The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-09-29

~ there 10 no rrench Influence here. Up
ON the very face Of the law, the sam=
propositions seew to be held out to both ma
tions-and the utmost i,npartiality and reci-
procity tobe exercised towards both. But
It IS only, $eems->ior in trurh the very con-
dtfions ct the repeal operated in favor of G. I.
Britain, and aSainst France. This will a.
|bandantiy appear from, the documents, COM
nonicating the course OF the negotiations
with both powers. as well as from the mes
sage of the President Of the y. S. commu.
nicatins these documents. =
Our minister at Paris made no specific
pledge to the French government--our mi :
ulster At Dondon fteGyed himself to the res.
tora,ion ct commercial Intercourse, in case
u. Britain should rescind her obnoxious or
ders. 'Hi;
The reasons of this difference, in the
course OF the negotiation, are to be found
III the Presidents message of Nov. g, 1905.
lille instructions to our ministers, with res
pect tn the different beiligerents. were ne
cessarily modified with reference to their
dihs rent circumstances, andto the condition
annexed, by law. to the executive power of
suspension. requiring degree of security
10 our commerce which would not result from
arepeal OF the DEGREES of France Instead
q hfe,tge, therefore. Cor suspension of
the Embargo as to her, in casa of such
repeal, 10 zoas PRESUMED, that a sufficient
inducement might be found ia other consi.
dcratiohs. and particularly in the change
prs;tuccd by a compliance with our lust de-
MAIDS bv one be'ligcrcnt. and a refusal by
the other. in the relations between this other
and the United States. To Great Britain.
whose power on the ocean is so ascendant,
1t was deemed not Inconsistent with that
condition. to state erhhciiig, that on her
resembling her orders. in relation TO the u
States, their trade would be opened with
her, and remain shut to her enemy, in case
OF his failure to resciud his DEGREES also"
Surely then all idea of French Infuence
must by this time have vanished. - The
hnSer OF Napoleon could nor have been in
TINS thing. The belligerents are not treat
ed alike; BECAUSE their circumstances are
different; but are not all the benefits of this
inequality on the side of Great Britain p
She is furnished with solid and satisfacto-
ry fiedge--whereas France is put of with
mere PRESENTATION. Where then are the
Jaco6in LoDes Of Mr.. Jefferson--and where
his infuriated hatred of England .,t.
Yet these propositions were .unavailnx.
The DEGREES of Europe and our Embargo
still remaincdin force. The next great act
OF our government. which affected our TO-
reign relations, produced an important
change in the standing Of the two bellige.
against the interests of FranGe--so extresre-
ly visionary is the superstition of French
lnhuence in the United States. This change
related to the public ships of France
The proclamation of the President of y.
States, which had been issued after. the at
tack on the Chesapeake, was the effect Of
the many atrocous insults of the British ma
Wy perpstrated upon the honor. and rights of
our country. The French armed vessels had
not provoked any such resentments or called
forth any such precaution, by their deport-
ment towards us. They had not violated our
Jurisdiction -murdsred one of our country
men In our ports-burnt an English vessel on
our coass-impressed 5000 of our seamen-
nor made any attack upon national vessel.
lhe proclamation of the president, there
tore. had wisely excluded the French vessels
from its operation-the foes of the admins
tration seemed pleased with the precaution
every one seemed to admit. that this was
distinction, which was founded in the con-
duct of the two belligerents.-Where then
was the genius of France, when the act of
congress of March 1909, extended the res
trictions OF this proclamation to the ships of
war of France Where was French Infu
ence Where was "tha finger of Napole
on" Surely, not in the councils of the u
otates-nor in the acts Of the last Admins
tration.
Solar then, as we have touched those great
measures of the last administration, which
have directly related to France, there is not
shadow of French influence in them
The facts turn out TO be, that Assurances
were given to US, that the Berlin decree was
not to be put in force against us-the most
energetic protest was made by our minister
against the very first case, when it 4vas hut
IN force-the same measure of resistance was
used as to France and Great Britain-smi
lar, though not the same terms were held out
to each-those to Great Britain were more
favorable than those held out to France-and
in one important respect, the same measure
OF resistance WIS extended, without any new
cause, to France, which had exclusively arr
sen out OF the wrongs OF England
But this is not all. Anew host of argu-
ments is made to spring out of the measures,
which we have adopted towards Great Bri
tain. Working by. the rule of Contraries,
the Federalists say, that whatever is done
against Great Britain, is done far France
and that every measure of precaution which
we have taken against the aggressions of the
one, was adopted for the advantage of the
other. But Of all sorts of paraIogysm, this
is the most absurd. A nation must never
resent its o7un gvrongs, least it should be as
crlbed to the undue influence Of another.
The United States are to submit to the in.
suits of England, least jealous minds should
please to ascribe it to the finger of Napo-
leon" Why aseribc on measures to an ina
ginary Partially for Francc-when there are
g''Ss and palpable wrongs of England. to
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