Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-03-31

! the consequences when ne ueouces ifoh ~ VIZ
This being the cafe, how impcr-
tant is it that we thould give our votes
for Gerry ard Gray .! i! ! ! p
asLABs IN SCRATCH OF a WIFE"
Structures on Mr.. GERRY'S folittcai
Characteristic. 2.
Another objection against Mr.. Cerry's
] political character, as Governor of this Com
| monwealth, is his partiality to France The
! time was, acknowledge, when many good
! federalists and friends of the constitution
were well disposed TO the cause of French
men. 1t was the impulse of feelings truly
republican but, sir, we have been grossly
decened-we knew not the French meaning
| of that term Our forefathers were excited
| in favor of The civil rights and liberties of
mankind and the same sympathies have
been excited in the bosoms OF. good men, in
favor Of the i'll fated inhabitants of Switzer-
land, Holland, Italy, &c. &c. All repH5licani-
sed, as we were told by France. Tho same
system of repa6llcdnisnn is now employed to
subiugate the Spanish patriots. And this
system of repabliccnssHl, as our democrats
call it, was introduced by Genet! 1t is of
French origin and although during the life
of Washington, the effects of French in
triguc were vain, yet, soon after his death,
they became successful, and have at length
extended, as most solemnly believe, to our
State Councils. Mr.. Gerry has always been
deemed one of the champions Of this party
Those who know him are well acquainted
with his exclusive devotion to the French
interest and from many circumstances it
might be fairly inferred, that Mr.. Cerry's
repHblicanisns is the same which, in France,
has exhibited to the world its bloody prog
ress, from anarchy to the most absolute des-
potism.
But Twill not rely upon facts of this kind,
but such as can prove from official docu-
ments
Mr.. Gerry, in conjunction with Gen. c. c.
Pinckney, and Judge Marshall, were sp-
pointed Enveys Extraordinary from the IT,
States to the French ReoubLic, in 1877.
quote few extracts from their official dis
patches to our government
NJ. X. called on Gen. Pinckney and after
having sat some time, whispered
him that he had message from VI. Talley-
rand to communicate, when he was at lei
sure Gen. Pinckney withdrew with him
into another room and when they were alone
nj. &. said, that he was charged with hL-
siness in which he was novice, that he had
been acquainted with VI. Talieyrand -
- and that he was sure be had great
regard tor America and its citizens and
was very desirous, that a reconciliation
should be brought about with France that
to eftectuate that end, he was ready, lift was
thought proper, to suggest plan, confden-
TALLY, that M. Talleyrand expected would
answer the purpose. Gen. Pinckney said
he should be glaid to hear it. M. x. repli-
ed that the Directory, and particularly two
or the members of it, were exceedingly ir-
rltated at some passage of the Presidents
speech, and desired that they should be sof-
tened and that this step would be necessary
previous TO our reception, that besides this,
sual OF money was required for the pock-
ct of the Directory and Ministers, which
would be at the disposal of NJ. Talleyrand,
and that a loan would also be insisted on.
NJ. K, said, if we acceded to these mea-
sures, M. Talleyrand had no doubt that all
differences with France might be accommo-
dated. On enquiry M. x. could not point
out the particular passages of the speech
that had given offence, nor the quantum of
the loan, but mentioned that the doceur for
the pocket, was twelve hundred hvres, about
fifty thousand pounds sterling"
"The French government desires besides
to obtain loan from the u. States, but so
that she should not give any jealousy to the
English government, nor hurt the neutrality
OF the U. States. This loan shall be mask
ed by stlpulsting, that the government of
the Y. ). consents TO make the advances,
tor the payment of the debts contracted ~
the agents of the French government, with
the citizens ofthe u. S. and which are al
ready acknowledged, and the payment or
dered by the Directory, but without having
been yet effectuated''
The person Of note mentioned in these
minutes, who had the confidence of the Di-
rectory, he said before us all. was M. Tai
leyrand. The amount of the loan he could
not ascertain precisely, but understood it
Would be according 10 our ability to pay.
GA secret article Of this ne " treaty would
be loan made b. the u. s. to the French
republic = when agreed upon the amount of
the loan, il would be endeavored to consult
the convenience Of the y. S. with respect to
the best method Of preventing its publicity"
But, SAID he, gentlemen will not dis
guIse from you, that this satisfaction being
made, the essential part ofthe treaty remains
to be adjusted il faut de fargent-il faut
beaucoup d'argent you must pay money,
you must pay great deal Of money!
:" These propositions, he said, being con-
sidered as the admitted basis of the propos-
ed treaty, M. Taileyrand trusted, that by his
influence with the Directory. he could pre-
vail on the government to receive US"
On being asked 10 suggest the means,
he answered moiey''
The only operation of the measure would