The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-08-02
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mission " could hardly fail to mjuro our IN
tcrest with other countries"
This is another Of those phsntoms which
he had conjured up. to terriiy minds and
nerves as weak as his own. 1t was = COM
mon place theme ct diseourscs Which, no
doubt, tho British faction very cf3icaciously
assisted him In propagating. know Il made
iraprcsscn on some, from whose lips too OF
ten heard ;t,sMd from whom expected more
sense and 6rmncss. 1t appeared to me -
mean, servilc and ,imorous, that own did
not always hear it with patience.
Which were those other countries e.
They could nor be Spain, Holland, or any
countries in the north or south of Europe
which were in alliance with France or under
her obedience. They could be only England,
Russia and Sweden for we had nothing to
co with any Sut mara,ime powers. And wha.
interest OF ours could be injured with any OF
these powers Would any of these powers
make war upon us, and sacrifice the bei- fits
they received from cur commerce, because
we made peace with France, asserted aud
maintained our impartial neutrality, and sti-
pulated nothing Inconsistent With their rights,
honour or dignity! III such chimerical fears
as these we're to govern our conduct, II was
as well petition the King and Parliament OF
gracious protection.
In page So, he says, l {" might secretly
and confdential;y have nominated one or
more Of our ministers actually abroad for tho
purpose OF treating with France, with even.
tual instructions prcdicated upon appearances
of an approaching peace"
H. Il -
stitu,ion OF the United States. All nomina-
tions must be made TO the Senate and If tho
President requests and the Senate enjoins
secrecy, secrecy win not be kcpt.--Stepbeus
Thompson Mason wns then member of the
Scnatc----and ii he had not been, there were
twenty other means OF communicating tho
qucstcd and cnioincd when Mr.: Mvrray wns
nominated, every man whosc emulation wus
mortified, would tzHo had tho secret ia Three
hourss But had che secret been kept, Mr..
Murray must have gone 10 Paris with his full
powers, or must have communicated them
to Mr.. Pichons.-thc French government
must have appointed minister to treat with
him--4thcir iull powers must lave been cx-
changcd--neithcr the French government
nor their minister would have kept 1t secret
Aud why all this cunning That we might
not give umbragc to England. This very
motive, IL there had been any thing in its
would have induced the French to proclaim
It 10 all Europe. In truth, such sncSking
idea never entered my brain, end IL it had,
would have spurned il as unworthy mo-
mcnt's consideration. Besides, this would
have been the very indirect, circuitous mode
that Mr.. Hamilton so deeply deplorcs.
In this page 81, another instance is given
Of my jealousy, and suspicious disposition.
The most open, unsuspicious man alive, is
accused Of excessive suspicion.
aransientIy asked one Of the Ecads OF de-
partmcnts, whether Ellsworth and Hamilton
had come all the way from Windsor and
Ncw-York, to pcrsuadc mc to countcrmand
the mission. How came MIR. Hamilton TO
be informed of this
know Of no motive Of Mr.. Eilsworths
journey. However, have already acknow-
lodged that Mr. Ellsworth's conduct was per-
fcctly proper. He urged no Influence, or
argument, for countcracting or posiponing
the mission.
Unsuspicious as was, could not resist
the evidence Of my senses. Hamilton, ui-
asked, had volunteered his influence with all
the arguments bis genius could furnish, all
the cloquencc he possessed, and all the vehc-
mcncc Of action his feeble frame could exert.
lie had only betrayed bis want Of information,
and his ardent real to induce me TO break
my.word and violate the faith Of the govern
ment. / know OF no business he had ut
Trenton. Indeed knew, that in strict pre-
propfiety he had no right 70 come 70 Trcn-
ton 1t all without my leave. lie was station
ed at Newark, in the command Of his diyi-
sioa Of the army, where he ought to have
been employed in accommodating, discipin-
ing and teaching tactics 10 bis troops, IL lie
had been capable oft. He wisely left these
things to another o.icer, who understood
them better, hut whom he hated for that ve-
ry reason.
have no more 10 say upon this great sub
ject Indeed am weary Of exposing pue-