The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-06-07
political @isceHanp.
PoLI7YcAL REFLECTIONS.

His exposure OF the manner in which the ne
gotiation with France in 1899, which negoti-
alton ended in treaty so advantageous to this
nation, was opposed, embarrassed, and en-
deavoured to be thwarted, by " the leading
men" of the efederal party, is truly interesting.
IL is no wonder that the President began to
discover that he had been dcceivcd--that the
country had been wrought up to pitch of
phrenzy, to scrye the purposes Of men whose
views were entirely different from his. Nor
as 1t more strange that tie Trading men should
have considered, what they deemed his obsti-
nate perseverance, in lis resolution to send
alnbassadours to France, an objectionable sin
against the party. Though Hamilton could
not prevent MIR. Adams being run at the en-
suing ELECTION of President with Charles
Cotcsworth Pinckpey, yet, as Hamilton tells
us IN his famous letter, 1t was designed that
Pinckncy should come out foremost in the
race. Accordingly we find that at the two
last elections they have dropped Mr.. Adams
entirely, and have not even paid him the poor
compliment of giving him the few votes they
had at their control. rD
Several important infercnccs may be drawn
from Mr.. Adams communications. /. THE
rating men did not wish this country to be at
peace with France SO long as France continu.
e rlcssagc to the Senate, that he would never
send another Minister to France until he had
received satisfactory assurances that he would
De received as the Minister of great and in
dependen. power ought to be received. ANY
honest man who at this time reads the assur-
ances Mr. ADAMS had received, will not hes
ltate to say they we're perfectly satisfactory.
The great distance between this country and
hax, Il a..
negotiation being accurately defined before
Minister was sent, and consequently to re-
quire any thing moro than a removal of the
obstacles which prevented Minister being
sent, was to say that the negotiation should
never begin. And what was the main consid-
Grafton urged by Hamilton, Pickering, SIC. in
opposition to Mr.. Adams determination p
The probability of the restoration Of the Bour-
bone to the throne Of France /! There can bs
nothing which shcws more strongly the folly,
the infatuation of the statesmen of that day,
than this supposition, 1t is evident that moth
ipg less than the conquest Of France by a for.
eign force could accomplish the restoration of
that family. That question was determined
IN the fields of Champagne in the very first
campaign Of the coalition After that, all the
efforts OF the coalcsccd powers were directed
3.
But a Minister must not be. sent to France
until Louis the 18Th was seated on the throne.
Mr., Pitt, Suwarrow, and Prince Charles were
determined to restore him, and we must con-
tinue the enemies Of France until it was ac-
complishcd. Then we were to grace his tri-
uimphal entry into his doniinions. AS if the
partitioncrs OF Poland and the conqucrours of
France would have suffered any Republick to
exist In the world I! AS if Britain, who had
looked quietly upon, and connived at the ono
OF these cnormities, and profusely expended
her blood and treasure to aid the other, would
not have required the assistance Of the CONT
mental powers to bring back to subiection these
her reyolted colonies, and to extinguish the
last spark Of freedom in the universe
2. We now see distinctly the connexion be-
tween the leading men and the British gov
ernment. 1t seems that Hamilton relied
mainly upon Mr.. Pitts determination to re-
store the Bourbons. One of the British COM
niissioners under Jays treaty, and British
agent before the board, wrote in the United
States Gazette the most bitter invectivcs up
on Mr.. Adams conduct. We here see that
British official agents have intermeddlcd in
our affairs in the most alarming manner, and
that native American editor did not hesitate
to father their political essays, written with
view of preventing any peace being settled
with France. Will the tools Of the leading
men any longer treat this conncxion Of their
patrons with Britain as a calnmhy, without
foundation in facts, and intended unjustly to
injure them in the opinion of their country
men! Or willthey endeayour to shift of the
load of this grave imputation upon their oppo-
llents, by sounding in Me ears of the people
the stale, bascless, hollow charges of French
influence partiaity tc France, and prejudice
and unreasonable enmity against Britain p
The inccssant cndeavours Of the faction to in
volvc us In war with France, ard in what they
deemed IT'S necessary consequence, close al
lance with Britain, are now more clearly seen
than ever MIR. Cores report, in which he