The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-09-30

being, is not among the number whom
address.
" Have you reflected how much all these
good things depend upon those whom yn1
may select to Fill the various Offices 10 your
gift? fear no;:-It is my wish to awakso
your reAections-to impress upon You
minds the Importance OF selecting men u
fill the Offices which become vacant on the
Sd Of October next, who with stem, IN
flexible, and unchangiug resolution viii
march straight forward in The line OF their
du,v, and in defence Of your freedom aud
who will not surrender one io,a Of your
coansry's right, but with their lives.
8: wish 10 address you as a Republican
speaking to Federal Americans. Ii is tar
from being my wish to oHend-far from be-
ing myin!sntion to excite the angry passions
Let not such a suspicion find an abiding
place with you. If the mild language OF
persuasive reasoning will not convince you,
thar to continue in opposition TO the nation
al government is to injure our country,then
it is no, my wish, that you should change.
g In the first place, VIVA. is federalism,
what is repubicanism D? Why these dis.inc.
lions among Americans, who should know
no distinctions; aud who 10 union only, can
! fad safety:
g Are we not dlsagreeng about which
foreign nation is most friendly to US, when
none are friendly, when all are hostile!
Is It not necessary that | should con-
Tess to you tina. The republican party former
| " expected most friendship from France;
need say that the federal party do still
expec, most friendship from England
| " Fatal predictions fatal partlalitirs
Foreign nation. take advantages Of our d.
| visions to i1jure, to insult, 10 wrong oar
country.
:" Is it cot sufficient that tne republicans
have catered their solemn protest against
s;.c wrongs of France; can YOU not do the
same with respect to England
" Is II possible that YOU can longer be.
lieve your own government in The wrong,
and that of England in the right; and if you
do not believe this, why oppose your own
| government, and support that of England
+" Am | mista;ing the case, when say
that the federal party oppose their own 20
! vernnent, and support that of England =
! Suppose used language the contrary Of
this and said, he federal party have uni
iormiy supported their own government,
while contendins torourrights land opposed
that Of England in the unnum5er-d wrongs
!. does US - ourselves would say my state
! mcnt was not true.
"And IS II possible that part of the Anne
ican people are in battle-array against their
own government, and hat on the side of a
government which has heaped upon u. IN.
numbered wrongs!!
" Are the republicans in bat,le-arrav a.
gains1 their own government, on the part of
France /? No. For were they so, then fare
well TO liberty; for with US, liberty could
lind no resting place-no home.
Fcderalsts, weigh we'll in your minds
this all.important circumstance, that our
national government is now contending for
our rgh.s with the mos, formidable Euro
nean powers; and, 10 obtain what is our lust
due, our united strength is barely sufficient.
anticipate your answer to this
know YOU will say (for YOU have been in.
: slracted TO say these things, by men whose
interest 1t is to deceive you'll know YOU
WIN say why did our government get Nto
these contentious with foreign powers =
As though our government in this, was cri-
, m'na'' as though it had sought contentious,
: or as though it could avoid them. When
VIII you be convinced thar our government,
has sought peace, that it has made many sa
J critces to obtain and preserve it, as its na,,
and present negotiations clearly demon
strate
!: Does not the late conduct of the En-.
glsh government, in rejecting the arrange.
ment made by their minister, Mr.. Erskine
clearly shew with what difficulty an ar
rangsment could be obtained; and when Oh.
tanned; If found little favorable to US, by
permitting US to trade TO the continent oil
5 Europe, they still refuse to abide by it?
$ "lll nothing convince you that these
} European nations are hostile to US, but an
actual invasion of our country; must the
blood Of our citizens again crimson GU,
) plains, to show shat those nations are MOI
friendly
: Is It new thing that these European
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