U. S. passed on the 9th day of Jan. in the pre-
sent year, Tor enforcing the act laying an en-
barge and the seve raj acts supplementary there
TO- Is IN the opinion OF the legislature in many
respects a"/aa, oppresStve and uaromstantioaai:
and not legally 6!aatng on Tie csnseas Ct Ills
state :"
The succeeding extracts are copied from
| the tar iamr1 nrorrpf lIDua of ibr g po,r,